[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 71100] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-34019] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0089] Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Standard Form 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning Standard Form 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate. The clearance currently expires on April 30, 1999. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before February 22, 1999. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0089, Standard Form 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack O'Neill, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3856. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose This regulation prescribes labor standards for federally financed and assisted construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), as well as labor standards for nonconstruction contracts subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA). The recordkeeping requirements in this regulation, 48 CFR ch. 1, section 22.406, are a restatement of requirements cleared under OMB control numbers 1215-0140, 1215-0149, and 1215-0017 for 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(i), 5.5(c), and 5.15 (records to be kept by employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 CFR 516, which is the basic recordkeeping regulation for all the laws administered by the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration). 48 CFR ch. 1, section 22.406-3, implements the recordkeeping and information collection requirements prescribed in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iii) cleared under OMB control number 1215-0140 (also prescribed at 48 CFR 22.406 under OMB control number 9000-0089), by providing SF 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, for the contractor and the Government to enter the recordkeeping and information collection data required by 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii) prior to transmitting the data to the Department of Labor. This SF 1444 places no further burden on the contractor or the Government other than the information collection burdens already cleared by OMB for 29 CFR 5. B. Annual Reporting Burden There is no burden placed on the public beyond that prescribed by the Department of Labor regulations. The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Total annual responses, 1; and total response burden hours, 1. Obtaining Copies of Proposals Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0089, Standard Form 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, in all correspondence. Dated: December 18, 1998. Edward C. Loeb, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division. [FR Doc. 98-34019 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-34-P