[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43798-43799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18067]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual 
Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Prohibiting Discrimination Based on 
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and 
Subcontractors,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 
Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before August 24, 2015.

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 at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201504-1250-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
OFCCP, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-
free number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender 
Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors information collection 
codified in regulations 41 CFR parts 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4, and 60-50. 
Among other things, these regulations set forth information disclosure 
and reporting requirements for covered Federal contractors, 
subcontractors, and federally assisted construction contractors and 
subcontractors (collectively referred to as contractors). This 
information collection request supports the final rule published 
December 8, 2014, (79 FR 72703) implementing Executive Order 11246, 
Equal Employment Opportunity (published September 28, 1965, 30 FR 
12319) and Executive Order 13672, Further Amendments to Executive Order 
11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and 
Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity (published July 23, 
2014, 79 FR 42971).
    The final rule sets forth the following information disclosure and 
reporting requirements for covered Federal contractors: (1) Contractors 
must incorporate specific language into the equal opportunity clause 
used in covered subcontracts and purchase orders; (2) contractors are 
expressly to state in solicitations for employees that all qualified 
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to 
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or 
national origin; and (3) contractors are to disclose when their 
employees or prospective employees are denied a visa of entry to a 
country in which or with which the contractors are doing business. 
Executive Order 11246, ``Equal Employment Opportunity,'' section 202; 
and Executive Order 13672, ``Further Amendments to Executive Order 
11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government,'' 
section 2 authorize this information collection. See E.O. 11246 section 
202 (published September 28, 1965, 30 FR 12319) and E.O. 13672 section 
2 (published July 23, 2014, 79 FR 42971).
    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 1250-0009.
    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 September 30, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
final rule published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2014 (79 FR 
72703).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1250-0009. 
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;

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     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-OFCCP.
    Title of Collection: Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual 
Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors.
    OMB Control Number: 1250-0009.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits, 
farms, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 200,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 200,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 38,769 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

     Dated: July 17, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-18067 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
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