[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44303-44304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18672]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE




Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request



    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35).

    Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office of Civil Rights.

    Title: Reporting Process for Complaint of Employment Discrimination 

Used by Permanent Employees and Applicants for Employment at DOC.

    OMB Control Number: 0690-0015.

    Form Number(s): CD-498.

    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a currently 

approved information collection).

    Burden Hours: 200.

    Number of Respondents: 400.

    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.

    Needs and Use: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 

regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 require that a person alleging 

discriminatory treatment by a Federal agency, based on race, color, 

religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and/or reprisal for 

participation in equal employment opportunity (EEO) activity, must 

submit a signed statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the 

general actions or practices that form the basis of the complaint. This 

information collection involves the complaint process which will allow 

the Office of Civil Rights to gather reliable data on the type of 

complaints filed, and to make the determination of whether a complaint 

meets all procedural and jurisdictional requirements for acceptance.

    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

    Frequency: On occasion.

    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser (202) 395-5887.

    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 

by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via e-mail at 

[email protected]).



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    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 

collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 

to Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7258 or via 

e-mail at [email protected].



    Dated: July 20, 2011.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2011-18672 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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