[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 13881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7568]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request
March 22, 1996.
The Department of Labor has submitted the following (see below)
information collection request (ICR), utilizing emergency review
procedures, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by
April 5, 1996. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by calling the Department of Labor
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa M. O'Malley (202) 219-
5095).
Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should be
forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for the Women's Bureau, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316.
The Office of Management and Budget 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 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.
Agency: Women's Bureau.
Title: The Fair Pay Information Clearinghouse Information
Collection.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Affected Public: Solicitors and/or Commissions on Women of 50
states, including local jurisdictions and school districts;
approximately 20 state entities that have made fair pay adjustments,
and ten researchers working in the field of fair pay.
Number of Respondents: Approximately 180 respondents.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 9 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 1,600.
Total Burden Cost (Startup): $19,160.
Total Burden Cost (Maintenance): $19,160 for each subsequent year.
Description: In May 1994, the United States Department of Labor's
Women's Bureau launched an unprecedented nationwide initiative--Working
Women Count! The Working Women Count! questionnaire asked working women
what they liked and disliked about their jobs, and what they would like
to change. More than a quarter of a million women from all 50 states
answered: ``Improving pay scales * * *'' was one of their highest
priorities for workplace change, along with the way women's work is
valued and recognized. They clearly conveyed that they do not receive
the level of pay and benefits needed to support themselves and their
families. When 75% of working women are paid $25,000 a year or less and
a majority of women workers still work in traditionally female, and
often low-paid jobs, women have a difficult time providing adequately
for their own and their families' needs.
At a White House event in October 1994 to highlight the results of
the Working Women Count! survey, President Clinton directed Secretary
Robert Reich and the Director of the Women's Bureau to develop a set of
proposals to address the concerns expressed in Working Women Count! On
April 10, 1995, President Clinton accepted the Women's Bureau
recommendations on the Federal government's role in making work better
for women. The Fair Pay Information Clearinghouse is an integral
component of the Bureau's recommendations to assist employees and
employers who want to improve wage-setting practices by valuing the
work done by a majority of women workers in the United States.
The Clearinghouse's computerized database information will provide
technical assistance on successful efforts to identify and remove sex
and race discrimination in wage setting policies. Clearinghouse
customers will include employees, employers, and organizations.
Technical assistance will be available to customers contacting the
Clearinghouse during normal business hours and access to the
Clearinghouse database will be available on a 24-hour basis by means of
the Internet.
Theresa M. O'Malley,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-7568 Filed 3-27-96; 8:45 am]
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