Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FS-1700-0006C Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Participant Interview	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form FS-1700-0006B CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS, EMPLOYEE INTERVIEW	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form FS-1700-0006C Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Participant Interview	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-1700-0006B Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Employee Interview	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-1700-0006A GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-1700-0006A GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Supporting Statement A_0596-0215.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-10-28	Available
0596-0215 Burden Hour Cost Spreadsheet 2026.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-10-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
204010	Post-Award Beneficiary	Form and Instruction	Removed	Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Participant Interview
204009	Post-Award Recipient Employee	Form and Instruction	Removed	CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS, EMPLOYEE INTERVIEW
186042	Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool	Form and Instruction	Modified	Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Participant Interview
186042	Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool	Form and Instruction	Modified	Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Employee Interview
186042	Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool	Form and Instruction	Modified	GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS
185737	Government IC - EO Compliance Review Reporting Tool	Form and Instruction	Removed	GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0215	ICR Reference No: 202609-0596-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/28/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	11,625	19,000
Time Burden (Hours)	17,632	18,756
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance are prohibited from discriminating in the delivery of programs and services. The purpose of this collection is to monitor Federal Financial Assistance recipient compliance with Equal Opportunity laws.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 701 Name of Law: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
   US Code: 42 USC 6101-6107 Name of Law: Age Discrimination Act of 1975
   US Code: 20 USC 1681-1688 Name of Law: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
   EO: EO 12250 Name/Subject of EO: Leadership and Coordination of Nondiscrimination Laws
  

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:
	91 FR 24156	05/05/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 67809	10/28/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool	FS-1700-0006A, FS-1700-0006B, FS-1700-0006C	GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS ,   Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Employee Interview ,   Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Participant Interview
Government IC - EO Compliance Review Reporting Tool	FS-1700-0006A	GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS
Post-Award Beneficiary	FS-1700-0006C	Civil Rights Compliance Review Record -Federally Assisted Programs, Participant Interview
Post-Award Recipient Employee	FS-1700-0006B	CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE REVIEW RECORD - FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS, EMPLOYEE INTERVIEW

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	11,625	19,000	0	0	-7,375	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,632	18,756	0	0	-1,124	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated number of responses decreased from the previous approval (19,000 to 11,625), and the hours per response increased from one hour to 1.5 hours. This resulted in an overall decrease in reporting burden from 18,450 hours to 17,438 hours. There was also an overall decrease in recordkeeping burden to 194 hours due to the decreased number of respondents; hours per recordkeeper remained the same.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $919,305

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.     No

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: 10/28/2026

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