The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause at 52.236-13, Accident Prevention, requires Federal construction contractors to provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materials, supplies, and equipment exposed to contractor operations and activities; avoid interruptions of Government operations and delays in project completion dates; and control costs in the performance of the contract.
The increase of responses from 215 to 362 and the associated increase in estimated burden hours from 4,730 to 7,964 hours is an adjustment due to the assumptions made for the estimate. The previously used FPDS data was limited to a number of Product and Service Code (PSC) construction codes. However, the rationale to use such a limited number of PSC construction codes was not clear. We have adjusted the estimate based on a baseline of new fixed-price construction contracts valued over $5 million. We also recognized that there are no recordkeeping requirements imposed by the FAR, they are under the OSHA related OMB Control Nos.
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.