[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63060-63061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29978]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs


Construction Contractors--Affirmative Action Requirements: 
Rescission of Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regulatory reform efforts, the Department of 
Labor is reviewing reporting requirements placed on the public. The 
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has determined, 
as part of its review, that the present routine submission by covered 
construction contractors of the Monthly Employment Utilization Report 
(CC-257) is no longer necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annie A. Blackwell, Director, Division of Policy, Planning and Program 
Development, OFCCP, 202-219-9430 (voice), 1-800-326-2577 (TDD). Copies 
of this Notice, including copies in alternative formats, may be 
obtained by calling OFCCP at 202-219-9430 (voice) or 1-800-326-2577 
(TDD). The alternative formats available are: Large print, electronic 
file on computer disk, and audio-tape.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Executive Order 11246 
(Sections 202, 203, and 301), the equal opportunity clause included in 
non-exempt Government contracts and federally assisted construction 
contracts requires contractors to furnish all information and reports 
required by Executive Order 11246 and by the rules, regulations, and 
orders of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1.4(a)(5), (b)(5)). Also, 
non-exempt Federal construction contracts and subcontracts, and 
federally assisted construction contracts and subcontracts include the 
Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract 
Specifications (41 CFR 60-4.3). These specifications require 
construction contractors and subcontractors to submit any reports 
relating to the provisions of the regulations as may be required by the 
Government (41 CFR 60-4.3(a)(14)).
    For many years, the reports routinely required of construction 
contractors by OFCCP have taken the form of the Monthly Employment 
Utilization Report (CC-257). Covered construction contractors have been 
required to record on this form the total hours worked by all 
construction employees and the number of hours worked by minority and 
female employees by construction trade, on construction projects in a 
specific area. The CC-257s are sent monthly to the OFCCP Area Office 
with jurisdiction over the location where the contractor's payroll 
records are kept.
    The requirement to file the CC-257, however, has had only limited 
application. The report has been required only of approximately one-
third of the covered construction contractors every month. Briefly, 
only construction work performed in geographic areas covered by 
minority goals under a hometown or imposed plan, as listed in the 
Federal Register in 1978, are required to report. (45 FR 85750; 43 FR 
19473, App. B) Approximately 35,000 reports are filed each month.
    The ongoing review of regulatory requirements and the 
identification of existing paperwork requirements which can be 
eliminated without significantly affecting compliance with the 
Executive Order has resulted in the decision to no longer require the 
routine preparation and submission of the CC-257. Eliminating these 
monthly reports will relieve the affected construction contractors of 
an estimated 419,000 burden hours per year currently calculated under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) (OMB control number 1215-
0163). Also, ending this collection of information will permit OFCCP to 
utilize its limited resources more efficiently.
    It is important to note, however, that the Executive Order and 
regulations cited above continue to authorize the Secretary of Labor to 
require reporting from contractors subject to the regulations. It is 
anticipated that such reporting, generally, will be associated with 
instances involving the resolution of violations of the regulations and 
as otherwise deemed appropriate to further the purposes of the 
Executive Order. (For example, during the term of a construction mega 
project.)
    Therefore, upon publication of this Notice, the routine monthly 
compilation and submission of the form CC-257 is no longer required 
from construction contractors: Provided, that any contractor or 
subcontractor required to submit such reports pursuant to an extant 
agreement with OFCCP shall continue to do so for the duration of the 
agreement.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of November 1995.
Bernard E. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards.
Shirley J. Wilcher,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-29978 Filed 12-7-95; 8:45 am]
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