[Federal Register: May 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 104)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 24, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, or contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-mail: Mills.Ira@dol.gov.

    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Office of 
Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free 
number), within 30 days from the date of this publication in the 
Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Office of Disability Employment Policy.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: Survey of Employer Perspectives on the Employment of People 
with Disabilities.
    OMB Number: 1230--0NEW.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 3,600.
    Annual Responses: 3,600.
    Average Response time: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 900.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $54,270.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $575,254.
    Description: The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability 
Employment Policy (ODEP), under the Omnibus Appropriations Resolution, 
2003, Public Law 1087; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, Public 
Law 106-554, 29 U.S.C. 557b, proposes to conduct a survey of employers' 
perceptions on the employment of people with disabilities. The proposed 
survey of employers will build on the findings of previous employer 
surveys, with an emphasis on current attitudes and practices of 
employers in 12 industry sectors, including some high growth industries 
as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ODEP is also interested 
in understanding employers' perspectives about disability employment by 
company size and individuals at different levels organizationally 
within a given employer e.g., Executive, Human Resources and Equal 
Employment Opportunity, front line supervisor or manager). The survey 
will be conducted by telephone by a survey firm utilizing computer 
assisted telephone interviewing capability.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/ Team Leader.
 [FR Doc. E7-10362 Filed 5-30-07; 8:45 am]

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