Sunshine Act Meetings, 9091 [2022-03626]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2022 / Notices
submitted to the Division of Public
Programs.
Because these meetings will include
review of personal and/or proprietary
financial and commercial information
given in confidence to the agency by
grant applicants, the meetings will be
closed to the public pursuant to sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5,
U.S.C., as amended. I have made this
determination pursuant to the authority
granted me by the Chairman’s
Delegation of Authority to Close
Advisory Committee Meetings dated
April 15, 2016.
Dated: February 14, 2022.
Samuel Roth,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for
the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2022–03464 Filed 2–16–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7536–01–P
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The National Science Board’s
Committee on Oversight hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of a
teleconference for the transaction of
National Science Board business
pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act and the Government in
the Sunshine Act.
Tuesday, February 22,
2022, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. EST.
TIME AND DATE:
This meeting will be held by
teleconference through the National
Science Foundation.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Open.
The agenda
of the teleconference is: Chair’s opening
remarks; approval of prior Committee
minutes; discussion of requests for
changes to Merit Review Digest; the
Office of the Inspector General update;
Chief Financial Officer update; report
on pilots—Merit Review training and
Broader Impacts expertise on
Committees of Visitors.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Point of contact for this meeting is:
Chris Blair, cblair@nsf.gov, 703/292–
7000. The meeting may be viewed live
at https://youtu.be/U-oAd7QUUXI.
Meeting updates may be found at the
National Science Board website at
www.nsf.gov/nsb.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science
Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2022–03626 Filed 2–15–22; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:23 Feb 16, 2022
Jkt 256001
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
OSC ADR Surveys
U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Office of Special
Counsel (OSC), seeks approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for use of two surveys used by
OSC’s Alternate Dispute Resolution
(ADR) program to assess its efficacy and
seek ways to improve the process: An
initial survey sent to all mediation
participants, and a follow-up survey
sent to a subset of mediation
participants who opt into receiving the
second survey.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for OSC, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503; or by email via:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Beckett, Senior Litigation Counsel,
by telephone at (202) 804–7000, or by
email at frliaison@osc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial
ADR survey consists of a questionnaire
containing thirty-four (34) questions
about the respondent’s experience in
mediation at OSC, including whether
they understood how the process would
work, their confidentiality obligations,
the neutrality of the mediator, whether
they felt the process was adequately
resourced, and other matters. The
follow-up survey is sent approximately
six (6) months later to participants who
opt in, consisting of a new questionnaire
containing a maximum of six (6)
questions or a maximum of four (4), the
number of questions depending on the
outcome of the earlier, concluded
mediation.
OSC invites comments on: (a) The
accuracy of OSC’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collections of
information; (b) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (c)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
OSC is a permanent independent
federal investigative and prosecutorial
agency. OSC’s basic authorities come
from four federal statutes: The Civil
Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower
Protection Act, the Hatch Act, and the
Uniformed Services Employment &
Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00065
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 9990
9091
OSC’s primary mission is to safeguard
the merit system by protecting federal
employees and applicants from
prohibited personnel practices,
especially reprisal for whistleblowing,
and to serve as a safe channel for
allegations of wrongdoing. The ADR
Unit offers mediation and conciliation
to complainants and agencies in
selected cases as an alternative process
for resolving their dispute. Mediation is
a facilitated negotiation between parties
to the dispute. Conciliation is similar to
‘‘shuttle diplomacy’’ by telephone. In
either case, the ADR process is
voluntary, confidential, and allows the
parties to retain control of the outcome
of the dispute. Parties who participate
in mediation and conciliation are able to
find and agree to solutions that can be
crafted in a way that meets their high
priority needs. The ADR process can
also foster better communication skills
and improve working relationships
between parties.
OSC conducts the two surveys of ADR
participants to assess the quality of
OSC’s mediation process.
OSC will use the questionnaires to
survey all persons who use ADR
services at OSC and a subset of those
persons who agree to participate in a
follow-up survey. The survey
questionnaires are available for review
online at https://osc.gov/Resources/
Pages/Reports.aspx#tabGroup07.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Opinion of mediation
participants about the effectiveness and
quality of their OSC mediation
experience.
Affected Public: OSC mediation
participants, including OSC
complainants and their attorneys;
Federal Agency attorneys; Federal
Agency settlement officials; and other
representatives or support persons.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Annual Number of Survey
Form Respondents: 100 per year for the
initial survey and 75 for the follow-up
survey. Number may rise if case intake
rises.
Frequency of Survey Form Use: After
each mediation is concluded.
Estimated Average Amount of Time
for a Person to Respond to Survey: Eight
minutes for the initial survey and two
minutes for the follow-up survey.
Estimated Annual Survey Burden:
15.8 hours.
Date: February 10, 2022.
Travis Millsaps,
Deputy Special Counsel for Public Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022–03299 Filed 2–16–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7405–01–P
E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM
17FEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03626]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The National Science Board's Committee on Oversight hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of
National Science Board business pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act.
TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST.
PLACE: This meeting will be held by teleconference through the National
Science Foundation.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The agenda of the teleconference is: Chair's
opening remarks; approval of prior Committee minutes; discussion of
requests for changes to Merit Review Digest; the Office of the
Inspector General update; Chief Financial Officer update; report on
pilots--Merit Review training and Broader Impacts expertise on
Committees of Visitors.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Point of contact for this meeting
is: Chris Blair, [email protected], 703/292-7000. The meeting may be
viewed live at https://youtu.be/U-oAd7QUUXI. Meeting updates may be
found at the National Science Board website at www.nsf.gov/nsb.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-03626 Filed 2-15-22; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
