Notice2026-04909
Information Collection: NRC Form 646, Formal Discrimination Complaint and NRC Form 655, EEO Counselor's Report
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Published
March 13, 2026
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 646, "Formal Discrimination Complaint" and NRC Form 655, "EEO Counselor's Report."
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12451-12452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04909]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2025-0038]
Information Collection: NRC Form 646, Formal Discrimination
Complaint and NRC Form 655, EEO Counselor's Report
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget;
request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently
submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of
information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.
The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 646, ``Formal
Discrimination Complaint'' and NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's
Report.''
DATES: Submit comments by April 13, 2026. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Dempsey, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0856; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc85a2aaa3afa3a0a0a9afb8bfe29ea9bfa3b9beafa98ca2beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642d0a020b070b0808010710174a3601170b11160701240a16074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0038 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0038.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3938791ed91a6b0acb6b1a0a683adb1a0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb9b8f99e599aeb8a4beb9a8ae8ba5b9a8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>. A copy of the collection of information and
related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML25182A355 and ML25182A376. The supporting statements
are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML26015A056 and
ML26015A054.
<bullet> NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a7a6e7804784f59455f58494f6a445849044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1918593ef93a4b2aeb4b3a2a481afb3a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
<bullet> NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting the NRC's Acting Clearance Officer, Heather Dempsey, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0856; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9b0979f969a9695959c9a8d8ad7ab9c8a968c8b9a9cb9978b9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="054c6b636a666a6969606671762b5760766a70776660456b77662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
B. Submitting Comments
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are
posted at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and entered into ADAMS. Comment
submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact
information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the OMB, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such
information before making the comment submissions available to the
public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently submitted a request for renewal of
an existing collection of information to OMB for review entitled, NRC
Form 646, ``Formal Discrimination Complaint'' and NRC Form 655, ``EEO
Counselor's Report.'' The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that
an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and that a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The NRC published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period on this information collection on September 3, 2025, 90 FR
42624.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 646, ``Formal
Discrimination Complaint'' and NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's
Report.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0255 and 3150-256.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 646 and NRC Form 655.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 646:
Employees, former employees, or applicants for employment with the NRC,
who believe that they have been subjected to discrimination based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or
reprisal. NRC Form 655: Aggrieved persons who believe they have been
discriminated against in employment on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic
information.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: NRC Form 646: 30; NRC
Form 655: 30.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: NRC Form 646: 30;
NRC Form 655: 30.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: NRC Form 646: 30; NRC
Form 655: 30.
10. Abstract: As set forth under 29 CFR 1614, the Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) complaint process prescribes that when an aggrieved
individual believes that they have been discriminated against on the
basis of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),
national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family
medical history), marital status, parental status, political
affiliation, military service, and reprisal and seeks EEO counseling,
the assigned EEO Counselor will conduct the pre-complaint (Informal)
with the intentions of resolving the complaint within the Agency. At
the conclusion of the pre-complaint (Informal) process, and if
resolution was unsuccessful, the EEO Counselor during the final
interview with the aggrieved person must discuss what occurred during
the counseling process and provide the aggrieved with information to
move the matter forward. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1614.105(c), if the
aggrieved individual decides to file a Formal complaint (i.e., NRC Form
646, ``Formal Discrimination Complaint''), the EEO Counselor must
submit a written report (i.e., NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's
Report'') within fifteen (15) calendar days to the Office of Small
Business and Civil Right Director or designated official that will
contain relevant information about the aggrieved individual,
jurisdiction, claims, bases, Responding Management Officials,
witnesses, requested remedies, and the EEO Counselor's checklist. The
NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report,'' is completed by an EEO
counselor during this consultation, which must be conducted within 45
days of the date of the matter alleged to be discriminatory or, in the
case of personnel action, within 45 days of the effective date of the
action. Once the form is completed, an authorized NRC representative
will place the completed NRC Form 646 in a secure folder created
specifically for the aggrieved individual within an automated tracking
system.
Dated: March 10, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Heather Dempsey,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-04909 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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