Notice2026-08555
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Revision of Currently Approved Information Collection(s): U.S. Department of Transportation, Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form
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Published
May 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Transportation Department
Abstract
DOT invites public comments about its intention to request the Office of Management and Budget approval to renew an information collection used by DOT's Equal Employment Opportunity Complaints and Investigations Division within the Departmental Office of Civil Rights. This collection is a form titled "Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination" (Complaint Form). The Complaint Form is necessary for employees, former employees, and/or applicants for employment to file formal equal employment opportunity (EEO) discrimination complaints against DOT and, in turn, for DOT to process the complaints. DOT has revised this information collection to include provisions related to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires DOT to publish this 60-day notice in the Federal Register. The OMB last approved this information collection on June 21, 2023, with an expiration date of June 30, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 24031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08555]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-1915]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments;
Revision of Currently Approved Information Collection(s): U.S.
Department of Transportation, Individual Complaint of Employment
Discrimination Form
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: DOT invites public comments about its intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget approval to renew an information
collection used by DOT's Equal Employment Opportunity Complaints and
Investigations Division within the Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
This collection is a form titled ``Individual Complaint of Employment
Discrimination'' (Complaint Form). The Complaint Form is necessary for
employees, former employees, and/or applicants for employment to file
formal equal employment opportunity (EEO) discrimination complaints
against DOT and, in turn, for DOT to process the complaints. DOT has
revised this information collection to include provisions related to
the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
requires DOT to publish this 60-day notice in the Federal Register. The
OMB last approved this information collection on June 21, 2023, with an
expiration date of June 30, 2026.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2026-1915] by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sierra Collins, Associate Director,
EEO Complaints and Investigations Division (S-34), U.S. Department of
Transportation, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 202-934-3439 (office),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7849e92858596d994989b9b9e9984b7939883d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="76051f130404175815191a1a1f18053612190258111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105-0556.
Title: Individual Compliant of Employment Discrimination Form.
Form Numbers: DOT-F 1050-8.
Type of Review: Revision of a Previously Approved Collection.
Abstract: DOT uses the Complaint Form to collect information
necessary to process EEO discrimination complaints filed by DOT
employees, former employees and/or applicants for employment. DOT uses
the Complaint Form to obtain information from the individual for
processing the individual's EEO discrimination complaint and to
identify an attorney or other representative, if appropriate. An
individual's filing of an EEO discrimination complaint is solely
voluntary. DOT processes the complaints in accordance with the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's regulations in Title 29, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 1614, as amended.
Respondents: DOT employees, former employees and/or applicants for
federal employment.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 244 per year.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 244 hours per year.
Estimated Cost Burden: Zero (there is no cost for obtaining the
form and it is submitted electronically).
Public Comments Are Invited on: (a) DOT requests comment on any
aspect of this information collection, including whether the proposed
collection is reasonable for the proper performance of the Department's
EEO functions; the accuracy of the estimated burden; methods by which
the Department could enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collection; and ways the burdens could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected information. DOT will summarize
and include all comments with its request for OMB's renewed approval.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.49.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2026.
Sierra Collins,
Associate Director, EEO Complaints and Investigations Division,
Departmental Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2026-08555 Filed 5-1-26; 8:45 am]
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