Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection(s): U.S. Department of Transportation, Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form, 58830-58831 [2019-23882]

Download as PDF 58830 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2019 / Notices specification requirements for DOT 4E cylinders). Pursuant to 49 CFR 107.807(a), a foreign manufacturer who seeks to manufacture DOT specification cylinders must obtain an approval from PHMSA that permits that manufacturer to perform the required chemical analyses and tests outside the United States. Metal Mate does not possess any such approval from PHMSA, and is therefore not authorized to mark cylinders that it manufactures as complying with DOT specifications. Any cylinder produced by Metal Mate marked as meeting a DOT specification is not approved, is not a DOT specification cylinder, and may not meet DOT performance standards. The PHMSA approval process 1 involves the careful review and onsite inspection of the applicant company’s product documentation, cylinder manufacturing process, employee training records, and the presence and effectiveness of quality control measures at various stages during the cylinders’ production. Since this review and inspection was not performed, DOT has no evidence that these cylinders are designed to withstand pressurization during filling and use and to safely contain hazardous materials transported in commerce. Improper design and manufacturing could potentially lead to a release of hazardous materials or failure of the cylinder. Consequently, as a safety measure, PHMSA wants to inform consumers that cylinders manufactured by Metal Mate, even if bearing a DOT specification marking, must not be used to transport hazardous materials in commerce to, from, or within the United States, or on a United States-registered aircraft. These cylinders may not perform to DOT performance standards, and may not be safe to use as one would use a DOT specification cylinder. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2019. William S. Schoonover, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. [FR Doc. 2019–23878 Filed 10–31–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 1 https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/pressurevessels-approvals/pressure-vessels-overview. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Oct 31, 2019 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0076] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection(s): U.S. Department of Transportation, Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will forward the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of a previously approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden hours. The OMB approved the form in 2017 with its renewal required by January 31, 2020. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 31, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 2015–0076] by any of the following methods: Fax: 202–493–2064. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name (Office of the Secretary, DOT) and docket number for this rulemaking. You should provide two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail or hand delivery. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, and will be available to internet users. You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit https:// DocketsInfo.dot.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Docket: For internet access to the docket to read background documents and comments received, go to www.regulations.gov. Background documents and comments received may also be viewed at DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket Operations, West Building, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 25090, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Onwubere, Associate Director, EEO Complaints and Investigations Division (S–34), U.S. Department of Transportation, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, W78–316, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–5988 (office), beverly.onwubere@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2105–0556. Title: Individual Compliant of Employment Discrimination Form. Form Numbers: DOT–F 1050–8. Type of Review: Extension of a Previously Approved Collection. Abstract: The DOT will utilize the form to collect information necessary to process EEO discrimination complaints filed by individuals who are Federal employees, former employees or applicants for employment with the Department. These complaints are processed in accordance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulations, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614, as amended. The DOT will use the form to: (a) Request requisite information from the applicant for processing his/ her EEO discrimination complaint; and (b) obtain information to identify an individual or his or her attorney or other representative, if appropriate. An applicant’s filing of an EEO discrimination complaint is solely voluntary. The DOT estimates that it takes an applicant approximately one hour to complete the form. Respondents: Federal employees, former employees or applicants for employment with the Department. Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 per year. Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 100 hours per year. Comments Are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is reasonable for the proper performance of the EEO functions of the Department, and (b) the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection. All responses to the notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2019 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2019. Beverly Onwubere, Associate Director, EEO Complaints and Investigations Division Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 2019–23882 Filed 10–31–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900–New] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Clearance for A– 11 Section 280 Improving Customer Experience Information Collection Veterans Experience Office, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Experience Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it includes the actual data collection instrument. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘Clearance for A–11 Section 280 Improving Customer Experience Information Collection’’ in any correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421– 1354 or email danny.green2@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘Clearance for A–11 Section 280 Improving Customer Experience Information Collection’’ in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Oct 31, 2019 Jkt 250001 Authority: OMB Circular A–11 (2018), Section 280. Title: Clearance for A–11 Section 280 Improving Customer Experience Information Collection. OMB Control Number: 2900–New. Type of Review: New collection. Abstract: Whether seeking a loan, Social Security benefits, veterans benefits, or other services provided by the Federal Government, individuals and businesses expect Government customer services to be efficient and intuitive, just like services from leading private-sector organizations. Yet the 2016 American Consumer Satisfaction Index and the 2017 Forrester Federal Customer Experience Index show that, on average, Government services lag nine percentage points behind the private sector. A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: Raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership. To support this, OMB Circular A–11 Section 280 established government-wide standards for mature customer experience organizations in government and measurement. To enable Federal programs to deliver the experience taxpayers deserve, they must undertake three general categories of activities: Conduct ongoing customer research, gather and share customer feedback, and test services and digital products. These data collection efforts may be either qualitative or quantitative in nature or may consist of mixed methods. Additionally, data may be collected via a variety of means, including but not limited to electronic or social media, direct or indirect observation (i.e., in person, video and audio collections), interviews, questionnaires, surveys, and focus groups. Veterans Experience Office will limit its inquiries to data collections that solicit strictly voluntary opinions or responses. Steps will be taken to ensure anonymity of respondents in each activity covered by this request. The results of the data collected will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 58831 include the creation of personas, customer journey maps, and reports and summaries of customer feedback data and user insights. Veterans Experience Office will collect this information by electronic means when possible, as well as by mail, fax, telephone, technical discussions, and in-person interviews. Veterans Experience Office may also utilize observational techniques to collect this information. Collections will be 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. For the purposes of this request, ‘‘customers’’ are individuals, businesses, and organizations that interact with a Federal Government agency or program, either directly or via a Federal contractor. This could include individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit organizations; not-for profit institutions; State, local or tribal governments; Federal government; and Universities. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published at 84 FR 149 on August 2, 2019, pages 37953 and 37954. No comments on this data collection request were submitted by the public. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Estimated Annual Burden: 625,000. Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: Varied, dependent upon the data collection method used. The possible response time to complete a questionnaire or survey may be 2 minutes or up to 2 hours to participate in an interview. Frequency of Response: Varied, dependent upon the data collection method used. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500,000. By direction of the Secretary. Danny S. Green, Interim VA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2019–23850 Filed 10–31–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2015-0076]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection(s): U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will 
forward the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of a previously 
approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected cost and burden hours. The OMB approved the 
form in 2017 with its renewal required by January 31, 2020.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 31, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2015-0076] by any of the following methods:
    Fax: 202-493-2064.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except on Federal holidays.
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name (Office 
of the Secretary, DOT) and docket number for this rulemaking. You 
should provide two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail 
or hand delivery. Note that all comments received will be posted 
without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, and will be available to internet users. You may 
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register 
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For internet access to the docket to read background 
documents and comments received, go to www.regulations.gov. Background 
documents and comments received may also be viewed at DOT, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Docket Operations, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 25090, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Onwubere, Associate Director, 
EEO Complaints and Investigations Division (S-34), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, W78-316, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-5988 (office), 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control Number: 2105-0556.
    Title: Individual Compliant of Employment Discrimination Form.
    Form Numbers: DOT-F 1050-8.
    Type of Review: Extension of a Previously Approved Collection.
    Abstract: The DOT will utilize the form to collect information 
necessary to process EEO discrimination complaints filed by individuals 
who are Federal employees, former employees or applicants for 
employment with the Department. These complaints are processed in 
accordance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's 
regulations, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614, as 
amended. The DOT will use the form to: (a) Request requisite 
information from the applicant for processing his/her EEO 
discrimination complaint; and (b) obtain information to identify an 
individual or his or her attorney or other representative, if 
appropriate. An applicant's filing of an EEO discrimination complaint 
is solely voluntary. The DOT estimates that it takes an applicant 
approximately one hour to complete the form.
    Respondents: Federal employees, former employees or applicants for 
employment with the Department.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 per year.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 100 hours per year.
    Comments Are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is reasonable for the proper performance of the EEO 
functions of the Department, and (b) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection. All 
responses to the notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2019.
Beverly Onwubere,
Associate Director, EEO Complaints and Investigations Division 
Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2019-23882 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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