The information collection request is
for a revision of a currently approved information collection under
OMB control number 2132-0542 “Non-Discrimination as it Applies to
FTA Grant Programs. This is a mandatory collection of information
that requires that recipients of FTA funds submit Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) plans during the application stage. This
requirement is necessary to assure that affirmative action is
properly and earnestly undertaken by grant recipients and that
project sponsors receiving financial assistance pursuant to a
FTA-funded project shall not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, or disability. This collection has been
revised due to an updated EEO Circular, FTA C 4704.1A, "Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) Act Guidance". Under this circular,
recipients are required to update an EEO Program every four years
as opposed to every three years as previously done. This has
reduced the burden on smaller agencies, resulting in a decrease in
respondents. The information being collected is an EEO plan and
analysis to ensure that the Civil Rights program requirements are
met. No special form is used to collect this information. Each plan
may differ in size and format, but each grantee’s plan must adhere
to specific program requirements prior to receipt of funding
assistance. The EEO and affirmative action plans are for
record-keeping purposes and are requested on occasion or during the
State Management Review or Triennial Review by FTA’s Office of
Civil Rights. An example of an EEO Plan has been included in the
supplemental section of this ICR.
US Code:
42
USC 2000d Name of Law: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964
US Code: 49
USC 5332(b) Name of Law: Federal Transit Law
As a result of a new EEO
Circular FTA issued in October 2016, FTA has changed the
requirement that agencies submit their EEO Programs every four
years as opposed to every three years as previously done. That same
circular also reduced the burden on smaller transit agencies that
have 50– 99 transit-related employees by no longer requiring them
to submit an EEO Program every four years. Instead, these agencies
will be required to provide the EEO Program to FTA if requested by
the Office of Civil Rights or for a State Management Review or
Triennial Review. As a result of these efforts, there is a decrease
in the average annual respondents from 97 in 2014 to 53 in the
current submission. As result, there is a correlating decrease in
the burden hours from 2,425 hours in 2014 to 1,575 hours in the
current submission.
$108,790
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Anita Heard 202
493-0318
No
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:
(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;
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.
EEO Proposed FRN.pdf
Comments to EEO Circular.docx
Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs