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Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
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I. Background: The Davis-Bacon and
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the standard Davis-Bacon contract
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requires that the payrolls submitted
shall set out accurately and completely
the information required to be
maintained under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i),
except that full social security numbers
and home addresses shall not be
included on weekly transmittals, and
instead, the payrolls shall only need to
include an individually identifying
number for each employee (e.g., the last
four digits of the employee’s social
security number). The required weekly
payroll information may be submitted in
any form desired. Optional Form WH–
347 is available for this purpose from
the Wage and Hour Division Web site at
https://www.dol.gov/whd/forms/
wh347.pdf.
Regulations 29 CFR 3.3(b) requires
each contractor to furnish weekly a
signed ‘‘Statement of Compliance’’
accompanying the payroll indicating the
payrolls are correct and complete and
that each laborer or mechanic has been
paid not less than the proper DavisBacon Act (DBA) prevailing wage rate
for the work performed. The weekly
submission of a properly executed
certification, with the prescribed
language set forth on page 2 of Optional
Form WH–347, satisfies the requirement
for submission of the required
‘‘Statement of Compliance. Id. at
§§ 3.3(b), 3.4(b), and 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.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
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• Evaluate whether the proposed
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information collection requirement that
contractors and subcontractors on
Federal and Federally assisted
construction subject to DBRA labor
standards submit weekly certified
payrolls in accordance with the
statutory, regulatory, and contractual
requirements discussed herein.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll.
OMB Number: 1235–0008.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 96,096.
Total Annual Responses: 2,210,208.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
2,062,861.
Estimated Time per Response: 56
minutes.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$48,580,377.
Total Burden Costs (Operation/
Maintenance): $280,697.
Dated: August 1, 2011.
Mary Ziegler,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Application Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given that
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
has received a waste management
permit application for operation of a
field research camp located in ASPA
#128—Western Shore of Admiralty Bay,
King George Island by the Antarctic
Marine Living Resources Program,
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La
Jolla, CA. The application is submitted
to NSF pursuant to regulations issued
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application within September 7, 2011.
Permit applications may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National
SUMMARY:
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Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Polly A. Penhale at the above address or
(703) 292–8030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF’s
Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR part
671, requires all U.S. citizens and
entities to obtain a permit for the use or
release of a designated pollutant in
Antarctica, and for the release of waste
in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit
application under this Regulation for
operation of remote research field camp
at ASPA #128—Western Shore of
Admiralty Bay, King George Island. The
camp consists of four structures on the
beach between Llano Point and Sphinx
Hill which has been in use during the
summer since 1977. The camp is used
to house researchers (typically 6
people), provide a base of research
operations, and allow laboratory
studies. Biological investigation is the
primary research conducted from the
camp.
Designated pollutants would be
associated with camp operations
[typically air emissions and waste water
(urine, greywater, and human solid
waste)] and scientific activities
(typically research materials). All wastes
would be packaged and removed from
the site for proper disposal in Chile or
the U.S. under approved guidelines
prior to the end of each season.
The permit applicant is: George
Watters, Director, US AMLR Program,
Southwest Fisheries Service, NOAA,
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA
92037 Permit application No. 2012
WM–002.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–
541.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit applications received to
conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title
45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal
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Regulations. This is the required notice
of permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by September 7, 2011. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Polly A. Penhale at the above address or
(703) 292–7420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
amended by the Antarctic Science,
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
has developed regulations for the
establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
The applications received are as
follows:
1. Applicant: Permit Application ASPA
2012–005, George Watters, Director,
U.S. AMLR Program, Southwest
Fisheries Science Center, NOAA,
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla,
CA 92037.
Activity for Which Permit is
Requested: Take, Enter an Antarctic
Specially Protected Area, and Import
into the USA. The applicant plans to
census, photo, capture/restrain,
measure, weigh, tag, instrument (TDR,
VHF, GLS, GPS, PTT, and/or PIT),
anesthesia, sample collection (blood,
hair, nail, fecal, skin biopsy, vibrissae,
tooth, milk, scat, and IV/IM injections
(including DLW) up to 200 adult/
juvenile and 600 pup Antarctic fur
seals, 50 adult/juvenile Leopard seals,
50 adult/juvenile and 100 pup Southern
elephant seals, and 30 adult/juvenile
and 20 pup Weddell seals as part of a
long-term ecosystem monitoring
program established in 1986 studying
the foraging ecology, population
dynamics, census and reproductive
success and energetic of Antarctic seals.
In addition, the applicant will
continue studies of the behavioral
ecology and population biology of the
Adelie, Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins,
and interactions among these species
and their principal avian predators
(skuas, gulls, sheathbills and giant
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petrels). Up to 2000 Chinstraps, 1500
Adelie, 2700 Gentoo penguins, 250
Brown skua, 350 South polar skua, 600
Giant petrel, 100 Kelp gulls, 150 Blueeyed shag, 20 Snowy sheathbills, and
200 Cape Petrels will be banded,
measured, eggs collected, blood
sampled, fecal and feathers sampled.
After sample collection, all birds will be
released.
Location:
ASPA 149, Cape Shirreff and San Telmo
Island,
ASPA 128, Western Shore of Admiralty
Bay,
ASPA 151, Lions Rump, Antarctic
Peninsula region,
ASPA 108, Green Island, Berthelot
Islands, Antarctic Peninsula,
ASPA 112, Coppermine Peninsula,
Robert Island,
ASPA 113, Litchfield Island, Arthur
Harbor, Palmer Archipelago,
ASPA 125, Fildes Peninsula, King
George Island, South Shetland
Islands,
ASPA 126, Byers Peninsula, Livingston
Island, South Shetland Islands,
ASPA 128, Western Shore of Admiralty
Bay, King George Island,
ASPA 132, Potter Peninsula, King
George Island, South Shetland
Islands,
ASPA 133, Harmony Point, Nelson
Island, South Shetland Island,
ASPA 134, Cierva Point offshore
islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic
Peninsula,
ASPA 139, Biscoe Point, Anvers Island,
ASPA 140, Shores of Port Foster,
Deception Island, South Shetland
Islands,
ASPA 144, Chile Bay (Discovery Bay),
ASPA 145, Port Foster, Deception
Island, South Shetland Islands,
ASPA 146, South Bay, Doumer Island,
Palmer Archipelago,
ASPA 148, Mount Flora, Hope Bay,
Antarctic Peninsula,
ASPA 149, Cape Shirreff, Livingston
Island, South Shetland Islands,
ASPA 150, Ardley Island, Maxwell Bay,
King George Island, South Shetland
Islands,
ASPA 151, Lions Rump, King George
Island, South Shetland Islands,
ASPA 152, Western Bransfield Strait,
Antarctic Peninsula,
ASPA 153, East Dallmann Bay,
Antarctic Peninsula,
ASPA 171, Narebski Point, Barton
Peninsula, King George Island.
Dates: October 1, 2011 to July 30,
2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Application Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation
(NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation
of a field research camp located in ASPA 128--Western Shore of
Admiralty Bay, King George Island by the Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA.
The application is submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to this permit application within September 7,
2011. Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the
Permit Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Office of Polar Programs, National
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Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Polly A. Penhale at the above
address or (703) 292-8030.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR
part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit
for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for
the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit
application under this Regulation for operation of remote research
field camp at ASPA 128--Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King
George Island. The camp consists of four structures on the beach
between Llano Point and Sphinx Hill which has been in use during the
summer since 1977. The camp is used to house researchers (typically 6
people), provide a base of research operations, and allow laboratory
studies. Biological investigation is the primary research conducted
from the camp.
Designated pollutants would be associated with camp operations
[typically air emissions and waste water (urine, greywater, and human
solid waste)] and scientific activities (typically research materials).
All wastes would be packaged and removed from the site for proper
disposal in Chile or the U.S. under approved guidelines prior to the
end of each season.
The permit applicant is: George Watters, Director, US AMLR Program,
Southwest Fisheries Service, NOAA, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La
Jolla, CA 92037 Permit application No. 2012 WM-002.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20001 Filed 8-5-11; 8:45 am]
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