[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13748-13750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 
www.regulations.gov.

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 
www.regulations.gov. 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 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, 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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