[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 193 (Friday, October 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57622-57623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23288]


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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 the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it intends to 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an 
extension through January 2010.

DATE: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
December 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     By mail to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer, Executive 
Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 
L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507.
     By facsimile (``FAX'') machine (202) 663-4114. (This is 
not a toll-free number). Only comments of six or fewer pages will be 
accepted via FAX transmittal, in order 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 
(TTY). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.)
     By the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. After accessing this Web site, follow its 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Comments need to be submitted in only one of the above 
formats, not all three. All comments received will be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information you provide. Copies of the received comments will also be 
available for inspection in the EEOC Library, FOIA Reading Room, by 
advance appointment only, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday 
except legal holidays, from December 2, 2008 until the Commission 
publishes the 30-day notice for this item. People who schedule an 
appointment in EEOC Library, FOIA Reading Room, and need assistance to 
view the comments will be provided with appropriate aids upon request, 
such as readers or print magnifiers. To schedule an appointment to 
inspect the comments at EEOC Library, FOIA Reading Room, contact the 
EEOC Library by calling (202) 663-4630 (voice) or (202) 663-4641 (TTY). 
(These are not toll-free telephone numbers.)

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: Employer Information Report (EEO-1).
    OMB Number: OMB Number 3046-0007.
    Frequency of Report: Annual.
    Type of Respondent: Private industry 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 with 100 
or more employees and certain Federal Government contractors and first-
tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees.
    Reporting Hours: 599,000.
    Respondent Cost: $11.4 million.
    Federal Cost: $2.1 million.
    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 issued 
regulations, Title 29, Chapter XIV, Subpart B, Sec.  1602.7, which set 
forth the reporting requirements for various kinds of employers. 
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 about 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 Sec.  709(d) of Title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO-1 data are also shared with 
eighty-six State and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the annual EEO-1 survey is 45,000 private employers. The estimated 
number of establishment-based responses per reporting company is 
between 3 and 4 EEO-1 reports annually. The annual number of responses 
is approximately 170,000. The form is estimated to impose 599,000 
burden hours annually. In order to help reduce survey burden, 
respondents are encouraged to report data electronically whenever 
possible.


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    Dated: September 29, 2008.

    For the Commission.
Reed L. Russell,
Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. E8-23288 Filed 10-2-08; 8:45 am]
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