Notice2026-03392
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Government Contractor Paid Sick Leave
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Published
February 20, 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 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8276-8277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03392]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Government Contractor Paid Sick Leave
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.
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DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency
receives on or before March 23, 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#5a1e1516050a081b050a0f181613191a3e3536743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c783888b98979586989792858b8e8487a3a8abe9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 7, 2015, President Barack Obama
signed Executive Order 13706, ``Establishing Paid Sick Leave for
Federal Contractors.'' 80 FR 54697. The Executive Order 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 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. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2025 (90 FR 38184).
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 1235-0029.
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: Government Contractor Paid Sick Leave.
OMB Control Number: 1235-0029.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,321,800.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 39,049,276.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 769,122 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,598,951.52.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
PRA Department Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-03392 Filed 2-19-26; 8:45 am]
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