Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, 23586-23587 [2019-10620]

Agencies

• Wage and Hour Division
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23586-23587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10620]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection 
Requirements: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing 
effort to

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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. 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 Wage and Hour Division is soliciting 
comments concerning its proposal to extend Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval of the Information Collection: Establishing Paid 
Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A copy of the proposed information 
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed 
below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before July 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Control Number 1235-
0029, by either one of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected].
    Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Regulatory Analysis Branch, Wage and 
Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
    Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one 
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and 
Control Number identified above for this information collection. 
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the 
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit 
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail 
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a 
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included 
in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the 
information collection request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Waterman, Division of 
Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division, 
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20001; telephone: (202) 693-0406 (this is not a toll-
free number). Copies of this notice may be obtained in alternative 
formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape or Disc), upon request, by 
calling (202) 693-0023 (not a toll-free number). TTY/TDD callers may 
dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain information or request 
materials in alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: On September 7, 2015, President Barack Obama signed 
Executive Order 13706 (80 FR 54697, September 10, 2015). The Executive 
Order established paid sick leave for Federal Contractors. Executive 
Order 13706 stated that the Federal Government's procurement interests 
in efficiency and cost savings are promoted when the Federal Government 
contracts with sources that ensure workers on those contracts can earn 
paid sick leave. The Executive Order therefore required parties who 
contract with the Federal Government to provide their employees with up 
to seven days of paid sick time annually, including paid time allowing 
for family care. The Final Rule established standards and procedures 
for implementing and enforcing the paid sick leave requirements of 
Executive Order 13706. As required by the Order, the Final Rule 
incorporated, to the extent practicable, existing definitions, 
procedures, remedies, and enforcement processes under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act, the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act, the Davis-
Bacon Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Violence Against Women 
Act, and Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for 
Contractors. Among other requirements, the regulations require 
employers subject to the Order to make and maintain records for 
notifications to employees on leave accrual and requests to use paid 
sick leave, dates and amounts of paid sick leave used, written 
responses to requests to use paid sick leave, records relating to 
certification and documentation where an employer requires this from an 
employee using at least three consecutive days of leave, tracking of or 
calculations related to an employee's accrual or use of paid sick 
leave, the relevant covered contract, pay and benefits provided to an 
employee using leave, and any financial payment for unused sick leave 
made to an employee on separation from employment. The information 
collection was submitted with the Final Rule and is currently approved 
for use through December, 2019.
    II. Review Focus: The DOL is particularly interested in comments 
that:
    1. 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;
    2. 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;
    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 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 to extend the information 
collection requests for Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal 
Contractors.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
    Titles: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.
    OMB Number: 1235-0029.
    Affected Public: Federal Contractors.
    Respondents: 454,067.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,816,268.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 30,272.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On Occasion, but no more often than annual.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $392,910.

    Dated: April 30, 2019.
Robert M. Waterman,
Division of Regulations, Legislation and Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2019-10620 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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