2021-07964. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES:

The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before May 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-693-8538, or by email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This ICR outlines the legal authority, procedures, burden, and cost associated with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of construction contractors. It contains one form (Construction Contract Award Notification Form) that construction contractors must give to OFCCP notifying the agency of new contract awards that exceed $10,000 and three information collection instruments (compliance review scheduling letter and itemized listing, direct federal compliance check letter, and federally assisted compliance check letter) that notify construction contractors that they have been selected to undergo a compliance evaluation. OFCCP is seeking reauthorization of the Construction Contract Award Notification Form (Form CC-314). OFCCP is merging the direct federal compliance check letter and federally assisted compliance check letter currently approved under OMB Control No. 1250-0011 into this ICR. This ICR also incorporates the requirements and burden for the new Construction Compliance Review Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notices published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2020 (85 FR 68933) and December 23, 2020 (85 FR 84002).

This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Agency: DOL-OFCCP.

Title of Collection: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 1250-0001.

Affected Public: Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,609.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 32,316.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 157,570 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $10,125.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

Dated: April 9, 2021.

Mara Blumenthal,

Senior PRA Analyst.