[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3384-3385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01110]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Forms

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by the following method:
     Federal E-rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Refer to Docket Number 
TREAS-DO-2022-0003 and the specific Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number 1505-0262.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to these 
programs, please contact Guizelous Molock by emailing [email protected], 
or calling (202) 923-0498. Additionally, you can view the information 
collection requests at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Compliant Forms.

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    OMB Control Number: 1505-0262.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: Title 29 of the United States Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 1614, directs agencies to maintain a continuing 
program to promote equal opportunity and to identify and eliminate 
discriminatory practices and policies. The Department of the Treasury 
(Department) is thus required to process complaints of employment 
discrimination from Department employees, former employees and 
applicants for jobs with the Department who claim discrimination based 
on their membership in a protected class, such as, race, color, 
religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender 
identity), national origin, age (over 40), disability, genetic 
information, or retaliation for engaging in prior protected activity. 
Claims of discrimination based on parental status are processed as 
established by Executive Order 11478 (as amended by Executive Order 
13152). Federal agencies must offer pre-complaint ``informal'' 
counseling and/or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to these 
``aggrieved individuals'' (the aggrieved), claiming discrimination by 
officials of the Department. If the complaint is not resolved during 
the informal process, agencies must issue a Notice of Right to File a 
Complaint of Discrimination form to the aggrieved. This information is 
being collected for the purpose of processing informal and formal 
complaints of employment discrimination against the Department on the 
bases of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual 
orientation and gender identity), national origin, age (over 40), 
disability, genetic information, parental status, or retaliation. 
Pursuant to 29 CFR 1614.105, the aggrieved must participate in pre-
complaint counseling to try to informally resolve his/her complaint 
prior to filing a complaint of discrimination. Information provided on 
the pre-complaint forms may be used by the aggrieved to assist in 
determining if she or he would like to file a formal complaint against 
the Department. The information captured on these forms will be 
reviewed by the staff of the Department's Office of Civil Rights and 
Diversity to frame the claims for investigation and determine whether 
the claims are within the parameters established in 29 CFR part 1614. 
In addition, data from the complaint forms is collected and aggregated 
for the purpose of discerning whether any Department of the Treasury 
policies, practices or procedures may be curtailing the equal 
employment opportunities of any protected group.
    Forms: TD F 62-03.1, TD F 62-03.2, TD F 62-03.4, TD F 62-03.6, TD 
62-03.7, TD 62-03.8, TD F 62-03.9, TD F 62-03.10, TD F 62-03.11, TD F 
63-03.5.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1 to 20 respondents.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 90.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes to 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 47.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: January 14, 2022.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01110 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
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