[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53111-53112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22858]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Leadership in Equal Access and Diversity Award; New Information
Collection Requirements; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-
clearance 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. The 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 Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments concerning its
proposal to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to implement the Leadership in Equal Access and Diversity (LEAD)
award. OFCCP will be sharing the information with DOL's Women's Bureau
for the purpose of partnering with them in support of the award. A copy
of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this Notice or by accessing it at
www.regulations.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before December 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronic comments: The federal eRulemaking portal at
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions found on that website for
submitting comments.
Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Addressed to Harvey D. Fort, Acting
Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-3325,
Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. For faster submission, we encourage commenters to transmit
their comment electronically via the www.regulations.gov website.
Comments that are mailed to the address provided above must be
postmarked before the close of the comment period. All submissions must
include OFCCP's name for identification. Comments submitted in response
to the notice, including any personal information provided, become a
matter of public record and will be posted on www.regulations.gov.
Comments will also be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harvey D. Fort, Acting Director,
Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs, Room C-3325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0103 (voice) or (202) 693-
1337 (TTY) (these are not toll-free numbers). Copies of this notice may
be obtained in alternative formats (large print, braille, audio
recording) upon request by calling the numbers listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OFCCP administers and enforces the three nondiscrimination and
equal employment opportunity laws listed below.
Executive Order 11246, as amended (E.O. 11246)
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Section 503)
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974,
as amended (VEVRAA)
These authorities prohibit employment discrimination by covered
federal contractors and subcontractors and require that they provide
equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
or status as a protected veteran. Additionally, federal contractors and
subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against applicants
and employees for asking about, discussing, or sharing information
about their pay or the pay of their co-workers. E.O. 11246 applies to
federal contractors and subcontractors and to federally assisted
construction contractors holding a Government contract in excess of
$10,000, or Government contracts that have, or can reasonably be
expected to have, an aggregate total value exceeding $10,000 in a 12-
month period. E.O. 11246 also applies to government bills of lading,
depositories of federal funds in any amount, and to financial
institutions that are issuing and paying agents for U.S. Savings Bonds.
Section 503 prohibits employment discrimination against applicants and
employees because of physical or mental disability and requires
affirmative action to ensure that persons are treated without regard to
disability. Section 503 applies to federal contractors and
subcontractors with contracts in excess of $15,000. VEVRAA prohibits
employment discrimination against protected veterans and requires
affirmative action to ensure that persons are treated without regard to
their status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA applies to federal
contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $150,000 or more. This
collection will implement the LEAD award that will recognize federal
contractor and subcontractor establishments that have developed and
successfully implemented comprehensive equal employment opportunity and
nondiscrimination programs.
[[Page 53112]]
II. Review Focus
OFCCP is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the compliance assistance functions of the agency that
support the agency's compliance mission, 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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
OFCCP seeks approval of this new information collection in order to
carry out and enhance its responsibilities to enforce the
nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of the three legal
authorities it administers.
Type of Review: New Request.
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
Title: Contractor Recognition Program--Leadership in Equal Access
and Diversity (LEAD) Award.
OMB Number: 1250-[NEW].
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
Total Respondents for Nominations: 100.
Total Annual Responses for Nominations: 100 biennially.
Average Time per Response for Nominations: 26 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours for Nominations: 2,600.
Frequency: Biennially.
Total Burden Cost for Nominations: $88,842.
Total Respondents for Finalists: 6.
Total Annual Responses for Finalists: 6 biennially.
Average Time per Response for Finalists: 28 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours for Finalists: 168 hours.
Total Burden Cost for Finalists: $5,741.
Estimated Total Burden Hours (Nominations and Finalists): 2,768
hours.
Total Burden Cost (Nominations and Finalists): $94,583.
Harvey D. Fort,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-22858 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-CM-P