[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11183-11184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4410]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Veterans' Employment and Training Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request: Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-
100

AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Labor.

ACTION: Extend current collection for three years.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, 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 (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.

DATES: Comments are to be submitted by April 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to the Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-1316, 200 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693-4701. 
Written comments limited to 10 pages or fewer may also be transmitted 
be facsimile to (202) 693-4755. Receipt of submissions, whether by 
U.S.mail, e-mail or FAX transmittal, will not be acknowledged; however, 
the sender may request confirmation that a submission has been 
received, by telephoning VETS at (202) 693-4717 (VOICE) or (877) 670-
7008 (TY/TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Ron Bachman, Office of Operations and 
Programs, Veterans' Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room S-1316, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, 
telephone: (202) 693-4707. Copies of the referenced information 
collection request are available for inspection and copying through 
VETS and will be mailed to persons who request copies by telephoning 
Ron Bachman at (202) 693-4707.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Federal Contractor Veterans Employment Report VETS-100 is 
administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, is used to facilitate 
Federal contractor and subcontractor reporting of their employment and 
new hiring activity. Title 38 U.S.C., section 4212 (d) was amended by 
the Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act on October 31, 1998, and now 
requires the collection of information from entities holding contracts 
of $25,000 or more with Federal Departments or agencies to report 
annually on (a) the number of current employees in each job category 
and at each hiring location who are special disabled veterans, the 
number who are veterans of the Vietnam era, and the number who are 
other eligible veterans who served on active duty during a war or a 
campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; 
(b) the total number of employees hiring during the report period and 
of those, the number of special disabled, the number who are veterans 
of the Vietnam era, and the number who are other veterans; and the 
maximum and minimum number of employees employed by the contractor at 
each hiring location.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    Currently the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection 
request for the Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-
100. The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments 
which:
    <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, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.

III. Current Actions

    This notice requests the Office of Management and Budget approval 
for the paperwork requirements for the Federal Contractor Veterans' 
Employment Report VETS-100.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Agency: Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    Title: Federal Contractor Veterans' Report VETS-100.
    OMB Number: 1293-0005.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions and not-
for-profit institutions.
    Total Respondents: 194,580.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 97,290.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup costs: $0.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request. Comments will become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Stanley Seidel,
First Assistant to the Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service.
[FR Doc. 01-4410 Filed 2-21-01; 8:45 am]
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