Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Maintenance Wage Rate Recommendation, and Maintenance Wage Rate Survey; and Report of Additional Classification and Wage Rate, 43149-43150 [E9-20601]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5284–N–01]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request;
Maintenance Wage Rate
Recommendation, and Maintenance
Wage Rate Survey; and Report of
Additional Classification and Wage
Rate
AGENCY: Office of Departmental
Operations and Coordination, Office of
Labor Relations, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 26,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room
4178, Washington, DC 20410 or
Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade
Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of
Labor Relations, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410
or Jade.M.Banks@hud.gov, telephone
(202) 402–5475 (this is not a toll-free
number) for copies of the proposed
forms and other available information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended).
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This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Maintenance Wage
Rate Recommendation; Maintenance
Wage Rate Survey; Report of Additional
Classification and Wage Rate.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2501–0011.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Public
housing agencies (PHAs), Triballydesignated housing entities (TDHEs),
and the Department of Hawaiian
Homelands (DHHL) are required to
ensure that maintenance laborers and
mechanics employed in the operation of
HUD-assisted low-income or affordable
housing are paid no less than prevailing
wages that are determined or adopted by
HUD (section 12(a), U.S. Housing Act of
1937, as amended; sections 104(b) and
805(b) of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996, as amended). Except that,
TDHEs may, at their discretion,
implement tribally determined
prevailing maintenance wage rates
which would apply in place of HUDdetermined or -adopted wage rates.
HUD determines or adopts a schedule
of prevailing maintenance wage rates for
each PHA, TDHE (except for those
TDHEs that implement triballydetermined prevailing wage rates), and
the DHHL, annually, coinciding with
the agency’s fiscal year. In order to
ensure that the wage rates are reflective
of current economic conditions, HUD
requests that each PHA, TDHE and the
DHHL submit a recommendation of
prevailing wage rates for HUD
consideration. PHA, TDHE, and DHHL
recommendations may be based on a
wide variety of economic indicators
including, at the discretion of the PHA,
TDHE, or DHHL, the results of a wage
survey that the PHA, TDHE or DHHL
may conduct of maintenance employers
in their operating jurisdiction. In
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addition, HUD may conduct a
maintenance wage rate survey in the
absence of a PHA/TDHE/DHHL
recommendation or to evaluate a
recommendation that has been provided
by a PHA, TDHE or DHHL.
In order to assist PHAs, TDHEs and
the DHHL to submit prevailing wage
rate recommendations and, if they
choose, to conduct and evaluate the
results of a maintenance wage survey,
and to assist HUD personnel in the
conduct and evaluation of a
maintenance wage survey, HUD
instituted three forms: Maintenance
Wage Rate Recommendation;
Maintenance Wage Rate Survey
Summary; and a Maintenance Wage
Rate Survey. PHA, TDHE or DHHL
submission of a recommendation is
highly encouraged by HUD. In the
absence of an agency recommendation,
HUD will issue a prevailing wage rate
schedule based upon its own actions,
which may include a maintenance wage
survey conducted by HUD. Participation
in any maintenance wage survey
conducted by a PHA, TDHE, DHHL, or
HUD is voluntary on the part of
maintenance employers. Maintenance
wage rate recommendations, survey
summaries and survey responses must
be retained by PHAs, TDHEs, the DHHL
and HUD to document compliance with
the statutory labor standards provisions.
Agencies, contractors and
subcontractors engaged on HUD-assisted
construction and maintenance projects
subject to Federal labor standards must
pay no less than the wages determined
to be prevailing by the Secretary of
Labor (for construction work) or
determined to be prevailing by the
Secretary of HUD (for maintenance
work) to all laborers and mechanics
engaged on such work. Occasionally,
the applicable wage decision schedule
does not contain a prevailing wage rate
for all classifications of work needed to
complete the project. In such cases, the
employer that will utilize the
classification(s) missing from the wage
decision must propose a wage rate for
each such classification for the
consideration of the Department of
Labor (DOL) or HUD, as the case may
be. The employer must submit its
request in writing; there is no form
specified or required for employer
submissions. HUD and local agencies
that administer HUD-assisted projects
use the form HUD–4230A to record and
submit employer additional
classification and wage rate requests to
DOL, when DOL approval is required.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
Forms HUD–4750 for Maintenance
Wage Rate Recommendation, HUD–
4751 for Maintenance Wage Rate
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Survey, HUD–4752 Maintenance Wage
Rate Survey Summary Sheet, and HUD–
4230A for Report of Additional
Classification and Wage Rate.
ESTIMATION OF THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF HOURS NEEDED TO PREPARE THE INFORMATION COLLECTION INCLUDING
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS, FREQUENCY OF RESPONSE, AND HOURS OF RESPONSE
Number of
respondents
Item
Amount of
time required
(hours)
Total time required/annum
hours)
Maintenance Wage Recommendation ........................................................................................
Survey Summary .........................................................................................................................
Survey Form Agency Evaluation .................................................................................................
Survey Form Employer Response ..............................................................................................
Record keeping ............................................................................................................................
Additional Classification and Wage Rate ....................................................................................
Recordkeeping .............................................................................................................................
3,400
1,800
1,800
1,800
3,400
500
500
4
4
8
4
1
2
1
13,600
7,200
14,400
7,200
3,400
1,000
500
Total Annual Burden ....................................................................................................................
........................
........................
47,300
Status of the proposed information
collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 14, 2009.
Waite H. Madison,
Director, Office of Labor Relations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Information Collection for
Tribal Self-Governance Program
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AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Submission of
Information Collection to the Office of
Management and Budget.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is submitting a request to renew
the information collection entitled
‘‘Tribal Self-Governance Program, 25
CFR 1000’’ to OMB, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This
information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0143. Respondents include
potential and existing Self-Governance
Indian tribes. The information collected
will be used to establish requirements
for entry into the pool of qualified
applicants for Self-Governance and to
meet reporting requirements of the
Tribal Self-Governance Act.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior at the Office of Management and
Budget, by facsimile at (202) 395–5806
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or by e-mail to
OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please
also send a copy to Sharee M. Freeman,
Director, Office of Self-Governance,
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail
Stop 355–G SIB, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information
collection request submission from Dr.
Kenneth Reinfeld, Senior Policy/
Program Analyst, 1951 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Mail Stop 355–G SIB,
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 208–5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
A notice seeking comments from the
public on a request to OMB to extend
information collection activities was
published in the Federal Register on
January 9, 2009 (74 FR 917). No
comments were received in response to
this notice. You are advised that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB control number.
II. Request for Comments
BIA requests you to send your
comments on this collection to the two
locations listed in the ADDRESSES
section. Your comments should address:
(a) Necessity of this information
collection for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden (hours
and cost) of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents,
such as through the use of automated
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
OMB has up to 60 days to make a
decision on the submission for renewal,
but may make the decision after 30
days. Therefore, to receive the best
consideration of your comments, you
should submit them by the date
indicated in the DATES section.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address or other
personally identifiable information, be
advised that your entire comment—
including your personally identifiable
information—may be made public at
any time. While you may request that
we withhold your personally
identifiable information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0143.
Title: Tribal Self-Governance
Program, 25 CFR 1000.
Brief Description of Collection: The
Self-Governance program is authorized
by the Tribal Self-Governance Act of
1994, Public Law 103–413 (the Act), as
amended. Indian tribes interested in
entering into Self-Governance must
submit certain information as required
by the Act. In addition, those tribes and
tribal consortia that have entered into
Self-Governance funding agreements
will be requested to submit certain
information as described in 25 CFR
1000. This information will be used to
justify a budget request submission on
their behalf and to comport with section
405 of the Act that calls for the
Secretary to submit an annual report to
the Congress. Responses are required to
obtain or retain a benefit or are
voluntary, depending upon the parts of
the program being addressed.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5284-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Maintenance Wage Rate Recommendation, and Maintenance Wage Rate Survey;
and Report of Additional Classification and Wage Rate
AGENCY: Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination, Office of
Labor Relations, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 4178, Washington, DC
20410 or Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor,
Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or
Jade.M.Banks@hud.gov, telephone (202) 402-5475 (this is not a toll-free
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond; including the
use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Maintenance Wage Rate Recommendation;
Maintenance Wage Rate Survey; Report of Additional Classification and
Wage Rate.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0011.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Public housing agencies (PHAs), Tribally-designated housing entities
(TDHEs), and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) are required
to ensure that maintenance laborers and mechanics employed in the
operation of HUD-assisted low-income or affordable housing are paid no
less than prevailing wages that are determined or adopted by HUD
(section 12(a), U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended; sections 104(b)
and 805(b) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996, as amended). Except that, TDHEs may, at
their discretion, implement tribally determined prevailing maintenance
wage rates which would apply in place of HUD-determined or -adopted
wage rates.
HUD determines or adopts a schedule of prevailing maintenance wage
rates for each PHA, TDHE (except for those TDHEs that implement
tribally-determined prevailing wage rates), and the DHHL, annually,
coinciding with the agency's fiscal year. In order to ensure that the
wage rates are reflective of current economic conditions, HUD requests
that each PHA, TDHE and the DHHL submit a recommendation of prevailing
wage rates for HUD consideration. PHA, TDHE, and DHHL recommendations
may be based on a wide variety of economic indicators including, at the
discretion of the PHA, TDHE, or DHHL, the results of a wage survey that
the PHA, TDHE or DHHL may conduct of maintenance employers in their
operating jurisdiction. In addition, HUD may conduct a maintenance wage
rate survey in the absence of a PHA/TDHE/DHHL recommendation or to
evaluate a recommendation that has been provided by a PHA, TDHE or
DHHL.
In order to assist PHAs, TDHEs and the DHHL to submit prevailing
wage rate recommendations and, if they choose, to conduct and evaluate
the results of a maintenance wage survey, and to assist HUD personnel
in the conduct and evaluation of a maintenance wage survey, HUD
instituted three forms: Maintenance Wage Rate Recommendation;
Maintenance Wage Rate Survey Summary; and a Maintenance Wage Rate
Survey. PHA, TDHE or DHHL submission of a recommendation is highly
encouraged by HUD. In the absence of an agency recommendation, HUD will
issue a prevailing wage rate schedule based upon its own actions, which
may include a maintenance wage survey conducted by HUD. Participation
in any maintenance wage survey conducted by a PHA, TDHE, DHHL, or HUD
is voluntary on the part of maintenance employers. Maintenance wage
rate recommendations, survey summaries and survey responses must be
retained by PHAs, TDHEs, the DHHL and HUD to document compliance with
the statutory labor standards provisions.
Agencies, contractors and subcontractors engaged on HUD-assisted
construction and maintenance projects subject to Federal labor
standards must pay no less than the wages determined to be prevailing
by the Secretary of Labor (for construction work) or determined to be
prevailing by the Secretary of HUD (for maintenance work) to all
laborers and mechanics engaged on such work. Occasionally, the
applicable wage decision schedule does not contain a prevailing wage
rate for all classifications of work needed to complete the project. In
such cases, the employer that will utilize the classification(s)
missing from the wage decision must propose a wage rate for each such
classification for the consideration of the Department of Labor (DOL)
or HUD, as the case may be. The employer must submit its request in
writing; there is no form specified or required for employer
submissions. HUD and local agencies that administer HUD-assisted
projects use the form HUD-4230A to record and submit employer
additional classification and wage rate requests to DOL, when DOL
approval is required.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: Forms HUD-4750 for Maintenance
Wage Rate Recommendation, HUD-4751 for Maintenance Wage Rate
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Survey, HUD-4752 Maintenance Wage Rate Survey Summary Sheet, and HUD-
4230A for Report of Additional Classification and Wage Rate.
Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the Information Collection Including Number of
Respondents, Frequency of Response, and Hours of Response
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Amount of time Total time
Item Number of required required/annum
respondents (hours) hours)
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Maintenance Wage Recommendation................................. 3,400 4 13,600
Survey Summary.................................................. 1,800 4 7,200
Survey Form Agency Evaluation................................... 1,800 8 14,400
Survey Form Employer Response................................... 1,800 4 7,200
Record keeping.................................................. 3,400 1 3,400
Additional Classification and Wage Rate......................... 500 2 1,000
Recordkeeping................................................... 500 1 500
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Total Annual Burden............................................. .............. .............. 47,300
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Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 14, 2009.
Waite H. Madison,
Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. E9-20601 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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