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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 1, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of
Information Collection Requirements
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment Standards Administration
is soliciting comments concerning the
proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Certified
Payrolls Under The Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts (WH–347). A copy of the
proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addresses section of
this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
December 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418,
fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail
bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one
method of transmission for comments
(mail, fax, or e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Copeland Act
requires contractors and subcontractors
performing work on federally financed
or assisted construction contracts to
furnish weekly a statement with respect
to the wages paid each employee during
the preceding week. See 29 U.S.C. 3145
and 29 CFR 3.3(b). Regulations 29 CFR
5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A) requires contractors to
submit weekly a copy of all payrolls to
the Federal agency contracting for or
financing the construction project. A
signed ‘‘Statement of Compliance’’
indicating the payrolls are correct and
complete and that each laborer or
mechanic has been paid not less than
the proper Davis-Bacon Act (DBA)
prevailing wage rate for the work
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performed must accompany the payroll.
See id. 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B). Regulations 29
CFR 3.3(b) requires each contractor to
furnish such weekly ‘‘Statements of
Compliance.’’ See also 29 CFR
5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B). Regulations 29 CFR
3.4(b) and 5.5(a)(3)(i) require contractors
to maintain these records for three years
after completion of the work. Regulation
29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i) requires contractors
performing work on projects subject to
the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
(DBRA) to retain the name, address,
social security number, correct
classifications, hourly rates of wages
paid including rates of contributions or
costs anticipated for bona fide fringe
benefits or cash equivalents thereof of
the types described in DBA section
1(b)(2)(B), daily and weekly number of
hours worked, and deductions made
and actual wages paid of each worker on
the contract. The DOL has developed
the optional use Form WH–347, Payroll
Form, which contractors may use to
meet the payroll reporting requirements.
The form contains the basic payroll
information that contractors must
furnish each week they perform any
work subject to the DBRA. This
information collection is currently
approved for use through April 30,
2009.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The DOL seeks
approval for the extension of this
currently approved information
collection in order to carry out its
responsibility to determine a
contractor’s compliance with provisions
of the DBRA and the Copeland Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards
Administration.
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Titles: Optional Use Payroll Form
under the Davis-Bacon Act.
OMB Number: 1215–0149
Agency Numbers: WH–347.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 78,218.
Total Annual Responses: 7,196,056.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
6,716,319.
Estimated Time per Response: 56
minutes.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $899,507.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: September 25, 2008.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review
and Internal Control, Division of Financial
Management, Office of Management,
Administration and Planning, Employment
Standards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Certified Payrolls Under The Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts (WH-347). A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before December 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Copeland Act requires contractors and
subcontractors performing work on federally financed or assisted
construction contracts to furnish weekly a statement with respect to
the wages paid each employee during the preceding week. See 29 U.S.C.
3145 and 29 CFR 3.3(b). Regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A) requires
contractors to submit weekly a copy of all payrolls to the Federal
agency contracting for or financing the construction project. A signed
``Statement of Compliance'' indicating the payrolls are correct and
complete and that each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than
the proper Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) prevailing wage rate for the work
performed must accompany the payroll. See id. 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B).
Regulations 29 CFR 3.3(b) requires each contractor to furnish such
weekly ``Statements of Compliance.'' See also 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B).
Regulations 29 CFR 3.4(b) and 5.5(a)(3)(i) require contractors to
maintain these records for three years after completion of the work.
Regulation 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i) requires contractors performing work on
projects subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) to retain
the name, address, social security number, correct classifications,
hourly rates of wages paid including rates of contributions or costs
anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof
of the types described in DBA section 1(b)(2)(B), daily and weekly
number of hours worked, and deductions made and actual wages paid of
each worker on the contract. The DOL has developed the optional use
Form WH-347, Payroll Form, which contractors may use to meet the
payroll reporting requirements. The form contains the basic payroll
information that contractors must furnish each week they perform any
work subject to the DBRA. This information collection is currently
approved for use through April 30, 2009.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The DOL seeks approval for the extension of
this currently approved information collection in order to carry out
its responsibility to determine a contractor's compliance with
provisions of the DBRA and the Copeland Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Titles: Optional Use Payroll Form under the Davis-Bacon Act.
OMB Number: 1215-0149
Agency Numbers: WH-347.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Total Respondents: 78,218.
Total Annual Responses: 7,196,056.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,716,319.
Estimated Time per Response: 56 minutes.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $899,507.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: September 25, 2008.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-22936 Filed 9-30-08; 8:45 am]
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