Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: U.S. Department of Transportation, Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form, 17082 [2023-05695]

Download as PDF 17082 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 21, 2023 / Notices and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136, 49 U.S.C. chapter 313, or the FMCSRs. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2023–05754 Filed 3–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [Docket No. DOT–OST–2022–0133] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: 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 2020 with its renewal required by April 30, 2023. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the form renewal was published on November 18, 2022 [FR Vol. 87, No. 222, page 69386]. No comments were received. DATES: Comments on this notice are due by April 16, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Dougherty, Deputy Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–9850 (office), barbara.dougherty@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form. Form Number: DOT–F 1050–8. OMB Control Number: 2105–0556. Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection. Abstract: 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 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Mar 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 accordance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulations, Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614, as amended. 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. Affected Public: Federal employees, former employees, or applicants for employment with the Department. Estimated Number of Respondents: 275 per year. Estimated Total Annual Estimated Burden: 275 hours. Frequency of Collection: An individual’s filing of an EEO complaint is solely voluntary. Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department’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 collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48. ADDRESSES: Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In carrying out the duties set forth, the Committee provides a Congressionally mandated biennial report to the Secretary, which includes: (1) Providing ongoing assessment of the effectiveness, maintenance, and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). (2) Reviewing programs and activities within VA that relate to the payment of disability compensation and providing recommendations on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of Veterans relating to disability compensation in the future. (3) Assessing the needs of Veterans with respect to compensation benefits and VASRD by meeting with VA officials, Veterans Service Organizations (VSO), and other stakeholders. Management and support services for the Committee are provided by VBA. Authority: The Committee is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 546 and operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2022-0133]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; 
Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: 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 2020 with its renewal required by April 30, 2023. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
form renewal was published on November 18, 2022 [FR Vol. 87, No. 222, 
page 69386]. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments on this notice are due by April 16, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Dougherty, Deputy Director, 
Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9850 (office), 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form.
    Form Number: DOT-F 1050-8. OMB Control Number: 2105-0556.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: 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. 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.
    Affected Public: Federal employees, former employees, or applicants 
for employment with the Department.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 275 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Estimated Burden: 275 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: An individual's filing of an EEO complaint 
is solely voluntary.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department'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 collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. All responses to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023.
Barbara Dougherty,
Deputy Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department 
of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2023-05695 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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