Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form EEO Survey 1894-00 Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants (SC) Form	Modified
Att_Copy%20of%20Att_Agency%20Applications%20(FB%20Secular)%20updated(1).xls Supplementary Document	2009-02-09
Att_Supporting StatementEEOfinal.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-02-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
22871	Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants (SC) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1894-0010	ICR Reference No: 200902-1894-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200803-1894-010
Agency/Subagency: ED/OS	Agency Tracking No: 3857
Title: Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/18/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/12/2009
Terms of Clearance: Prior terms of clearance remain in effect: This form is approved for government-wide use. Any grant-making agency that intends to use the survey under ED's approval must contact ED and provide the necessary burden information. ED will then submit a change worksheet (83-C) to OMB to account for the additional burden. ED will follow-up annually with all participating agencies to ensure that the burden hour calculation remains correct. Any changes to burden hour calculation will be adjusted through a 83-C. At this point in time, ED and grants.gov have identified this form as a potential candidate for adoption as a government-wide form under grants.gov. ED will continue to work with grants.gov to determine if grants.gov can assume burden and OMB clearance responsibilities for this form.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2009
Responses	18,800	0	17,155
Time Burden (Hours)	1,504	0	1,372
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: To ensure equal opportunity for all applicants including small community-based and faith-based and religious groups, it is essential to collect information that allows Federal agencies to determine the level of participation of such organizations in Federal grant programs while ensuring that such information is not used in grant-making decisions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	73 FR 75086	12/10/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 7036	02/12/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants (SC)	EEO Survey 1894-0010	Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	18,800	17,155	0	1,645	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,504	1,372	0	132	0	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: The total number of burden hours has increased from 17,155 TO 18,800 hours. This increase in burden hours is due to more community-based and faith-based agencies applying for federal grants and submitting the EEO Survey form for a variety of discretionary grant programs in the nine government agencies using the form.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,597

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: 02/12/2009

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