Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form WH-347 Federal Construction Contract Weekly Payroll Informaiton	Form	Modified	Repair queued
ss1215-0149(20081017).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-10-17	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
13827	Federal Construction Contract Weekly Payroll Informaiton	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1215-0149	ICR Reference No: 200806-1215-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200601-1215-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ESA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 10/28/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/20/2008
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is not approving the collection at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency shall provide to OMB a summary of any comments received on the information collection and any changes to the information collections made as a result of these comments.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2009	04/30/2009	04/30/2009
Responses	5,025,040	0	5,025,040
Time Burden (Hours)	4,700,000	0	4,700,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	211,000	0	211,000

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Abstract: The Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 3145) requires contractors and subcontractors performing work on Federally financed or assisted construction contracts to “furnish weekly a statement with respect to the wages paid each employee during the preceding week.” U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii) require contractors to submit weekly a copy of all payrolls to the Federal agency contracting for or financing the construction project, accompanied by a signed “Statement of Compliance” indicating that the payrolls are correct and complete and that each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than the proper Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rate for the work performed. Form WH-347 has been made available for the convenience of contractors and subcontractors required by their Federal or Federally-aided construction-type contracts and subcontracts to submit weekly payrolls. Properly filled out, this form will satisfy the requirements of Regulations, 29 CFR Parts 3 and 5 as to payrolls submitted in connection with contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 40 USC 3145 Name of Law: Copeland Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1215-AB67	Proposed rulemaking	73 FR 62229	10/20/2008

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Federal Construction Contract Weekly Payroll Informaiton	WH-347, WH-347	Draft Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll Based on NPRM Appearing on October 20, 2008. ,   Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The DOL is changing its total burden estimates from 5,025,040 responses, 4,700,000 hours, and $211,000 to 7,196,056 responses, 6,476,450 hours, and $899,507 in maintenance and operations costs. This results an overall increase of 2,171,016 responses, and 1,776,450 hours and $688,507 in maintenance and operations costs. This proposed rule introduces no new information collection requirements nor proposes any substantive or material changes to the existing information collection requirements. However, the Department is proposing to remove the requirement to report an employee’s social security number and address, which the Department estimates will reduce the average reporting time from an average of 56 minutes per response to 54 minutes per response. Adoption of the proposed rule will reduce burden by 239,869 hours. The DOL has an adjustment in the estimated burden, because the estimated number of Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) covered projects requiring submission of Form WH-347 or its equivalent has increased from 27,310 projects to 39,109 projects. Estimated operation and maintenance costs have increased, again due to the higher number of DBRA covered projects and the fact that prior efforts to calculate the burden did not separately state the cost of copying certified payrolls for recordkeeping purposes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 10/20/2008

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