[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42624-42626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16879]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2025-0038]
Information Collection: NRC Form 646, Formal Discrimination
Complaint and NRC Form 655, EEO Counselor's Report
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, NRC Form 646, ``Formal Discrimination
Complaint'' and NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report.''
DATES: Submit comments by November 3, 2025. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received
on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0038. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further
Information Contact section of this document.
Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0038 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0038. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2025-0038 on this website.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML25182A355 and ML25182A376. The
supporting statements, NRC Form 646, ``Formal Discrimination
Complaint'' and NRC 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report,'' are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML25181A458 and ML25181A456, respectively.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting the NRC's Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084 email:
[email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2025-0038, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are
posted at https://www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment
submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact
information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such
information before making the comment submissions available to the
public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized as
follows.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 646, ``Formal
Discrimination Complaint'' and NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's
Report.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0255 and 3150-0256.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Forms 646 and 655.
5. How often is the collection required or requested: On occasion.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: NRC Form 646:
Employees, former employees, or applicants for employment with the NRC,
who believe that they have been subjected to discrimination based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or
reprisal. NRC Form 655: Aggrieved persons who believe they have been
discriminated against in employment on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic
information.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: NRC Form 646: 30; NRC
Form 655: 30.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: NRC Form 646: 30;
NRC Form 655: 30.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: NRC Form 646: 30; NRC
Form 655: 30.
10. Abstract: As set forth under 29 CFR 1614, the Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) complaint process prescribes that when an aggrieved
individual believes that they have been discriminated against on the
basis of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),
national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family
medical history), marital status, parental status, political
affiliation, military service, and reprisal and seeks EEO counseling,
the assigned EEO Counselor will conduct the pre-complaint (Informal)
with the intentions of resolving the complaint within the Agency. At
the conclusion of pre-
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complaint (Informal) process and if resolution was unsuccessful, the
EEO Counselor during the final interview with the aggrieved person must
discuss what occurred during the counseling process and provide the
aggrieved with information to move the matter forward. Pursuant to 29
CFR 1614.105(c), if the aggrieved individual decides to file a Formal
complaint (i.e., NRC Form 646), the EEO Counselor must submit a written
report (i.e., NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report'') within fifteen
(15) calendar days to the Office of Small Business and Civil Right
Director or designated official that will contain relevant information
about the aggrieved individual, jurisdiction, claims, bases, Responding
Management Officials, witnesses, requested remedies, and the EEO
Counselor's checklist. The NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report'' is
completed by an EEO counselor during this consultation, which must be
conducted within 45 days of the date of the matter alleged to be
discriminatory or, in the case of personnel action, within 45 days of
the effective date of the action. Once the form is completed, an
authorized NRC representative will place the completed NRC Form 646 in
a secure folder created specifically for the aggrieved individual
within an automated tracking system.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC
to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical
utility? Please explain your answer.
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection
accurate? Please explain your answer.
3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the information collection on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated: August 29, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-16879 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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