83 FR 50410 - New Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-21727 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50410-50411] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21727] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs New Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement the Excellence in Disability Inclusion award. OFCCP will be sharing the information with the Office of Disability Employment Policy for the purpose of partnering with them in support of the award. 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 December 4, 2018. 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 Harvey D. Fort, Acting 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, including any personal information provided, become a matter of public record and will be posted on www.regulations.gov. They will also be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information collection request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harvey D. Fort, Acting 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 the three nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity laws listed below.Executive Order 11246, as amended (E.O. 11246) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503) Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA) [[Page 50411]] These authorities prohibit employment discrimination by covered federal contractors and subcontractors and require that they 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 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 which 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 employment discrimination against applicants and employees because of physical or mental disability and requires affirmative action to ensure that persons are treated without regard to disability. Section 503 applies to federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts in excess of $15,000. VEVRAA prohibits employment discrimination against protected veterans and requires affirmative action to ensure that persons are treated without regard to their status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA applies to federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts of $150,000 or more. This collection will implement the Excellence in Disability Inclusion award that will recognize federal contractor and subcontractor establishments that ensure equal employment opportunity, foster employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and have achieved a level of excellence in their compliance with Section 503. II. Review Focus: OFCCP is particularly interested in comments which: Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the compliance and enforcement 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: OFCCP seeks approval of this new information collection in order to carry out and enhance its responsibilities to enforce the anti-discrimination and affirmative action provisions of the three legal authorities it administers. Type of Review: New Request. Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Title: Contractor Recognition Program--Excellence in Disability Inclusion Award. OMB Number: 1250-[NEW]. Agency Number: Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities. Total Respondents: 100. Total Annual Responses: 100 biennially. Average Time per Response: 27 hours. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,700. Frequency: Biennially. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection request and become a matter of public record. Harvey D. Fort, Acting Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. [FR Doc. 2018-21727 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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the cover page and/or the first page. (See hearing. www.regulations.gov.
Handbook for Electronic Filing
SUMMARY: The following public hearing DATES: Written comments must be
Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/
on proposed amendments to the Federal submitted to the office listed in the
secretary/documents/handbook_on_
Rules of Appellate Procedure has been addresses section below on or before
filing_procedures.pdf.). Persons with
canceled: Appellate Rules Hearing on December 4, 2018.
questions regarding filing should
contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). October 26, 2018, in Washington DC. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Any person desiring to submit a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by any of the following methods:
document to the Commission in Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Rules Electronic comments: The federal
confidence must request confidential Committee Secretary, Rules Committee eRulemaking portal at
treatment. All such requests should be Staff, Administrative Office of the www.regulations.gov. Follow the
directed to the Secretary to the United States Courts, Washington, DC instructions found on that website for
Commission and must include a full 20544, telephone (202) 502–1820. submitting comments.
statement of the reasons why the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier:
Commission should grant such Announcements for this hearing were Addressed to Harvey D. Fort, Acting
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents previously published in 83 FR 39463 Director, Division of Policy and Program
for which confidential treatment by the and 83 FR44305. Development, Office of Federal Contract
Commission is properly sought will be Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution
Dated: October 2, 2018.
treated accordingly. All information, Avenue NW, Room C–3325,
Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Washington, DC 20210.
including confidential business
information and documents for which Rules Committee Secretary. Instructions: Please submit one copy
confidential treatment is properly [FR Doc. 2018–21715 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] of your comments by only one method.
sought, submitted to the Commission for BILLING CODE 2210–55–P For faster submission, we encourage
purposes of this Investigation may be commenters to transmit their comment
disclosed to and used: (i) By the electronically via the
Commission, its employees and Offices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR www.regulations.gov website.
and contract personnel (a) for Comments that are mailed to the
developing or maintaining the records Office of Federal Contract Compliance address provided above must be
of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in Programs postmarked before the close of the
internal investigations, audits, reviews, comment period. All submissions must
and evaluations relating to the New Information Collection include OFCCP’s name for
programs, personnel, and operations of Requirements; Comment Request identification. Comments, including any
the Commission including under 5 personal information provided, become
ACTION: Notice. a matter of public record and will be
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
government employees and contract SUMMARY: The Department of Labor posted on www.regulations.gov. They
personnel, solely for cybersecurity (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to will also be summarized and/or
purposes. All contract personnel will reduce paperwork and respondent included in the request for OMB
sign appropriate nondisclosure burden, conducts a pre-clearance approval of the information collection
agreements. All non-confidential consultation program to provide the request.
written submissions will be available for general public and federal agencies with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
public inspection at the Office of the an opportunity to comment on proposed Harvey D. Fort, Acting Director,
Secretary and on EDIS. and/or continuing collections of Division of Policy and Program
The authority for the Commission’s information in accordance with the Development, Office of Federal Contract
determination is contained in section Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Compliance Programs, Room C–3325,
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as (PRA). The program helps to ensure that 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part requested data can be provided in the Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
210 of the Commission’s Rules of desired format, reporting burden (time (202) 693–0103 (voice) or (202) 693–
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part and financial resources) is minimized, 1337 (TTY) (these are not toll-free
210). collection instruments are clearly numbers). Copies of this notice may be
By order of the Commission. understood, and the impact of collection obtained in alternative formats (large
Issued: October 1, 2018. requirements on respondents can be print, braille, audio recording) upon
Lisa Barton, properly assessed. Currently, the Office request by calling the numbers listed
Secretary to the Commission. of Federal Contract Compliance above.
Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting
[FR Doc. 2018–21637 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
comments concerning its proposal to
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obtain approval from the Office of I. Background: OFCCP administers
Management and Budget (OMB) to and enforces the three
implement the Excellence in Disability nondiscrimination and equal
JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE Inclusion award. OFCCP will be sharing employment opportunity laws listed
UNITED STATES the information with the Office of below.
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Disability Employment Policy for the • Executive Order 11246, as amended
Hearings of the Judicial Conference
purpose of partnering with them in (E.O. 11246)
Advisory Committee on the Federal
support of the award. A copy of the • Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Rules of Appellate Procedure
proposed information collection request of 1973, as amended (Section 503)
AGENCY: Advisory Committee on the can be obtained by contacting the office • Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, listed below in the FOR FURTHER Assistance Act of 1974, as amended
Judicial Conference of the United States. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this (VEVRAA)
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These authorities prohibit employment • Enhance the quality, utility and SUMMARY: This notice is a request for
discrimination by covered federal clarity of the information to be information and/or comment on three
contractors and subcontractors and collected; and reports issued by the Bureau of
require that they provide equal • Minimize the burden of the collection International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
employment opportunities regardless of of information on those who are to regarding child labor and forced labor in
race, color, religion, sex, sexual respond, including through the use of certain foreign countries. Relevant
orientation, gender identity, national appropriate automated, electronic, information submitted by the public
origin, disability, or status as a protected mechanical, or other technological will be used by the Department of Labor
veteran. Additionally, federal collection techniques or other forms (DOL) in preparing its ongoing reporting
contractors and subcontractors are of information technology, e.g., as required under Congressional
prohibited from discriminating against permitting electronic submissions of mandates and a Presidential directive.
applicants and employees for asking responses. The 2017 Findings on the Worst Forms
about, discussing, or sharing III. Current Actions: OFCCP seeks of Child Labor report (TDA report),
information about their pay or the pay approval of this new information published on September 20, 2018,
of their co-workers. E.O. 11246 applies collection in order to carry out and discusses efforts of 132 countries and
to federal contractors and enhance its responsibilities to enforce territories to eliminate the worst forms
subcontractors and to federally assisted the anti-discrimination and affirmative of child labor over the course of 2017
construction contractors holding a action provisions of the three legal and assesses whether countries made
Government contract in excess of authorities it administers. significant, moderate, minimal, or no
$10,000, or Government contracts which Type of Review: New Request. advancement during that year. It also
have, or can reasonably be expected to Agency: Office of Federal Contract suggests actions foreign countries can
have, an aggregate total value exceeding Compliance Programs. take to eliminate the worst forms of
$10,000 in a 12-month period. E.O. Title: Contractor Recognition child labor through legislation,
11246 also applies to government bills Program—Excellence in Disability enforcement, coordination, policies, and
of lading, depositories of federal funds Inclusion Award. social programs. The 2018 edition of the
in any amount, and to financial OMB Number: 1250–[NEW]. List of Goods Produced by Child Labor
institutions that are issuing and paying Agency Number: or Forced Labor (TVPRA List), also
agents for U.S. Savings Bonds. Section Affected Public: Business or other for- published on September 20, 2018,
503 prohibits employment profit entities. makes available to the public a list of
discrimination against applicants and Total Respondents: 100. goods from countries that ILAB has
employees because of physical or Total Annual Responses: 100 reason to believe are produced by child
mental disability and requires biennially. labor or forced labor in violation of
affirmative action to ensure that persons Average Time per Response: 27 hours. international standards. Finally, the List
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,700.
are treated without regard to disability. of Products Produced by Forced or
Frequency: Biennially.
Section 503 applies to federal Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Indentured Child Labor (E.O. 13126
contractors and subcontractors with $0. List), provides a list of products,
contracts in excess of $15,000. VEVRAA Total Burden Cost (operating/ identified by country of origin, that
prohibits employment discrimination maintenance): $0. DOL, in consultation and cooperation
against protected veterans and requires Comments submitted in response to with the Departments of State (DOS)
affirmative action to ensure that persons this notice will be summarized and/or and Homeland Security (DHS), has a
are treated without regard to their status included in the request for OMB reasonable basis to believe might have
as a protected veteran. VEVRAA applies approval of this information collection been mined, produced, or manufactured
to federal contractors and request and become a matter of public with forced or indentured child labor.
subcontractors with contracts of record. Relevant information submitted by the
$150,000 or more. This collection will public will be used by DOL in preparing
implement the Excellence in Disability Harvey D. Fort, the next edition of the TDA report, to be
Inclusion award that will recognize Acting Director, Division of Policy and published in 2019; the next edition of
federal contractor and subcontractor Program Development, Office of Federal the TVPRA List, to be published in
establishments that ensure equal Contract Compliance Programs. 2020; and for possible updates to the
employment opportunity, foster [FR Doc. 2018–21727 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] E.O. 13126 List as needed.
employment opportunities for BILLING CODE P DATES: Submitters of information are
individuals with disabilities, and have requested to provide their submission to
achieved a level of excellence in their DOL’s Office of Child Labor, Forced
compliance with Section 503. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at
II. Review Focus: OFCCP is [Docket Number DOL–2018–0006] the email or physical address below by
particularly interested in comments 5 p.m. on January 11, 2019.
which: Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced ADDRESSES: Information submitted to
• Evaluate whether the proposed or Indentured Child Labor in the the Department of Labor should be
collection of information is necessary Production of Goods in Foreign submitted directly to OCFT, Bureau of
for the compliance and enforcement Countries and Efforts by Certain International Labor Affairs, U.S.
functions of the agency, including Foreign Countries To Eliminate the Department of Labor. Comments,
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whether the information will have Worst Forms of Child Labor identified as ‘‘Docket No. DOL–2018–
practical utility; AGENCY: The Bureau of International 0006,’’ may be submitted by any of the
• Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s Labor Affairs, United States Department following methods:
estimate of the burden of the of Labor. 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: You
proposed collection of information, may submit electronic comments to:
ACTION: Notice: Request for information
including the validity of the http://www.regulations.gov. The portal
and invitation to comment.
methodology and assumptions used; includes instructions for submitting
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