Notice2022-13523
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: COVID-19 Vaccination Requests for Waiver
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Published
June 24, 2022
Issuing agencies
State Department
Abstract
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37902-37903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13523]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11768]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: COVID-19
Vaccination Requests for Waiver
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments up to July 25, 2022.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
<bullet> Title of Information Collection: COVID-19 Vaccination
Request for Waiver.
<bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0246.
<bullet> Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
<bullet> Originating Office: GTM.
<bullet> Form Number: DS-5158, DS-5159.
<bullet> Respondents: Employees or prospective employees at the
Department of State who may request an exception to Executive Order
14043 from this vaccination requirement based on a sincerely held
religious belief or medical needs.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
<bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
<bullet> Average Time per Response: 75 minutes.
<bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 75 hours.
<bullet> Frequency: On occasion.
<bullet> Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
<bullet> Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The purpose of collecting this information is to provide an avenue
for individuals to request an exception to the vaccination requirement
as a medical/disability or religious accommodation, and to determine
whether the request for an exception to Executive Order 14043 is valid
and can be accommodated.
Methodology
For prospective employees, both forms are PDFs that must be
printed, completed, signed, and emailed to points of contact. The
Medical Exception form has two parts: Part 2 of the form must be
completed by a medical professional before the entire document is
scanned and emailed. For current employees they can find the forms
electronically on the Department of State systems and complete them
electronically.
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, the Department will not process requests for a
medical exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement
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pursuant to E.O. 14043. The Department 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 the Department may nevertheless
receive information regarding a medical exception. That is because, if
the Department 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, the Department 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.
Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, U.S. Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2022-13523 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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