[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6470-6471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2477]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Request For An Extension
Without Change: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4).
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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 State and Local Government
Information Report (EEO-4).
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
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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, icluding 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: State and Local Government Information Report
(EEO-4).
OMB Number: 3046-0008.
Frequency of Report: Biennial.
Type of Respondent: State and local government jurisdictions with
100 or more Employees.
Description of Affected Public: State and local governments
excluding elementary and secondary public school districts.
Number of Responses: 13,456.
Reporting Hours: 44,719.
Cost to Respondents: $1,045,000.
Number of Forms: 1.
Form Number: EEOC Form 164.
Federal Cost: $187,500.
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
reporting requirements for state and local governments. State and local
governments with 100 or more employees have been required to submit
EEO-4 reports since 1974 (biennially in odd-numbered years since 1993).
The individual reports are confidential.
EEO-4 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of
discrimination against state and local governments and to provide
information on the employment status of minorities and women. The data
are shared with several other federal agencies. Pursuant to section
709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S.C. 2000e-8(d),
as amended, EEO-4 data is shared with state and local Fair Employment
Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Aggregated data are also used by
researchers and the general public.
Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in
the EEO-4 survey is 9,000 state and local governments. These 9,000
jurisdictions file about 13,456 reports due to the requirement for some
to file separate reports by function. The form is estimated to impose
44,719 burden hours biennially.
Dated: January 31, 2011.
For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
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