[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3381]


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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 information collection under review; ADEA 
waivers.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) gives 
notice that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request for an extension without change of the existing 
collection requirements under 29 CFR 1625.22, Waivers of rights and 
claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). No public 
comments were received in response to the EEOC's November 20, 2006 60-
Day notice soliciting comments on the proposed extension of this 
collection.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
March 29, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The Request for Clearance (OMB 83-I), supporting statement, 
and other documents submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from: 
Danielle J. Hayot, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, 1801 L 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. Comments on this final notice must 
be submitted to Brenda Aguilar, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 
10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or 
electronically mailed to [email protected]. Comments should also be 
submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, Acting Executive Officer, Executive 
Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 
L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. Comments of six or fewer pages in 
length may be transmitted to the EEOC's Executive Secretariat by 
facsimile (``FAX'') machine at (202) 663-4114. (This is not a toll-
free-number.) This page 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: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal 
Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, at (202) 663-4640, or Danielle J. 
Hayot, Attorney-Advisor, at (202) 663-4695, or TTY (202) 663-7026. This 
notice is also available in the following formats: Large print, 
braille, audio tape and electronic file on computer disk. Requests for 
this notice in an alternative format should be made to the Publications 
Center at 1-800-669-3362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EEOC enforces the ADEA of 1967, as 
amended, 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq., which prohibits discrimination against 
employees and applicants for employment who are age 40 or older. 
Congress amended the ADEA by enacting the Older Workers Benefit 
Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA), Public Law No. 101-433, 104 Stat. 983 
(1990), to clarify the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis 
of age. In Title II of OWBPA, Congress addressed waivers of rights and 
claims under the ADEA, amending section 7 of the ADEA by adding a new 
subsection (f), 29 U.S.C. 626(f). The provisions of Title II of OWBPA 
require employers to provide certain information to employees (but not 
to EEOC) in writing. The regulation at 29 CFR 1625.22 reiterates those 
requirements.
    The EEOC seeks extension without change of the information 
collection requirements contained in this recordkeeping regulation. On 
November 20, 2006, the Commission published a 60-Day Notice informing 
the public of its intent to request an extension of the information 
collection requirements from the Office of Management and Budget. 71 FR 
67126-67127, November 20, 2006. No comments were received.
    Collection Title: Informational requirements under Title II of the 
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (OWBPA), 29 CFR part 1625.
    Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Report: None required.
    OMB Control No.: 3046-0042.
    Type of Respondent: Business, Federal government, State or local 
governments, not for profit institutions.
    Description of the Affected Public: Any employer with 20 or more 
employees that seeks waiver agreements in connection with exit 
incentive or other employment termination programs (hereinafter, 
``Programs'').
    Responses: 13,998.
    Reporting Hours: 20,997.
    Number of Forms: None.
    Federal Cost: None.
    Abstract: This requirement involves providing adequate information 
in waiver agreements offered to a group or class of persons in 
connection with a Program, to satisfy the requirements of the OWBPA.
    Burden Statement: The paperwork burden involved is the inclusion of 
the relevant information in waiver agreements under the OWBPA. The rule 
applies to those employers who have 20 or more employees and who offer 
waivers to a group or class of employees in connection with a Program.

    Dated: February 21, 2007.

    For the Commission:
Naomi C. Earp,
Chair.
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