Supporting Statement to USCCR’s PRA Information Clearance Request

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
USCCR SAC Application Form	New
USCCR SAC Application Form	New
FR 2023-06384_3818345.docx Supplementary Document	2023-03-23
PRA Supp Statement (USCCR).docx Supporting Statement A	2023-03-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
274017	USCCR SAC Application Form	New
273909	USCCR SAC Application Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202303-3035-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: CCR	Agency Tracking No: 1-2023
Title: Supporting Statement to USCCR’s PRA Information Clearance Request
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/11/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	600	0
Time Burden (Hours)	20	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Please find our attached Supporting Statement to USCCR’s PRA Information Clearance Request. Please let me know if you need us to clarify, supplement, or otherwise modify our responses. We received no public comments. Our 30-day Notice was submitted today. Our related SORN was published in the FR here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/21/2023-05709/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records. I attached the 30-day Notice as a Supplemental document within this system.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1975a Name of Law: Civil Rights Act of 1957
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 42 USC 1975a Name of Law: Civil Rights Act of 1957

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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:
	88 FR 1557	01/11/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 18294	03/28/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
USCCR SAC Application	NA	USCCR SAC Application
USCCR SAC Application	NA	USCCR SAC Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	600	0	0	300	300	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20	0	0	10	10	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: USCCR uses this application form to recruit for its mandatory 50 advisory commitees and 6 discretionary territory commitees. The number of total respondents for membership on all 56 committees is estimated to be approximately 300 respondents per year. A consultation with a sample of respondents was conducted and the annual hour burden is less than 1 hour and no more than once every four years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 02/11/2025

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