Name of Information Collection: NASA Complaint of Discrimination Form 1355, 60504 [2023-18960]

Agencies

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18960]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 23-092]


Name of Information Collection: NASA Complaint of Discrimination 
Form 1355

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections.

DATES: Comments are due by October 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 60-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, 757-864-
7998, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Federal agencies are required by statute not to engage in 
discrimination on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, national 
origin, age, disability, genetic information, or retaliation. A Federal 
employee, former employee, or job applicant who believes s/he was 
discriminated against has a right to file a complaint with the agency's 
office responsible for its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) programs. 
Federal agencies must offer pre-complaint counseling or EEO alternative 
dispute resolution (EEO ADR) to individuals who allege that they were 
discriminated against by the agency. If pre-complaint counseling or EEO 
ADR does not resolve the dispute(s), the individual can file a formal 
discrimination complaint with the agency's EEO office.

II. Methods of Collection

    Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1614 section 
104 requires agencies to establish procedures for processing individual 
and class complaints of discrimination that include the provisions 
contained in 29 CFR 1614.105 through 1614.110 and in Sec.  1614.204, 
which are consistent with all other applicable Federal EEO regulations 
and complaint processing requirements contained in the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Management Directives (MD).
    When an individual decides to pursue the formal discrimination 
complaint process, EEOC MD 110 requires that the formal complaint must 
be:
     In writing;
     Specific with regard to the claim(s) that the individual 
raised in pre-complaint counseling and that the person wishes to 
pursue;
     Must be signed by the individual and/or his or her 
representative; and
     Must be filed within fifteen (15) calendar days from the 
date s/he receives the Notice of Right to File a Discrimination 
Complaint.
    Consequently, NASA established NF-1355P form to ensure the 
individual who wishes to utilize the EEO process complies with the 
requirements listed above.

III. Data

    Title: Formal Discrimination Complaint Form.
    OMB Number: 2700-0163.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of existing information collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals who wish to file a formal 
discrimination complaint against NASA.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 60.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 1.
    Annual Responses: 60.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30 hours.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

William Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18960 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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