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Jay
Stewart, Senior Research Economist,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Telephone: 202–691–7376. This is not a
toll-free number. Email: BLSTAC@
bls.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The TAC
provides advice to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics on technical aspects of data
collection and the formulation of
economic measures and makes
recommendations on areas of research.
On some technical issues, there are
differing views and receiving feedback
at public meetings provides BLS with
the opportunity to consider all
viewpoints.
The Committee consists of
approximately 16 members who serve as
Special Government Employees.
Members are appointed by the BLS and
are approved by the Secretary of Labor.
Committee members are experts in
economics, statistics, data science, and
survey design. They are prominent
experts in their fields and recognized for
their professional achievements and
objectivity. The economic experts will
have research experience with technical
issues related to BLS data and will be
familiar with employment and
unemployment statistics, price index
numbers, compensation measures,
productivity measures, occupational
and health statistics, or other topics
relevant to BLS data series. The
statistical experts will have experience
with sample design, data analysis,
computationally intensive statistical
methods, non-sampling errors or other
areas which are relevant to BLS work.
The data science experts will have
experience compiling, modeling,
analyzing, and interpreting large sets of
structured and unstructured data. The
survey design experts will have
experience with questionnaire design,
usability, or other areas of survey
development. Collectively, the members
will provide a balance of expertise in all
of these areas.
BLS invites persons interested in
serving on the TAC to submit their
names for consideration for committee
membership. Typically, TAC members
are appointed to three-year terms, and
serve as Special Government
Employees.
The Bureau often faces highly
technical issues while developing and
maintaining the accuracy and relevancy
of its data on employment and
unemployment, prices, productivity,
and compensation and working
conditions. These issues range from
how to develop new measures to how to
make sure that existing measures
account for the ever-changing economy.

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BLS presents issues and then draws on
the specialized expertise of Committee
members representing specialized fields
within the academic disciplines of
economics, statistics and data science,
and survey design. Committee members
are also invited to bring to the attention
of BLS issues that have been identified
in the academic literature or in their
own research.
The TAC was established to provide
advice to the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics on technical topics selected by
the BLS. Responsibilities include, but
are not limited to providing comments
on papers and presentations developed
by BLS research and program staff,
conducting research on issues identified
by BLS on which an objective technical
opinion or recommendation from
outside of BLS would be valuable,
recommending BLS conduct internal
research projects to address technical
problems with BLS statistics that have
been identified in the academic
literature, participating in discussions of
areas where the types or coverage of
economic statistics could be expanded
or improved and areas where statistics
are no longer relevant, and establishing
working relationships with professional
associations with an interest in BLS
statistics, such as the American
Statistical Association and the
American Economic Association.
Nominations: BLS is looking for
committed TAC members who have a
strong interest in, and familiarity with,
BLS data. The Agency is looking for
nominees who use and have a
comprehensive understanding of
economic statistics. BLS is committed to
bringing greater diversity of thought,
perspective, and experience to its
advisory committees. Nominees from all
races, gender, age, and disabilities are
encouraged to apply. Interested persons
may nominate themselves or may
submit the name of another person who
they believe to be interested in and
qualified to serve on the TAC.
Nominations may also be submitted by
organizations.
Nominations should include the
name, address, and telephone number of
the candidate. Each nomination should
include a summary of the candidate’s
training or experience relating to BLS
data specifically, or economic statistics
more generally, and a curriculum vitae.
In selecting TAC members, BLS will
consider individuals nominated in
response to this notice, as well as other
qualified individuals. Candidates
should not submit information they do
not want publicly disclosed. BLS will
conduct a basic background check on
candidates before their appointment to
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involve accessing publicly available,
internet-based sources. BLS will contact
nominees for information on their status
as registered lobbyists. Anyone
currently subject to federal registration
requirements as a lobbyist is not eligible
for appointment to the TAC. Nominees
should be aware of the time
commitment for attending meetings and
actively participating in the work of the
TAC. Historically, this has meant a
commitment of at least two days per
year.
Authority: This notice was prepared
in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of
December 2022.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Inflation
Reduction Act Wage Rates and Wage
Determinations
Wage and Hour Division,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(Department) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension of the
information collection request (ICR)
titled ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act Wage
Rates and Wage Determinations.’’ This
comment request is part of continuing
Departmental efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The
Department proposes to extend the
approval of this existing information
collection without change to existing
requirements. This 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. 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
SUMMARY:

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ADDRESSES section below on or before
February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Control Number 1235–
0034, 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 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy DeBisschop, Division of
Regulations, Legislation, and
Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
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). Alternative formats are
available upon request by calling 1–
866–487–9243. If you are deaf, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability,
please dial 7–1–1 to access
telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
On August 16, 2022, President Biden
signed H.R. 5376 (Pub. L. 117–169), a
budget reconciliation measure
commonly referred to as the ‘‘Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022’’ (IRA). The IRA
contains several sections that provide
enhanced tax incentives to pay
prevailing wages.
The increased credit and deduction
amounts generally become effective for
qualified facilities, projects, property, or
equipment that begin construction (or
begin installation under IRC 179D) 60
days after publication of guidance by
the Secretary of the Treasury. The
guidance states, in part:
To rely on the procedures to request a wage
determination or wage rate, and to rely on the
wage determination or rate provided in
response to the request, the taxpayer must
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Hour Division via email at
[email protected] and provide the
Wage and Hour Division with the type of
facility, facility location, proposed labor
classifications, proposed prevailing wage
rates, job descriptions and duties, and any
rationale for the proposed classifications.
After review, the Department of Labor, Wage
and Hour Division will notify the taxpayer as
to the labor classifications and wage rates to
be used for the type of work in question in
the area in which the facility is located.

The IRA allows taxpayers to claim
enhanced tax credit and deduction
amounts in situations in which DavisBacon Act (DBA) prevailing wage rates
are not required but are voluntarily paid
as a condition of claiming the enhanced
amount. The purpose of this ICR is to
obtain approval to collect the data
needed to issue wage rates for the
universe of respondents who are not
already included in the collection
approved under 1235–0023 (those who
are subject to the DBA and the DavisBacon Related Acts (DBRA)). This
collection applies to those outside the
scope of DBA/DBRA who will need an
applicable wage determination or wage
rates for classifications that are not in an
applicable wage determination to satisfy
prevailing wage requirements and
thereby take the enhanced tax credit and
deduction amounts under the IRA.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
under the PRA approves it and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number.
In addition, notwithstanding any other
provisions of law, no person shall
generally be subject to penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of
information that does not display a
valid Control Number. See 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The Department
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1235–0034.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than 3 years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection will expire on May 31,
2023. The Department seeks to extend
PRA authorization for this information
collection for 3 more years, without any
change to existing requirements. The
Department notes that existing
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB receive a monthto-month extension while they undergo
review.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the Department at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
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notice in the Federal Register. To help
ensure appropriate consideration,
comments should mention OMB Control
Number 1235–0034.
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 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 Department of Labor seeks
approval for an extension of this
information collection to ensure
taxpayers may take advantage of the
enhanced tax provisions of the Inflation
Reduction Act.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Inflation Reduction Act Wage
Rates and Wage Determinations.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0034.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions.
Total Respondents: 1,727.
Total Annual Responses: 1,727.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 432.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes per response.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Costs: $22,943.
Total Burden Costs (Operations/
Maintenance): $0.
Dated: December 14, 2022.
Amy DeBisschop,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation.
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