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FY2012. The technology for electronic 

capture of this data is in the final phase 

of development with successful testing 

of a pilot version conducted in the 4th 

quarter of FY2010. We are requesting a 

two year approval for the form 

anticipating Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act compliance for 

electronic means for collections to be 

developed and deployed by FY2012. We 

plan to submit any required paperwork 

to amend this document for the 

electronic version of this form during 

FY2011. There has been no increase or 

decrease in the estimated annual burden 

hours previously reported for this 

information collection. There is no 

change in the information being 

collected, however there have been 

cosmetic changes to the form including 

punctuation and formatting. The title of 

the form has changed from ‘‘Case 

Problem Submission Worksheet (CIS 

Ombudsman Form DHS–7001)’’ to 

‘‘Case Assistance Form (Form DHS– 

7001)’’ The name of the system has 

changed from ‘‘Virtual Ombudsman 

System’’ to ‘‘Online Ombudsman Form 

DHS–7001’’. The instructions have been 

updated to reflect the electronic 

submission options. Instructions for 

electronic submission will be posted on 

the CIS Ombudsman Web site at 

http://www.dhs.gov/cisombudsman. 

The terms of clearance from the 

previously approved collection have 

been addressed by updates to the: (a) 

Privacy Impact Assessment for the 

Office of the Citizenship & Immigration 

Services Ombudsman (CISOMB) Virtual 

Ombudsman System (March 19, 2010); 

and the (b) Systems of Records Notice: 

9110–9B Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Secretary [Docket 

No. DHS–2009–0146] Privacy Act of 

1974; Department of Homeland Security 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Ombudsman—001 Virtual Ombudsman 

System (March 2010) to reflect the name 

change to Online Ombudsman Form 

DHS–7001 System of Records. These 

documents are currently under review 

by DHS HQ Privacy Office. 

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: Office of the Citizenship and 

Immigration Service Ombudsman, DHS. 

Title: Case Submission Form. 

OMB Number: 1601–0004. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Household. 

Number of Respondents: 2,600. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

Hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,600. 

Richard Spires, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17934 Filed 7–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: BioWatch Filter Holder Log 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension with change. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, 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). DHS previously 

published this information collection 

request (ICR) in the Federal Register on 

May 2, 2011 at 76 FR 24504, for a 60- 

day public comment period. No 

comments were received by DHS. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow 

additional 30-days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 17, 2011. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required 

contact: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Attn.: Daniel Yereb, 

djy1@dhs.gov, 703–647–8052. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of Health Affairs/OCMO Early 

Detection Division will collect 

information from BioWatch 

jurisdictions. The BioWatch Program 

operates aerosol collector equipment in 

approximately 30 U.S. jurisdictions to 

monitor for the presence of organisms 

that may be related to the deliberate 

release of a select subset of biological 

threat agents. Information is collected in 

writing by a representative of a 

BioWatch jurisdiction (either an 

employee, or a contractor) assigned 

responsibility for installing and 

removing filters from aerosol collection 

devices and transportation to local 

laboratories for sample analysis. A 

standard filter log form is completed for 

each sample and is archived by the 

BioWatch jurisdiction for a period of 

one year. The BioWatch Program 

reimburses participating jurisdictions 

for the cost of collection and laboratory 

analysis activities, including the 

preparation of the filter log form and 

other documentation. The creation of a 

written record for each sample is 

required to support law enforcement 

activities, including criminal 

prosecution in the case of a deliberate 

release of a biological agent. 


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Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

Title: BioWatch Filter Holder Log. 

OMB Number: 1601–0006. 

Frequency: Daily. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 522. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

0.0167 hours (1 minute). 

Total Burden Hours: 3173 hours. 

Richard Spires, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17933 Filed 7–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: DHS Individual Complaint of 

Employment Discrimination 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for 

comments; Extension without Change. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office for Civil Rights and 

Civil Liberties, 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). DHS previously 

published this information collection 

request (ICR) in the Federal Register on 

May 2, 2011 at 76 FR 24503 for a 60- 

day public comment period. No 

comments were received by DHS. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow 

additional 30-days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 17, 2011. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required 

contact: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), Attn: Denise Moore, 

denise.moore@dhs.gov, 202–254–8230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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. 

A complainant may access the 

complaint form on the agency web site 

and may submit a completed complaint 

form electronically to the relevant 

Component’s EEO Office. The complaint 

form can then be directly uploaded into 

the DHS EEO Enterprise Complaints 

Tracking System, also known as 

‘‘iComplaints.’’ 

There is no change or adjustment to 

the burden associated with the 

collection of information associated 

with the DHS complaint form. 

DHS is proposing to make one change 

to the DHS compliant form. This change 

is the need to add a new checkbox that 

says ‘‘pregnancy’’ under and slightly 

intended from the existing checkbox 

that says ‘‘sex’’ on the form. Pregnancy 

discrimination is a form of sex 

discrimination, which is covered under 

Title VII. So this information is already 

included in data gathered in EEO 

complaints; adding the separate check 

box just more clearly identifies a subcategory. This form modification is in 

accordance with new instructions from 

EEOC—requiring all government 

agencies to specifically identify this 

type of information on our complaint 

forms. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, DHS. 

Title: DHS Individual Complaint of 

Employment Discrimination. 


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