[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68691-68694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28647]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Veterans' Employment and Training Service; Proposed Information 
Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; 
Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-100

AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), Labor.

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 Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection 
request for the VETS-100 Form.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted by January 13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1316, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-4711. 
Written comments limited to 10 pages or fewer may also be transmitted 
be facsimile to (202) 693-4755. Receipt of submissions, whether by U.S. 
mail, e-mail or FAX transmittal, will not be acknowledged; however, the 
sender may request confirmation that a submission has been received, by 
telephoning VETS at (202) 693-4711.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Norman G. Lance, Division of 
Investigation and Compliance, Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1316, 200 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone: (202) 693-4731 (Voice) or (800) 
670-7008 (TTY/TDD). Copies of the referenced information collection 
request are available for inspection and copying through VETS and will 
be mailed to persons who request copies by telephoning Ms. Lynne 
McGrail at (202) 693-4726.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Federal Contractor Veterans employment Report VETS-100 is 
administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, is used to facilitate 
Federal contractor and subcontractor reporting of their employment and 
new hiring activity. Title 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) requires the collection of 
information from entities holding contracts of $25,000 or more with 
Federal Departments or agencies to report annually on (a) the number of 
current employees in each

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job category and at each hiring location who are special disabled 
veterans, the number who are veterans of the Vietnam era, and the 
number who are other protected veterans who served on active duty 
during a war or a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has 
been authorized, and newly separated veterans; (b) the total number of 
employees hired during the report period and of those, the number of 
special disabled, the number who are veterans of the Vietnam era, and 
the number who are other veterans; and the maximum and minimum number 
of employees employed by the contractor at each hiring location.
    VETS is requesting this extension to ensure that an OMB cleared and 
approved form is available for the collection of the VETS-100 Reports 
for September 2003. Although there is legislation which, upon 
implementation, will change a number of requirements for the submission 
of the VETS-100 report, the legislation does not take effect until 12 
months following enactment of the legislation, will therefore, not 
effect the submission of the VETS-100 report for the 2003 collection. 
This extension will bring the VETS-100 Form into compliance with 
legislative mandates.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently VETS is soliciting comments concerning the proposed 
information collection request for the Federal Contractor Veterans' 
Employment Report VETS-100. The Department of Labor is particularly 
interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information.
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    This notice requests an extension of the current Office of 
Management and Budget approval of the paperwork requirements for VETS-
100 Form.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Atency: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    Title: VETS-100 Form.
    OMB Number: 1293-0005.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions and not-
for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 194,580.
    Average Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 97,290 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup costs: $0.
    Total Initial Annual Costs: $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request. Comments will become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: November 5, 2002.
Frederico Juarbe Jr.,
Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
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