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form for the collection of information is 

available for review by calling OSC, or 

on OSC’s Web site, at http:// 

www.osc.gov/library.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSC is an 

independent agency responsible for, 

among other things, (1) investigation of 

allegations of prohibited personnel 

practices defined by law at 5 U.S.C. 

2302(b), protection of whistleblowers, 

and certain other illegal employment 

practices under titles 5 and 38 of the 

U.S. Code, affecting current or former 

Federal employees or applicants for 

employment, and covered state and 

local government employees; and (2) the 

interpretation and enforcement of Hatch 

Act provisions on political activity in 

chapters 15 and 73 of title 5 of the U.S. 

Code. OSC is required to conduct an 

annual survey of individuals who seek 

its assistance. Section 13 of Public Law 

103-424 (1994), codified at 5 U.S.C. 

1212 note, states, in part: ‘‘[T]he survey 

shall--(1) determine if the individual 

seeking assistance was fully apprised of 

their rights; (2) determine whether the 

individual was successful either at the 

Office of Special Counsel or the Merit 

Systems Protection Board; and (3) 

determine if the individual, whether 

successful or not, was satisfied with the 

treatment received from the Office of 

Special Counsel.’’ The same section also 

provides that survey results are to be 

published in OSC’s annual report to 

Congress. Copies of prior years’ annual 

reports are available on OSC’s Web site, 

at http://www.osc.gov/ 

library.htmιcongress or by calling OSC 

at (202) 254-3600. 

OSC has enhanced the effectiveness of 

this survey by revising the questions 

asked. OSC continues to use the online 

survey, due to its effectiveness in 

reducing response time. 

Title of Collection: OSC Survey-- 

Prohibited Personnel Practice or 

Other Prohibited Activity (Agency Form 

Number OSC-48a; OMB Control Number 

3255-0003) 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Approval of a previously 

approved collection of information that 

expired on March 31, 2009, with 

revisions. 

Affected public: Current and former 

Federal employees, applicants for 

Federal employment, state and local 

government employees, and their 

representatives, and the general public. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 600. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Estimated Average Amount of Time 

for a Person to Respond: 12 minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 109 hours. 

Abstract: This form is used to survey 

current and former Federal employees 

and applicants for Federal employment 

who have submitted allegations of 

possible prohibited personnel practices 

or other prohibited activity for 

investigation and possible prosecution 

by OSC, and whose matter has been 

closed or otherwise resolved during the 

prior fiscal year, on their experience at 

OSC. Specifically, the survey asks 

questions relating to whether the 

respondent was: (1) apprised of his or 

her rights; (2) successful at the OSC or 

at the Merit Systems Protection Board; 

and (3) satisfied with the treatment 

received at the OSC. 

Dated: December 18, 2009. 

William E. Reukauf 

Associate Special Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–31167 Filed 12–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7405–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice Number 6844] 

Overseas Schools Advisory Council 

Notice of Meeting 

The Overseas Schools Advisory 

Council, Department of State, will hold 

its Executive Committee Meeting on 

Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. 

in Conference Room 1107, Department 

of State Building, 2201 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. The meeting is open to 

the public and will last until 

approximately 12 p.m. 

The Overseas Schools Advisory 

Council works closely with the U.S. 

business community in improving those 

American-sponsored schools overseas 

that are assisted by the Department of 

State and attended by dependents of 

U.S. Government families and children 

of employees of U.S. corporations and 

foundations abroad. 

This meeting will deal with issues 

related to the work and the support 

provided by the Overseas Schools 

Advisory Council to the Americansponsored overseas schools. The agenda 

includes a review of the projects 

selected for the 2008 and 2009 

Educational Assistance Program, which 

are under development, and an address 

by Dr. Thelma Melendez, Assistant 

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education, on education matters in the 

United States. 

Members of the public may attend the 

meeting and join in the discussion, 

subject to the instructions of the Chair. 

Admittance of public members will be 

limited to the seating available. Access 

to the State Department is controlled, 

and individual building passes are 

required for all attendees. Persons who 

plan to attend should so advise the 

office of Dr. Keith D. Miller, Department 

of State, Office of Overseas Schools, 

Room H328, SA–1, Washington, DC 

20522–0132, telephone 202–261–8200, 

prior to January 11, 2010. Each visitor 

will be asked to provide his/her date of 

birth and either driver’s license or 

passport number at the time of 

registration and attendance, and must 

carry a valid photo ID to the meeting. 

Any requests for reasonable 

accommodation should be made at the 

time of registration. All such requests 

will be considered, however, requests 

made after January 11th might not be 

possible to fill. All attendees must use 

the C Street entrance to the building. 

Dated: December 18, 2009. 

Keith D. Miller, 

Executive Secretary, Overseas Schools 

Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. E9–31107 Filed 12–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; 

Confidential Close Call Reporting 

System 

AGENCY: Research & Innovative 

Technology Administration (RITA), 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) described 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval for renewal of information 

collection supporting a five-year 

research study that aims at improving 

rail safety by analyzing information on 

close calls and other unsafe occurrences 

in the rail industry. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected burden. The Federal 

Register notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following collection of information was 

published on October 21, 2009 (74 FR 

54116) and the comment period ended 

on December 21, 2009. The 60-day 

notice produced no comments. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 3, 2010. 


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