Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 49961 [2016-18008]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Air Force

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 49961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18008]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket ID: USAF-2016-HQ-0005]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Air Force Equal Opportunity (AF/EO) Program, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Air Force announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 
burden of the information collection on respondents, including through 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, 
docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is 
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet 
at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information. Any 
associated form(s) for this collection may be located within this same 
electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow the 
instructions at https://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the Air Force Equal 
Opportunity Office (AF/EO), ATTN: Mr. James H. Carlock Jr., 1500 West 
Perimeter Road, Suite 4500, Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland 
20762, or call at 240-612-4113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: AF EO IT Systems--
Entellitrack and iComplaints; AF FORM 1271, Equal Opportunity Record of 
Assistance/Contact; AF FORM 1587, Military Equal Opportunity Formal 
Complaint Summary; AF FORM 1587-1, Military Equal Opportunity Informal 
Complaint Summary; OMB Control Number 0701-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary 
to counsel, process, investigate and adjudicate complaints of unlawful 
discrimination brought by contractors, retirees, and dependents. The 
information is used to investigate and resolve complaints of unlawful 
discrimination and sexual harassment under the AF Equal Opportunity 
Program, and to maintain records created as a result of the filing of 
allegations and appeals involving unlawful discrimination because of 
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical/mental 
disability, or genetic information, reprisal for participating in the 
EEO process or opposing discriminatory practices.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1060.
    Number of Respondents: 530.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 530.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondents are contractors, retirees, AF applicants for 
employment, former AF employees, and family members of military and 
civilian employees who provide a variety of personal information to a 
certified EO Specialist/Counselor/Advisor. The information is then 
utilized for case management, recordkeeping, tracking, quarterly and 
annual statistical reporting. The information is requested once the 
respondent contacts (via phone, email, office, mail correspondence) the 
EO office and then is transferred into the AF EO IT System for further 
processing. All information provided becomes a part of the respondent's 
case file. Generally, the information is collected once; however, on 
occasion, the same respondent may file multiple complaints. Although 
the information requested is voluntary, not providing the information 
may delay case processing or cause case file not to be processed at 
all. Additionally, these records and/or information in these records 
may be used to report records as required by the FY 98 National Defense 
Authorization Act, and utilized as a data source for descriptive 
statistics; to provide information to a congressional office from the 
record of an individual in response to an inquiry from that 
congressional office made at the request of that individual; or for 
disclosure to an authorized formal complaints auditor, administrative 
judge, equal employment opportunity investigator, arbitrator or other 
authorized official(s) involved in the investigation or settlement of a 
formal complaint or appeal.

    Dated: July 26, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-18008 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
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