[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1690.301]

[Page 409-410]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1690_PROCEDURES ON INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITY ISSUANCES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C_Policies and Procedures
 
Sec. 1690.301  Notification to EEOC during development of issuances.


    (a) Agencies shall notify the Commission whenever they intend to 
develop a significant issuance or an issuance affecting other agencies 
so that potential duplication, overlap, or inconsistency with the 
proposed issuances of other

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agencies can be identified before substantial agency time and resources 
have been expended. The requirement for consultation applies whether or 
not the agency plans to publish the issuance in the Federal Register for 
public comment.
    (b) Whenever an agency of the Federal government (initiating agency) 
develops a proposed issuance which will require consultation among the 
affected agencies, a responsible official of that agency or agency 
component shall initiate consultation by submitting an early draft of 
the appropriate documents, preferably after review at the first or 
second supervisory level, to the chair of the EEOC (ATTN: Associate 
Legal Counsel, Coordination and Guidance Services). The submission shall 
be made prior to the point that the issuance is deemed final and ready 
for publication and shall indicate the appropriate office or person 
responsible for development of the issuance.
    (c) EEOC recognizes that subsequent intra-agency clearance 
activities may change the policies outlined in the issuance and may add 
or delete items included in prior drafts. Therefore, during this period 
of policy development, an initiating agency shall not be bound by the 
contents of drafts which precede the final draft.
    (d) Except as provided in Sec. 1690.307, in no instance shall there 
be formal submission to the EEOC or the affected agencies without prior 
consultation pursuant to section 1-304 of the Order.
    (e) Where an agency issuance is related to the internal management 
or administration of the agency, the issuance is exempt from the 
consultation process under the Order. The initiating agencies will make 
the determination of what must be submitted. When the agencies are in 
doubt, EEOC will determine the extent to which a particular issuance is 
covered by this exemption.

[45 FR 68361, Oct. 14, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 46276, Oct. 18, 1982]