[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24503-24504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10319]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Agency Information Collection Activities: DHS Individual
Complaint of Employment Discrimination
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension without
Change, 1610-0001.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 1, 2011.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this Information
Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS, Attn.: Denise Moore,
[email protected], 202-254-8230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The recordkeeping provisions are designed to
ensure that a current employee, former employee, or applicant for
employment claiming to be aggrieved or that person's attorney provide a
signed statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the aggrieved
individual and the agency and to describe generally the action(s) or
practice(s) that form the basis of the complaint. The complaint must
also contain a telephone number and address where the complainant or
the representative can be contacted. The complaint form is used for
original allegations of discrimination but also for amendments to
underlying complaints of discrimination. The form also determines
whether the person is willing to participate in mediation or other
available types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve
their complaint; Congress has enacted legislation to encourage the use
of ADR in the federal sector and the form ensures that such an option
is considered at this preliminary stage of the EEO complaint process.
It is the policy of the Government of the United States to provide
equal opportunity in employment for all persons, to prohibit
discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, protected genetic information, sexual
orientation, or status as a parent, and to promote the full realization
of equal employment opportunity (EEO) through a continuing affirmative
program in each agency.
Persons who claim to have been subjected to these types of
discrimination, or to retaliation for opposing these types of
discrimination or for participating in any stage of administrative or
judicial proceedings relating to them, can seek a remedy under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.)
(race, color, religion, sex, national origin), the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) (age), the Equal Pay
Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) (sex), the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 791 et
seq.) (disability), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
(GINA) (42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq.) (genetic information), and Executive
Order 11478 (as amended by Executive Orders 13087 and 13152) (sexual
orientation or status as a parent).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights
and Civil Liberties (CRCL) adjudicates discrimination complaints filed
by current and former DHS employees, as well as applicants for
employment to DHS. The complaint adjudication process for statutory
rights is outlined in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) regulations found at Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations Part
1614 and EEO Management Directive 110. For complaints regarding sexual
orientation or status as a parent, DHS follows the same procedures as
for statutory rights, to the extent permitted by law.
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.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, DHS.
Title: DHS Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination.
OMB Number: 1610-0001.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 1200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 hours (30 minutes).
Total Burden Hours: 600 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $30,246.00.
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Dated: April 21, 2011.
Richard Spires,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10319 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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