[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45113-45114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16930]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Final notice of information collection under review; 
Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report EEO-5.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it has 
submitted the existing collection of information listed below to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. No public comments 
were received in response to the EEOC's April 3, 2002 initial notice 
soliciting comments on the proposed collection.

DATES: Written comments on this final notice must be submitted on or 
before August 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this final notice must be submitted to Karen 
Lee, Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 
20503, or e-mail at [email protected]. Comments should also be sent to 
Frances M. Hart, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20507. As a 
convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept 
comments transmitted by facsimile (``FAX'') machine. The telephone 
number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663-4114. (This is not a toll-free 
number.) Only comments of six or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX 
transmittal. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the 
equipment. 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 
(TDD). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joachim Neckere, Director, Program 
Research and Surveys Division, 1801 L Street NW, Room 9222, Washington, 
DC 20507, (202) 663-4958 (voice) or (202) 663-7063 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission solicits public comment to 
enable it to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Commissions estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Collection Title: Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report 
EEO-5.
    OMB-Number: 0346-0003.
    Frequency of Report: Biennial.
    Type of Respondent: Public elementary and secondary school 
districts with 100 more employees.
    Description of Affected Public: State and Local Government.
    Number of Responses: 5,000.
    Reporting Hours: 10,000 (revised).

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    Federal Cost: $80,000.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    The EEOC received no comment in response to that solicitation.
    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 and to make reports 
therefrom as required by the EEOC. Accordingly, the EEOC has issued 
regulations which set forth the reporting requirement for various kinds 
of employers. Public elementary and secondary schools systems and 
districts have been required to submit EEO-5 reports to EEOC since 1974 
(biennially in even numbered years since 1982). Since 1996 each school 
district or system has submitted all of the district data on a single 
form, EEOC Form 168A. The individual school form, EEOC Form 168B, was 
discontinued in 1996, greatly reducing the respondent burden and cost.
    EEO-5 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of 
employment discrimination against public elementary and secondary 
school districts. The data are used to support EEOC decisions and 
conciliations, and for research. The data are shared with the 
Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights and the National 
Center for Education Statistics) and the Department of Justice. 
Pursuant to Section 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, as amended, EEO-5 data are also shared with 86 State and Local 
Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the EEO-5 collection is 5,000 public elementary and secondary school 
districts. The number of responses per respondent is one report. The 
annual number of responses is approximately 5,000 and the total hours 
per response is between one (1) and five (5) hours. Based upon the 
large number of school districts responding via diskette, the total 
response burden has been re-estimated to equal 10,000 hours each time 
the survey is conducted (i.e. biennially). Respondents are continued to 
be encouraged to report data electronic media such as magnetic tapes 
and diskettes.

    Dated: June 28, 2002.

    For the Commission.
Cari M. Dominguez,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 02-16930 Filed 7-5-02; 8:45 am]
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