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71067 

Vol. 75, No. 224 

Monday, November 22, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

a Previously Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights’ (OASCR) intention to seek 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

information collection. The OASCR will 

use the information collected to process 

respondents’ discrimination complaints 

about programs conducted or assisted 

by USDA. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 21, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 

Contact David King, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, (202) 720–8106 (voice), (202) 

619–6853 (fax), 

david.king@ascr.usda.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: USDA Program Discrimination 

Complaint Form. 

OMB Number: 0508–0002. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under 7 CFR 15.6, ‘‘Any 

person who believes himself/herself or 

any specific class of individuals to be 

subjected to discrimination [in any 

USDA assisted program or activity] 

* * * may by himself/herself or by an 

authorized representative file * * * a 

written complaint.’’ Under CFR 15d.4, 

‘‘Any person who believes that he or she 

(or any specific class of individuals) has 

been, or is being, subjected to 

[discrimination in any USDA conducted 

program or activity] * * * may file on 

his or her own, or through an authorized 

representative, a written complaint 

alleging such discrimination.’’ The 

collection of this information is an 

avenue by which the individual or his 

representative may file such a program 

discrimination complaint. 

The requested information, which can 

be submitted by filling out a form or by 

submitting a letter, is necessary in order 

for USDA OASCR to address the alleged 

discriminatory action. The respondent 

is asked to state his/her name, mailing 

address, property address (if different 

from mailing address), telephone 

number, e-mail address (if any) and to 

provide a name and contact information 

for the respondent’s representative (if 

any). A brief description of who was 

involved with the alleged 

discriminatory action, what occurred 

and when, is requested. In the event that 

the respondent is filing the program 

discrimination complaint more than 180 

days after the alleged discrimination 

occurred, the respondent is asked to 

provide the reason for the delay. 

Finally, the respondent is asked to 

identify which bases are alleged to have 

motivated the discriminatory action (of 

those bases prohibited under either 7 

CFR 15d.2: Race, color, national origin, 

age, sex, disability, religion, sexual 

orientation, marital or familial status, or 

because all or part of the individual’s 

income is derived from any public 

assistance program; or under 

nondiscrimination regulations applying 

to recipients of Federal financial 

assistance from USDA: Race, color, 

national origin, sex, age, disability, 

religion or political beliefs). (Not all 

bases apply to all programs.) 

The program discrimination 

complaint filing information, which is 

voluntarily provided by the respondent, 

will be used by the staff of USDA 

OASCR to intake, investigate, and 

adjudicate the respondent’s complaint. 

The program discrimination complaint 

form will enable OASCR to better 

collect information from complainants 

in a timely manner, therefore reducing 

delays and errors in determining USDA 

jurisdiction. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

will vary based on the complexity of the 

complaint, but is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Type of Respondents: Mostly 

individuals who seek assistance from 

USDA or from programs that receive 

financial assistance from USDA, such as 

agricultural producers, applicants for 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program benefits, and multi-family 

housing tenants, but also including 

some businesses and not-for profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,000 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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) 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) 

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 those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to David King, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20250 or to 

david.king@ascr.usda.gov. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Joe Leonard, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29132 Filed 11–19–10; 8:45 am] 

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