[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4466-4467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01593]


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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: 
Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 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 without change of the Elementary-
Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
March 31, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, Acting 
Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to 
commenters, 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 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, including 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 9:00 
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) 663-4949 (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;

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    (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: Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report 
(EEO-5).
    OMB-Number: 3046-0003.
    Frequency of Report: Biennial.
    Type of Respondent: Certain public elementary and secondary school 
districts.
    Description of Affected Public: Certain public elementary and 
secondary school districts.
    Number of Responses: 6,190.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 15,475.
    Cost to the Respondents: $0.
    Federal Cost: $190,000.
    Number of Forms: 1
    Form Number: EEOC Form 168A.
    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 such records relevant to the determinations of whether unlawful 
employment practices have been or are being committed, to preserve such 
records, and to produce such reports as the Commission prescribes by 
regulation or order. Accordingly, the EEOC issued regulations 
prescribing the reporting requirements for elementary and secondary 
public school districts. The EEOC uses EEO-5 data to investigate 
charges of employment discrimination against elementary and secondary 
public school districts. The data also are used for research. The data 
are shared with the Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights) 
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 also are shared 
with state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
    Revisions to the form that amended the race and ethnicity 
categories were approved by OMB in 2012. The previously used categories 
(White, Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian 
or Alaska Native) were replaced with the following: Hispanic or Latino; 
White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian or Other 
Pacific Islander; American Indian or Alaska Native; and Two or More 
Races. EEOC is seeking a three year extension without change of the 
form approved by OMB in 2012.
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the biennial EEO-5 survey is 6,190 public elementary and secondary 
school districts. The form is estimated to impose 15,475 burden hours 
biennially.

    Dated: January 16, 2014.

    For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2014-01593 Filed 1-27-14; 8:45 am]
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