Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 236 / Friday, December 8, 1995 / Notices 63061

Office of Federal Contract Compliance

Programs

Construction Contractors—Affirmative

Action Requirements: Rescission of

Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Federal Contract

Compliance Programs, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its regulatory

reform efforts, the Department of Labor

is reviewing reporting requirements

placed on the public. The Office of

Federal Contract Compliance Programs

(OFCCP) has determined, as part of its

review, that the present routine

submission by covered construction

contractors of the Monthly Employment

Utilization Report (CC–257) is no longer

necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Annie A. Blackwell, Director, Division

of Policy, Planning and Program

Development, OFCCP, 202–219–9430

(voice), 1–800–326–2577 (TDD). Copies

of this Notice, including copies in

alternative formats, may be obtained by

calling OFCCP at 202–219–9430 (voice)

or 1–800–326–2577 (TDD). The

alternative formats available are: Large

print, electronic file on computer disk,

and audio-tape.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with Executive Order 11246

(Sections 202, 203, and 301), the equal

opportunity clause included in nonexempt Government contracts and

federally assisted construction contracts

requires contractors to furnish all

information and reports required by

Executive Order 11246 and by the rules,

regulations, and orders of the Secretary

of Labor (41 CFR 60–1.4(a)(5), (b)(5)).

Also, non-exempt Federal construction

contracts and subcontracts, and

federally assisted construction contracts

and subcontracts include the Standard

Federal Equal Employment Opportunity

Construction Contract Specifications (41

CFR 60–4.3). These specifications

require construction contractors and

subcontractors to submit any reports

relating to the provisions of the

regulations as may be required by the

Government (41 CFR 60–4.3(a)(14)).

For many years, the reports routinely

required of construction contractors by

OFCCP have taken the form of the

Monthly Employment Utilization Report

(CC–257). Covered construction

contractors have been required to record

on this form the total hours worked by

all construction employees and the

number of hours worked by minority

and female employees by construction

trade, on construction projects in a

specific area. The CC–257s are sent

monthly to the OFCCP Area Office with

jurisdiction over the location where the

contractor’s payroll records are kept.

The requirement to file the CC–257,

however, has had only limited

application. The report has been

required only of approximately onethird of the covered construction

contractors every month. Briefly, only

construction work performed in

geographic areas covered by minority

goals under a hometown or imposed

plan, as listed in the Federal Register in

1978, are required to report. (45 FR

85750; 43 FR 19473, App. B)

Approximately 35,000 reports are filed

each month.

The ongoing review of regulatory

requirements and the identification of

existing paperwork requirements which

can be eliminated without significantly

affecting compliance with the Executive

Order has resulted in the decision to no

longer require the routine preparation

and submission of the CC–257.

Eliminating these monthly reports will

relieve the affected construction

contractors of an estimated 419,000

burden hours per year currently

calculated under the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) (OMB

control number 1215–0163). Also,

ending this collection of information

will permit OFCCP to utilize its limited

resources more efficiently.

It is important to note, however, that

the Executive Order and regulations

cited above continue to authorize the

Secretary of Labor to require reporting

from contractors subject to the

regulations. It is anticipated that such

reporting, generally, will be associated

with instances involving the resolution

of violations of the regulations and as

otherwise deemed appropriate to further

the purposes of the Executive Order.

(For example, during the term of a

construction mega project.)

Therefore, upon publication of this

Notice, the routine monthly compilation

and submission of the form CC–257 is

no longer required from construction

contractors: Provided, that any

contractor or subcontractor required to

submit such reports pursuant to an

extant agreement with OFCCP shall

continue to do so for the duration of the

agreement.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day

of November 1995.

Bernard E. Anderson,

Assistant Secretary for Employment

Standards.

Shirley J. Wilcher,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal

Contract Compliance.

[FR Doc. 95–29978 Filed 12–7–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Multiple Worksite Report and Report of

Federal Employment and Wages

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. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden is minimized,

reporting forms are clearly understood,

and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the ‘‘Multiple Worksite

Report.’’ A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the individual

listed below in the address section of

this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G.

Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of

Management Systems, Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Room 3255, 2 Massachusetts

Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Kurz on 202–606–7628 (this is not

a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The ES–202 Program is a Federal/

State cooperative effort which compiles

monthly employment and quarterly

wage data. These data are collected from

State Quarterly Contribution Reports

submitted to State Employment Security

Agencies (SESAs) by employers subject

to State Unemployment Insurance (UI)

laws. The ES–202 Report, produced for
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each calendar quarter, is a summary of

these employer (micro-level) data by

industry at the county level. Similar

data for Federal Government employees

covered by the Unemployment

Compensation for Federal Employees

(UCFE) Program are also included in

each State report. These data are

submitted by all 50 States, the District

of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) which then summarizes these

macro-level data to produce totals for

the States and the Nation. The ES–202

Report provides a virtual census of

nonagricultural employees and their

wages, with about 47 percent of the

workers in agriculture covered as well.

As part of the ES–202 Program, the

States also send micro-level

employment and wages data,

supplemented with the names and

addresses of employers, to BLS. These

States’ data are used to create a BLS

sampling frame, known as the Business

Establishment List. This file represents

one of the best sources of detailed

industrial and geographical data on

employers and is used as the sampling

frame for most BLS surveys. The

Business Establishment List includes

the individual employer employment

and wages data along with associated

business identification information that

is maintained by each State to

administer the UI program as well as the

UCFE program.

For employers having only a single

physical location (worksite) in the State

and, thus, operating under a single

assigned industrial and geographical

code, the data from the States’ UI

accounting file are sufficient for

statistical purposes. Such data,

however, are inadequate for statistical

purposes for those employers having

multiple establishments or engaged in

different industrial activities within the

State. In such cases, the employer’s

Quarterly Contributions Report may

reflect only Statewide employment and

wages and is not disaggregated by

establishment or worksite. Although

this level of data is sufficient for many

purposes of the UI Program, more

detailed information is required to

create a sampling frame and meet the

needs of several ongoing Federal/State

statistical programs. As a result of the

Multiple Worksite Report, improved

establishment business identification

data elements have been incorporated

into and maintained on the Business

Establishment List. Establishment

identification data elements in the

Business Establishment List include a

physical location address, secondary

name (division, trade name, subsidiary,

etc.), and reporting unit description

(store number, plant name or number,

etc.) for each worksite of multiestablishment employers.

Employers with more than one

establishment reporting under the same

U.I. account number within a State are

requested to complete the Multiple

Worksite Report if the sum of the

employment in all of their secondary

establishments is 10 or greater. The

primary worksite is defined as the

establishment with the greatest number

of employees. Upon receipt of the first

Multiple Worksite Report form, each

employer is requested to supply

business location identification

information. Thereafter, this reported

information is computer-printed on the

Multiple Worksite Report each quarter.

The employer is requested to verify the

accuracy of this business identification

information and provide only the

employment and wages for each

worksite for that quarter. By using a

standardized form, the reporting burden

on many large employers, especially

those engaged in multiple economic

activities at various locations across

numerous States, has been reduced.

Comparable to the Multiple Worksite

Report, the function of the Report of

Federal Employment and Wages is to

collect employment and wage data for

each installation of a federal agency.

The Report of Federal Employment and

Wage aids in the development and

maintenance of business identification

information by installation. The Report

of Federal Employment and Wages was

modeled after the Multiple Worksite

Report and is used only to collect data

from Federal agencies covered by the

UCFE program.

II. Current Actions

No other standardized report is

available to collect current

establishment-level employment and

wages data by SESAs for statistical

purposes each quarter. Also, no other

standardized report currently is

available to collect installation-level

Federal employment and wages data by

SESAs for statistical purposes.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has

taken steps to help reduce employer

reporting burden by developing a

standardized format for employers to

use to send these data to the States in

an electronic medium. The Bureau also

established an Electronic Data

Interchange (EDI) Collection Center to

improve and expedite the Multiple

Worksite Report collection process.

Employers who complete the Multiple

Worksite Report for multi-location

businesses can now submit employment

and wages information on any

electronic medium (tape, cartridge,

diskette, or computer-to-computer)

directly to the data collection center, in

lieu of each State agency. The data

collection center then distributes the

appropriate data to each State.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: Multiple Worksite Report

(MWR) and Report of Federal

Employment and Wages (RFEW).

OMB Number: 1220–0134.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions, not for-profit

institutions, Federal Government, and

State, local or tribunal government.

Number of Respondents: 117,911.

Estimated Time Per Response: 22.2

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 174.508 hours.

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

ICR; they also will become a matter of

public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of

December, 1995.

W. Stuart Rust, Jr.,

Acting Chief, Division of Management

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 95–29977 Filed 12–7–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

[Prohibited Transaction Exemption 95–108,

Exemption Application No. D–09973, et al.]

Grant of Individual Exemptions; Kay

Alden, Inc. Money Purchase Plan (the

Plan), et al.

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Grant of individual exemptions.

SUMMARY: This document contains

exemptions issued by the Department of

Labor (the Department) from certain of

the prohibited transaction restrictions of

the Employee Retirement Income

Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the

Code).

Notices were published in the Federal

Register of the pendency before the

Department of proposals to grant such

exemptions. The notices set forth a

summary of facts and representations

contained in each application for

exemption and referred interested

persons to the respective applications

for a complete statement of the facts and

representations. The applications have

been available for public inspection at

the Department in Washington, D.C. The