Establishment Information Form, Wage Data Collection Form and Continuation Form

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33552	Establishment Information Form, Wage Data Collection Form and Continuation Form Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3206-0036	ICR Reference No: 199709-3206-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199310-3206-001
Agency/Subagency: OPM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Establishment Information Form, Wage Data Collection Form and Continuation Form
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/31/1997
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/11/1997
Terms of Clearance: 1.OPM has misstated dollar costs of the information collection by not stating those costs in thousands of dollars in item 14 of the OMB Form 83-I. 2. The information collection forms must be modified to provide respondents with the information specified in 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3). (see item (g) of the certification that accompanied this request for OMB approval) 3.The agency has not complied with the requirements for public comment on the proposed information collection. Specifically 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1) specificies specific areas for which comment is to be solicited. The agency's 1/22/97 Federal Register notice did not address these areas. 4. The agency has not complied with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.10(a). It did not tell the public how to file comments with OMB. A primary purpose of this required notice is to permit members of the public to file direct comments with OMB. 5. OMB has given this request a limited period of approval in the expectation that the agency will resubmit the request at a later date and show that it has remedied the deficiencies described above.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/1998	05/31/1998
Responses	21,200	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	75,800	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,097,000	0	0

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Abstract: Public Law 92-392 requires that rates of pay for Federal blue- color employees covered by this law be fixed and adjusted on an annual basis in accordance with rates prevailing in the private sector. In order to determine the prevailing rates, wage surveys are conducted in 278 geographic locations annually. These forms are used to collect the necessary data.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Establishment Information Form, Wage Data Collection Form and Continuation Form	DD-1918, DD-1919, DD-1919C, VA5-4684, VA5-4685, VA5-4685A

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	21,200	0	0	21,200	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	75,800	0	0	75,800	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,097,000	0	0	1,097,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/11/1997

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