[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29778-29779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11981]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal 
Labor Laws

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Notification of Employee Rights under Federal 
Labor Laws,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for continued use without change in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 20, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this

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notice or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this 
is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-OLMS, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President Barack Obama signed Executive 
Order 13496 (E.O. 13496) on January 30, 2009, requiring certain 
Government contractors and subcontractors to post notices informing 
their employees of their rights as employees under Federal labor laws. 
Regulations 29 CFR 471.11 provides for DOL to accept a written 
complaint alleging that a contractor doing business with the Federal 
government has failed to post the notice required by E.O. 13496. The 
section establishes that no special complaint form is required; 
however, a complaint must be in writing. In addition, the complaint 
must contain certain information, including the name, address, and 
telephone number of the person submitting the complaint and the name 
and address of the Federal contractor alleged to have violated the 
rule. The section also establishes that a written complaint may be 
submitted to either the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 
or OLMS.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1245-0004. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be 
for more than three (3) years without renewal, and the current approval 
for this collection is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2013. The DOL 
seeks OMB to extend PRA authorization for this information collection 
for three (3) more years without any change to existing requirements. 
It should be noted that existing information collection requirements 
submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they 
undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on February 25, 2013 (78 FR 12798).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1245-0004. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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: DOL-OLMS.
    Title of Collection: Notification of Employee Rights under Federal 
Labor Laws.
    OMB Control Number: 1245-0003.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 32.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $13.

    Dated: May 14, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11981 Filed 5-20-13; 8:45 am]
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