82 FR 42640 - Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

Page Range		42640-42640
FR Document		2017-19180

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request approval for a new information collection for the Equal Employment Opportunity Formal Complaint Form.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Docket No. 0508-New]


Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department 
of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Rights to request approval for a new information collection 
for the Equal Employment Opportunity Formal Complaint Form.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 13, 2017 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights/Office of 
Compliance, Policy, and Training invites interested persons to submit 
comments on this notice. Comments may be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this 
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for 
submitting comments.
     Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, Mailstop 9401.
     Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, Mailstop 9401.
    Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must 
include the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights/Office 
of Compliance, Policy, and Training, Docket No. 0508-New, Comments 
received in response to this docket will be made available for public 
inspection and posted without change, including any personal 
information, to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to background documents or comments received, go 
to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights/Office of 
Compliance, Policy, and Training, Docket Room at 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700, Mailstop 9401, between 8:00 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Anna G. Stroman, Deputy 
Director, Office of Compliance, Policy, and Training, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250, (202) 205-5953 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Formal Complaint Form.
    OMB Number: 0508--New.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Abstract: This data collection is necessary to implement 29 CFR 
1614.104(a). 29 CFR 1614 requires each agency subject to this part to 
adopt procedures for processing individual and class complaints of 
discrimination. Each complaint must contain a signed statement from the 
person claiming to be aggrieved or that person's attorney. This 
statement must be sufficiently precise to identify the aggrieved 
individual and the agency and to describe generally the action(s) or 
practice(s) that form the basis of the complaint. The complaint must 
also contain a telephone number and address where the complainant or 
the representative can be contacted. The collection of this information 
is the avenue by which the individual or his/her representative may 
file such a complaint. The requested information is necessary in order 
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to address 
the alleged discriminatory action.
    Currently, USDA receives formal complaints from approximately 19 
sub-agencies utilizing several different formats. The information 
collected on this form will make processing, and possible resolution of 
the complaint, more efficient and effective to meet statutory 
timeframes.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response for 
applicants and contractors. Total public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per 
response.
    Type of Respondents: Current and past Federal employees, Applicants 
for employment with USDA, and Contractors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 46.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 46.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 15.32 per year.
    Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Anna G. Stroman, 
Deputy Director, Office of Compliance, Policy, and Training, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. All comments received will be 
available for public inspection during regular business hours at the 
same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

Winona Lake Scott,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Civil Rights/Office of Compliance, agencies utilizing several different
contains documents other than rules or Policy, and Training, Docket No. 0508– formats. The information collected on
proposed rules that are applicable to the New, Comments received in response to this form will make processing, and
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, this docket will be made available for possible resolution of the complaint,
committee meetings, agency decisions and public inspection and posted without more efficient and effective to meet
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
change, including any personal statutory timeframes.
statements of organization and functions are information, to http:// Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
examples of documents appearing in this www.regulations.gov. burden for this collection of information
section. Docket: For access to background is estimated to average 20 minutes per
documents or comments received, go to response for applicants and contractors.
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Total public reporting burden for this
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Civil Rights/Office of Compliance, collection of information is estimated to
Policy, and Training, Docket Room at average 20 minutes per response.
[Docket No. 0508–New]
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Type of Respondents: Current and
Notice of Request for Approval of a Washington, DC 20250–3700, Mailstop past Federal employees, Applicants for
New Information Collection 9401, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., employment with USDA, and
Monday through Friday. Contractors.
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Number of Respondents:
Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Contact Anna G. Stroman, Deputy 46.
Agriculture. Director, Office of Compliance, Policy, Estimated Number of Responses: 46.
ACTION: Notice and request for and Training, Office of the Assistant Estimated Number of Responses per
comments. Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Respondent: 1.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Estimated Total Annual Burden on
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Independence Avenue SW.,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Respondents: 15.32 per year.
Washington, DC 20250, (202) 205–5953 Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
notice announces the intention of the or Anna.Stroman@ascr.usda.gov.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for the proposed collection of information
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: is necessary for the proper performance
Civil Rights to request approval for a
Title: Equal Employment Opportunity of the functions of the agency, including
new information collection for the Equal
Formal Complaint Form. whether the information will have
Employment Opportunity Formal
OMB Number: 0508—New. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Complaint Form. Expiration Date of Approval: Three agency’s estimate of the burden of the
DATES: Comments on this notice must be years from approval date. proposed collection of information
received by November 13, 2017 to be Type of Request: New information including the validity of the
assured of consideration. collection. methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant Abstract: This data collection is ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Secretary for Civil Rights/Office of necessary to implement 29 CFR clarity of the information to be
Compliance, Policy, and Training 1614.104(a). 29 CFR 1614 requires each collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
invites interested persons to submit agency subject to this part to adopt burden of the collection of information
comments on this notice. Comments procedures for processing individual on those who are to respond, including
may be submitted by one of the and class complaints of discrimination. the use of appropriate automated,
following methods: Each complaint must contain a signed electronic, mechanical, or other
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This statement from the person claiming to technological collection techniques or
Web site provides the ability to type be aggrieved or that person’s attorney. other forms of information technology.
short comments directly into the This statement must be sufficiently Comments may be sent to Anna G.
comment field on this Web page or precise to identify the aggrieved Stroman, Deputy Director, Office of
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go individual and the agency and to Compliance, Policy, and Training,
to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow describe generally the action(s) or Office of the Assistant Secretary for
the on-line instructions at that site for practice(s) that form the basis of the Civil Rights. All comments received will
submitting comments. complaint. The complaint must also be available for public inspection during
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.: contain a telephone number and address regular business hours at the same
Send to Docket Clerk, 1400 where the complainant or the address.
Independence Avenue SW., representative can be contacted. The All responses to this notice will be
Washington, DC 20250–3700, Mailstop collection of this information is the summarized and included in the request
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9401. avenue by which the individual or his/ for OMB approval. All comments will
• Hand- or courier-delivered her representative may file such a become a matter of public record.
submittals: Deliver to 1400 complaint. The requested information is
Independence Avenue SW., necessary in order for the Office of the Winona Lake Scott,
Washington, DC 20250–3700, Mailstop Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil
9401. address the alleged discriminatory Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Instructions: All items submitted by action. Civil Rights.
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by November 13, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Contact Anna G. Stroman, Deputy Director, Office of Compliance, Policy, and Training, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250, (202) 205-5953 or [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 42640