Notice2025-05459
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EEO Initial Informal Complaint Contact Sheet Common Form
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Published
March 31, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed new information collection--EEO Initial Informal Complaint Contact Sheet Common Form, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 60 (Monday, March 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14232-14233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05459]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EEO Initial Informal Complaint Contact Sheet Common Form
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the
proposed new information collection--EEO Initial Informal Complaint
Contact Sheet Common Form, prior to the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before May 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ceababa1e0a9aba0abbcafa2e0a3afa7a2aca1b68eadaba0bdbbbde0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c292923622b2922293e2d2062212d25202e23340c2f29223f393f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference EEO Initial
Informal Complaint Contact Sheet Common Form in the subject line of
your comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket
Number USBC-2024-0033, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments received are part of the public
record. No comments will be posted to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> for
public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments will
generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable
Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to David Donovan, Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
(301) 763-2853 or (800) 872-6096, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a0f0f05440d0f040f180b0644070b03060805122a090f04191f19440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1570707a3b72707b706774793b78747c79777a6d5576707b6660663b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
U.S. Census Bureau employees, former employees, and applicants may
contact the agency's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) if
they believe they have been subjected to discrimination based on race,
religion, color, sex, pregnant/pregnant workers (limitations related to
pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin,
age (40 or older), genetic information (including family medical
history), disability (mental or physical) or retaliation/reprisal. A
Census Bureau EEO staff member responsible for obtaining information
regarding the allegation(s) of discrimination will record on the
Initial Informal Complaint Contact Sheet (Intake Form) the aggrieved
party's (``the aggrieved'') personal information, i.e., name, address,
telephone numbers, etc., as well as the basis(es) and allegation(s)
raised by the aggrieved. Thereafter, an EEO Counselor will be assigned
to review the information on the Intake Form and contact the aggrieved
to schedule an initial interview. This interview may include but is not
limited to: verifying the information on the Intake Form,
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clearly defining the basis(es) and allegation(s), reviewing the rights
and responsibilities of the aggrieved and the agency during the EEO
complaint process including the right to representation and anonymity,
informing the aggrieved of the applicable time frames, and advising the
aggrieved of the availability of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
and EEO counseling, and the overall stages of the complaint process.
Title 29 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 1614, directs agencies to maintain a continuing program to promote
equal opportunity and to identify and eliminate discriminatory
policies, practices, or procedures. The Census Bureau is thus required
to process complaints of employment discrimination from agency
employees, former employees, and applicants for employment with the
agency who allege discrimination based on their membership in a
protected class, such as, race, religion, color, sex, pregnant/pregnant
workers (limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related
medical conditions), national origin, age (40 or older), genetic
information (including family medical history), disability (mental or
physical) or retaliation/reprisal for engaging in prior protected
activity. Federal agencies must offer pre-complaint ``informal''
counseling and/or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to these
``aggrieved individuals'' (the aggrieved), alleging discrimination by
officials of the agency. If the complaint is not resolved during the
informal process, the Census Bureau must issue the Notice of Right to
File within 15 calendar days document to the aggrieved. This
information is being collected for the purpose of processing informal
complaints of employment discrimination against the agency on the bases
of race, religion, color, sex, pregnant/pregnant workers (limitations
related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions),
national origin, age (40 or older), genetic information (including
family medical history), disability (mental or physical) or
retaliation/reprisal. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1614.105, the aggrieved must
participate in pre-complaint counseling to try to informally resolve
their complaint prior to filing a formal complaint of discrimination.
The information captured on the form will be reviewed by the EEO
Counselor assigned to process the informal complaint of alleged
discrimination within the parameters established in 29 CFR part 1614.
The Initial Informal Complaint Contact Sheet (Form BC-3006(ef)) will be
hosted by the Census Bureau as a Common Form.
II. Method of Collection
Email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): BC-3006(ef).
Type of Review: Regular submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Affected Public: Federal government employees, former employees,
and applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1 to 15.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes to 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (This is not the cost of
respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for
such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services
required specifically by the collection.)
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary (The aggrieved individual does
not have to fill the form out; they can call the office or send an
email to the EEO complaints mailbox). However, responses to the form
are needed to collect and review the Complainant's data to input the
information in the Entellitrak (Complaint Tracking System) and for
processing.
Legal Authority: Title 29 CFR part 1614.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) 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; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-05459 Filed 3-28-25; 8:45 am]
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