83 FR 4477 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). All Federal agencies administering programs subject to Davis- Bacon wage provisions are required to submit to the Department of Labor (DOL) a report of all new covered contracts/projects and all compliance and enforcement activities every six months. In order for the DOE to comply with this reporting requirement, it must collect contract and enforcement information from Recovery Act funded Loan and Loan Guarantee Borrowers, DOE direct contractors, and other prime contractors that administer DOE programs subject to Davis-Bacon requirements.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4477]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01888]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). All Federal agencies administering programs subject to Davis-
Bacon wage provisions are required to submit to the Department of Labor 
(DOL) a report of all new covered contracts/projects and all compliance 
and enforcement activities every six months. In order for the DOE to 
comply with this reporting requirement, it must collect contract and 
enforcement information from Recovery Act funded Loan and Loan 
Guarantee Borrowers, DOE direct contractors, and other prime 
contractors that administer DOE programs subject to Davis-Bacon 
requirements.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
March 2, 2018. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: DOE Desk Officer at 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    And to: John M. Sullivan, GC-63, Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585; Fax: (202) 586-0971; or 
email at: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to John M. Sullivan, GC-63, Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585; Fax: (202) 586-0971; or 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5165; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Davis-Bacon Semi-Annual Labor Compliance Report; (3) Type of 
Request: Three-year extension without changes; (4) Purpose: To obtain 
information from the Department of Energy Management and Operation, 
Facilities Management Contractors, and recipients of financial 
assistance whose work is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Total Responses: 150; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2 
per respondent for total of 300 hours per year; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.00 annually.
    Statutory Authority: 29 CFR part 5, Section 5.7(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2018.
Jean S. Stucky,
Assistant General Counsel for Contractor Human Resources, Office of the 
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-01888 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]
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