[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 36 (Thursday, February 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3493]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 14, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 202-395-7316 (this is not a 
toll-free number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in 
the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-100)
    OMB Number: 1293-0005.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 187,755.
    Number of Annual Responses: 187,755.
    Total Burden Hours: 140,816.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report 
VETS-100, administered by U.S. Department of Labor, is used to 
facilitate Federal contractors and subcontractors reporting of their 
employment and new hiring activities. Title 38 U.S.C., Section 4212 
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 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 
veterans who served on active duty during a war or a campaign or 
expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; (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 during the period.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-3493 Filed 2-23-05; 8:45 am]
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