Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts, 64952 [2016-22687]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 64952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22687]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, 
without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before October 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201603-1235-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
WHD, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

     Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts information 
collection. The WHD administers the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract 
Act (SCA), 41 U.S.C. 6701 et seq. The SCA applies to every contract 
entered into by the United States or the District of Columbia, the 
principal purpose of which is to furnish services to the United States 
through the use of service employees. The SCA requires contractors and 
subcontractors performing services on covered Federal or District of 
Columbia contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in 
various classes no less than the monetary wage rates and to furnish 
fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the rates 
(including prospective increases) contained in a predecessor 
contractor's collective bargaining agreement. Safety and health 
standards also apply to such contracts. The WHD administers and 
enforces SCA compensation requirements. This ICR is to continue PRA 
authorization the following information collection requirements: (1) 
Vacation Benefit Seniority List, (2) Conformance Record, and (3) 
Submission of Collective Bargaining Agreement. SCA section 2(a) 
authorizes this information collection. See 41 U.S.C. 6703.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1235-0007.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on October 31, 2016. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2016 (81 FR 
15131).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1235-0007. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-WHD.
    Title of Collection: Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0007.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 77,141.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 77,141.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 76,213 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: September 15, 2016.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-22687 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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