Requests to Approve Conformed Wage Classifications and Unconventional Fringe Benefit Plans Under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Requests to Approve Conformed
Wage Classifications and Unconventional Fringe Benefit Plans Under
the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Regulations 29 CFR part 5 prescribe
labor standards for federally financed and assisted construction
contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), 40 U.S.C. 3141 et
seq., the Davis-Bacon Related Acts (DBRA), and labor standards for
all contracts subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. The DBA and DBRA
require payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits, as
determined by the Department of Labor (DOL), to laborers and
mechanics on most federally financed or assisted construction
projects. 40 U.S.C. 3142(a)-(b) and 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1). The CWHSSA
requires the payment of one and one-half times the basic rate of
pay for hours worked over forty in a week on most federal contracts
involving the employment of laborers or mechanics. See 40 U.S.C. §
3702(a) and 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(b)(1). The requirements of this
information collection consist of: (A) reports of conformed
classifications and wage rates, and (B) requests for approval of
unconventional fringe benefit plans.
The DOL has decreased the total
estimated burden hours from 756 to 746 based on more current agency
statistics that reflect a slight decline in the number of
conformance requests received from 3000 to 2960. Enhanced tracking
systems allow the DOL to more accurately track and report data on
incoming conformance reports and provide more accurate data than
was previously available. Although the number of conformances
received has decreased, the estimated operation and maintenance
costs have increased due to an increase in postage costs.
$64,835
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Michel Smyth 202 693-0638
smyth.michel@dol.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.