ODEO EXTERNAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
ECPDC - Supporting_Statement 2.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-07-24	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 200907-2700-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NASA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: ODEO EXTERNAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Disapproved	Conclusion Date: 11/10/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/24/2009
Terms of Clearance: NASA can re-submit this ICR without undertaking an additional 60 day review if the following items are addressed. 1. Revise the supporting statement to have a clear statement about the scope of this as a generic clearance and how it will work. 2. NASA states in A.10 that survey invitations will include a statement on anonymity and confidentiality. These are not the same thing. We need copies of what the invitations. Also they need to provide their statutory authority for any confidentiality pledge—they should probably just refer to this as an anonymous collection if that is what it is. 3. To use these questions for different statutes, NASA is proposing to change “gender” to “race, color and/or national origin.” It is not clear why they are proposing to use the term “color” instead of “ethnicity.” 4. NASA should carefully consider the information they are going to get in response to open-ended “other specify” response options. Respondents could provide very specific and personal information that could end up identifying them or others. One of the most problematic is the follow-up to Question 19. e., which asks respondents to “Please specify who the ‘Other’ individual is.” This appears to be asking for a specific person rather than the other response options that refer to faculty or students.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: NASA Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity will complete five Congressionally and/or regulatory mandated compliance reviews each year on grantees receiving NASA funds (Title IX (2 reviews), Title VI, Section 504, and Age Discrimination Act). Reviews include collecting archival data, on-site observation, interviews, and surveys of grantee staff, faculty, or graduate students. Surveys are the only way to adequately identify if the environment is free of discrimination and/or harassment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 85 - 568 101 Name of Law: The National Aeronautics and Space Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 16	01/07/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 63	04/03/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 0

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $29,400

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/24/2009

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