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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 

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 (FACA) (Pub. 
L. 92-462), 5 U.S.C. app. II) a Notice of establishment of the Glass 
Ceiling Commission was published 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 Monday, 
September 26, 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 
businesses 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 or artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities and 
women to management and decisionmaking positions.

TIME AND PLACE: The hearing will be held on Monday, September 26, 1994 
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. 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:

9:00 a.m.--Opening Remarks By Secretary Reich
9:15--Welcoming Remarks by Elected Officials
9:30-12:30--Testimony
12:30-1:30--Lunch break
1:30-5:00--Testimony
5:00 p.m.--Hearing Adjourns

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 Monday, September 12, 1994, if special 
accommodations are needed.
    Individuals or organizations wishing to testify orally must provide 
written testimony in advance of the hearing. Oral comments are limited 
to 10 minutes, written testimony may be longer. Send twenty-five (25) 
copies of testimony, postmarked on or before Monday, September 12, 
1994, to: Ms. Rene Redwood, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling 
Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Room C-2313, Washington, D.C. 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) The issues that will be addressed.
    This information is needed to properly develop a hearing schedule. 
As many people as time allows will be permitted to testify.

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?
    Developmental 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 
position? Include management training, mentoring, job rotation, 
education, assignments to corporate committees and task forces, special 
projects, relocation, etc.
    Compensation and appraisal systems: How is the total compensation 
package including bonuses, stock options and other incentives evaluated 
for fairness for minorities and women? Do executive management and 
supervisory compensation systems depend upon or reward managers' 
achieving work force diversity goals, and, if so, how does that work? 
Is the appraisal system and or performance rating system protected from 
subjective decisions which impact advancement?

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 Glass Ceiling Commission hearings.
    Those individuals or organizations wishing to submit written 
statements, but not testify orally, should send twenty-five (25) copies 
to Ms. Rene Redwood, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room C-2113, 
Washington, D.C. 20210. Written statements should be postmarked on or 
before Monday, September 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Rene Redwood, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. 
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room C-2113, 
Washington, D.C. 20210, (202) 219-7342.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of August, 1994.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-20195 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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