83 FR 38313 - Submission for OMB Review; Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)

Page Range		38313-38314
FR Document		2018-16763

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding the price adjustment (Actual Method) for Construction Wage Rate Requirements.

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[FR Doc No: 2018-16763]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0154; Docket No. 2018-0053; Sequence No. 2]


Submission for OMB Review; Construction Wage Rate Requirements--
Price Adjustment (Actual Method)

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding the price adjustment (Actual Method) for Construction Wage 
Rate Requirements.

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention:

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Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. 
Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0154, Construction Wage Rate Requirements--
Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0154, Construction Wage Rate Requirements--Price 
Adjustment (Actual Method), in all correspondence related to this 
collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change 
to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your 
comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to 
three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for 
posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Government contracting officers may include Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) clause 52.222-32, Construction Wage Rate 
Requirements--Price Adjustment (Actual Method), in fixed-price 
solicitations and contracts subject to the Construction Wage Rate 
Requirements statute under certain conditions. The conditions are that 
the solicitation or contract contains option provisions to extend the 
term of the contract and the contracting officer determines that the 
most appropriate method to adjust the contract price at option exercise 
is to use a computation method based on the actual increase or decrease 
from a new or revised Department of Labor Construction Wage Rate 
Requirements statute wage determination.
    The clause requires that a contractor submit at the exercise of 
each option to extend the term of the contract, a statement of the 
amount claimed for incorporation of the most current wage determination 
by the Department of Labor, and any relevant supporting data, including 
payroll records, that the contracting officer may reasonably require. 
The information is used by Government contracting officers to establish 
the contract price adjustment for the construction requirements of a 
contract, generally if the contract requirements are predominantly 
services subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.

B. Public Comment

    A 60 day notice was published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 
23278, on May 18, 2018. No comments were received.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) indicates that 5,309 
construction contractors in FY 2017 could potentially have had 
contracts with recurring options. However, we believe there are only 
approximately 10% of these that would contain the subject clause, since 
most would not have a price adjustment clause, and there are other FAR 
prescribed price adjustment clauses.
    The estimated total burden is as follows:
    Respondents: 531.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 531.
    Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Burden Hours: 21,240.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information 
collection documents from the General Services Administration, 
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0154, Construction Wage Rate Requirements--Price Adjustment (Actual 
Method), in all correspondence.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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check www.regulations.gov, incidental expenses, may exceed on a Total recordkeeping burden hours:
approximately two to three days after daily basis the per diem rates in effect 4,782.
submission to verify posting (except as set forth in the Federal Travel 3. Total (counting recordkeepers with
allow 30 days for posting of comments Regulation (FTR) for travel in the respondents).
submitted by mail). This information conterminous 48 United States. The Recordkeepers and respondents:
collection is pending at the FAR actual costs may be allowed only if the 4,044.
Council. The Council will submit it to contractor provides the following: Responses: 34,861.
OMB within 60 days from the date of a. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)(ii)—A written Hours (reporting and recordkeeping):
this notice. justification for use of the higher 12,900.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. amounts approved by an officer of the Affected Public: Businesses or other
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, contractor’s organization or designee to for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
at telephone 202–969–7207, or email ensure that the authority is properly Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov. administered and controlled to prevent Requesters may obtain a copy of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
abuse. information collection documents from
b. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)(iii)—Advance the General Services Administration,
A. Overview of Information Collection approval from the contracting officer if Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
Description of the Information it becomes necessary to exercise the 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Collection authority to use the higher actual 20405, telephone 202–501–4755.
expense method repetitively or on a Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–
1. Type of Information Collection: continuing basis in a particular area. 0079, Travel Costs, in all
Revision/Renewal of a currently c. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)(iv)— correspondence.
approved collection. Documentation to support actual costs
2. Title of the Collection: Travel Costs. William Clark,
incurred including a receipt for each
3. Agency form number, if any: N/A. expenditure of $75.00 or more. Director, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Solicitation of Public Comment 2. FAR 31.205–46(c) requires firms to
Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
maintain and make available manifest/
Written comments and suggestions logs for all flights on company aircraft. [FR Doc. 2018–16745 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
from the public should address one or As a minimum, the manifest/log must BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
more of the following four points: indicate:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of a. Date, time, and points of departure;
information is necessary for the proper b. Destination, date, and time of DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
performance of the functions of the arrival;
agency, including whether the GENERAL SERVICES
c. Name of each passenger and ADMINISTRATION
information will have practical utility; relationship to the contractor
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the d. Authorization for trip; and
agency’s estimate of the burden of the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
e. Purpose of trip.
proposed collection of information, SPACE ADMINISTRATION
The information required by (a) and
including the validity of the (b) and the name of each passenger [OMB Control No. 9000–0154; Docket No.
methodology and assumptions used; (required by (c)) are recordkeeping 2018–0053; Sequence No. 2]
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and requirements already established by
clarity of the information to be Federal Aviation Administration Submission for OMB Review;
collected; and regulations. This information, plus the Construction Wage Rate
(4) Minimize the burden of the additional required information, is Requirements—Price Adjustment
collection of information on those who needed to ensure that costs of owned, (Actual Method)
are to respond, including through the chartered, or leased aircraft are properly AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD),
use of appropriate automated, charged against Government contracts General Services Administration (GSA),
electronic, mechanical, or other and that directly associated costs of and National Aeronautics and Space
technological collection techniques or unallowable activities are not charged to Administration (NASA).
other forms of information technology, Government contracts.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of ACTION: Notice.
responses. C. Annual Reporting Burden
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
B. Purpose DoD, GSA and NASA analyzed the FY Paperwork Reduction Act, the
2017 data from the Federal Procurement Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
This information collection Data System (FPDS) to develop the submitting to the Office of Management
requirement, OMB Control No. 9000– estimated burden hours for this and Budget (OMB) a request to review
0079, currently titled ‘‘Corporate information collection. and approve an extension of a
Aircraft Costs,’’ is proposed to be 1. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)—Actual travel previously approved information
retitled ‘‘Travel Costs,’’ due to costs. collection requirement regarding the
consolidation with currently approved Respondents: 3,247. price adjustment (Actual Method) for
information collection requirement Responses Per Respondent: 10. Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
OMB Control No. 9000–0088, Travel Total Annual Responses: 32,470.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
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Costs. Hours Per Response: 0.25.
This information collection Total Burden Hours: 8,118. September 5, 2018.
requirement pertains to information that 2. FAR 31.205–46(c)—Manifest/logs ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
a contractor must submit in response to for flights on company aircraft. this burden estimate or any other aspect
the requirements in FAR 31.205–46: Number of recordkeepers: 797. of this collection of information,
1. FAR 31.205–46(a)(3)—In special or Records per recordkeeper per year: 3. including suggestions for reducing this
unusual situations, costs incurred by a Total annual records: 2,391. burden to: Office of Information and
contractor for lodging, meals, and Estimated hours per record: 2.0. Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:

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Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, Labor, and any relevant supporting data, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. including payroll records, that the HUMAN SERVICES
Additionally submit a copy to GSA by contracting officer may reasonably
any of the following methods: require. The information is used by Centers for Disease Control and
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Government contracting officers to Prevention
website provides the ability to type establish the contract price adjustment
short comments directly into the for the construction requirements of a Decision To Evaluate a Petition To
comment field or attach a file for contract, generally if the contract Designate a Class of Employees From
lengthier comments. Go to http:// requirements are predominantly the Superior Steel Company in
www.regulations.gov and follow the services subject to the Service Contract Carnegie, Pennsylvania, To Be
instructions on the site. Labor Standards statute. Included in the Special Exposure
• Mail: General Services Cohort
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat B. Public Comment
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, AGENCY: National Institute for
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. A 60 day notice was published in the Occupational Safety and Health
Mandell/IC 9000–0154, Construction Federal Register at 83 FR 23278, on (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
Wage Rate Requirements—Price May 18, 2018. No comments were and Prevention, Department of Health
Adjustment (Actual Method). received. and Human Services.
Instructions: Please submit comments
C. Annual Reporting Burden ACTION: Notice.
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0154, Construction Wage Rate The Federal Procurement Data System
Requirements—Price Adjustment (FPDS) indicates that 5,309 construction SUMMARY: NIOSH gives notice of a
(Actual Method), in all correspondence contractors in FY 2017 could potentially decision to evaluate a petition to
related to this collection. Comments have had contracts with recurring designate a class of employees from the
received generally will be posted options. However, we believe there are Superior Steel Company in Carnegie,
without change to http:// only approximately 10% of these that Pennsylvania, to be included in the
www.regulations.gov, including any would contain the subject clause, since Special Exposure Cohort under the
personal and/or business confidential Energy Employees Occupational Illness
most would not have a price adjustment
information provided. To confirm Compensation Program Act of 2000.
clause, and there are other FAR
receipt of your comment(s), please
prescribed price adjustment clauses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after The estimated total burden is as Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division
submission to verify posting (except follows: of Compensation Analysis and Support,
allow 30 days for posting of comments Respondents: 531. National Institute for Occupational
submitted by mail). Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum
Responses per Respondent: 1. Avenue, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, Total Annual Responses: 531. 45226–1938, Telephone 877–222–7570.
at telephone 202–969–7207, or email Hours per Response: 40. Information requests can also be
zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov. submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV.
Total Burden Hours: 21,240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Affected Public: Businesses or other
A. Purpose for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Authority: 42 CFR 83.9–83.12.
Government contracting officers may Frequency: Annually.
Pursuant to 42 CFR 83.12, the initial
include Federal Acquisition Regulation Obtaining Copies: Requesters may proposed definition for the class being
(FAR) clause 52.222–32, Construction obtain a copy of the information evaluated, subject to revision as
Wage Rate Requirements—Price collection documents from the General warranted by the evaluation, is as
Adjustment (Actual Method), in fixed- Services Administration, Regulatory
price solicitations and contracts subject follows:
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F
to the Construction Wage Rate Facility: Superior Steel Company.
Street NW, Washington, DC 20405,
Requirements statute under certain Location: Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
telephone 202–501–4755. Please cite
conditions. The conditions are that the
OMB Control No. 9000–0154, Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All
solicitation or contract contains option
provisions to extend the term of the Construction Wage Rate Requirements— workers who worked at all locations at
contract and the contracting officer Price Adjustment (Actual Method), in the Superior Steel Co. in Carnegie, PA
determines that the most appropriate all correspondence. from January 1, 1952 through December
method to adjust the contract price at 31, 1957.
William F. Clark,
option exercise is to use a computation Director, Office of Governmentwide Period of Employment: January 1,
method based on the actual increase or Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 1952 through December 31, 1957.
decrease from a new or revised Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Department of Labor Construction Wage John J. Howard,
[FR Doc. 2018–16763 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
Rate Requirements statute wage Director, National Institute for Occupational
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determination.
The clause requires that a contractor [FR Doc. 2018–16761 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
submit at the exercise of each option to BILLING CODE 4163–19–P
extend the term of the contract, a
statement of the amount claimed for
incorporation of the most current wage
determination by the Department of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Submit comments on or before September 5, 2018.
Contact		Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 38313

83 FR 38313 - Submission for OMB Review; Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method)

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