[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22832]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection-no change: Employer 
Information Report (EEO-1).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC) announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for a one-year extension of the existing 
collection as described below.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
November 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments should 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 Officer, 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.) Copies of comments 
submitted by the public will be available for review at the 
Commission's library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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 Commission's 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Collection Title: Employer Information Report (EEO-1).
    OMB Number: OMB Number 3046-0007.
    Frequency of Report: Annual.
    Type of Respondent: Private employers with 100 or more employees 
and certain federal government contractors and first-tier 
subcontractors with 50 or more employees.
    Description of Affected Public: Private industry employers and 
businesses, private institutions, organizations and farms.
    Reporting Hours: 402,700.
    Federal Cost: $1.3 million.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    Abstract: Section 709(c) of the 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 set forth in Title 29, Chapter XIV, Subpart B, Sec.  
1602.7. Employers in the private sector with 100 or more employees and 
some federal contractors with 50 or more employees have been required 
to submit EEO-1 reports annually since 1966. The individual reports are 
confidential.
    EEO-1 data are used by EEOC to investigate charges to employment 
discrimination against employers in private industry and to provide 
information on the employment status of minorities and women. The data 
are shared with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 
(OFCCP), US Department of Labor, and several other federal agencies. 
Pursuant to Section 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, as amended, EEO-1 data are also shared with 86 State and Local 
Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the annual EEO-1 reports survey is 45,000 private employers. The 
estimated number of responses per respondent is between 3 and 4 EEO-1 
reports. The annual number of responses is approximately 170,000 and 
the total annual burden is 402,700 hours. In order to help reduce 
survey burden, respondents are encouraged to report data on such 
electronic media as interactive diskettes or magnetic tapes.

    Dated: September 3, 2002.

    For the Commission.

Cari M. Dominguez,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 02-22832 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
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