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ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS—SURVEY OF EMPLOYER POLICIES ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
Total number
of
respondents
Respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
Telephone Survey ................................................................
Case Study ..........................................................................
Qualitative Interviews ...........................................................
4,800
120
90
1
1
1
1,600
40
30
.33
.50
.50
533.33
20
15
Total ..............................................................................
5,010
........................
1,670
........................
568.33
Affected Public: Approximately 5,010
respondents will be contacted to
participate in this data collection,
including hiring managers; HR
managers; employees with disabilities;
colleagues of employees with
disabilities; and diversity/inclusion
officers.
Annual Frequency: One time.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 28, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Comment Request: Survey of
Employer Policies on the Employment
of People With Disabilities
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance 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
(PRA95). This program 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
is properly assessed. Currently, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data about the Survey of Employer
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Policies on the Employment of People
with Disabilities. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before July 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov;
Mail or Courier: Juston Locks, Office of
Disability Employment Policy, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room S–1303,
Washington, DC 20210. Instructions:
Please submit one copy of your
comments by only one method. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and OMB Control Number
identified above for this information
collection. Because we continue to
experience delays in receiving mail in
the Washington, DC area, commenters
are strongly encouraged to transmit their
comments electronically via email or to
submit them by mail early. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juston Locks by email at
chiefevaluationoffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of
the U.S. Department of Labor in
partnership with the Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) seeks to
conduct a Survey of Employer Policies
on the Employment of People with
Disabilities to examine employer
perceptions of their efforts to employ
individuals with disabilities. Knowing
this information will enhance the ability
of ODEP to engage employers on how to
hire, retain and promote individuals
with disabilities. ODEP has the ability to
reach out to employers through its
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public education campaigns and
technical assistance centers, as well as
engage the business community
directly. Assessing employer attitudes
towards hiring and retaining individuals
with disabilities will allow ODEP to
better understand employer successes
and concerns, as well as more
effectively share best practices in hiring,
retaining, and promoting individuals
with disabilities. This study will answer
research questions with regard to
current employer practices and attitudes
towards employment of people with
disabilities (‘disability employment’);
barriers and facilitators of disability
employment; the impact of
accommodations and technology on
employer perceptions and attitudes
towards disability employment; and
sources of disability employmentrelated information for employers.
To answer the research questions, the
study will include three data collection
strategies: (1) A telephone survey with
employers; (2) case studies with
representatives of six companies; and
(3) qualitative interviews with
supervisors from companies with
disability employment experience.
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments
that will be used in the study:
• Employer Survey (n=4,800). Westat
will contact each sampled HR managers
to complete a 20-minute computerassisted telephone interview (CATI).
This survey will cover topics such as
company policies and practices on
disability employment, successes and
challenges of disability employment,
information on employment policies
and best practices, and the use of
technology and accommodations.
• Case Studies (n=120). Westat will
conduct six site visits at companies
demonstrating experience with
disability employment. Westat will
interview individuals from a sample
across the spectrum of involvement in
disability employment, including:
Human Resource (HR) managers, hiring
managers, disabled employees,
colleagues of disabled employees, and
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senior leadership tasked with creating
diversity and inclusion policy. Westat
will conduct approximately 20
interviews per case study, with each
interview lasting between 20–30
minutes.
• Qualitative Interviews with HR
Managers (n=90). Westat will
purposefully select a subsample of
employers with significant experience
with disability employment and
interview mid-level managers from
those companies to collect more indepth information. These interviews
will cover questions about the
employer’s current practices and
attitudes towards employment of people
with disabilities; barriers and facilitators
towards disability employment;
accommodations and technology
available for employees with
disabilities; and information flow about
disability employment. These
interviews will last approximately 30
minutes.
II. Review Focus
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
above data collection for a study of
employer policies and practices on the
employment of people with disabilities.
DOL 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Action
At this time, DOL is requesting
clearance for the SEED Implementation
Evaluation Survey.
Type of Review: New Information
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1230–0NEW.
Title: Survey of Employer Policies on
the Employment of People with
Disabilities.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS—SURVEY OF EMPLOYER POLICIES ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
Total
number of
respondents
Respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
annual
responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
Telephone Survey ................................................................
Case Study ..........................................................................
Qualitative Interviews ...........................................................
4,800
120
90
1
1
1
1,600
40
30
.33
.50
.50
533.33
20
15
Total ..............................................................................
5,010
........................
1,670
........................
568.33
Affected Public: Approximately 5,010
respondents will be contacted to
participate in this data collection,
including hiring managers; HR
managers; employees with disabilities;
colleagues of employees with
disabilities; and diversity/inclusion
officers.
Annual Frequency: One time.
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information
collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 28, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Request
for Information on Earnings, Dual
Benefits, Dependents, and Third-Party
Settlements
ACTION:
Notice.
On May 31, 2017, the
Department of Labor (DOL) will submit
the Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) sponsored
information collection request (ICR)
revision titled, ‘‘Request for Information
on Earnings, Dual Benefits, Dependents,
and Third-Party Settlements,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before June 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
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respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201701-1240-003
(this link will only become active on
June 1, 2017) or by contacting Michel
Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129,
TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not tollfree numbers) or sending an email to
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–OWCP, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is
not a toll-free number); or by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Comment Request: Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of
People With Disabilities
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
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 (PRA95). This program 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 is
properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of data about the Survey of Employer
Policies on the Employment of People with Disabilities. A copy of the
proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency
receives on or before July 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods: Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Juston
Locks, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room S-1303, Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for this information collection.
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included
in the request for OMB approval of the information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juston Locks by email at
chiefevaluationoffice@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) of the U.S. Department of Labor
in partnership with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
seeks to conduct a Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of
People with Disabilities to examine employer perceptions of their
efforts to employ individuals with disabilities. Knowing this
information will enhance the ability of ODEP to engage employers on how
to hire, retain and promote individuals with disabilities. ODEP has the
ability to reach out to employers through its public education
campaigns and technical assistance centers, as well as engage the
business community directly. Assessing employer attitudes towards
hiring and retaining individuals with disabilities will allow ODEP to
better understand employer successes and concerns, as well as more
effectively share best practices in hiring, retaining, and promoting
individuals with disabilities. This study will answer research
questions with regard to current employer practices and attitudes
towards employment of people with disabilities (`disability
employment'); barriers and facilitators of disability employment; the
impact of accommodations and technology on employer perceptions and
attitudes towards disability employment; and sources of disability
employment-related information for employers.
To answer the research questions, the study will include three data
collection strategies: (1) A telephone survey with employers; (2) case
studies with representatives of six companies; and (3) qualitative
interviews with supervisors from companies with disability employment
experience.
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
proposed data collection instruments that will be used in the study:
Employer Survey (n=4,800). Westat will contact each
sampled HR managers to complete a 20-minute computer-assisted telephone
interview (CATI). This survey will cover topics such as company
policies and practices on disability employment, successes and
challenges of disability employment, information on employment policies
and best practices, and the use of technology and accommodations.
Case Studies (n=120). Westat will conduct six site visits
at companies demonstrating experience with disability employment.
Westat will interview individuals from a sample across the spectrum of
involvement in disability employment, including: Human Resource (HR)
managers, hiring managers, disabled employees, colleagues of disabled
employees, and
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senior leadership tasked with creating diversity and inclusion policy.
Westat will conduct approximately 20 interviews per case study, with
each interview lasting between 20-30 minutes.
Qualitative Interviews with HR Managers (n=90). Westat
will purposefully select a subsample of employers with significant
experience with disability employment and interview mid-level managers
from those companies to collect more in-depth information. These
interviews will cover questions about the employer's current practices
and attitudes towards employment of people with disabilities; barriers
and facilitators towards disability employment; accommodations and
technology available for employees with disabilities; and information
flow about disability employment. These interviews will last
approximately 30 minutes.
II. Review Focus
Currently, the Department of Labor is soliciting comments
concerning the above data collection for a study of employer policies
and practices on the employment of people with disabilities. DOL 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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Action
At this time, DOL is requesting clearance for the SEED
Implementation Evaluation Survey.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1230-0NEW.
Title: Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People with
Disabilities.
Estimated Total Burden Hours--Survey of Employer Policies on the Employment of People With Disabilities
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Number of Average
Respondents Total number responses per Total annual burden hours Total annual
of respondents respondent responses per response burden hours
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Telephone Survey................ 4,800 1 1,600 .33 533.33
Case Study...................... 120 1 40 .50 20
Qualitative Interviews.......... 90 1 30 .50 15
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Total....................... 5,010 .............. 1,670 .............. 568.33
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Affected Public: Approximately 5,010 respondents will be contacted
to participate in this data collection, including hiring managers; HR
managers; employees with disabilities; colleagues of employees with
disabilities; and diversity/inclusion officers.
Annual Frequency: One time.
Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 28, 2017.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2017-10502 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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