Agency Information Collection Activities, Request for Comment, 20247-20248 [2014-08210]

Agencies

• Office of Special Counsel

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20247-20248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08210]


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OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL


Agency Information Collection Activities, Request for Comment

AGENCY: Office of Special Counsel.

ACTION: First Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), and implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, 
the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), plans to request approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for use of three 
previously approved information collections consisting of three 
complaint forms. These collections are listed below. The current OMB 
approval for Forms OSC-11, OSC-12, OSC-13 expired on 2/28/14. We are 
submitting all three forms for renewal, based on the actual date of 
expiration. We are currently collecting requirements for future 
modifications to these forms; however, currently there are no changes 
being submitted with this request for renewal of the use of these 
forms. Current and former Federal employees, employee representatives, 
other Federal agencies, state and local government employees, and the 
general public are invited to comment on this information collection 
for the first time. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
OSC functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of OSC's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments should be received by June 10, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Kammann, Director of Finance, at 
the address shown above; by facsimile at (202) 254-3711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSC is an independent agency responsible 
for, among other things, (1) investigation of allegations of prohibited 
personnel practices defined by law at 5 U.S.C. 2302(b), protection of 
whistleblowers,

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and certain other illegal employment practices under titles 5 and 38 of 
the U.S. Code, affecting current or former Federal employees or 
applicants for employment, and covered state and local government 
employees; and (2) the interpretation and enforcement of Hatch Act 
provisions on political activity in chapters 15 and 73 of title 5 of 
the U.S. Code.
    Title of Collections: (1) Form OSC-11, (Complaint of Possible 
Prohibited Personnel Practice of Other Prohibited Activity); (2) Form 
OSC-12 (Information about filing a Whistleblower Disclosure with the 
Office of Special Counsel); (3) Form OSC-13 (Complaint of Possible 
Prohibited Political Activity (Violation of the Hatch Act)); OMB 
Control Number 3255-0002, Expiration 02/28/14.
    Copies of the OSC Forms 11, 12, and 13 can be found at: https://www.osc.gov/RR_OSCFORMS.htm.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Approval of previously 
approved collection of information that expires on February 28, 2014, 
with no revisions.
    Affected Public: Current and former Federal employees, applicants 
for Federal employment, state and local government employees, and their 
representatives, and the general public.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Estimated Annual Number of OSC Form Respondents: 3,950.
    Frequency of Use of OSC Forms: Daily.
    Estimated Average Amount of Time for a Person To Respond Using OSC 
Forms: 64 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden for the OSC Forms: 2,899 hours.
    Abstract: These forms are used by current and former Federal 
employees and applicants for Federal employment to submit allegations 
of possible prohibited personnel practices or other prohibited activity 
for investigation and possible prosecution by OSC.

    Dated: April 3, 2014.
Carolyn N. Lerner,
Special Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-08210 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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