Notice2025-12802
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Emergency Approval of Revision to Approved Information Collection Request, Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor
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Published
July 10, 2025
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentFederal Contract Compliance Programs Office
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has requested emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to revise the information collection for its complaint program titled, "Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor." OFCCP submitted its request on July 2, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 130 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 30706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12802]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
[OMB Control No. 1250-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Emergency
Approval of Revision to Approved Information Collection Request,
Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor
or Subcontractor
AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP) has requested emergency approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to revise the information collection for
its complaint program titled, ``Complaint Involving Employment
Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor.'' OFCCP
submitted its request on July 2, 2025.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
Revision
At the time this information collection was last approved, OFCCP
also enforced Executive Order 11246, as amended (E.O. 11246). On
January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14173,
Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity
(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 has requested 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. OFCCP has requested OMB approval to
remove items related to E.O. 11246 from these forms.
This information collection is necessary for OFCCP to carry out its
statutory obligations under Section 503 and VEVRAA and is needed prior
to the ordinary time periods established for revision of an approved
collection of information. Approval of this emergency request is
warranted under the criteria set forth at 5 CFR 1320.13(a) because (1)
without expedited approval, public harm is likely to result, as the
public's delay in filing complaints under Section 503 and VEVRAA may
foreclose the government's ability to obtain appropriate relief as well
as to vindicate the interests of those protected by these laws; (2) an
unanticipated change to OFCCP's scope of authority has occurred since
the last approval, potentially leading to confusion for people seeking
to file complaints under Section 503 and VEVRAA or unclear what
protections are available to them; and (3) the use of the normal PRA
process will delay implementation of E.O. 14173 and disrupt the
agency's statutory requirement to promptly investigate complaints
pursuant to VEVRAA and Section 503.
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 hour 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.
(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 793; 38 U.S.C. 4212; 41 CFR 60-300.61; and 41
CFR 60-741.61.)
Catherine Eschbach,
Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2025-12802 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
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