[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65513-65514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31212]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 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. 
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting 
comments concerning the following information collection: OFCCP 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements: Supply and Service.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addressee section below by December 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments to Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U. S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, 
Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-0339 fax (202) 693-1451, 
EMail esa.gov">[email protected]esa.gov. For questions concerning this 
information collection request, please contact Mr. James Melvin, U. S. 
Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 
telephone (202) 693-0102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Office of Federal Contract Compliance is responsible for the 
administration of equal opportunity programs prohibiting employment 
discrimination and requiring affirmative action and applies to Federal 
contractors and subcontractors. OFCCP administers three programs: 
Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended; and the affirmative action provisions of the 
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 
(VEVRAA), 38 USC 4212. This information collection contains all 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements which are derived from the 
implementing regulations found at Title 41 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, chapter 60.

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;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated,

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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 (DOL) is seeking an extension of this 
information collection in order to substantiate compliance with 
nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements monitored by 
OFCCP.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: OFCCP Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements: Supply and 
Service.
    OMB Number: 1215-0072.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Annual Respondents/Responses: 95,311.

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                                                Average hours                                       Number of
                Requirements                    per response               Frequency                responses
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Recordkeeping:
    Initial Development of AAP..............            112.65  Once..........................               953
    Update of AAP...........................             51.14  Annually......................            95,054
    Maintenance of AAP......................             51.14  Annually......................            94,358
    Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection              2.18  Annually......................             5,750
     Procedures.
Reporting:
    Standard Form 100.......................               3.8  Annually......................            36,741
    Scheduling Letter.......................               4.5  On occasion...................             2,595
    Compliance Check Letter.................                .4  On occasion...................             2,000
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    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,967,675.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $23,096.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: December 7, 2001.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-31212 Filed 12-18-01; 8:45 am]
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