[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5482-5483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01617]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance 
Act, as Amended

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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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, ``Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment 
Assistance Act, as Amended'' 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). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before March 2, 2020.

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=201904-1250-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) 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-
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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, as Amended 
information collection. OFCCP administers and enforces Executive Order 
11246, section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (section 503), and the 
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), and their 
implementing regulations. Collectively, these laws require federal 
contractors to take affirmative action and not discriminate on the 
basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected 
veteran. Additionally, Executive Order 11246 prohibits a contractor 
from discharging or otherwise discriminating against applicants or 
employees who inquire about, discuss or disclose their compensation or 
that of others, subject to certain limitations. This information 
collection request covers the recordkeeping and third party disclosure 
requirements for Section 503 and VEVRAA. OFCCP is not proposing to 
collect new information with this renewal. Section 503 prohibits 
employment discrimination against

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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 $15,000.1 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.\1\
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    \1\ Effective October 1, 2015, the coverage threshold under 
VEVRAA increased from $100,000 to $150,000, in accordance with the 
inflationary adjustment requirements in 41 U.S.C. 1908.
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    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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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 1250-0004.
    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 January 31, 2020. 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 
notice published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2019 (84 FR 
52897).
    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 1250-0004. 
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-OFCCP.
    Title of Collection: Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance 
Act, as Amended.
    OMB Control Number: 1250-0004.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 42,532,659.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 42,532,659.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,377,348 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $763,467.

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

    Dated: January 23, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01617 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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