Notice2025-15023
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
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Published
August 7, 2025
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentWage and Hour Division
Abstract
The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request (ICR) titled "Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors." 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 150 (Thursday, August 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38184-38185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15023]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Paid
Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments
concerning a proposed extension of the information collection request
(ICR) titled ``Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.'' 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
ADDRESSES section below on or before October 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Control Number 1235-
0029, by either one of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d1a05091d1f0c0e2220202823393e0d292221632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42150a06121003012d2f2f272c363102262d2e6c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>;
<bullet> 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.
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: Daniel Navarrete, 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 September 7, 2015, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order
13706, ``Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.'' 80 FR
54697. The Executive Order established paid sick leave for Federal
Contractors. Executive Order 13706 stated that the Federal Government's
procurement interests in efficiency and cost savings are promoted when
the Federal Government contracts with sources that ensure workers on
those contracts can earn paid sick leave. The Executive Order therefore
required parties who contract with the Federal Government to provide
their employees with up to 7 days of paid sick time annually, including
paid time allowing for family care. The Executive Order directed the
Secretary to issue regulations by September 30, 2016, to the extent
permitted by law and consistent with the requirements of 40 U.S.C. 121,
to implement the Order's requirements. The Final Rule established
standards and procedures for implementing and enforcing the paid sick
leave requirements of Executive Order 13706. 81 FR 67598.
Among other requirements, the regulations at 29 CFR 13 require
employers subject to the Order to make and maintain records for
notifications to employees on leave accrual and requests to use paid
sick leave, dates and amounts of paid sick leave used, written
responses to requests to use paid sick leave, records relating to
certification and documentation where an employer requires this from an
employee using at least 3 consecutive days of leave, tracking of or
calculations related to an employee's accrual or use of paid sick
leave, the relevant covered contract, pay and benefits provided to an
employee using leave, and any financial payment for unused sick leave
made to an employee on separation from employment.
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 1235-0029.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 3 years
without renewal, and the current approval for this collection will
expire on December 31, 2025. The Department seeks to extend PRA
authorization for this information collection for 3 more years, without
any change to existing requirements.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the
Department at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 60 days
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. To help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number
1235-0029.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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 effective administration of paid sick
leave programs for federal contractors.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.
OMB Control Number: 1235-0029.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits;
not-for-profit institutions.
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Total Respondents: 1,321,800.
Total Annual Responses: 39,049,277.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 769,122.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies with type of request.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Costs (Operations/Maintenance): $1,629,180.13.
Dated: August 4, 2025.
Daniel Navarrete,
Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation.
[FR Doc. 2025-15023 Filed 8-6-25; 8:45 am]
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