[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85672-85673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28679]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Affirmative Action Program Verification 
Interface

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)-sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval 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 January 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OFCCP administers and enforces three equal 
employment opportunity laws:
     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 inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing 
information about their pay or the pay of their co-workers, subject to 
certain limitations. E.O. 11246's basic coverage 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. E.O. 11246's 
Affirmative Action Program (AAP) requirements apply to federal 
contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract 
of $50,000 or more. 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, and 
its AAP coverage applies to federal contractors and subcontractors with 
50 or more employees and a contract of $50,000 or more. 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, and its AAP coverage applies to federal contractors and 
subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract of $150,000 or 
more. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2020 
(85 FR 56635).
    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 approves it and displays a currently valid 
OMB Control Number. In addition,

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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 OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-OFCCP.
    Title of Collection: Affirmative Action Program Verification 
Interface.
    OMB Control Number: 1250-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 116,898.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 116,898.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 48,509 hours (first year); 
13,791 (subsequent/ongoing years).
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: December 18, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-28679 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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