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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 8, 2021 / Notices
avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CUI or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OMS Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington. DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202 5661744, and the telephone number for the OMS
Docket is 202 5661752.

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Temporary Hours During COVID19
Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https
www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA
Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information related to medical accommodation requests contact the National Reasonable Accommodation Coordinators NRACs at ReasonableAccommodations@epa.gov.
For information related to religious accommodation requests contact Krysti Wells, Director, Office of Customer Advocacy, Policy and Portfolio Management OCAPPM, wells.krysti@
epa.gov, 2025646295.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA uses RAMS to store and maintain information related to requests from individuals for reasonable accommodations from the Agency, as necessary to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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Previously, RAMS covered information on requests for accommodation based on disability. EPA is amending the SORN so that in addition to these disability-related requests, the SORN
also explicitly covers requests based on an individuals religious belief, practice, or observance. Additionally, EPA is adding coverage for certain specific accommodation requests based on medical conditions that may not qualify as a disability when such accommodations are authorized e.g.
requests for temporary accommodation for a broken leg, or a delay from the COVID19 vaccination requirement.
EPA is additionally updating the SORN
to reflect new requirements in Executive Orders and federal guidance.
Accordingly, EPA is updating the following sections of the RAMS SORN:
For Further Information Contact;
Supplementary Information; System Location; System Manager; Authority;
Purpose; Categories of Individuals Covered; Categories of Records; Record Source Categories; Routine Uses;
Policies and Practices for Storage of Records; Policies And Practices For Retention And Disposal Of Records;
Administrative, Technical, And Physical Safeguards; Record Access Procedure; Contesting Records Procedures, and Notification Procedure.
The updates will allow the Agency to manage all reasonable accommodation request information under the single updated RAMS SORN. EPA will maintain information under the RAMS
SORN in two sectionsone for medical accommodation request information and one for religious accommodation request information. Medical information is maintained separately from other personnel records.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:

Reasonable Accommodation Management System RAMS, EPA73.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Hard copy and electronic records are maintained at EPA Headquarters, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460, and/or at the EPA Regional Office and/or the local office of the requestor.
SYSTEM MANAGERS:

OCAPPM Director, and NRACs, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Pub. L. 88352; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the
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Americans with Disabilities Act ADA
and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
ADAAA Pub. L. 110325; Executive Order 13164, Requiring Federal Agencies To Establish Procedures To Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation July 28, 2000;
Executive Order 13548, Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities July 26, 2010; Executive Order 14043, Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees Sept. 9, 2021; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID
Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors Sept. 9, 2021; Executive Order 13991, Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing Jan. 20, 2021;
Executive Order 12196, Occupational Safety and Health Program for Federal Employees Feb. 26, 1980; 5 U.S.C. chs.
63, 79; 29 U.S.C. 654, 668, 42 U.S.C.
247d, 12101, 44 U.S.C. 3101, 5 CFR part 339, and 29 CFR part 1602; and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC reasonable accommodation regulations and guidance.
PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM:

EPA uses RAMS to collect and maintain information on reasonable accommodation requests from EPA
employees and applicants for employment. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and the ADA and ADAAA, EPA must provide reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants for employment for qualifying medical disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs and practices, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the agency. In certain authorized situations, EPA may provide accommodations to individuals whose medical condition may not qualify as a disability.
Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments that will allow applicants and employees to apply for a job, perform job duties, and/
or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment. Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to: 1 Making existing facilities readily accessible to and usable by individual with disabilities;
2 job restructuring, modification of work schedules or place of work, extended leave, telecommuting, or reassignment to a vacant position; 3
acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, including computer software and hardware, appropriate adjustments or modifications of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers and/or interpreters, personal assistants that enable the
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