[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3386-3387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00988]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; NIST Generic Clearance for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and 
Accessibility (DEIA) Data Collections

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on October 21, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.
    Title: NIST Generic Clearance for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and 
Accessibility (DEIA) Data Collections.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Average Hours per Response: Varies, dependent upon the data 
collection method.
    Burden Hours: 15,000.
    Needs and Uses: Executive Orders 14035 and 13985 have tasked the 
Federal Government with advancing equity within the Federal Government 
workforce (E.O. 14035) and advancing racial equity and support for 
underserved communities through the Federal Government (E.O. 13985). 
Data collection, monitoring, and feedback are key elements of the 
Federal Government approach to integrating diversity, equity, 
inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in all ways of working. Executive 
Order 14035 on ``Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the 
Federal Workforce,'' released on June 25, 2021, calls for a data-
driven, whole-of-government approach to cultivating DEIA across the 
Federal Government, asking agencies to ``identify areas where evidence 
is lacking and propose opportunities to build evidence to advance 
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and address those gaps 
identified.'' Executive Order 13985 on ``Advancing Racial Equity and 
Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,'' 
released on January 25, 2021, charges agencies with advancing equitable 
service delivery through increased engagement with underserved 
communities and improved data collection to ``measure equity and 
capture the diversity of the American people.'' This generic clearance 
will provide NIST with the tools necessary to carry out this endeavor.
    Affected Public: Federal government; households and individuals; 
the private sector.
    Frequency: Varies, depending on collection.
    Respondent's Obligation: Select from the following options: 
Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the

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Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-00988 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]
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