Use of Project Labor Agreements For Federal Construction Contracts

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
189309	Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 200905-9000-013
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Use of Project Labor Agreements For Federal Construction Contracts
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/28/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/28/2009
Terms of Clearance: Given changes to the rule associated with this ICR, the agency needs to resubmit the package as a regular ICR

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		6 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (the Councils) are issuing an interim rule to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, 74 FR 6985, published February 11, 2009. This E.O. revokes E.O. 13202 of February 17, 2001 which prohibited Executive Departments and Agencies from requiring Government contractors and subcontractors to enter project labor agreements. The new E.O. encourages Federal departments and agencies to consider the use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects where the total cost to the Government is more than $25 million. This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

Emergency Justfication: This is a request for emergency approval of a new information collection requirement. The FAR Council is issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13502, dated February 6, 2009, entitled “Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects”. This E.O. was issued to mitigate the adverse impacts of labor-management instability on large construction contracts thereby allowing efficient and timely completion of such projects. Therefore, the E.O. directs the FAR Council to amend the FAR within 120 days to implements the provisions of the Order.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 10 USC ch 137 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 40 USC 121(c) Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 2473(c) Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
9000-AL31	Final or interim final rulemaking

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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
Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects

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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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $555

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)? No

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: 05/28/2009

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