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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 1016
Database ID: 2567
Record Series Title: Annual Prevailing Wage Rate Surveys and Survey Records
Record Series Abstract: Annual Prevailing Wage Survey records include state highway construction project survey forms, wage calculation reports, prevailing wage survey letters, and survey responses. The purpose of the Prevailing Wage survey is to gather information from highway contractors regarding the number of employees, the number of hours worked and the amount of wages paid in each wage classification. Paper and electronic documents are maintained in the Central Office. Records will be destroyed by state approved method.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: Upon completion of the survey. Survey responses from employers must be postmarked by October 31 and will be accepted if received by the department within three (3) business days of October 31.
Total Retention: 5 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: This record series may include but is not limited to these records which are maintained both in paper and in electronic format (Oracle) by the agency for five (5) years. Survey participants have the option of completing and submitting surveys by paper or electronically. Surveys are sent via email/USPS to participants for completion. Completed surveys are submitted electronically or received via USPS and processed manually. This information is used to set the Prevailing Wage Rates for the upcoming year. After five (5) years, the paper records may be shredded and destroyed. The electronic records may be deleted after five (5) years by a System Administrator. The records are stored at 220 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN 37243. Records will be destroyed by state approved method.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 2764
Record Location: WRC Division - Labor Standards Unit – 220 French Landing Drive, Floor 2B – Nashville, TN 37243
File Arrangement: Alpha, Numeric
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 2014 through current.
Annual Accumulation: 1.0 cu ft. (0.22 gb.)
Current Volume: 5.0 cu. ft. (0.11 gb.)
Record Value: Administrative
Audit Requirements: State
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 2
Past Year: 1
2 - 5 Years: 1
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: No
If Shared, List Agencies:
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: Labor Standards Unit - 220 French Landing Drive, Floor 2B - Nashville, TN 37243
Essential Record Media Type: Paper
Confidential: No
Confidential Legal Citation:
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other: Not applicable.
Agency Retention: 5 years
Agency Retention - Years Active: 3 years
Agency Retention - Years Inactive: 2 years
Records Center Retention Period:
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: T.C.A. Sections 12-4-401, 12-4-403, 12-4-404, 12-4-405, and 12-4-406. Chapter 0800-03-02 Prevailing Wage Commission Rules. Retention period – five (5) years per policy of State Audit.
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: Oracle
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: Surveys - Record Series is stored on a 2012 Virtual Server, located at Data Center South, Smyrna, TN. The record series may be accessed via desktop computers safely stored in the Labor Standards Unit area in the same building. The record series is password protected.
Software Description: Surveys - The software used to store the data is an Oracle database, accessed via a desktop application which is only accessible from desktop computers safely stored in the Labor Standards Unit area located at 220 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN 37243. The database is password protected. There is also a web interface which links directly to the Oracle database and is password protected. Additionally, the web application is only accessible to input data during the month of October each year.
System Location: Date Center South, Smyrna, TN
Backup Procedures: Surveys - The data is backed up daily by the standard daily incremental process, to tape, and also has a weekly full backup on Friday each week. The backup is located at Data Center North, Nashville, TN and is also sent off to Iron Mountain weekly. Additionally, each year's data is backed up to a separate file prior to loading the next year's data to the Oracle database.
Disaster Recovery: Surveys - The data is backed up at the State Disaster Recovery site. In the event of a disaster, the data would be retrieved using standard procedures. This application has been assigned a Bronze Level for Disaster Recovery. Therefore, recovery in a disaster situation could take between one (1) and three (3) weeks. Ops Planner is now the state's sole repository for Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity (DR/BC) documentation.
Data Migration Description: The data is stored in a set of tables which are regenerated each year for the purpose of storing current tables. The previous year's data is copied and saved in the same database, but is not used. The information is not migrated to another system or used elsewhere - all data is used internally in one database, one system, for one purpose. We are in the process of creating a new system, and the data will be migrated from the current location to a new location but maintained in the same way.
Metadata Description: The data consists of business address and contact information, stored in an Oracle database. It does not contain PII. It is inserted into the database each year (see Migration) and then copied and retained as historical data. The data contains one quarter's worth of wages paid, voluntarily entered by businesses who work in Tennessee, for the purpose of determining Prevailing Wage. The tables kept are: contract information (the contract number); classification information (what type of job); the location; the hours; and the rates paid.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Janet Caudill
Job Title: Administrative Assistant 1
Address 1: 220 French Landing Drive, 2B
Address 2:
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-253-2994
Email: Janet.Caudill@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development
Agency Head: Jeff McCord, Commissioner
Director: Kenneth Nealy, Director
Allotment Code: 337.06
Status
Action Requested: Revision
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 04-24-2019 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 04-25-2019 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2019-04-25 We have reviewed RDA 1016 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 04-29-2019 Agency concurs.
RMD Director Recomendations: 04-29-2019 RDA 1016 is a request to revise an RDA. The retention period will remain five years and destroy. The format will be paper/electronic. The Title, Abstract, Disposition Notes, and Worksheet have been updated. Recommend approval of request to revise RDA 1016.
Signed Form Received: 2019-04-29
PRC Meeting Date: 05-22-2019
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 1016.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
165 1016 2016-06-22 Approved
2162 1016 0000-00-00 Pending
2163 1016 0000-00-00 Pending
2164 1016 2016-11-03 Approved
2567 1016 2019-05-22 Approved