Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report

OMB Control No: 1293-0005	ICR Reference No: 201710-1293-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201704-1293-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ASVET	Agency Tracking No: DOL-OASAM-VETS-OAMB-M-001
Title: Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/08/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/30/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2018
Responses	378,000	0	315,000
Time Burden (Hours)	129,200	0	164,350
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,298	0	1,080

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Abstract: The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”), 38 U.S.C. 4212(d), requires Federal contractors and subcontractors subject to the Act's affirmative action provisions in 38 U.S.C. 4212(a) to track and report annually to the Secretary of Labor the number of employees in their workforces, by job category and hiring location, who belong to the specified categories of protected veterans. VETS maintains regulations to implement the reporting requirements under VEVRAA and uses the VETS-4212 form for providing the required information on the employment of covered veterans.  The regulations in 41 CFR part 61-300 require contractors and subcontractors with a covered Federal contract entered into or modified in the amount of $150,000 or more to use the Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212 form for reporting information on their employment of covered veterans under VEVRAA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 4212 Name of Law: Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974    PL: Pub.L. 107 - 288 2035 Name of Law: Jobs for Veterans Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 32875	07/18/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 57298	12/04/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-4212, E Form FEDERAL CONTRACTOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPORT VETS-4212 ,   VETS-4212

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	378,000	315,000	0	0	63,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	129,200	164,350	0	-68,020	32,870	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,298	1,080	0	0	218	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: This request completes a transition that phases out Form VETS-100A and now fully implements Form VETS-4212. While more Form VETS-4212 are filed because of an increase in the number of covered contracts, the agency has now fully phased out the previously approved VETS-100A Report that had 82 unique reportable items. The VETS-4212 Report has just 42 unique items–a reduction of nearly 50 percent from its predecessor form.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $725,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: William Coughlin 202 693-4715 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 11/30/2017

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