[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10431-10439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03536]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Demographic Information 
on Applicants for Federal Employment

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection--extension without change.

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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 Demographic Information on 
Federal Job Applicants, OMB No. 3046-0046.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
April 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, 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 1-800-669-6820 (TTY). 
(These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Instead of sending written 
comments to the 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, except 
as noted below. The EEOC reserves the right to refrain from posting 
libelous or otherwise inappropriate comments including those that 
contain obscene, indecent, or profane language; that contain threats or 
defamatory statements; that contain hate speech directed at race, 
color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or genetic 
information; or that promote or endorse services or products. All 
comments received, including any personal information provided, also 
will be available for public inspection during normal business hours by 
appointment only at the EEOC Headquarters' Library, 131 M Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20507. Upon request, individuals who require assistance 
viewing comments will be provided appropriate aids such as readers or 
print magnifiers. To schedule an appointment to inspect the comments at 
EEOC's library, contact the library staff at (202) 663-4630 (voice) or 
1-800-669-6820 (TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Navarro Pulley, Federal Sector 
Programs, Office of Federal Operations, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 
20507, (202) 663-4514 (voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY). (These are not 
toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EEOC's Demographic Information on 
Federal Job Applicants form (OMB No. 3046-0046) is intended for use by 
federal agencies in gathering data on the race, ethnicity, sex, and 
disability status of job applicants. This form is used by the EEOC and 
other agencies to gauge progress and trends over time with respect to 
equal employment opportunity goals.
    Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, and OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the Commission solicits 
public comment to enable it to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed data collection tool will have 
practical utility by enabling a federal agency to determine whether 
recruitment activities are effectively reaching all segments of the 
relevant labor pool in compliance with the laws enforced by the 
Commission and whether the agency's selection procedures allow all 
applicants to compete on a level playing field regardless of race, 
national origin, sex or disability status;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency'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 
applicants for federal employees who choose to respond, including 
through 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: Demographic Information on Federal Job 
Applicants.
    OMB Control No.: 3046-0046.
    Description of Affected Public: Individuals submitting applications 
for federal employment.
    Number of Annual Responses: 5,042.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 252.\1\
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    \1\ This total is calculated as follows: 5,042 annual responses 
x 3 minutes per response = 15,126 minutes. 15,126/60 = 252 hours.
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    Annual 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

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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.
    Several federal agencies (or components of such agencies) have 
previously obtained separate OMB approval for the use of forms 
collecting data on the race, national origin, sex, and disability 
status of applicants. In order to avoid unnecessary duplication of 
effort and a proliferation of forms, the EEOC seeks an extension of the 
approval of a common form to be used by all 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, sex, or disability status. The voluntary responses are 
treated in a highly confidential manner and play no part in the job 
selection process. 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: 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. Based on past 
experience, we expect that 5,042 applicants will choose to complete the 
form.
    Upon approval of this common form by OMB, federal agencies may 
request OMB approval to use this common form without having to publish 
notices and request public comments for 60 and 30 days. Each agency 
must account for the burden associated with their use of the common 
form.

    Dated: February 18, 2020.

    For the Commission.
Janet L. Dhillon,
Chair.
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