[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13964-13965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06894]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs


Construction Compliance Check Letters; New Information Collection 
Requirements; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (PRA). 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 Construction Compliance Check Letters. 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 June 7, 2019.

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.

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    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 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 take 
affirmative action and 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, in 
certain circumstances, 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 
information collection request (ICR) seeks to implement two types of 
construction compliance check letters for construction contractors to 
notify them that they have been selected to undergo a compliance check. 
More limited in nature than the full compliance review currently 
conducted by OFCCP, each compliance check will impose a much smaller 
contractor burden by allowing the agency to review only certain 
records.
    II. Review Focus: OFCCP is particularly interested in comments 
which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the enforcement and 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 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: Construction Compliance Check Letters.
    OMB Number: 1250-[NEW].
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Total Respondents: 500.
    Average Time per Response: 8.5 or 5.5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,650.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost: $0.

Harvey D. Fort,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-06894 Filed 4-5-19; 8:45 am]
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