[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8899-8900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04196]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment 
of People With Disabilities

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Office of 
Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) proposal titled, ``Survey of Employer Policies on the 
Employment of People with Disabilities,'' to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are 
invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before April 2, 2018.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201709-1230-001 (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 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
ODEP, 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: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks PRA authority for the Survey 
of Employer Policies on the Employment

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of People with Disabilities information collection to examine employer 
perceptions of their efforts to employ individuals with disabilities. 
Knowing this information will enhance the ability of the ODEP to engage 
employers on how to hire, retain, and promote individuals with 
disabilities. The ODEP has the ability to reach out to employers 
through its public education campaigns and technical assistance 
centers, as well as engage the business community directly. Assessing 
employer attitudes towards hiring and retaining individuals with 
disabilities will increase the ODEP's understanding of employer 
successes and concerns, as well as more effectively to share best 
practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting individuals with 
disabilities. This study will answer research questions with regard to 
current employer practices and attitudes towards employment of people 
with disabilities (disability employment'); barriers and facilitators 
of disability employment; the impact of accommodations and technology 
on employer perceptions and attitudes towards disability employment; 
and sources of disability employment-related information for employers. 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001 section Appendix A-HR 5656 
authorizes this information collection. See Public Law 106-554.
    This proposed 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on May 23, 2017 (82 FR 23607).
    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 ICR Reference Number 201709-
1230-001. 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-ODEP.
    Title of Collection: Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment 
of People with Disabilities.
    OMB ICR Reference Number: 201709-1230-001.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,240.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 17,250.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,136 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

     Dated: February 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04196 Filed 2-28-18; 8:45 am]
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