Proposed Collection; Comment Request
[07/20/2007]
Volume 72, Number 139, Page 39849
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 extension of the information
collection requirements of the collection: Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs Complaint Form (CC-4). 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 September 18, 2007.
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
This information collection request covers the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs (OFCCP) Complaint Form CC-4, Complaint of Discrimination in
Employment under Federal Government Contracts. This information
collection is currently approved for use through January 31, 2008.
The OFCCP is responsible for the administration of three equal
opportunity programs prohibiting employment discrimination and
requiring affirmative action on the basis of race, color, sex,
religion, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a
disability or protected veteran: Executive Order 11246, as amended
(Executive Order); Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (Section 503); and the affirmative action provisions of the
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended
(VEVRAA). The regulations implementing the Executive Order program are
found at 41 CFR Parts 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4, 60-20, 60-30, 60-40, and
60-50. The regulations implementing Section 503 are published at 41 CFR
part 60-741. The regulations implementing VEVRAA are found at 41 CFR
part 60-250.
All three programs give employees and applicants for employment
with Federal contractors the right to file a complaint of
discrimination. It is well established, however, that no private right
of action exists under the three programs. The exclusive remedy for
complaints is the administrative procedures of the U.S. Department of
Labor. These procedures are initiated by filing a written complaint,
using the Complaint Form CC-4, Complaint of Discrimination in
Employment under Federal Government Contracts. The Form CC-4 is used to
file a complaint under all three laws enforced by OFCCP.
Under the Executive Order, the authority for collection of
complaint information is Section 206(b). The implementing regulations
which specify the content of this information collection are found at
41 CFR 60-1.23(a). Section 503 provides the authority for collecting
complaint information at 41 CFR 60-741.61. The implementing regulations
which specify the content of this information collection are found at
41 CFR 60-741.61(c).
Under VEVRAA, the authority for collecting complaints information
is at 38 U.S.C. 4212(d). The implementing regulations which specify the
content of this information collection are found at 41 CFR 60-
250.61(b). The Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA) enacted in 2002 changed the
categories of veterans protected under VEVRAA and consequently the
categories of veterans eligible to file a complaint of discrimination.
The Form CC-4 has been revised to reflect the changes required by JVA.
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 the approval of the extension of this
information in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce the
affirmative action and anti-discrimination provisions of the three
Acts, which it administers.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Complaint
Form.
OMB Number: 1215-0131.
Agency Number: CC-4.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 594.
Total Annual Responses: 594.
Average Time per Response: 1.28 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 760.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): 261.36
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: July 16, 2007.
Hazel Bell,
Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control,
Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration
and Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-14039 Filed 7-19-07; 8:45 am]
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