[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 76 (Friday, April 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21132-21133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8495]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Notice of Information Collection--No Change; Elementary-Secondary 
Staff Information Report EEO-5

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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 three-year extension of the existing 
collection as listed below.

DATE: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
June 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, 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 totaling six or fewer pages by

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facsimile (``FAX'') machine. This limitation is necessary to assure 
access to the equipment. The telephone number of the FAX receiver is 
(202) 663-4114. (This is not a toll-free number.) 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 (TTD). (These are not 
toll-free telephone numbers.) You may also submit comments and 
attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for 
submitting comments. Copies of comments submitted by the public will be 
available to 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. or can be reviewed at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Edwards, Director, Program 
Research and Surveys Division, 1801 L Street, NW., Room 9222, 
Washington, DC 20507, (202) 663-4958 (voice) or (202) 663-7063 (TDD). 
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 1-800-669-3392.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, and OMB regulations 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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: 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 or more employees.
    Description of Affected Public: State and Local Government.
    Number of Responses: 5,000.
    Reporting Hours: 12,000.
    Federal Cost: $80,000.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    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. Elementary and secondary public school 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 
eliminated in 1996, greatly reducing the respondent burden and cost.
    EEO-5 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of 
employment discrimination against elementary and secondary public 
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 annual EEO-5 survey is 5000 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 ranges from one (1) to five (5) hours. The estimated total 
number of response hours is 12,000 each time the survey is conducted 
(i.e., biennially.) Respondents are encouraged to report data on 
electronic media such as magnetic tapes and diskettes.

    Dated: April 14, 2008.

    For the Commission.
Naomi C. Earp,
Chair.
 [FR Doc. E8-8495 Filed 4-17-08; 8:45 am]
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