[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29892-29893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12556]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
[OMB Control No. 1250-0002]
Proposed Revision of Information Collection Request; Complaint
Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or
Subcontractor
AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request
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 on the information collection, Complaint
Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or
Subcontractor.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before September 5, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments in the following
way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments for OFCCP-2025-0004.
Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket, with no changes.
Because your comment will be made public, you are responsible for
ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential
information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such
as your or anyone else's Social Security number or confidential
business information.
If your comment includes confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit written/paper submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit DOL-OFCCP, Division of
Policy and Program Development, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-
3325, Washington, DC 20210.
OFCCP will post your comment as well as any attachments,
except for information submitted and marked as confidential, in the
docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Eschbach, Director, Office
of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0101 or toll free at 1-800-
397-6251. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
services. Copies of this notice may be obtained in alternative formats
(large print, braille, audio recording) upon request by calling the
numbers listed above.
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 793; 38 U.S.C. 4212; 41 CFR 60-300.61; and 41
CFR 60-741.61.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OFCCP administers and enforces Section 503 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA). Section 503
prohibits employment discrimination against applicants and employees
based on disability and requires Federal contractors and subcontractors
to take steps to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat
qualified individuals without discrimination based on disabilities. Its
basic coverage requirements apply to contractors with a federal
contract or subcontract of more than $15,000. VEVRAA requires
contractors to take steps to employ and advance in employment,
qualified individuals, namely disabled veterans, recently separated
veterans, active-duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed
Forces service medal veterans, and by regulation prohibits employment
discrimination against protected veterans and otherwise treat qualified
individuals without discrimination based on their status as a protected
veteran. Its requirements apply to contractors with a federal contract
or subcontract of $150,000 or more. Under both laws, OFCCP is required
to institute a prompt investigation of each complaint it receives.
At the time this information collection was last approved, OFCCP
also enforced Executive Order 11246 (E.O. 11246). E.O. 11246 prohibited
Federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in
employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, and national origin. It also prohibited Federal
contractors and subcontractors from taking adverse employment actions
against applicants or employees because they inquired about, discussed,
or disclosed information about their pay or the pay of their co-
workers, subject to certain limitations. On January 21, 2025, President
Trump issued Executive Order 14173 (E.O. 14173), which revoked E.O.
11246. Therefore, applicants and employees of Federal contractors and
subcontractors, authorized representatives, or third parties may file
complaints of employment discrimination with OFCCP pursuant to Section
503 or VEVRAA but may no longer file complaints with OFCCP pursuant to
E.O. 11246.
OFCCP is requesting approval to revise questions on the Complaint
of Employment Discrimination Involving a Federal Contractor or
Subcontractor form (CC-4) and Pre-Complaint Inquiry for Employment
Discrimination Involving a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor form
(CC-390) to align with E.O. 14173 by removing items related to E.O.
11246 from these forms.
OFCCP seeks the approval of these information collection
instruments in order to carry out its statutory responsibilities under
Section 503 and VEVRAA, including its obligation to promptly
investigate the complaints filed under either law.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
OFCCP is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection related to the Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination
by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor. OFCCP is particularly
interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information has practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of OFCCP's estimate of the burden
related to the information collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;
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Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the information collection 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.
Background documents related to this information collection request
are available at https://regulations.gov. Questions about the
information collection requirements may be directed to the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
III. Current Actions
This information collection is for OFCCP's complaint program, OMB
Control Number 1250-0002. OFCCP does not anticipate changes with
respect to the number of respondents, responses, or burden hours from
the previous information collection request. OFCCP has updated the
burden costs supporting this information collection request from the
previous information collection request due to changes in copying and
mailing costs since the last approval.
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title of Collection: Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination
by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor.
Forms: CC-4 and CC-390.
OMB Control Number: 1250-0002.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,618 respondents for the CC-390;
100 respondents for the CC-4.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 1,618 responses for the CC-390; 100 responses
for the CC-4.
Estimated Average Time per Response: .25 hours for the CC-390; 1
hour for the CC-4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 505 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $1,797.
Catherine Eschbach,
Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2025-12556 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
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