The National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 11184, enacted October 28,
2009) requires an expanded effort to recruit U.S. and other
eligible workers for employment on Guam military base realignment
construction projects. This reporting structure features electronic
posting of construction job opportunities on an Internet job banks
site with national coverage, posting job opportunities on several
state workforce agency job banks, and documentation of worker
recruitment results reports that will be submitted to the Guam
Department of Labor (GDOL). All data collection and reporting will
be done by military base construction contractors, and the data and
recruitment results in a report that will be submitted to the GDOL.
These recruitment requirements will help fulfill the
responsibilities assigned to the Secretary of Labor in the
provisions of the NDAA of 2010 and will increase employment
opportunities for U.S. construction workers
Early in August 2011,
NAVFAC Pacific awarded a $89.7 million firm fixed-price contract to
Hensel Phelps - Granite JV of Greeley, Colorado, for the first
phase of utilities and site improvement (U&SI) work on Guam at
Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo and Naval Base Guam at Apra Harbor.
This contract is the first project funded by monies received from
the Government of Japan as part of its direct cash contribution to
the relocation of Marines from Okinawa, Japan to Guam. The contract
includes site improvements, clearing, utilities, roadways and other
improvements in support of building construction needed to support
Marine Corps aviation and waterfront operations. DOL believes the
release of the final environmental impact study, the sign-off on
program agreements regarding the historic preservation between the
Department of Defense and the government of Guam, and the award of
the contracts funded by Japan means that the military base build-up
activity has intensified and the need to recruit and hire workers
is imminent. Until OMB approves this emergency submission,
contractors may not post required job orders.
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).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.