[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 133 (Friday, July 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41532-41533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14767]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
[Docket No. ATBCB-2020-0003]
Proposed Renewal of Information Collection; Online Architectural
Barriers Act (ABA) Complaint Form
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access
Board) announces its submission, concurrently with the publication of
this Notice or soon thereafter, of the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and
approval. The Access Board invites comment on its ``Online
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Complaint Form.'' (OMB Control No.
3014-0012). The information collection is scheduled to expire on August
31, 2020, and we propose to continue using the instrument for an
additional three years.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection request, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public
comments should be submitted to OMB by not later than August 10, 2020
in order to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Damiani, Office of General
Counsel, U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20004-1111. Phone: 202-272-0050 (voice); 202-272-0064 (TTY). Email:
board.gov">damiani@access-board.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (5 CFR part 1320), Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of
information,'' within the meaning of the PRA, includes agency requests
that pose identical questions to, or impose reporting or recording
keeping obligations on, ten or more persons, regardless of whether
response to such request is mandatory or voluntary. See 5 CFR
1320.3(c); see also 44 U.S.C. 3502(3). Before seeking clearance from
OMB, agencies are generally required, among other things, to publish
both 60-day and 30-day Notices in the Federal Register concerning any
proposed information collection--including extension of a
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previously-approved collection--and provide an opportunity for comment.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
To comply with this requirement, the Access Board published its 60-
day Notice in April 2020. See 85 FR 18913 (April 3, 2020). The Access
Board is now publishing this 30-day Notice for the proposed renewal of
this information collection. OMB's approval of the current version of
the Access Board's Online ABA Complaint Form is set to expire in August
2020.
OMB Control Number: 3014-0012.
Title: Online Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Complaint Form.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Access Board is statutorily charged with enforcing
the ABA through, among other things, investigation of complaints from
members of the public concerning the accessibility of covered buildings
or facilities, namely--those owned or leased by the Federal government,
as well as those constructed or altered using Federal funds from grants
or loans. See 29 U.S.C. 792(b)(1), (e). At present, over 90% of
individuals elect to submit their ABA complaints using the Online ABA
Complaint Form; the remainder are submitted in writing, without the
need to use a hard-copy complaint form, by email, regular mail, or fax.
By this notice, the Access Board is proposing to continue using
essentially the same Online ABA Complaint Form for another three years.
We propose to make formatting-type changes only that will make update
the ``look and feel'' of the online form; we are not making any
material, substantive revisions.
In sum, the Online ABA Complaint Form seeks information needed by
the Access Board to investigate complaints and, if desired, contact the
complainant. Mandatory fields are: Name and location (by city and
state) of the building/facility at issue and description of
accessibility barrier(s). Optional fields include the building/facility
address and the complainant's name and contact information. (Where
provided, a complainant's identity and other personal information may
not be disclosed outside the agency without his or her written
permission.) Individuals may also upload electronic attachments (e.g.,
pictures, drawings) relevant to their complaint, if desired. Once a
complaint is submitted, the system automatically provides confirmation
of successful submission, a complaint number, and the option to print a
copy of the submitted complaint. Complainants who elect to provide an
email address as part of their contact information also receive an
automatically generated confirmation email.
Description of Respondents: Individual members of the public.
Estimated Total Annual Number of Responses: Approximately 185
individuals submit complaints using the Online ABA Complaint Form each
year.
Estimated Frequency of Response: Occasional. Complainants submit
one complaint for each building or facility at which they noted
accessibility barriers, regardless of the number of barriers
encountered.
Estimated Time Burden per Response: On average, about 30 minutes
per online complaint; the time burden may vary depending on the number
of accessibility barriers identified in a complaint. There is no
financial burden to complainants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 93 hours.
Request for Comment: Comments are again invited on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for performance of the
Access Board's work; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways
for the Access Board to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. If
you wish to comment in response to this Notice, you may send your
comments as specified under the ADDRESSES section of this Notice by
August 10, 2020.
Gretchen Jacobs,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-14767 Filed 7-9-20; 8:45 am]
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