Notice2022-13497
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
June 24, 2022
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37808-37809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13497]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by July 25,
2022 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
the publication of this notice on the following website
<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 An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the
agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection
of information that such persons are not required to respond to the
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The vaccination requirement issued pursuant to E.O. 14043, is
currently the subject of a nationwide injunction. While that injunction
remains in place, Department of Agriculture will not process requests
for a medical exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
pursuant to E.O. 14043. Department of Agriculture 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 Department of Agriculture may
nevertheless receive information regarding a medical exception. That is
because, if Department of Agriculture 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, Department of Agriculture
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 undertaken to implement or enforce the COVID-19
vaccination requirement.
Department of Agriculture
Title: Request for a Medical Exemption to the COVID-19 Vaccination
Requirement
OMB Control Number: 0503-0027
Summary of Collection: Section 2 of E.O. 14043 mandates that each
agency ``implement, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a
program to require COVID-19 vaccination for all of its Federal
employees, with exceptions only as required by law.'' This medical
exemption form is necessary for USDA to determine legal exemptions to
the vaccine requirement under the Rehabilitation Act. This includes the
requisite confidentiality requirements, subject to the applicable
Rehabilitation Act standards, and maintenance of supporting documents.
Need and Use of the Information: This information is being
requested to promote the safety of the Federal workforce, the safety of
Federal buildings, and others on site at agency facilities or those
interacting with the public consistent with the COVID-19 Workplace
Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles established by the Safer Federal
Workforce Task Force and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. To request a medical exemption from the COVID-19
vaccination requirement, an employee
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must provide documentation from their medical provider.
Description of Respondents: Federal Employees and Medical
Providers.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 333.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-13497 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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