Notice2022-08754
Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request for OGE Form 319 Request for a Medical Exception to the Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
April 25, 2022
Issuing agencies
Government Ethics Office
Abstract
After publication of this second round notice, the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) plans to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) renew its approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act for an existing information collection, entitled the OGE Form 319 Request for a Medical Exception to the Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement. The form was originally granted emergency clearance on November 19, 2021.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24304-24305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08754]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request for OGE Form 319 Request for a Medical
Exception to the Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: After publication of this second round notice, the Office of
Government Ethics (OGE) plans to request that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) renew its approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act
for an existing information collection, entitled the OGE Form 319
Request for a Medical Exception to the Covid-19 Vaccination
Requirement. The form was originally granted emergency clearance on
November 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Matis at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9216; TTY: 800-877-8339; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#284245495c415b68474f4d064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a3a4a8bda0ba89a6aeace7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>. A copy of the form may be obtained, without charge, by
contacting Jennifer Matis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request for a Medical Exception to the Covid-19 Vaccination
Requirement.
Agency Form Number: OGE Form 319.
Abstract: The OGE Form 319 collects information necessary to
document the consideration, decision, and implementation of OGE
employee requests for reasonable accommodation from the COVID
vaccination requirement set forth in Executive Order 14043, Requiring
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees (Sept. 9,
2021).
OMB Control Number: 3209-0011.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.
Affected public: Medical providers who are asked to provide
documentation in support of an employee's request for a medical
exception to the requirement for COVID-19 vaccination.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1 (based on an estimate of
five respondents over a ten year period, rounded up).
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden (in dollars): 17.
A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on this information collection was published on February 10,
2022 (87 FR 7838). OGE received one response to that notice. The
comment did not address the substance of information collection; it
opposed it on the basis of the outstanding injunction against
implementation of the vaccination requirement issued pursuant to E.O.
14043. As noted in the first notice and again below, OGE will not
process requests for a medical exception or request the submission of
any medical information related to a request for an exception pursuant
to E.O. 14043 while the injunction remains in place. But OGE may
nevertheless receive information regarding a medical exception.
Therefore, clearance of the information collection is necessary.
Request for Comments: OGE is publishing this second round notice of
its intent to request paperwork clearance renewal for the OGE Form 319.
Public comment is invited specifically on the need for and practical
utility of this information collection, the accuracy of OGE's burden
estimate, the enhancement of quality, utility and clarity of the
information collected, and the minimization of burden (including the
use of information technology). Comments received in response will
become a matter of public record.
A Notice Regarding Injunctions: The vaccination requirement issued
pursuant to E.O. 14043 is currently the subject of a nationwide
injunction. While that injunction remains in place, OGE will not
process requests for a medical exception from the COVID-19 vaccination
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043. OGE will also not request the
submission of any medical information related to a request for an
exception from the vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 while
the injunction remains in place. But OGE may nevertheless receive
information regarding a medical exception. That is because, if OGE were
to receive a request for an exception from the COVID-19 vaccination
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 during the pendency of the
injunction, OGE will accept the request, hold it in abeyance, and
notify the employee who submitted the request that implementation and
enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O.
14043 is currently enjoined and that an exception therefore is not
necessary so long as the injunction is in place. In other words, during
the pendency of the injunction, any information collection related to
requests for medical exception from the COVID-19 vaccination
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 is not
[[Page 24305]]
undertaken to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination
requirement.
Approved: April 20, 2022.
Emory Rounds,
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
[FR Doc. 2022-08754 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6345-03-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on April 25, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.