[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43083-43084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17833]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 12: OMB Control No. 3090-0228]


Information Collection; Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial 
Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Office of Civil Rights, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a renewal to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
nondiscrimination in Federal financial assistance programs. 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; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: September 21, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Britton, Director, External 
Programs Division, Office of Civil Rights, at telephone (202) 603-1645 
or via email to [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0228, Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial Assistance Programs, by 
any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 3090-0228, Nondiscrimination in Federal 
Financial Assistance Programs''. Follow the instructions provided at 
the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name 
(if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0228, Nondiscrimination in 
Federal Financial Assistance Programs'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.

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     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. Attn: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0228, Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial 
Assistance Programs.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0228, Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial Assistance 
Programs, in all correspondence related to this collection. All 
comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

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: 1,200.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 1200.
    Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVPR), 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 3090-0228, Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial Assistance 
Programs, in all correspondence.

    Dated: July 9, 2012.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-17833 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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