Today, June 10, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) submitted to the Office of the Federal Register for publication a notice of proposed revision to the information collection titled “Report of Construction Contractor’s Wage Rates.” WHD is proposing changes to the WD-10 form to improve the overall efficiency of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 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 proposed revision rearranges questions and data requests to enable respondents to quickly gather and report information.
WHD is also proposing to add a new WD-10A collection instrument, which is a companion form to the revised WD-10 form. This new form will primarily be used pre-survey to identify potential respondents that performed construction work within the survey period in the survey area so that the Department can more effectively solicit survey participation.
There are 71 DBRA laws applicable to federal and federally assisted construction projects that require the payment of locally prevailing wage rates to approximately 1.2 million U.S. construction workers. The requirements currently apply to approximately $217 billion in federal and federally assisted spending on construction each year.
The DBRA requirements also protect workers under the unprecedented federal investments in infrastructure across the country. These projects involve clean energy, power and water infrastructure improvements, legacy pollution remediation, and renovation to the nation’s broadband and transportation infrastructures.
WHD encourages interested parties to submit comments on this proposal. Interested parties will have 60 days to submit their comments following notice in the Federal Register. Please submit comments by email to WHDPRAComments@dol.gov or by mail to the 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.
For more information on WHD’s proposed revision, please visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s website. A complete listing of the proposed changes to the information collection is posted at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/construction/surveys/wd10pra.