Construction Wage Rate Requirements - Price Adjustment (Actual Method); FAR Section Affected: 52.222-32

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
9000-0154 Supp Statement 7.23.18.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-08-21	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
36730	Construction Wage Rate Requirements - Price Adjustment (Actual Method); FAR Section Affected: 52.222-32		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0154	ICR Reference No: 201808-9000-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201506-9000-004
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Construction Wage Rate Requirements - Price Adjustment (Actual Method); FAR Section Affected: 52.222-32
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: 09/24/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/21/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2018
Responses	531	0	842
Time Burden (Hours)	21,240	0	33,680
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,371,042	0	2,163,266

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Abstract: The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause at 52.222-32, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method), requires that a contractor must submit at the exercise of each option to extend the term of the contract, a statement of the amount claimed for incorporation of the most current wage determination by the Department of Labor (DoL), and any relevant supporting data, including payroll records, that the contracting officer may reasonably require. The contracting officer may include this clause in fixed-price solicitations and contracts, subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute, that will contain option provisions to extend the term of the contract.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 23278	05/18/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 38313	08/06/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Construction Wage Rate Requirements - Price Adjustment (Actual Method); FAR Section Affected: 52.222-32

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	531	842	0	-311	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,240	33,680	0	-12,440	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,371,042	2,163,266	0	-792,224	0	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The decrease of responses from 842 to 531 and the decrease in burden hours from 33,680 to 21,240 is an adjustment due to the decrease in the number of construction contractors in FPDS in FY 2017 that could potentially have had contracts with recurring options.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $171,380

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 08/21/2018

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