[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1690.107]

[Page 412-413]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1690_PROCEDURES ON INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY ISSUANCES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  1690.107  Definitions.

    (a) Affected agency means any agency whose programs, policies, 
procedures, authority or other statutory mandates (including coverage of 
groups of employers, unions, State and local governments or other 
organizations mandated by statute or Executive Order) indicate that the 
agency may have an interest in the proposed issuance.
    (b) Agencies means those Executive and independent agencies, agency 
components, regulatory commissions, and advisory bodies having equal 
employment opportunity program responsibilities or authority other than 
equal employment opportunity responsibilities for their own Federal 
employees.
    (c) Consultation means the exchange of advice and opinions on a 
subject occurring among the EEOC and affected agencies before formal 
submission of the issuance.
    (d) Formal submission means the transmittal of a written, 
publication-ready document by the issuing agency to the EEOC and other 
affected agencies for at least 15 working days from date of receipt. The 
formal submission shall take place before the publication of any 
issuance as a final document.
    (e) Internal or administrative documents, pursuant to 1-304 of the 
Order, may include, but are not limited to, forms for internal audit and 
recordkeeping; forms for performance and program evaluation; internal 
directives dealing with program accountability; routine intra-agency 
budget forms; intra-agency agreements; correspondence which does not 
transmit significant new policy interpretations or program standards 
having an impact upon other Federal agencies; tables of organization; 
and other documents setting forth administrative procedures for the 
conduct of programs. Internal or administrative documents do not include 
compliance manuals, training materials, publications or any other 
internal documents setting forth procedures for the resolution of 
complaints, standards of review or proof, or any other policies, 
standards or directives having implications for non-Federal employees.
    (f) Issuance refers to any rule, regulation, guideline, order, 
policy directive, procedural directive, legislative proposal, 
publication, or data collection or recordkeeping instrument. It also 
includes agency documents as described above, or revisions of such 
documents, developed pursuant to court order. Issuance does not include 
orders issued to specific parties as a result of adjudicatory-type 
processes.
    (g) Order means Executive Order 12067 (Providing for Coordination of 
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Programs).
    (h) Public announcement means the publication of a document in final 
form in the Federal Register or any other promulgation for general 
agency or public reference.
    (i) Significant issuance means any issuance which the public must be 
afforded an opportunity to comment upon. In determining whether an

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issuance is significant, the EEOC shall apply the following criteria:
    (1) The type and number of individuals, businesses, organizations, 
employers, labor unions, or State and local governments affected;
    (2) The compliance and reporting requirements likely to be involved;
    (3) The impact on the identification and elimination of 
discrimination in employment;
    (4) The relationship of the proposed issuance to those of other 
programs and agencies.

[45 FR 68361, Oct. 14, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 71799, Oct. 30, 1980]