[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 66 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18600-18601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7030]


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OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment

AGENCY: Office of Special Counsel.

ACTION: First Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), and implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, 
the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), plans to request approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for use of four 
previously approved information collections consisting of complaint

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forms. These collections are listed below. The current OMB approval for 
Forms OSC-11, OSC-12, OSC-13, OSC-14 and the OSC Survey expire 9/30/08. 
We are submitting all four forms and the electronic survey for renewal, 
based on the upcoming date of expiration. Two of the four forms are 
being revised, Forms OSC-11 and OSC-12. Form OSC-11 has had major 
changes made to its electronic version, so that it has a certain amount 
of ``intelligence'' now built in. Depending upon your responses, it 
navigates you to the proper sections; it also has help menus for those 
who need more information prior to making their selections. The 
electronic form OSC-12 had minor modifications made to it, in order to 
allow it to be integrated into the new software used to support form 
OSC-11.
    Current and former Federal employees, employee representatives, 
other Federal agencies, state and local government employees, and the 
general public are invited to comment on this information collection 
for the first time. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
OSC functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of OSC's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments should be received by May 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Roderick Anderson, Director of Management and Budget, U.S. 
Office of Special Counsel, 1730 M Street, NW., Suite 218, Washington, 
DC 20036-4505.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roderick Anderson, Director of 
Planning and Analysis at the address shown above; by facsimile at (202) 
254-3715. The paper versions of the complaint forms for the collection 
of information are available for review on OSC's Web site, at http://
www.osc.gov/forms.htm. The screen captures of the electronic forms are 
available for review on OSC's web site at http://www.osc.gov/
library.htm. For those wishing to test out the new functionality of the 
``interactive'' form OSC-11, it will be available to you during the 
second, 30 day notice, where you will be able to create a user name and 
password, and log in to test out the form.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSC is an independent agency responsible 
for, among other things, (1) investigation of allegations of prohibited 
personnel practices defined by law at 5 U.S.C. 2302(b), protection of 
whistleblowers, and certain other illegal employment practices under 
titles 5 and 38 of the U.S. Code, affecting current or former Federal 
employees or applicants for employment, and covered state and local 
government employees; and (2) the interpretation and enforcement of 
Hatch Act provisions on political activity in chapters 15 and 73 of 
title 5 of the U.S. Code.
    Title of Collections: (1) Form OSC-11, (Complaint of Possible 
Prohibited Personnel Practice of Other Prohibited Activity; (2) Form 
OSC-12 (Information about filing a Whistleblower Disclosure with the 
Office of Special Counsel); (3) Form OSC-13 (Complaint of Possible 
Prohibited Political Activity (Violation of the Hatch Act)); (4) Form 
OSC-14 Complaint of Possible Violation of the Uniformed Services 
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
    Type of Information Collection
    Request: Approval of a previously approved collection of 
information, of which the forms and survey expire on 9/30/08. Also 
request that the revised electronic versions of forms OSC-11 and OSC-12 
be approved.
    Affected public: Current and former Federal employees, applicants 
for Federal employment, state and local government employees, and their 
representatives, and the general public.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Frequency: Daily.
    Estimated Average Amount of Time for a Person to Respond: 64 
minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,899 hours.
    Abstract: This form is used by current and former Federal employees 
and applicants for Federal employment to submit allegations of possible 
prohibited personnel practices or other prohibited activity for 
investigation and possible prosecution by OSC.

    Dated: March 31, 2008.
Scott J. Bloch,
Special Counsel.
[FR Doc.E8-7030 Filed 4-3-08; 8:45 am]
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