Agency Information Collection Activity: (Complaint of Employment Discrimination; Information for Pre-Complaint Processing)

• Published date: 08 January 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 950
• Record Number: 2020-00055
• Section: Notices
• Court: Veterans Affairs Department

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 950]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-00055]
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                DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                [OMB Control No. 2900-0716]
                Agency Information Collection Activity: (Complaint of Employment
                Discrimination; Information for Pre-Complaint Processing)
                AGENCY: The Office of Resolution Management, Department of Veterans
                Affairs.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The Office of Resolution Management (ORM), Department of
                Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
                on the collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
                Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to
                publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
                collection of information, including each proposed extension of a
                currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
                response to the notice.
                DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection
                of information should be received on or before March 9, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
                through Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov
                or to Gina Suppa, Office of Resolution Management, Office of Policy and
                Compliance (08), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
                Washington, DC 20420 or email to [email protected]. Please refer to
                ``OMB Control No. 2900-0716'' in any correspondence. During the comment
                period, comments may be viewed online through FDMS.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Preston, Office of Resolution
                Management, Office of Policy and Compliance by telephone at: (216) 390-
                3607, electronically at: [email protected] or by facsimile at: (202)
                501-2811.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
                obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
                collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
                comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
                 With respect to the following collection of information, ORM
                invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
                is necessary for the proper performance of ORM's functions, including
                whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
                of ORM's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
                information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
                the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
                the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
                of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
                information technology.
                 Authority: Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3501--3521.
                 Title: a. Complaint of Employment Discrimination, VA Form 4939.
                 b. Information for Pre-Complaint Processing, VA Form 08-10192.
                 OMB Control Number: 2900-0716.
                 Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously OMB approved
                collection.
                 Abstract: VA employees, former employees and applicants for
                employment who believe they were denied employment based on race,
                color, religion, gender, national origin age, physical or mental
                disability and/or reprisal for prior Equal Employment Opportunity
                activity complete VA Form 4939 to file a complaint of discrimination.
                 Affected Public: Individuals and households.
                 Estimated Annual Burden: 230 burden hours.
                 Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
                 Frequency of Response: Annual.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 460.
                 By direction of the Secretary.
                Danny S. Green,
                Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Performance and Risk,
                Department of Veterans Affairs.
                [FR Doc. 2020-00055 Filed 1-7-20; 8:45 am]
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