Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Supporting Statement.1215-0149 (12-15-2008).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-12-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1215-0149	ICR Reference No: 200812-1215-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200806-1215-006
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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/30/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/19/2008
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2009
Responses	7,196,056	0	5,025,040
Time Burden (Hours)	6,596,385	0	4,700,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	899,507	0	211,000

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Abstract: The Copeland Act 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. See 40 U.S.C. § 3145; 29 C.F.R. § 3.3(b). U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 5.5 (a)(3)(ii)(A) requires contractors to submit weekly a copy of all payrolls to the federal agency contracting for or financing the construction project, if the agency is a party to the contract, 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. Id. at § 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B). The DOL has developed optional use Form WH-347, Payroll Form, to aide contractors and subcontractors performing work on federally financed or assisted construction contracts in meeting weekly payroll reporting requirements. Id. at § 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A); see also, id. at § 3.3(b). Properly filled out, this form will satisfy the requirements of Regulations, 29 C.F.R. 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	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 77504	12/19/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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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 Information	WH-347	Draft Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	7,196,056	5,025,040	0	0	2,171,016	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,596,385	4,700,000	0	-119,934	2,016,319	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	899,507	211,000	0	0	688,507	0

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, 6,596,385 hours, and $899,507 in maintenance and operations costs. This results an overall increase of 2,171,016 responses, and 1,896,385 hours and $688,507 in maintenance and operations costs. This revised rule introduces no new information collection requirements nor proposes any substantive or material changes to the existing information collection requirements noted above. However, the Department is removing the requirement to report an employee’s complete social security number and home address, which the Department estimates will reduce the average reporting time from an average of 56 minutes per response to 55 minutes per response. Adoption of the revised rule will reduce burden by 119,934 hours. The DOL has an adjustment in the estimated burden, because the estimated number of 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: $7,617,424

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: 12/19/2008

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