[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24503-24504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10319]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: DHS Individual 
Complaint of Employment Discrimination

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without 
Change, 1610-0001.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, DHS, will submit the 
following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 1, 2011. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this Information 
Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS, Attn.: Denise Moore, 
[email protected], 202-254-8230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The recordkeeping provisions are designed to 
ensure that a current employee, former employee, or applicant for 
employment claiming to be aggrieved or that person's attorney provide a 
signed statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the aggrieved 
individual and the agency and to describe generally the action(s) or 
practice(s) that form the basis of the complaint. The complaint must 
also contain a telephone number and address where the complainant or 
the representative can be contacted. The complaint form is used for 
original allegations of discrimination but also for amendments to 
underlying complaints of discrimination. The form also determines 
whether the person is willing to participate in mediation or other 
available types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve 
their complaint; Congress has enacted legislation to encourage the use 
of ADR in the federal sector and the form ensures that such an option 
is considered at this preliminary stage of the EEO complaint process.
    It is the policy of the Government of the United States to provide 
equal opportunity in employment for all persons, to prohibit 
discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, 
national origin, age, disability, protected genetic information, sexual 
orientation, or status as a parent, and to promote the full realization 
of equal employment opportunity (EEO) through a continuing affirmative 
program in each agency.
    Persons who claim to have been subjected to these types of 
discrimination, or to retaliation for opposing these types of 
discrimination or for participating in any stage of administrative or 
judicial proceedings relating to them, can seek a remedy under Title 
VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) 
(race, color, religion, sex, national origin), the Age Discrimination 
in Employment Act (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) (age), the Equal Pay 
Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) (sex), the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 791 et 
seq.) (disability), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 
(GINA) (42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq.) (genetic information), and Executive 
Order 11478 (as amended by Executive Orders 13087 and 13152) (sexual 
orientation or status as a parent).
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties (CRCL) adjudicates discrimination complaints filed 
by current and former DHS employees, as well as applicants for 
employment to DHS. The complaint adjudication process for statutory 
rights is outlined in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC) regulations found at Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations Part 
1614 and EEO Management Directive 110. For complaints regarding sexual 
orientation or status as a parent, DHS follows the same procedures as 
for statutory rights, to the extent permitted by law.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, DHS.
    Title: DHS Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination.
    OMB Number: 1610-0001.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1200.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 hours (30 minutes).
    Total Burden Hours: 600 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $30,246.00.


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    Dated: April 21, 2011.
Richard Spires,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10319 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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