Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting, 66756 [2011-27840]

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• Office of the Secretary
• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27840]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting

ACTION: Notice.

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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, ``Construction Recordkeeping and 
Reporting,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 28, 2011.

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 from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
(202) 395-6929/Fax: (202) 395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), 
email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
(202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The OFCCP administers three 
nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity laws: Executive 
Order 11246, as amended (EO 11246); section 503 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 793 (referred to as section 503); 
and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as 
amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (referred to as Section 4212 or VEVRAA). These 
authorities prohibit employment discrimination but also require 
affirmative action to ensure that equal employment opportunities are 
available regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, or 
status as an individual with a disability or protected veteran by 
Federal contractors. The ICR addresses recordkeeping and reporting for 
compliance with EO 11246, section 503, and section 4212 for the 
construction aspects of the OFCCP program. Recordkeeping and reporting 
by Federal and Federally assisted construction contractors and 
subcontractors is necessary to substantiate their compliance with 
nondiscrimination and affirmative action contractual obligations.
    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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 if the 
collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number. 
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this 
information collection under OMB Control Number 1250-0001. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that existing information collection requirements 
submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they 
undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2011 (76 FR 33372).
    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 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1250-0001. 
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: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
    Title of Collection: Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1250-0001.
    Affected Public: Private sector--businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,696.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 75,696.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,326,320.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-27840 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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