[Federal Register: February 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 33)]
[Proposed Rules]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
29 CFR Part 1612
Government in the Sunshine Act Regulations
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is proposing to
revise the method of public announcement of agency meetings subject to
the Government in the Sunshine Act.
DATES: The agency must receive comments on or before April 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn,
Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, Room 6NE03F, 131 M Street, NE., Washington, DC 20507. As a
convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept
comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (``FAX'') machine.
This limitation is necessary to assure access to the equipment. The
telephone number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663-4114. (This is not a
toll-free number.) Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be
acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of
receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663-4070
(voice) or (202) 663-4074 (TTD). (These are not toll-free telephone
numbers.) You may also submit comments and attachments electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. Copies of
comments submitted by the public can be reviewed at http://
www.regulations.gov or by appointment at the Commission's library, 131
M Street, NE., Washington, DC 20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and
5 p.m. (call 202-663-4630
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(voice) or 202-663-4641 (TTY) to schedule an appointment).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal
Counsel, or Mona Papillon, Senior General Attorney, at (202) 663-4640
(voice) or (202) 663-7026 (TTY). Copies of this NPRM are also available
in the following alternate formats: large print, braille, audiotape and
electronic file on computer disk. Requests for this NPRM in an
alternative format should be made to EEOC's Publication Center at 1-
800-669-3362 (voice) or 1-800-800-3302 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b, the EEOC is required to give public announcement of
Commission meetings. The Commission's Sunshine Act regulations specify
that such announcements will be made by recorded telephone message and
posting in the lobby of its headquarters. In November and December
2008, the Commission's headquarters and the Washington Field Office
(WFO) moved from 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507 to 131 M
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20507. Because the new location is a multi-
tenant building and the landlord prohibits the posting of tenant
announcements in the lobby, the Commission is proposing to post
announcements of public meetings on the agency's public Web site
instead of posting them in the lobby. Thus, the regulation would
require public announcement by recorded telephone message and posting
on the EEOC's Web site instead of by recorded telephone message and
posting in the EEOC's lobby.
Regulatory Procedures
Executive Order 12866
This is not a ``significant regulatory action'' within the meaning
of section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This regulation contains no new information collection requirements
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Commission certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities because the rule does not have any economic impact. The
regulation affects only the means by which the EEOC will issue public
notices of its meetings. Thus, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This final rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local,
or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of
$100 million or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Congressional Review Act
This action concerns agency organization, procedure or practice
that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-
agency parties and, accordingly, is not a ``rule'' as that term is used
by the Congressional Review Act (Subtitle E of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA)). Therefore, the
reporting requirement of 5 U.S.C. 801 does not apply.
List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 1612
Government in the Sunshine Act, Equal Employment Opportunity.
For the Commission.
Stuart J. Ishimaru,
Acting Chairman.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission proposes to amend 29 CFR part 1612 as
follows:
PART 1612--GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for Part 1612 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b, sec 713, 78 Stat. 265; 42 U.S.C.
2000e-12.
2. In Sec. 1612.7, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 1612.7 Public announcement of agency meetings.
(a) Public announcement of each meeting by the agency shall be
accomplished by recorded telephone message at telephone number 202-663-
7100 (between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. e.t.), and by posting such
announcements on the Commission's public Web site located at http://
www.eeoc.gov not later than one week prior to commencement of a meeting
or the commencement of the first meeting in a series of meetings,
except as otherwise provided in this section, and shall disclose:
(1) The time of the meeting.
(2) The place of the meeting.
(3) The subject matter of each portion of the meeting or series of
meetings.
(4) Whether any portion(s) of a meeting will be open or closed to
public observation.
(5) The name and telephone number of an official designated to
respond to requests for information about the meeting.
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[FR Doc. E9-3671 Filed 2-19-09; 8:45 am]
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