[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68424-68425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30367]


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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 proposed collection: Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 
Construction. A copy of the proposed information collection request can 
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES 
section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section below on or before February 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail [email protected]. Please 
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 
(OFCCP) is responsible for the administration of three equal 
opportunity programs, which prohibit employment discrimination and 
require affirmative action by Federal contractors and subcontractors. 
The Acts administered by the OFCCP are Executive Order 11246, as 
amended Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and the 
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended 
(VEVRAA), 38 U.S.C. 4212. The OFCCP has promulgated regulations 
implementing these programs, which are found at Title 41 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, Chapter 60. For purposes of this clearance 
request, the programs have been divided functionally into two 
categories, construction and supply service. This information 
collection request covers the recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
for the functional aspects of the program involving construction. A 
separate information collection request covers the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements for functional aspects of the program involving 
supply and service, and is approved under OMB 1215-0072. This 
information collection is currently approved for use through December 
31, 2003.
    II. Review Focus: 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, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    [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: The Department of Labor seeks the extension 
of approval to collect this information in order to carry out its 
responsibility to enforce the affirmative action and anti-
discrimination provisions of the three Acts, which it administers. 
OFCCP is conducting an internal assessment of the burden hours reported 
in this information collection request. OFCCP intends to publish the 
internal study for public comment in seeking a three-year approval on 
this information collection request. OFCCP is currently seeking a six-
month authorization, which will provide sufficient time to complete the 
internal study.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
    Title: OFCCP Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, 
Construction.
    OMB Number: 1215-0163.
    Agency Number:
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Respondents: 100,000.
    Total Annual responses: 100,000.
    Average Time per Response, Recordkeeping: 48 hours.
    Records Maintenance: 8 to 24 hours.
    Affirmative Action Plan, Initial Development: 18 hours.
    Affirmative Action Plan, Annual Update: 7.5 hours.
    Affirmative Action Plan, Maintenance: 7.5 hours.
    Compliance Reviews: 1-2 hours.
    Total Burden Hours, Recordkeeping and Reporting: 4,841,468.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $8,217.

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    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    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 2, 2003.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-30367 Filed 12-5-03; 8:45 am]
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