Notice2024-03635
Proposed Reinstatement With Change of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request
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Published
February 23, 2024
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Labor DepartmentFederal Contract Compliance Programs Office
Abstract
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 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. 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) for a reinstatement with change of the Monthly Employment Utilization Report (CC-257). 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13748-13750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03635]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Proposed Reinstatement With Change of 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. The program helps 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. 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) for a
reinstatement with change of the Monthly Employment Utilization Report
(CC-257). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER
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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice or by accessing it at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before April 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronic comments: The Federal eRulemaking portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions found on that website for
submitting comments.
Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Addressed to Tina T. Williams, Acting
Deputy Director of OFCCP and Director of Policy & 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Comments will also be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina T. Williams, Acting Deputy
Director of OFCCP and Director of Policy & Program Development, Office
of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room C-3325, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0103 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: OFCCP administers and enforces the three equal
employment opportunity authorities listed below:
<bullet> Executive Order 11246, as amended (E.O. 11246);
<bullet> Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Section 503); and
<bullet> Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974,
as amended (VEVRAA).
These authorities prohibit employment discrimination by Federal
contractors and subcontractors and require them to take affirmative
action to ensure that equal employment opportunities are available
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 Federal contractors and subcontractors from
discriminating in employment against individuals with disabilities. It
also requires Federal contractors and subcontractors to take
affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for
individuals with disabilities. The Section 503 requirements apply to
businesses with a direct Federal construction contract of more than
$15,000. If the construction contractor has at least 50 employees and a
single contract of $50,000 or more, then it must also develop a Section
503 affirmative action program (AAP), as described in 41 CFR 60-741,
subpart C.
VEVRAA prohibits Federal contractors and subcontractors from
discriminating in employment against protected veterans. It also
requires Federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative
action to ensure equal employment opportunity for protected veterans.
The VEVRAA requirements apply to businesses with a direct Federal
construction contract of $150,000 or more. If the construction
contractor has at least 50 employees and a single contract of $150,000
or more, then it must also develop a VEVRAA AAP, as described in 41 CFR
60-300, subpart C.
This information collection request (ICR) seeks a reinstatement
with change of the Monthly Employment Utilization Report (CC-257). The
CC-257 is a form that covered construction contractors previously
submitted to OFCCP on a monthly basis and included information on
employee work hours by race/ethnicity, gender, and trade in the covered
area. With the proposed CC-257, construction contractors will provide
information on employee work hours and employee count by race/
ethnicity, gender, and trade in the covered area. With this information
collection, OFCCP can strengthen its construction program by using the
collected information to inform compliance assistance efforts and track
the progress of contractor's outreach efforts and the agency's
Megaproject Program. The collected information can also improve OFCCP's
scheduling of compliance evaluations of covered construction
contractors, as the reports will provide relevant information on which
projects are currently active and current employee counts.
II. Review Focus: OFCCP is particularly interested in comments
that:
<bullet> Evaluate the proposed reinstatement of the CC-257 and the
proposed changes to the CC-257;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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.
III. Current Actions: OFCCP seeks the approval of this information
collection in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce the
nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of the three
authorities it administers.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
Title: Monthly Employment Utilization Report.
OMB Number of Prior Collection: 1215-0163.
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Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
Total Respondents: 9,982.
Total Annual Responses: 119,784.
Average Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 179,676 hours.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Monetized Burden Cost: $13,700,054.
Total Burden Costs to Federal government: $1,390,997.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
Tina T. Williams,
Acting Deputy Director of OFCCP and Director of Policy & Program
Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-03635 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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