[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33216-33217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13521]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Extension Without Change: 
Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal Employment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that 
it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for a one-year extension of the Demographic Information on Applicants, 
OMB No. 3046-0046.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
July 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR and applicable supporting documentation 
submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from: Veta P. Hurst, Senior 
Attorney, (202) 663-4498, Office of Federal Operations, 131 M Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20507. Comments on this final notice must be 
submitted to Chad Lallemand in the 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 sent to Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, 
Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M 
Street NE., Suite 6NE03F, Washington, DC 20507. Written comments of six 
or fewer pages may be faxed to the Executive Secretariat at (202) 663-
4114. (There is no toll free fax number.) Receipt of facsimile 
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 numbers.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veta Hurst, Federal Sector Programs, 
Office of Federal Operations, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507, 
(202) 663-4498 (voice); (202) 663-4593 (TTY). Copies of this notice are 
available in the following alternate formats: Large print, braille, 
electronic computer disk, and audiotape. Requests for this notice in an 
alternative format should be made to the Publications Center at 1-800-
699-3362 (voice), 1-800-800-3302 (TTY), or 703- 821-2098 (FAX--this is 
not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 60-day notice was published in the 
Federal Register on February 21, 2012, allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period. No comments were received.

Overview of Information Collection

    Collection Title: Demographic Information on Applicants.
    OMB Control No.: 3046-0046.
    Description of Affected Public: Individuals submitting applications 
for federal employment.
    Number of Responses: 26,854,281.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,342,714 [(26,854,281x3)/60].
    Federal Cost: None.
    Abstract: Under section 717 of Title VII and 501 of the 
Rehabilitation Act, the Commission is charged with reviewing and 
approving federal agencies plans to affirmatively address potential 
discrimination before it occurs. Pursuant to such oversight 
responsibilities, the Commission has established systems to monitor 
compliance with Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act by requiring 
federal agencies to evaluate their employment practices through the 
collection and analysis of data on the race, national origin, sex and 
disability status of applicants for both permanent and temporary 
employment.
    While several federal agencies (or components of such agencies) 
have obtained OMB approval for the use of forms collecting data on the 
race, national origin, sex and disability status of applicants, it is 
not an efficient use of government resources for each federal agency to 
separately seek OMB approval. Accordingly, in order to avoid 
unnecessary duplication of effort and a

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proliferation of forms, the EEOC seeks approval of a form to be used by 
federal agencies.
    Response by applicants is optional. The information obtained will 
be used by federal agencies only for evaluating whether an agency's 
recruitment activities are effectively reaching all segments of the 
relevant labor pool and whether the agency's selection procedures allow 
all applicants to compete on a level-playing field regardless of race, 
national origin, or sex. The voluntary responses are treated in a 
highly confidential manner and play no part in the selection. The 
information is not provided to any panel rating the applications, to 
selecting officials, to anyone who can affect the application or to the 
public. Rather, the information is used in summary form to determine 
trends over many selections within a given occupational or organization 
area. No information from the form is entered into an official 
personnel file.
    Burden Statement: In fiscal year 2011, EEOC gathered data from the 
59 federal agencies required to collect applicant data. Based on the 
agency responses, we expect that 26,854,281 applicants will be asked to 
complete the form.
    Because of the predominant use of online application systems, which 
require only pointing and clicking on the selected responses, and 
because the form requests only eight questions regarding basic 
information, the EEOC estimates that an applicant can complete the form 
in approximately 3 minutes or less.
    OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (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.

    Dated: May 29, 2012.

    For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2012-13521 Filed 6-4-12; 8:45 am]
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