In compliance with FAR 52.222.11, all
executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, use
Standard Form (SF) 1413, Statement and Acknowledgment (in
construction contracts that exceed $2,000) to obtain a statement
from contractors and acknowledgement of subcontractors, that the
proper labor clauses have been included in subcontracts.
The increase of responses from
61,000 to 69,610 and the associated increase in estimated burden
hours from 3,050 hours to 3,481 hours is an adjustment due to an
increase in the number of construction contracts that exceeded
$2,000 in FY 2016.
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:
(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;
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.