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2. Data documentation, including 

metadata content, codebooks, and data 

dictionaries; 

3. Data formats specific to certain 

analysis patterns (e.g., spatial analysis, 

machine learning, and program 

evaluation) including tagging, 

geocoding, and data encoding that 

reduce burdens and increase efficiency; 

4. Data quality issues that diminish 

the benefit and utility of Departmental 

data and limit transparency and 

analyses; and 

5. Challenges with data comparability 

including linking across program data, 

establishing common identifiers across 

data sets, and merging Departmental 

data with other Federal and non-Federal 

data sources. 

The Department also solicits public 

comment on the following areas: 

6. Identifying data sets that are 

currently useful and merit prioritization 

in forthcoming open data efforts; 

7. Identifying data sets that are neither 

public nor available through restricteduse access programs that could provide 

value to the Department’s stakeholders 

if made available; 

8. The relative advantages and 

disadvantages of various machinereadable formats including JavaScript 

Object Notation (JSON), Extensible 

Markup Language (XML), and ASCII 

text files with or without commaseparated values (CSV) files; 

9. The relative advantages and 

disadvantages of providing open data 

through DAAS vis-a-vis complexity, 

efficiency, convenience, automation, 

and user-friendliness; 

10. Specific data sets and 

methodologies that would be useful in 

achieving the goals of President Biden’s 

Executive Orders on Equity from 

January 2021 and on Customer 

Experience from November 2021; and 

relevant data and metadata standards 

that enhance interoperability, promote 

transparency, aid discovery, provide 

understanding, and facilitate integrating 

data from multiple sources. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

associate the category numbering above 

within their responses to facilitate 

organization and analysis of the 

comments. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

June, 2022. 

Scott Gibbons, 

Chief Data Officer, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Wage and Hour Division 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Report 

of Construction Contractor’s Wage 

Rates 

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the 

Department) is soliciting comments 

concerning a proposed revision of the 

information collection request (ICR) 

titled ‘‘Report of Construction 

Contractor’s Wage Rates,’’ which 

describes the WD–10 form and its use in 

wage surveys to implement the 

prevailing wage requirements of the 

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. The 

Department is proposing to revise the 

WD–10 form and create a new WD–10A 

pre-survey form that will be used to 

identify potential respondents to the 

WD–10. 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 PRA process 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 collection 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 

August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Control Number 1235– 

0015, by either one of the following 

methods: Email: WHDPRAComments@

dol.gov; Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: 

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. 

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: 

Robert Waterman, 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). Copies of this notice may be 

obtained in alternative formats (Rich 

Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), 

a thumb drive, an MP3 file, large print, 

braille, audiotape, compact disc, or 

other accessible format), upon request, 

by calling (202) 693–0023 (not a toll-free 

number). TTY/TTD callers may dial tollfree (877) 889–5627 to obtain 

information or request materials in 

alternative formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: The Davis-Bacon Act 

(DBA), as enacted in 1931 and 

subsequently amended, requires the 

payment of minimum prevailing wages 

determined by the Department of Labor 

to laborers and mechanics working on 

federal contracts in excess of $2,000 for 

the construction, alteration, or repair, 

including painting and decorating, of 

public buildings and public works. See 

40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq. Congress has also 

included the Davis-Bacon requirements 

in numerous other laws, known as the 

Davis-Bacon Related Acts (the Related 

Acts and, collectively with the DavisBacon Act, the DBRA), which provide 

federal assistance for construction 

projects through grants, loans, loan 

guarantees, insurance, and other 

methods. 

The DBA delegates to the Secretary of 

Labor the responsibility to determine 

the wage rates that are ‘‘prevailing’’ for 

each classification of covered laborers 

and mechanics on similar projects ‘‘in 

the civil subdivision of the State in 

which the work is to be performed.’’ 40 

U.S.C. 3142(b). The Administrator of the 

Wage and Hour Division, through this 

delegation of authority, is responsible 

for issuing these wage determinations 

(WDs). The DBA implementing 

regulations provide that, for the purpose 

of making WDs, the Administrator will 

conduct a continuing program for 

obtaining and compiling wage rate 

information. 29 CFR 1.3. As part of this 

program, the Administrator developed 

the WD–10 form to solicit information 

that is used to determine locally 


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prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon 

and Related Acts. The wage-data 

collection using the WD–10 form is a 

primary source of information and is 

essential to the determination of 

prevailing wages. The current WD–10 

information collection, 1235–0015, has 

been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and is 

currently approved for use through 

March 2024. 

The Department is now proposing 

changes to the WD–10 form to improve 

the overall efficiency of the DBA survey 

process. The proposed changes aim to 

streamline the collection of data 

required for the survey and make the 

collection less burdensome for 

respondents. The revised WD–10 form, 

as proposed, contains questions and 

requests for information that are 

arranged in a manner that allows 

respondents to quickly gather and report 

information necessary for the Wage and 

Hour Division to properly determine 

and publish prevailing wage rates. For 

example, on the proposed WD–10 form, 

the respondent will no longer be asked 

to determine a peak week(s) of 

construction for reported projects, 

identify the project value, or identify 

contractors or subcontractors on the 

project. Additionally, the proposed form 

uses a ‘‘picklist’’ of labor classifications 

from which a respondent may choose, 

rather than requiring the respondent to 

manually enter the labor classification 

into an open text field. These proposed 

changes to the WD–10 form, among 

others, are designed to increase the ease 

of participating in a survey and solicit 

more usable wage data to issue more 

comprehensive wage determinations. 

The Department also proposes to add 

a new WD–10A collection instrument, 

which will be a companion form to the 

WD–10 form. This collection instrument 

will be used pre-survey to identify 

potential respondents that performed 

construction work within the survey 

period in the survey area, which will 

enable the Department to solicit for 

survey participation. This pre-survey 

information requests will better identify 

additional contractors that performed 

construction work in the survey area. A 

complete listing of the proposed 

changes to the information collection is 

posted on the Department’s website at: 

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/ 

government-contracts/construction/ 

surveys/wd10pra. 

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 through 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 a revision of 

this information collection in order to 

ensure effective administration of 

construction contractor wage rate 

programs. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Agency: Wage and Hour Division. 

Title: Report of Construction 

Contractor’s Wage Rates. 

OMB Control Number: 1235–0015. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, 

Federal, State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Agency Numbers: Forms WD–10; 

WD–10A. 

Total Respondents: 3,641. 

Total Annual Responses: 21,939. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,161. 

Estimated Time per Response: WD– 

10—20 minutes; WD–10A—10 minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: June 10, 2022. 

Amy DeBisschop, 

Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation, 

and Interpretation. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Artificial Intelligence 

Research Resource Task Force; Notice 

of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: National 

Artificial Intelligence Research Resource 

Task Force (84629). 

Date and Time: July 25, 2022, 11:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. 

Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 

Alexandria, VA 22314/Virtual. 

Virtual meeting attendance only; to 

attend the virtual meeting, please send 

your request for the virtual meeting link 

to the following email: cmessam@

nsf.gov. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Brenda Williams, 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 

22314; Telephone: 703–292–8900; 

email: bwilliam@nsf.gov. 

Purpose of Meeting: The Task Force 

shall investigate the feasibility and 

advisability of establishing and 

sustaining a National Artificial 

Intelligence Research Resource; and 

propose a roadmap detailing how such 

resource should be established and 

sustained. 

Agenda: In this meeting, the Task 

Force will receive readouts from 

working-group discussions held on the 

topics of developing a startup, funding, 

and sustainment roadmap; defining 

specific structures and processes around 

the ownership and administration of the 

NAIRR; implementing ethical/ 

responsible research controls; and 

integrating computational, data, and 

testbed resources into a federated 

cyberinfrastructure. The Task Force will 

also discuss international perspectives 

on the NAIRR and statutory authorities 

related to establishing the NAIRR, and 

deliberate on an outline of the final 

implementation plan. 

Dated: June 9, 2022. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12851 Filed 6–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Site visit 

review of Platform for the Accelerated 

Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of 

Interface Materials (PARADIM), a 

Materials Innovation Platform (MIP), at 

Cornell University (lead institution) and 

Johns Hopkins University by the NSF 

Division of Materials Research (DMR). 

(#1203) 

Date and Time: July 14, 2022; 8:00 

a.m.–8:00 p.m.; July 15, 2022; 8:00 a.m.– 

3:00 p.m. 

Place: Johns Hopkins University, 

Bloomberg Center for Physics and 

Astronomy, 3701 San Martin Drive, 

Room 462, Baltimore, MD 21218. 


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