[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8058-8060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02944]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0102]
Information Collection: NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report''
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on this proposed information collection. The information
collection is entitled, NRC Form 655, ``EEO Counselor's Report.''
DATES: Submit comments by April 12, 2022. 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-2021-0102. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual 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 C. 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-2021-0102 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-2021-0102.
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, 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 ML21160A151. The supporting statement is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21160A150.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (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 C. 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-2021-0102 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 OMB, 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
below.
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 655, ``EEO
Counselor's Report.''
2. OMB approval number: An OMB control number has not yet been
assigned to this proposed information collection.
3. Type of submission: New.
4. The form number, if applicable: NRC Form 655.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: On occasion.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: 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: 30.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 30.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 30 hours.
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 sexual
orientation, gender identity and expressions, and 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 the pre-complaint (Informal) process and if the
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., EEO
Counselors Report) within 15 calendar days to the Office of Small
Business and Civil Rights Director or designated official that will
contain relevant
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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?
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection
accurate?
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: February 8, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-02944 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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