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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

Glass Ceiling Commission; Open Site Hearing

    Summary: Pursuant to Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. 
L. 102-166) and section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(Pub. L. 92-462, 5 U.S.C. app. II) a notice of establishment of the 
Glass Ceiling Commission was published in the Federal Register on March 
30, 1992 (57 FR 10776). Pursuant to section 10(a) of FACA, this is to 
announce a public hearing of the Commission which is to take place on 
Friday, June 24, 1994. The purpose of the Commission is to, among other 
things, focus greater attention on the importance of eliminating 
artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities and women to 
management and decisionmaking positions in business. The Commission has 
the practical task of:
    (a) Conducting basic research into practices, policies, and manner 
in which management and decisionmaking positions in business are 
filled;
    (b) Conducting comparative research of business and industries in 
which minorities and women are promoted or are not promoted to 
management and decisionmaking positions; and
    (c) Recommending measures designed to enhance opportunities for and 
the elimination of artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities 
and women to management and decisionmaking positions.
    Time and Place: The hearing will be held on Friday, June 24, 1994 
from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. in the Meeting Hall at the Association Of The 
Bar Of The City Of New York, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
    Agenda: The agenda for the hearing is as follows:

9 a.m.  Opening Remarks By Secretary Reich.
9:30  Welcoming Remarks.
9:45-12:30  Witnesses.
12:30-1:45  Lunch break.
2-5  Witnesses.
5-6 p.m.  Open public session.

    Public Participation: The hearing will be open to the public. 
Seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats 
will be reserved for the media. Disabled individuals should contact the 
Commission no later than June 10, 1994, if special accommodations are 
needed.
    Individuals or organizations wishing to testify orally must provide 
written testimony in advance of the hearing. Send twenty (20) copies of 
testimony, postmarked on or before June 10, 1994, to: Ms. Joyce D. 
Miller, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room S-2233, Washington, DC 
20210.
    The written testimony must contain the following information:
    (1) The name, address, and telephone number of each person to 
appear;
    (2) The capacity in which the person will appear;
    (3) Oral comments are limited to 10 minutes, written testimony may 
be longer.
    (4) The issues that will be addressed.
    (5) Twenty (20) copies of testimony. (Testimony may be longer in 
length than oral comments.)
    This information is needed to properly develop a hearing schedule. 
As many people as time allows will be permitted to testify. To provide 
all interested parties an opportunity to present their views in the 
public hearing, and answer questions from Commissioners.
    Issues: Testimony should highlight successful initiatives and/or 
recommendations for addressing the areas discussed below. The 
Commission is especially interested in hearing about procedures, 
practices and systems that have been put in place to make sure that 
goals are achieved in work force diversity.

    Recruitment: What systems are in place to ensure that external 
recruiting for decisionmaking positions will produce a pool of 
applicants which includes minorities and women? Similarly, does the 
process for considering promotion of current employees to 
decisionmaking positions ensure consideration of minorities and 
women?
    Development practices and credential building experiences: How 
are minorities and women ensured that they will be given the kinds 
of experiences that will make them competitive for decisionmaking 
positions, including not only advanced education, but also 
developmental assignments such as to corporate committees and task 
forces, special projects, etc.
    Accountability for equal employment opportunity 
responsibilities: How are senior level executives, line managers, 
and corporate decision makers held accountable for EEO 
responsibilities?
    Compensation systems: How is the total compensation package 
including bonuses, stock options and other incentives evaluated for 
fairness for minorities and women? How is the appraisal system/
performance rating system protected from subjective decisions which 
impact compensation? Do management and supervisory compensation 
systems depend upon or reward managers' achieving work force 
diversity goals, and, if so, how does that work?
    Placement patterns: What kind of monitoring is done to ensure 
that minorities and women are placed in the line positions that will 
provide better opportunity for promotion to decisionmaking 
positions?

    Testimony on successful initiatives may include discussion of the 
elements above and how other factors are combined to create a complete 
initiative resulting in the advancement of minorities and women.
    A videotape may be made of the hearing. A transcript of the hearing 
will be made.
    Materials submitted at this hearing should not have been submitted 
at any previous or subsequent Glass Ceiling Commission hearings.
    Those individuals or organizations wishing to submit written 
statements, but not testify orally, should send twenty (20) copies to 
Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room S-2233, 
Washington, DC 20210. Written statements should be postmarked on or 
before June 10, 1994.
    For Further Information Contact: Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive 
Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., room S-2233, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-
7342.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of April, 1994.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-9143 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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