[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6470-6471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2477]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Request For An Extension 
Without Change: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that 
it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a 
request for a three-year extension of the State and Local Government 
Information Report (EEO-4).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
April 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive 
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 131 M Street, NE., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience 
to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments 
totaling six or fewer pages by 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.) Instead of sending written comments to

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EEOC, you may submit comments and attachments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow 
the instructions online for submitting comments. All comments received 
through this portal will be posted without change, icluding any 
personal information you provide. Copies of comments submitted by the 
public to EEOC directly or through the Federal eRulemaking Portal will 
be available for review, by advance appointment only, at the 
Commission's library between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or can be 
reviewed at http://www.regulations.gov. To schedule an appointment to 
inspect the comments at EEOC's library, contact the library staff at 
(202) 663-4630 (voice) or (202) 663-4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-
free numbers.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Edwards, Director, Program 
Research and Surveys Division, 131 M Street, NE., Room 4SW30F, 
Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663-4958 (voice) or (202) 663-7063 (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 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 Information Collection

    Collection Title: State and Local Government Information Report 
(EEO-4).
    OMB Number: 3046-0008.
    Frequency of Report: Biennial.
    Type of Respondent: State and local government jurisdictions with 
100 or more Employees.
    Description of Affected Public: State and local governments 
excluding elementary and secondary public school districts.
    Number of Responses: 13,456.
    Reporting Hours: 44,719.
    Cost to Respondents: $1,045,000.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    Form Number: EEOC Form 164.
    Federal Cost: $187,500.
    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, to preserve such records, 
and to produce reports as the Commission prescribes by regulation or 
order. Accordingly, the EEOC issued regulations prescribing the 
reporting requirements for state and local governments. State and local 
governments with 100 or more employees have been required to submit 
EEO-4 reports since 1974 (biennially in odd-numbered years since 1993). 
The individual reports are confidential.
    EEO-4 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of 
discrimination against state and local governments and to provide 
information on the employment status of minorities and women. The data 
are shared with several other federal agencies. Pursuant to section 
709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S.C. 2000e-8(d), 
as amended, EEO-4 data is shared with state and local Fair Employment 
Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Aggregated data are also used by 
researchers and the general public.
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the EEO-4 survey is 9,000 state and local governments. These 9,000 
jurisdictions file about 13,456 reports due to the requirement for some 
to file separate reports by function. The form is estimated to impose 
44,719 burden hours biennially.

    Dated: January 31, 2011.

    For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2011-2477 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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