[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38478-38479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15767]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
29 CFR Part 10
RIN 1235-AA10
Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the period for filing written comments
until July 28, 2014 on the proposed rulemaking to implement the minimum
wage protections of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage
for Contractors. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published
in the Federal Register on June 17, 2014. The Department of Labor
(Department) is taking this action in order to provide interested
parties additional time to submit comments.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published June 17,
2014, at 79 FR 34568, is extended. The agency must receive comments on
or before July 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) 1235-AA10, by either one of the following
methods:
Electronic comments: through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
Written comments: through mail addressed to Mary Ziegler, Director,
Division of Regulations, Legislation and Interpretation, Wage and Hour
Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3510, 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 (Wage and
Hour Division) and Regulatory Information Number identified above for
this rulemaking (1235-AA10). All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. Consequently, prior to including any individual's
personal information such as Social Security Number, home address,
telephone number, email addresses and medical data in a comment, the
Department urges commenters to carefully consider that their
submissions are a matter of public record and will be publicly
accessible on the Internet. It is the commenter's responsibility to
safeguard his or her information. Because we continue to experience
delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area, commenters are
strongly encouraged to transmit their comments electronically via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
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www.regulations.gov or to submit them by mail early. For additional
information on submitting comments and the rulemaking process, see the
``Public Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ziegler, Director, Division of
Regulations, Legislation and Interpretation, Wage and Hour Division,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3510, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-0406 (this is not a toll-
free number). Copies of the NPRM may be obtained in alternative formats
(large print, braille, audio tape, or disc) upon request by calling
(202) 693-0023. TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to
obtain information or request materials in alternative formats.
Questions of interpretation or enforcement of regulations issued by
this agency or referenced in this document may be directed to the
nearest Wage and Hour Division District Office. Locate the nearest
office by calling the Wage and Hour Division's toll-free help line at
(866) 4US-WAGE ((866) 487-9243) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in your local
time zone, or log onto the Wage and Hour Division's Web site for a
nationwide listing of Wage and Hour District and Area Offices at http://www.dol.gov/whd/america2.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Access and Filing Comments
Public Participation: The NPRM is available through the Federal
Register and the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. You may also
access the NPRM through the Department's Web site at http://www.dol.gov/federalregister. To comment electronically on federal
rulemakings, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, which will allow you to find, review, and submit
comments on federal documents that are published in the Federal
Register and open for comment. Please identify all comments submitted
in electronic form by the RIN Docket Number (1235-AA10). Because of
delays in receiving mail in the Washington, DC area, in order to ensure
timely receipt prior to the close of the comment period, commenters
should transmit their comments electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov or submit them by mail
early. Please submit one copy of your comments by only one method.
II. Request for Comment
The Department is proposing regulations to implement Executive
Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors. The Executive
Order seeks to increase efficiency and cost savings in the work
performed by parties that contract with the Federal Government by
raising the hourly minimum wage paid by those contractors to workers
performing work on covered federal contracts to: (i) $10.10 per hour,
beginning January 1, 2015; and (ii) beginning January 1, 2016, and
annually thereafter, an amount determined by the Secretary of Labor.
The NPRM incorporates existing definitions, procedures, remedies, and
enforcement processes under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Service
Contract Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act.
On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658,
which directed the Department to issue regulations to implement the
requirements of the Executive Order by October 1, 2014. On June 12,
2014, the Department posted on its Web site an overview of the
Executive Order and the NPRM comment process. The Department published
the NPRM in the Federal Register on June 17, 2014 (79 FR 34568),
complete with background information, economic impact analysis and
proposed regulatory text. The NPRM also requested that interested
parties from the public submit comments on the NPRM on or before July
17, 2014.
The Department has received requests to extend the period for
filing public comments from government and business organizations.
Because of the interest that has been expressed in this matter, the
Department has decided to provide an extension of the period for
submitting public comment until July 28, 2014.
Dated: June 30, 2014.
David Weil,
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-15767 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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