Notice2026-02448
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts
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Published
February 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour Division (WHD)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 5515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02448]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour
Division (WHD)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency
receives on or before March 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202-
693-8633, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e2a2122313e3c2f313e3b2c22272d2e0a010240090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1959e9d8e8183908e8184939d989291b5bebdffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Labor's (Department) Wage
and Hour Division (WHD) is authorized to administer and enforce a
variety of laws that establish the minimum standards for wages and
working conditions in the United States. Collectively, these labor
standards cover most private, state, and local government employment.
The WHD administers the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA or
Act), 41 U.S.C. 351 et seq. The SCA applies to every contract entered
into by the United States or the District of Columbia, the principal
purpose of which is to furnish services to the United States through
the use of service employees. The SCA requires contractors and
subcontractors performing services on covered federal or District of
Columbia contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in
various classes no less than the monetary wage rates and fringe
benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the rates (including
prospective increases) contained in a predecessor contractor's
collective bargaining agreement. Safety and health standards also apply
to such contracts. WHD enforces the compensation requirements of the
SCA. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2025 (90
FR 38185).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. To help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1235-0007.
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 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
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. The Department of
Labor seeks approval for the revision of this information collection to
ensure effective administration of the laws administered by the WHD.
Agency: DOL-WHD.
Title of Collection: Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts
OMB Control Number: 1235-0007.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 128,648.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 128,648.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 127,607 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
PRA Department Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-02448 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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