[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51545-51546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13353]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: DHS Civil Rights 
Evaluation Tool, Collection Instrument DHS Form 3095, OMB Control 
Number 1601-0024

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; revision request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, Civil Rights Civil 
Liberties, 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. DHS 
previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the 
Federal Register on February 8, 2024, for a 60-day public comment 
period. No comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is 
to allow additional 30-days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 18, 
2024. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required 
contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties: Attn: Antidiscrimination Group, CRCL MS 
0190, Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave. 
SE, Washington, DC 20528-0190, 202-401-1474, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recipients of federal financial assistance 
from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are required to meet 
certain legal requirements relating to nondiscrimination and 
nondiscriminatory use of federal funds. Those requirements include 
ensuring that entities receiving Federal financial assistance from the 
DHS do not deny benefits or services, or otherwise discriminate on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or 
religion, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(Title VI) Public Law 88-352, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-1 et seq.; 6 CFR part 21; 
44 CFR part 7; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 
504), Public Law 93-112, as amended by Public Law 93-516, 29 U.S.C. 
794; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), 20 U.S.C. 
1681 et seq.; 6 CFR part 17; 44 CFR part 19; Age Discrimination Act of 
1975, Public Law 94-135, 42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.; 44 CFR part 7 and 6 
CFR part 19.
    DHS uses DHS Form 3095: DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool as the 
primary tool to implement this information collection. DHS uses the 
form to collect civil rights related information from all recipients of 
federal financial assistance from the Department. The purpose of the 
information collection is to advise recipients of their civil rights 
obligations and collect pertinent civil rights information to ascertain 
if the recipient has in place adequate policies and procedures to 
achieve compliance, and to determine what, if any, further action may 
be needed (technical assistance, training, compliance review, etc.) to 
ensure the recipient is able to meet its civil rights requirements and 
will carry out its programs and activities in a nondiscriminatory 
manner.
    DHS is revising the collection, changing Section 1 of the form on 
Instructions to extend the deadline for initial submissions from 30 
days of receipt of the Notice of Award to 60 days; to update the method 
of submission from email to an online portal, and to make other minor 
clarifying revisions. DHS is also making minor changes to Section 2 of 
the form on Organization Information to remove the fields for reporting 
Grant Agreement Number and Federal Award Identification Number; DHS now 
obtains that information from Department data sources. In addition, DHS 
is making minor changes to Section 5 of the form on Additional 
Information to streamline communication with recipients by providing a 
single, centralized point of contact for questions and technical 
assistance. Lastly, DHS is changing the name of the collection from 
``DHS Civil Rights Compliance Form'' to ``DHS Civil Rights Evaluation 
Tool.''

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool, Collection Instrument DHS 
Form 3095.
    OMB Number: 1601-0024.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Entities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance 
from DHS.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,050.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.

Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2024-13353 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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