[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22895-22896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9943]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Submission for OMB Review
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Final Notice of Submission for OMB Review--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) hereby gives
notice that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for an extension through 2014 of the existing
collection requirements under 29 CFR part 1602, Recordkeeping and
Reporting Requirements, under Title VII. The Commission has
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requested an extension of an existing collection as listed below.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
May 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Request for Clearance (SF83-I), supporting statement,
and the other documents submitted to OMB for this review may be
obtained from: Ronald Edwards, Director, Program Research and Surveys
Division, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. Comments on this
final notice must be submitted to Chad A. Lallemand, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503 or electronically mailed to, [email protected]. Copies of 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 commentors, 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. EST 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: A notice that EEOC would be submitting this
request was published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2011
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. There were no comments
received from the public.
Overview of Information Collection
Type of Review: Extension--No change.
OMB Control NO.: 3046-0008.
Collection Title: State and Local Government Information Report
(EEO-4).
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, Title 29, Chapter XIV
Subpart F, Sec. 1602.30-37, 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 1973
(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, 42 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: April 19, 2011.
For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2011-9943 Filed 4-22-11; 8:45 am]
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