[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2472]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Extension Without Change:
Employer Information Report (EEO-1).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that
it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for a three-year extension of the Employer Information Report
(EEO-1).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
April 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, 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.) Instead of sending written comments to EEOC, you may submit
comments and attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov,
which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online
for submitting comments. All comments received through this portal will
be posted without change, including any personal information you
provide. Copies of comments submitted by the public to EEOC directly or
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal will be available for review, by
advance appointment only, at the Commission's library between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or can be reviewed at http://www.regulations.gov.
To schedule an appointment to inspect the comments at EEOC's library,
contact the library staff at (202) 663-4630 (voice) or (202) 663-4641
(TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Edwards, Director, Program
Research and Surveys Division, 131 M Street, NE., Room 4SW30F,
Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663-4958 (voice) or (202) 663-7063 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 and OMB regulations 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the Commission solicits
public comment to enable it to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of Information Collection
Collection Title: Employer Information Report (EEO-1).
OMB Number: 3046-0007.
Frequency of Report: Annual.
Type of Respondent: Private employers with 100 or more employees
and certain federal government contractors and first-tier
subcontractors with 50 or more employees.
Description of Affected Public: Private employers with 100 or more
employees and certain federal government contractors and first-tier
subcontractors with 50 or more employees.
Reporting Hours: 599,000.
Respondent Cost: $11.4 million.
Federal Cost: $2.1 million.
Number of Forms: 1.
Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), requires employers to make and
keep records relevant to a determination of whether unlawful employment
practices have been or are being committed, to preserve such records,
and to produce reports as the Commission prescribes by regulation or
order. Accordingly, the EEOC issued regulations prescribing the EEO-1
reporting requirement. Employers in the private sector with 100 or more
employees and some federal contractors with 50 or more employees have
been required to submit EEO-1 reports annually since 1966. The
individual reports are confidential. EEO-1 data is used by EEOC to
investigate charges of employment discrimination against employers in
private industry and to provide information about the employment status
of minorities and women. The data is shared with the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor, and
several other Federal agencies. Pursuant to Sec. 709(d) of Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO-1 data is also shared
with state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in
the annual EEO-1 survey is 45,000 private employers. The estimated
number of establishment-based responses per reporting company is
between three and four EEO-1 reports annually. The annual number of
responses is approximately 170,000. The form is estimated to impose
599,000 burden hours annually. In order to help reduce survey burden,
respondents are encouraged to report data electronically whenever
possible.
Dated: January 31, 2011.
For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2011-2472 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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