Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 19, 2005 / Notices 60855 

may also be obtained by mail from the 

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, 

DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or emailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a 

copy from the Consent Decree Library, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$18.75 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. 

Ellen M. Mahan, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–20933 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Office of Federal 

Contract Compliance Programs 

(OFCCP), Equal Opportunity Survey. A 

copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the office listed below in the 

addresses section of this Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

December 19, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or E-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Government contractors provide 

information on their personnel activities 

and the results of their affirmative 

action efforts to employ and promote 

minorities and women. This 

information is used to select specifically 

identified contractors for compliance 

evaluations and compliance assistance. 

These requirements have been 

established under Executive Order 

11246, as amended; Section 503 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 

and the Vietnam Era Veterans’

Readjustment Assistance Act, as 

amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212. Implementing 

regulations are at 41 CFR Chapter 60. 

The regulations at 41 CFR part 60–2.18 

authorize the collection of data by 

OFCCP through the use of the EO 

Survey. In addition, the regulations at 

41 CFR part 60–1.12 require contractors 

to collect and retain employment and 

other related records. The EO Survey is 

a request for some of those data. With 

these data, the Survey is intended to 

improve the selection of contractors for 

compliance evaluations which are used 

to determine compliance with the nondiscrimination and equal employment 

opportunity (EEO) regulations. This 

information collection is currently 

approved for use through December 31, 

2005. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

* 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 Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks a three 

year extension of approval to collect this 

information in order to permit OFCCP 

the time to continue its assessment and 

evaluation of the EO Survey. During this 

period, OFCCP will conduct a cost 

benefit analysis to examine the 

effectiveness of the EO Survey; as a 

useful tool in the selection of 

contractors that are not in compliance 

with their Equal Employment 

Opportunity and non-discrimination 

obligations. The OFCCP seeks a three 

year extension to the approval of the 

Equal Opportunity Survey. There is no 

change in the substance or method of 

collection since the last OMB approval. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Titles: Equal Opportunity Survey. 

OMB Number: 1215–0196. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Respondents: 10,000. 

Total Annual Responses: 10,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

210,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 21 

hours. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $30,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice 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: October 14, 2005. 

Bruce Bohanon, 

Chief, Branch of Management Review and 

Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–20925 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment Standards Administration 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

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