Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

August 6, 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 (P.L.

104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has been requested by

August 16, 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 Employment Standards Administration, 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 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.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Supply and

Service Compliance Review Pilot Test Scheduling Letter and Itemized

Listing.

OMB Number: 1215-0072.

Frequency: On occasion; as required.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 200 to 400.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 40 to 80 hours.

Total Burden Cost Per Respondent (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost Per Respondent (operating/maintaining): $8.47.

Description: This information collection request seeks clearance of

an alternative supply and service scheduling letter and itemized

listing for use in a pilot test of revised, expedited compliance review

procedures. The proposed scheduling letter and itemized listing are a

modified and shortened version of the scheduling letter and listing

currently used for comprehensive supply and

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service reviews. The alternative letter and listing require the

submission of readily available information, and less data than is

required for traditional compliance reviews. The submission of the

requested material is the initial step in the revised review process.

OFCCP expects that the expedited review procedures will streamline

compliance evaluations of the supply and service contractor, saving

both the contractor and the Government time and money. It is

anticipated that the pilot test will occur in a six-month period.

Theresa M. O'Malley,

Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.

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