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meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports of rebar
from Japan and Turkey were sold at
LTFV within the meaning of 733(b) of
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of
the scheduling of the final phase of the
Commission’s investigations and of a
public hearing to be held in connection
therewith was given by posting copies
of the notice in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, Washington, DC, and by
publishing the notice in the Federal
Register on March 15, 2017 (82 FR
13854). The hearing was held in
Washington, DC, on May 18, 2017, and
all persons who requested the
opportunity were permitted to appear in
person or by counsel.
The Commission made these
determinations pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It
completed and filed its determinations
in these investigations on June 30, 2017.
The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 4705
(June 2017), entitled Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar from Japan and Turkey:
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–564 and
731–TA–1338 and 1340 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 30, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Information Collections: Davis-Bacon
Certified Payroll
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
a desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be

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properly assessed. Currently, the Wage
and Hour Division is soliciting
comments concerning its proposal to
extend Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of the
Information Collection: Davis-Bacon
Certified Payroll. A copy of the
proposed information request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
September 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0008, by either one of the following
methods: Email: WHDPRAComments@
dol.gov; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier:
Division of Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and Control
Number identified above for this
information collection. Because we
continue to experience delays in
receiving mail in the Washington, DC
area, commenters are strongly
encouraged to transmit their comments
electronically via email or to submit
them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Smith, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–3502, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–0406
(this is not a toll-free number). Copies
of this notice may be obtained in
alternative formats (Large Print, Braille,
Audio Tape, or Disc), upon request, by
calling (202) 693–0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TTD callers may dial tollfree (877) 889–5627 to obtain
information or request materials in
alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The Davis-Bacon and
related Acts (DBRA) require the
application of Davis-Bacon labor
standards to federal and federally
assisted construction. The Copeland Act
(40 U.S.C. 3145) requires the Secretary
of Labor to prescribe reasonable
regulations for contractors and
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work subject to Davis-Bacon labor
standards. While the Federal contracting
or assistance-administering agencies
have a primary responsibility for
enforcement of Davis-Bacon labor
standards, Reorganization Plan Number
14 of 1950 assigns to the Secretary of
Labor responsibility for developing
government-wide policies,
interpretations and procedures to be
observed by the contracting and
assisting agencies, in order to assure
coordination of administration and
consistency of DBRA enforcement.
The Copeland Act provision cited
above specifically requires the
regulations to ‘‘include a provision that
each contractor and subcontractor each
week must furnish a statement on the
wages paid each employee during the
prior week.’’ This requirement is
implemented by 29 CFR 3.3 and 3.4 and
the standard Davis-Bacon contract
clauses set forth at 29 CFR 5.5.
Regulations 29 CFR 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 not a party to the
contract, the contractor will submit the
payrolls to the applicant, sponsor, or
owner, as the case may be, for
transmission to the contracting agency.
This same section requires that the
payrolls submitted shall set out
accurately and completely the
information required to be maintained
under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i), except that
full social security numbers and home
addresses shall not be included on
weekly transmittals, and instead, the
payrolls shall only need to include an
individually identifying number for
each employee (e.g., the last four digits
of the employee’s social security
number). The required weekly payroll
information may be submitted in any
form desired. Optional Form WH–347 is
available for this purpose from the Wage
and Hour Division Web site at http://
www.dol.gov/whd/forms/wh347.pdf.
Regulations 29 CFR 3.3(b) requires
each contractor to furnish weekly a
signed ‘‘Statement of Compliance’’
accompanying the payroll indicating the
payrolls are correct and complete and
that each laborer or mechanic has been
paid not less than the proper DavisBacon Act prevailing wage rate for the
work performed. The weekly
submission of a properly executed
certification, with the prescribed
language set forth on page 2 of Optional
Form WH–347, satisfies the requirement
for submission of the required
‘‘Statement of Compliance’’. Id. at
§§ 3.3(b), 3.4(b), and 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B).
Regulations 29 CFR 3.4(b) and

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5.5(a)(3)(i) require contractors to
maintain these records for three years
after completion of the work.
II. Review Focus: The Department of
Labor is particularly interested in
comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions: The DOL seeks an
approval for the extension of this
information collection requirement that
contractors and subcontractors on
federal and federally assisted
construction subject to DBRA labor
standards submit weekly certified
payrolls in accordance with the
statutory, regulatory, and contractual
requirements discussed herein.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll.
OMB Number: 1235–0008.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Total Respondents: 81,404.
Total Annual Responses: 7,489,168.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
6,989,890.
Estimated Time per Response: 56
minutes.
Frequency: Weekly.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Costs (operation/
maintenance): $988,570.
Dated: June 27, 2017.
Mary Ziegler,
Assistant Administrator for Policy, Wage and
Hour Division.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests: 2017 Sustaining
Indigenous Culture Survey: The
Structure, Activities, and Needs of
Tribal Archives, Libraries, and
Museums Needs Assessment Survey
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments,
collection of information.
AGENCY:

The Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This pre-clearance
consultation program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is
minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. By this notice,
IMLS is soliciting comments concerning
a proposed survey to collect information
to assess and report on the current
activities and needs of USA-based
indigenous cultural institutions of tribal
archives, libraries, and museums.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
September 4, 2017.
IMLS is particularly interested in
comments that help the agency to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Dr.
Sandra Webb, Senior Advisor, Office of
the Director, Institute of Museum and
Library Services, 955 L’Enfant Plaza
North SW., Suite 4000, Washington, DC
20024–2135. Dr. Webb can be reached
by Telephone: 202–653–4718, Fax: 202–
653–4608, or by email at swebb@
imls.gov, or by teletype (TTY/TDD) for
persons with hearing difficulty at 202–
653–4614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Institute of Museum and Library
Services is the primary source of federal
support for the Nation’s 123,000
libraries and 35,000 museums. The
Institute’s mission is to inspire libraries
and museums to advance innovation,
learning and civic engagement. The
Institute works at the national level and
in coordination with state and local
organizations to sustain heritage,
culture, and knowledge; enhance
learning and innovation; and support
professional development. IMLS is
responsible for identifying national
needs for and trends in museum,
library, and information services;
measuring and reporting on the impact
and effectiveness of museum, library
and information services throughout the
United States, including programs
conducted with funds made available by
IMLS; identifying, and disseminating
information on, the best practices of
such programs; and developing plans to
improve museum, library and
information services of the United
States and strengthen national, State,
local, regional, and international
communications and cooperative
networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20
U.S.C. 9108).
II. Current Actions
The purpose of this survey is to gather
information related to current activities,
challenges, and unmet needs of tribal
archives, libraries, and museums. The
project is managed by the Association of
Tribal Archives, Libraries, and
Museums (ATALM), a tribally-led nonprofit organization which provides
professional development activities,
tools, and training.
Data will be collected through an
online survey.
Information gathered will provide
insight for tribal governments, cultural
institutions, and the public. A full

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