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Published Date: 1/10/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Navy is asking for approval to keep collecting info on reasonable accommodation requests from job applicants. About 2,000 people respond yearly, spending around 20 minutes each, and the Navy uses this data to make sure everyone gets fair treatment. Comments on this plan are open until February 10, 2025, and sharing your thoughts is totally voluntary!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Navy continues tracking accommodation requests
The Department of the Navy will keep collecting information from job applicants who request reasonable accommodations using SECNAV Form 12306/1 and an electronic Reasonable Accommodation Tracker. The collection is used to "track, monitor, review, and process" accommodation requests pursuant to Executive Order 13163 and is identified by OMB Control Number 0703-0063.
Time burden for applicants (20 minutes)
About 2,000 people respond to this form each year, each spending an average of 20 minutes per response, for a total annual burden of 667 hours. Responding is voluntary.
Case files kept secure with limited access
Official reasonable accommodation case files are secured and access is granted on a strictly limited basis. The Department of the Navy states the files are handled by Equal Employment Opportunity personnel and entered into an electronic tracker.
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