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person against whom OSC seeks
disciplinary action, in litigation before
the MSPB; (f) the plaintiff in litigation
or administrative claims against OSC;
persons requesting discovery from OSC;
and FOIA and Privacy Act requesters
and appellants.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Case file records related to allegations
of prohibited personnel practices and
other prohibited activities, including
allegations of improper political
activity, violations of USERRA, and
other matters under OSC’s jurisdiction,
including program litigation records and
records of the ADR Unit and the
Disclosure Unit, that are of
extraordinary importance to the nation
or OSC, are permanent records when
approved by the Special Counsel. Case
file records of the Disclosure Unit that
result in either a referral to an agency
head pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1213, or an
informal referral to an agency’s
Inspector General, are retained for 10
years after the date of closure. Other
case file records related to such
prohibited activities, including program
litigation, and the Disclosure Unit are
retained for 6 years after the date of
closure. Case file records of Formal
Advisory Opinions of the Hatch Act
Unit are retained for 6 years after the
date of closure. Litigation case file
records relating to the legal defense of
OSC and its interests in matters and
claims filed against the agency in courts,
administrative tribunals, or other
forums, including formal and informal
discovery requests, and other claims or
similar proceedings that are of
extraordinary importance to the nation
or OSC are permanent records when
approved by the Special Counsel. All
other such defensive litigation and
claim case file records are retained for
7 years after the date of closure.
Additionally, final signed settlement
agreements are retained for 20 years
after the date of closure. Personally
identifiable information in OSC’s
electronic case tracking system is
retained until deleted from the database
25 years after the corresponding case
file is destroyed. Case file records
related to OSC’s FOIA and Privacy Act
Program are retained in accordance with
NARA’s General Records Schedule 14
for Information Services Records.
Disposal of records is accomplished by
shredding or by NARA-approved
processes. Electronic information is
disposed of by deletion. OSC is revising
its record retention schedule in
consultation with NARA. Pending
approval of the revised records
schedule, records are maintained for the
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current or proposed retention,
whichever is longer.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
These records are located in lockable
file cabinets or in secured areas. Other
OSC safeguards include the required use
of computer password protection
identification features and other system
protection methods. Access is limited to
those agency personnel who have an
official need for access to perform their
duties. OSC requires new employees to
read and acknowledge agency
directives, including on information
technology user roles and
responsibilities, records management,
and privacy protection. OSC requires all
employees to complete annual
cybersecurity awareness training.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
Individuals who wish to request
record access should contact the FOIA/
Privacy Act Officer, U.S. Office of
Special Counsel: (1) By mail at 1730 M
Street NW., Suite 218, Washington, DC
20036–4505; (2) by telephone at 202–
804–7000; or (3) by fax: at 202–653–
5161. To assist in the process of locating
and identifying records, individuals
should furnish the following: Name and
home address; business title and
address; any other known identifying
information such as an agency file
number or identification number; a
description of the circumstances under
which the records were compiled; and
any other information deemed necessary
by OSC to properly process the request.
Requesters should reasonably describe
the records they seek. Rules about FOIA
access are in 5 CFR part 1820, and rules
about Privacy Act access are in 5 CFR
part 1830.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals who wish to contest
records about themselves should contact
OSC’s Privacy Act Officer, identify any
information they believe should be
corrected, and furnish a statement of the
basis for the requested correction along
with all available supporting documents
and materials. See OSC Privacy Act
regulations at 5 CFR part 1830.
Notification Procedures: Individuals
who wish to inquire whether this
system contains information about them
should follow the Record Access
procedures, noted above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
OSC will claim exemptions from the
provisions of the Privacy Act at
subsections (c)(3) and (d) as permitted
by subsection (k) for records subject to
the Act that fall within the category of
investigatory material described in
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paragraphs (2) and (5), and testing or
examination material described in
paragraph (6) of that subsection. The
exemptions for investigatory material
are necessary to prevent frustration of
inquiries into allegations of prohibited
personnel practices, unlawful political
activity, whistleblower disclosures,
USERRA violations, and other matters
under OSC’s jurisdiction, and to protect
identities of confidential sources of
information, including in background
investigations of OSC employees,
contractors, and other individuals
conducted by or for OSC. The
exemption for testing or examination
material is necessary to prevent the
disclosure of information which would
potentially give an individual an unfair
competitive advantage or diminish the
utility of established examination
procedures. OSC also reserves the right
to assert exemptions for records
received from another agency that could
be properly claimed by that agency in
responding to a request. OSC may also
refuse access to any information
compiled in reasonable anticipation of a
civil action or proceeding. OSC
published a final rule regarding these
exemptions at 72 FR 56617 (Oct. 4,
2017).
HISTORY:
OSC last published a Federal Register
notice for this system on April 23, 2012,
at 77 FR 24242.
Dated: September 21, 2017.
Bruce P. Gipe,
Chief Operating Officer.
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PEACE CORPS
Information Collection Request;
Submission for OMB Review
Peace Corps.
60-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peace Corps will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The purpose of
this notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment in the Federal Register
preceding submission to OMB. We are
conducting this process in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments on or before
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/
DATES:
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Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can
be contacted by telephone at 202–692–
1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov.
Email comments must be made in text
and not in attachments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
above.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0420–0545.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Respondents Obligation to Reply:
Voluntary.
Burden to the Public:
Estimated burden (hours) of the
collection of information:
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 13.
Annual Number of Respondents:
85,917.
Annual Responses: 85,917.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 26.
Annual Burden Hours: 28,197.
General Description of Collection: The
proposed information collection activity
provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
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feedback from customers and
stakeholders on Peace Corps’ services
will be unavailable.
Peace Corps will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
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mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Request for Comment: Peace Corps
invites comments on whether the
proposed collections of information are
necessary for proper performance of the
functions of the Peace Corps, including
whether the information will have
practical use; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the information
to be collected; and, ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
This notice is issued in Washington, DC on
September 21, 2017.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
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PEACE CORPS
Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review
AGENCY: Peace Corps.
ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We
are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/
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Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can be contacted by telephone at
202-692-1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. Email comments must be
made in text and not in attachments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0420-0545.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Respondents Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
Burden to the Public:
Estimated burden (hours) of the collection of information:
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 13.
Annual Number of Respondents: 85,917.
Annual Responses: 85,917.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 26.
Annual Burden Hours: 28,197.
General Description of Collection: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with
the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights
on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of
study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication,
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on Peace Corps' services will be unavailable.
Peace Corps will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Request for Comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the
proposed collections of information are necessary for proper
performance of the functions of the Peace Corps, including whether the
information will have practical use; the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the information to be collected; and, ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of automated collection
techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
This notice is issued in Washington, DC on September 21, 2017.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-20602 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am]
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