[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24061-24066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11988]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-2009-0121]


Notice of Request for Information Collection Approval

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to renew the utilization of the 
individual employment discrimination complaint form when processing 
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) discrimination complaints filed by 
applicants for employment with the Department. The Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approved the form in 2006 with its renewal required by 
July 31, 2009.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT Docket Number 
OST-2009-0121] by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name (Office 
of the Secretary, DOT) and docket number for this rulemaking. You 
should provide two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail 
or courier. Note that all comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, and will be available to Internet users. You may 
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register 
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For Internet access to the docket to read background 
documents and comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Background documents and comments received may also be viewed at the 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket 
Operations, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tami Wright, Associate Director, 
Compliance Operations Division (S-34), Departmental Office of Civil 
Rights, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9370 or 
(TTY) 202-366-0663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Form Title: Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination.
    OMB Control Number: OMB 2105-0556.
    Type of Request: OMB renewal.
    Abstract: DOT will utilize the form to collect information 
necessary to process EEO discrimination complaints filed by individuals 
who are not Federal employees and are applicants for employment with 
the Department. These complaints are processed in accordance with the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's regulations, 29 CFR part 
1614, as amended. DOT will use the form to: (a) Request requisite 
information from the applicant for processing his/her EEO employment 
discrimination complaint; and (b) obtain information to identify an 
individual or his or her attorney or other representative, if 
appropriate. An applicant's filing of an EEO employment complaint is 
solely voluntary. DOT estimates that it takes an applicant 
approximately one hour to complete the form.
    Respondents: Job Applicants filing EEO employment discrimination 
complaints.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10 per year.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 10 hours per year.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is reasonable for the proper performance of the EEO 
functions of the Department, and (b) the accuracy of the Department's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection. All 
responses to the notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments also will 
become a matter of public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2009.
Mary N. Whigham Jones,
Acting Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
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