[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59483-59484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29851]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[FHWA Docket No. 97-2]
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information
Collection; Federal-Aid Highway Construction Equal Employment
Opportunity
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to extend the approval of the information collection for FHWA's
Federal-aid Highway Construction Equal Employment Opportunity.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 21, 1997.
ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket
number that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted
to HCC-10, Room 4232, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. All
comments received will be available for examination at the above
address from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of
comments must include a self- addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aretha Carr, Office of Civil
Rights,
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Program Operations Division, (202) 366-1585, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 4132, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal-Aid Highway Construction Equal Employment
Opportunity.
OMB Number: 2125-0019.
Background: Public comment is requested regarding the burden
associated with collection of Federal-Aid project workforce statistics.
This data is collected under authority of 23 U.S.C. 140, which places
the responsibility on the Secretary of Transportation for ensuring
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity employment in all States
benefiting from the use of Federal funds.
23 CFR 230.121 provides the FHWA with the authority to request
employment reports in conjunction with monitoring and administering the
Federal-Aid Highway Program. Data collected from contractors and State
Departments of Transportation is extracted and analyzed by FHWA to
determine overall percentages of minorities and females, based upon the
total project workforce in each State. By comparing yearly reports,
FHWA is able to: (1) Monitor the progress; (2) Evaluate employment
trends; and (3) Ensure commitment to the provisions of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the PR-1273 (Federal-aid contract)
agreement between FHWA and prime contractors awarded Federal-aid
projects.
Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any
aspect of the collection of this data, including, but not limited to:
Ways to improve the accuracy of data currently being collected,
amendments or inclusions to the existing form, other options in
reporting methods.
Respondents: Federal-aid Prime Contractors and State Highway
Administration (SHA) in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated burden hours for this
information collection is 6,580 hours.
Frequency: The data is collected by the respondents and submitted
to FHWA annually.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 140; 23 CFR 230.121; sec. 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Pub. L. 104-13; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: November 12, 1996.
G. Moore,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-29851 Filed 11-21-96; 8:45 am]
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