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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor-Management
Standards
Extension of Information Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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). 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
Office of Labor-Management Standards
(OLMS) of the Department of Labor
(Department) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the collection of information
requirements implementing Executive
Order (E.O.) 13496: Notification of
Employee Rights Under Federal Labor
Laws. 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
April 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of
the Division of Interpretations and
SUMMARY:
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Standards, Office of Labor-Management
Standards, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N–
5609, Washington, DC 20210, olmspublic@dol.gov, (202) 693–0123 (this is
not a toll-free number), (800) 877–8339
(TTY/TDD).
Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail or
Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: President Barack
Obama signed Executive Order 13496
(E.O. 13496) on January 30, 2009,
requiring certain Government
contractors and subcontractors to post
notices informing their employees of
their rights as employees under Federal
labor laws. The Order also provides the
text of contractual provisions that
Federal Government contracting
departments and agencies must include
in every Government contract, except
for collective bargaining agreements and
contracts for purchases under the
Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
OLMS administers the enforcement
provisions of Executive Order 13496,
while the compliance evaluation and
investigatory provisions are handled by
the Department’s Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs
(OFCCP), pursuant to the Order’s
implementing regulatory provisions (29
CFR part 471). Complaints can be filed
with both agencies.
II. Review Focus: The Department 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 Department
seeks extension of the current approval
to collect this information. An extension
is necessary because if this information
collection is not conducted, E.O. 13496
could not be enforced through the
complaint procedure.
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E.O. 13496 advances the
Administration’s goal of promoting
economy and efficiency of Federal
government procurement by ensuring
that workers employed in the private
sector as a result of Federal government
contracts are informed of their rights to
engage in union activity and collective
bargaining. Knowledge of such basic
statutory rights promotes stable labormanagement relations, thus reducing
costs to the Federal government.
The contractual provisions require
contractors and subcontractors to post a
notice, created by the Secretary of
Labor, informing employees of their
rights under the National Labor
Relations Act. The notice also provides
a statement of the policy of the United
States to encourage collective
bargaining, as well as a list of activities
that are illegal under the Act. The notice
concludes with a general description of
the remedies to which employees may
be entitled if these rights have been
violated and contact information for
further information about those rights
and remedies, as well as enforcement
procedures.
The clause also requires contractors to
include the same clause in their
nonexempt subcontracts and purchase
orders, and describes generally the
sanctions, penalties, and remedies that
may be imposed if the contractor fails to
satisfy its obligations under the Order
and the clause.
The regulatory provisions
implementing E.O. 13496 (29 CFR part
471) include the language of the
required notices, and they explain
posting and contractual requirements,
the complaint process, the investigatory
process, and sanctions, penalties, and
remedies that may be imposed if the
contractor or subcontractor fails to
comply with its obligations under the
Order. Specifically, 29 CFR part
471.11(c) sets forth the procedures that
the Department must use when
accepting written complaints alleging
that a contractor doing business with
the Federal government has failed to
post the notice required by the
Executive Order.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Labor-Management
Standards.
OMB Number: 1245–0004.
Affected Public: Employees of Federal
Contractors and Subcontractors.
Total Respondents: 10.
Total Annual Responses: 10.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12.80.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.28
hours.
Frequency: On occasion of employee
of a Federal contractor or subcontractor
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filing a complaint alleging a violation of
proposed 29 CFR part 471.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$5.90 ($0.59 per response × 10
respondents).
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Employee Complaints Cost: $351.70
($35.17 per response × 10 respondents).
Total Annual Burden Cost: $357.60
($5.90 + $351.70).
Total respondent and responses
estimates are based upon the estimate of
10 in the previous E.O. 13496 extension
of information collection, in 2016. See
81 FR 7376. Since 2016, the Department
has received 0 complaints. The
Department maintains the estimate of 10
complaints for purposes of this renewal
request.
The Department has not adjusted its
total employee complaint hour estimate
of 1.28 hours, which it estimated in the
E.O. 13496 final rule. 75 FR 28368.
Based on the average seasonallyadjusted hourly earnings on private
non-farm payrolls for all workers of
$27.48, we estimate that an employee
will incur a cost of approximately
$35.17 for the 1.28 hours involved
($27.48 × 1.28) in preparing a
complaint. The total hourly cost for all
employees is therefore $351.70.
Additionally, employees will incur
costs of $0.59 per complaint in capital/
start-up costs ($0.55 for postage + $0.03
for an envelope + $0.01 for paper) for a
total cost of $5.90. (Although employees
will submit many if not all complaints
via email, the Department assumes,
conservatively, that it will receive all
via mail.) The total cost for the
estimated 10 complaints is therefore
$357.60 ($351.70 + $5.90). There are no
ongoing operation/maintenance costs
associated with this information
collection.
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: February 8, 2019.
Andrew R. Davis,
Chief of the Division of Interpretations and
Standards, Office of Labor-Management
Standards, U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petitions for Modification of
Application of Existing Mandatory
Safety Standard
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is a summary of
petitions for modification submitted to
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the parties
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petitions
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before March 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments, identified by ‘‘docket
number’’ on the subject line, by any of
the following methods:
1. Email: zzMSHA-comments@
dol.gov. Include the docket number of
the petition in the subject line of the
message.
2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441.
3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Sheila
McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances.
Persons delivering documents are
required to check in at the receptionist’s
desk in Suite 4E401. Individuals may
inspect a copy of the petitions and
comments during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
MSHA will consider only comments
postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or
proof of delivery from another delivery
service such as UPS or Federal Express
on or before the deadline for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9447 (voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov
(email), or 202–693–9441 (fax). [These
are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 and Title 30 of the
Code of Federal Regulations Part 44
govern the application, processing, and
disposition of petitions for modification.
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request
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). 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 Office of Labor-Management
Standards (OLMS) of the Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the collection of
information requirements implementing Executive Order (E.O.) 13496:
Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws. 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 April 22, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of the Division of Interpretations
and Standards, Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5609, Washington, DC 20210,
olms-public@dol.gov, (202) 693-0123 (this is not a toll-free number),
(800) 877-8339 (TTY/TDD).
Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail or
Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13496
(E.O. 13496) on January 30, 2009, requiring certain Government
contractors and subcontractors to post notices informing their
employees of their rights as employees under Federal labor laws. The
Order also provides the text of contractual provisions that Federal
Government contracting departments and agencies must include in every
Government contract, except for collective bargaining agreements and
contracts for purchases under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
OLMS administers the enforcement provisions of Executive Order
13496, while the compliance evaluation and investigatory provisions are
handled by the Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP), pursuant to the Order's implementing regulatory
provisions (29 CFR part 471). Complaints can be filed with both
agencies.
II. Review Focus: The Department 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 Department seeks extension of the current
approval to collect this information. An extension is necessary because
if this information collection is not conducted, E.O. 13496 could not
be enforced through the complaint procedure.
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E.O. 13496 advances the Administration's goal of promoting economy
and efficiency of Federal government procurement by ensuring that
workers employed in the private sector as a result of Federal
government contracts are informed of their rights to engage in union
activity and collective bargaining. Knowledge of such basic statutory
rights promotes stable labor-management relations, thus reducing costs
to the Federal government.
The contractual provisions require contractors and subcontractors
to post a notice, created by the Secretary of Labor, informing
employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The
notice also provides a statement of the policy of the United States to
encourage collective bargaining, as well as a list of activities that
are illegal under the Act. The notice concludes with a general
description of the remedies to which employees may be entitled if these
rights have been violated and contact information for further
information about those rights and remedies, as well as enforcement
procedures.
The clause also requires contractors to include the same clause in
their nonexempt subcontracts and purchase orders, and describes
generally the sanctions, penalties, and remedies that may be imposed if
the contractor fails to satisfy its obligations under the Order and the
clause.
The regulatory provisions implementing E.O. 13496 (29 CFR part 471)
include the language of the required notices, and they explain posting
and contractual requirements, the complaint process, the investigatory
process, and sanctions, penalties, and remedies that may be imposed if
the contractor or subcontractor fails to comply with its obligations
under the Order. Specifically, 29 CFR part 471.11(c) sets forth the
procedures that the Department must use when accepting written
complaints alleging that a contractor doing business with the Federal
government has failed to post the notice required by the Executive
Order.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Labor-Management Standards.
OMB Number: 1245-0004.
Affected Public: Employees of Federal Contractors and
Subcontractors.
Total Respondents: 10.
Total Annual Responses: 10.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12.80.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.28 hours.
Frequency: On occasion of employee of a Federal contractor or
subcontractor filing a complaint alleging a violation of proposed 29
CFR part 471.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $5.90 ($0.59 per response x 10
respondents).
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Employee Complaints Cost: $351.70 ($35.17 per response x 10
respondents).
Total Annual Burden Cost: $357.60 ($5.90 + $351.70).
Total respondent and responses estimates are based upon the
estimate of 10 in the previous E.O. 13496 extension of information
collection, in 2016. See 81 FR 7376. Since 2016, the Department has
received 0 complaints. The Department maintains the estimate of 10
complaints for purposes of this renewal request.
The Department has not adjusted its total employee complaint hour
estimate of 1.28 hours, which it estimated in the E.O. 13496 final
rule. 75 FR 28368.
Based on the average seasonally-adjusted hourly earnings on private
non-farm payrolls for all workers of $27.48, we estimate that an
employee will incur a cost of approximately $35.17 for the 1.28 hours
involved ($27.48 x 1.28) in preparing a complaint. The total hourly
cost for all employees is therefore $351.70. Additionally, employees
will incur costs of $0.59 per complaint in capital/start-up costs
($0.55 for postage + $0.03 for an envelope + $0.01 for paper) for a
total cost of $5.90. (Although employees will submit many if not all
complaints via email, the Department assumes, conservatively, that it
will receive all via mail.) The total cost for the estimated 10
complaints is therefore $357.60 ($351.70 + $5.90). There are no ongoing
operation/maintenance costs associated with this information
collection.
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: February 8, 2019.
Andrew R. Davis,
Chief of the Division of Interpretations and Standards, Office of
Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor.
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