[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 18207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9107]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0228]


Office of Civil Rights; Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial 
Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement and request for public comments of OMB 
clearance number 3090-0228.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an information collection regarding 
nondiscrimination in Federal financial assistance programs. A request 
for public comments was published at 67 FR 78806, December 26, 2002. No 
comments were received. This information is needed to facilitate 
nondiscrimination in GSA's Federal Financial Assistance Programs, 
consistent with Federal civil rights laws and regulations that apply to 
recipients of Federal financial assistance.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary and whether it will have 
practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this 
collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions 
and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: May 15, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: K. Evelyn Britton, Office of Civil 
Rights, (202) 501-4347.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, 
Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to General Services 
Administration, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Publications Division 
(MVA), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite 
OMB Control Number 3090-0228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration (GSA) has mission 
responsibilities related to monitoring and enforcing compliance with 
Federal civil rights laws and regulations that apply to Federal 
Financial Assistance programs administered by GSA. Specifically, those 
laws provide that no person on the ground of race, color, national 
origin, disability, sex or age shall be excluded from participation in, 
be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination 
under any program in connection with which Federal financial assistance 
is extended under laws administered in whole or in part by GSA. These 
mission responsibilities generate the requirement to request and obtain 
certain data from recipients of Federal surplus property for the 
purpose of determining compliance, such as the number of individuals, 
based on race and ethnic origin, of the recipient's eligible and actual 
serviced population; race and national origin of those denied 
participation in the recipient's program(s); non-English languages 
encountered by the recipient's program(s) and how the recipient is 
addressing meaningful access for individuals that are Limited English 
Proficient; whether there has been complaints or lawsuits filed against 
the recipient based on prohibited discrimination and whether there has 
been any findings; and whether the recipient's facilities are 
accessible to qualified individuals with disabilities.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 500.
    Hours Per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 1000.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Publications Division 
(MVA), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC, 20405, telephone 
(202) 208-7312, or by faxing your request to (202) 501-4067. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 3090-0228, Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial 
Assistance Programs, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 7, 2003.
Michael W. Carleton,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-9107 Filed 4-14-03; 8:45 am]
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