[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71172-71173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30171]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Final Comment Request

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Final Notice of Submission for OMB Review Employer Information 
Report (EEO-1).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995, the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it is 
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a 
one-year extension of the existing collection as described below. A 
notice that the EEOC would be submitting this request was published in 
the Federal Register on September 9, 2002, allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period. Four comments were received.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
December 30, 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 may 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 transmittal 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.
    Four comments were received from associations of employers and 
human resources organizations in response to the September 9, 2002 
notice. The comments supported the EEOC's request for a one-year 
extension of the current information collection.

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 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

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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 of employment 
discrimination against employers in private industry and to provide 
information and the employment status of minorities and women. The data 
are shared with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs 
(OFCCP), U.S. 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: November 21, 2002.

    For the Commission.
Cari M. Dominguez,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 02-30171 Filed 11-27-02; 8:45 am]
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