Notice2024-06200
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment Discrimination Used By Permanent Employees and Applicants for Employment at DOC and Complaint of Employment Discrimination for the Decennial Census
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Published
March 25, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce Department
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06200]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment
Discrimination Used By Permanent Employees and Applicants for
Employment at DOC and Complaint of Employment Discrimination for the
Decennial Census
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on December 12, 2023 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Office of The Secretary, Office of Civil Rights, Commerce.
Title: Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment Discrimination
Used by Permanent Employees and Applicants for Employment at DOC and
Complaint of Employment Discrimination for the Decennial Census.
OMB Control Number: 0690-0015.
Form Number(s): CD-498, CD-498A.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 165 (correction from the 60-day notice).
Average Hours per Response: \1/2\ hour (30 minutes).
Burden Hours: 87\1/2\ hours.
Needs and Uses: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 require that a Federal employee or
applicant for Federal employment alleging discrimination based on race,
color, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status, and
pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, disability, pregnancy
accommodation, or reprisal for protected activity must submit a signed
statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the actions or
practices that form the bases of the complaint. The individual
completing the form is asked to identify the bureau at which the
alleged discrimination took place, and whether the individual worked at
that bureau at the time of the alleged discrimination. The individual
completing the form is also asked to describe the alleged
discriminatory action(s) as clearly as possible and include the date(s)
and to articulate the basis or bases of the complaint (race, color,
sex, etc.). Further, the individual completing the form is asked to
identify the remedy(ies) sought for the alleged discrimination.
Although complainants are not required to use the proposed form to file
their complaints, the Office of Civil Rights strongly encourages its
use to ensure efficient case processing and trend analyses of complaint
activity.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 29 CFR 1614.106.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
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 and entering the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-06200 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
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