[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84002-84003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28266]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs


Construction Scheduling Letter; Proposed Approval 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 (PRA). 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. Currently, 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 the proposed information collection that covers OFCCP's 
construction scheduling letter. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before February 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Electronic comments: The federal eRulemaking portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions found on that website for 
submitting comments.
    Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Addressed to Tina T. Williams, 
Director, Division of Policy and 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 www.regulations.gov 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 www.regulations.gov. 
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, Director, Division 
of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs, Room C-3325, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0103 (voice) or (202) 693-
1337 (TTY) (these are not toll-free numbers). 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 three equal employment opportunity 
laws listed below.
    <bullet> Executive Order 11246, as amended (E.O. 11246)
    <bullet> Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 
(Section 503)
    <bullet> Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, 
as amended (VEVRAA)
    These authorities prohibit employment discrimination by covered 
federal contractors and subcontractors and require that they take 
affirmative action to provide equal employment opportunities 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 
financial institutions that are issuing and paying agents for U.S. 
savings bonds. Section 503 prohibits employment discrimination against 
applicants and employees because of physical or mental disability and 
requires contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to 
employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with 
disabilities. Section 503 applies to federal contractors and 
subcontractors with contracts in excess of $15,000. VEVRAA requires 
contractors to take affirmative action to employ, and advance in 
employment, qualified protected veterans. VEVRAA applies to federal 
contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $150,000 or more.
    This proposed information collection request (ICR) seeks to 
implement a construction scheduling letter for construction contractors 
to notify them that they have been selected for a compliance review. 
This way of scheduling construction contractors will be similar to the 
way OFCCP currently schedules supply and service contractors, and will 
provide certainty and consistency between the two types of compliance 
evaluations. Like supply and service evaluations, OFCCP will go to the 
contractor's establishment and work sites for an onsite review only if 
the agency needs to investigate further after reviewing the information

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provided in response to the scheduling letter.

II. Review Focus

    OFCCP is particularly interested in comments that:
    <bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the compliance assistance functions of the agency that 
support the agency's compliance mission, 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, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    OFCCP seeks approval of this new information collection in order to 
carry out and enhance its responsibilities to enforce the 
nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of the three legal 
authorities it administers.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
    Title: Construction Scheduling Letter.
    OMB Number: 1250-New.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Total Respondents: 500 construction contractors.
    Total Annual Responses: 500 construction contractors.
    Average Time per Response: 29 hours, direct federal construction 
contractors; 16 hours, federally assisted construction contractors.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,900 hours.
    Frequency: Upon selection for a compliance evaluation.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $4,358.

Tina Williams,
Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal 
Contract Compliance Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-28266 Filed 12-22-20; 8:45 am]
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