[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26466-26469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09377]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension Without 
Change: Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal Employment

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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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 three-year extension without change of the Demographic

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

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
June 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 sought public 
comment on extending its form without change through a 60-day notice 
published October 20, 2016. Comments were invited on whether this 
collection would continue 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.
    One anonymous comment in support of this information collection was 
received.

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 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: The EEOC continues to estimate that an applicant 
is able to complete the form in approximately 3 minutes. Applicants 
have continued to predominantly use online application systems, which 
require only pointing and clicking on the selected responses to respond 
to the six questions regarding basic demographic information. For at 
least the last decade, EEOC has not received any comments questioning 
the estimated 3-minute completion time. Based on recent experience, we 
expect that 5,042 applicants will choose to complete the form for 
vacancies at EEOC annually.
    Thus, we estimate the average annual burden to be: 252 hours. Over 
the course of the requested three-year approval period (2020-2023) EEOC 
estimates the applicant burden at 756 hours.
    Once OMB approves the use of this common form, 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.

    For the Commission.
Janet L. Dhillon,
Chair.

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS

OMB No.:

Expiration Date:

Vacancy Announcement No.:

Position Title:

Your Privacy Is Protected

    This information is used to determine if our equal employment 
opportunity efforts are reaching all segments of the population, 
consistent with Federal equal employment opportunity laws. Responses to 
these questions are voluntary. Your responses will not be shown to the 
panel rating the applications, to the official selecting an applicant 
for a position, or to anyone else who can affect your application. This 
form will not be placed in your Personnel file nor will it be provided 
to your supervisors in your employing office should you be hired. The 
aggregate information collected through this form will be kept private 
to the extent permitted by law. See the Privacy

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Act Statement below for more information.
    Completion of this form is voluntary. No individual personnel 
selections are made based on this information. There will be no impact 
on your application if you choose not to answer any of these questions.
    Thank you for helping us to provide better service.

1. How did you learn about this position? (Check One):

[ballot] Agency internet Site recruitment
[ballot] Private Employment website
[ballot] Other internet Site
[ballot] Job Fair
[ballot] Newspaper or magazine
[ballot] Agency or other Federal government on campus
[ballot] School or college counselor or other official
[ballot] Friend or relative working for this agency .
[ballot] Private Employment Office
[ballot] Agency Human Resources Department (bulletin board or other 
announcement)
[ballot] Federal, State, or Local Job Information Center
[ballot] Other

2. Sex (Check One):

[ballot] Male
[ballot] Female

3. Ethnicity (Check One):

[ballot] Hispanic or Latino--a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, 
South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, 
regardless of race.
[ballot] Not Hispanic or Latino

4. Race (Check all that apply):

[ballot] American Indian or Alaska Native--a person having origins in 
any of the original peoples of North or South America (including 
Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community 
attachment.
[ballot] Asian--a person having origins in any of the original peoples 
of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, 
for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, 
the Philippine Islands, Thailand, or Vietnam.
[ballot] Black or African American--a person having origins in any of 
the black racial groups of Africa.
[ballot] Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander--a person having 
origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other 
Pacific islands.
[ballot] White--a person having origins in any of the original peoples 
of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

5. Disability/Serious Health Condition

    The next questions address disability and serious health 
conditions. Your responses will ensure that our outreach and 
recruitment policies are reaching a wide range of individuals with 
physical or mental conditions. Consider your answers without the use of 
medication and aids (except eyeglasses) or the help of another person.

A. Do you have any of the following? Check all boxes that apply to you:

[ballot] Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
[ballot] Blind or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses
[ballot] Missing an arm, leg, hand, or foot
[ballot] Paralysis: Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
[ballot] Significant Disfigurement: For example, severe disfigurements 
caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
[ballot] Significant Mobility Impairment: For example, uses a 
wheelchair, scooter, walker or uses a leg brace to walk
[ballot] Significant Psychiatric Disorder: For example, bipolar 
disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, or major depression
[ballot] Intellectual Disability (formerly described as mental 
retardation)
[ballot] Developmental Disability: For example, cerebral palsy or 
autism spectrum disorder
[ballot] Traumatic Brain Injury
[ballot] Dwarfism
[ballot] Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
[ballot] Other disability or serious health condition: For example, 
diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, anxiety disorder, or HIV 
infection; a learning disability, a speech impairment, or a hearing 
impairment

If you did not select one of the options above, please indicate 
whether.

[ballot] None of the conditions listed above apply to me.
[ballot] I do not wish to answer questions regarding disability/health 
conditions.

If you have indicated that you have one of the above conditions, you 
may be eligible to apply under Schedule A Hiring Authority. For more 
information, please see http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/#url=Schedule-A-Hiring-Authority.
    If an applicant checks the box for ``other disability or serious 
health condition,'' the applicant will be taken to Section A.1.

A.1. Other Disability or Serious Health Condition (Optional)

    You indicated that you have a disability or a serious health 
condition. If you are willing, please select any of the conditions 
listed below that apply to you. As explained above, your responses will 
not be shown to the panel rating the applications, to the selecting 
official, or to anyone else who can affect your application. All 
responses will remain private to the extent permitted by law. See the 
Privacy Act Statement below for more information.
    Please check all that apply:

[ballot] I do not wish to specify any condition.
[ballot] Alcoholism
[ballot] Cancer
[ballot] Cardiovascular or heart disease
[ballot] Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or other 
gastrointestinal impairment
[ballot] Depression, anxiety disorder, or other psychological disorder
[ballot] Diabetes or other metabolic disease
[ballot] Difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses
[ballot] Hearing impairment
[ballot] History of drug addiction (but not currently using illegal 
drugs)
[ballot] HIV Infection/AIDS or other immune disorder
[ballot] Kidney dysfunction: for example, requires dialysis
[ballot] Learning disabilities or ADHD
[ballot] Liver disease: for example, hepatitis or cirrhosis
[ballot] Lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, or other autoimmune 
disorder
[ballot] Morbid obesity
[ballot] Nervous system disorder: for example, migraine headaches, 
Parkinson's disease, or multiple sclerosis
[ballot] Non-paralytic orthopedic impairments: for example, chronic 
pain, stiffness, weakness in bones or joints, or some loss of ability 
to use parts of the body
[ballot] Orthopedic impairments or osteo-arthritis
[ballot] Pulmonary or respiratory impairment: for example, asthma, 
chronic bronchitis, or TB
[ballot] Sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, or other blood disease
[ballot] Speech impairment
[ballot] Spinal abnormalities: for example, spina bifida or scoliosis
[ballot] Thyroid dysfunction or other endocrine disorder
[ballot] Other. Please identify the disability/health condition, if 
willing: ___

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Privacy Act And Paperwork Reduction Act Statements

    Privacy Act Statement: This Privacy Act Statement is provided 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974). 
The authority for this form is 5 U.S.C. 7201, which provides that the 
Office of Personnel Management shall implement a minority recruitment 
program, by the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, 29 
CFR part 1607.4, which requires collection of demographic data to 
determine if a selection procedure has an unlawful disparate impact, 
and by Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which requires 
federal agencies to prepare affirmative action plans for the hiring and 
advancement of people with disabilities. Data relating to an individual 
applicant are not provided to selecting officials. This form will be 
seen by Human Resource personnel in the Office of Personnel Management 
(who are not involved in considering an applicant for a particular job) 
and by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials who will 
receive aggregate, non-identifiable data from the Office of Personnel 
Management derived from this form.
    Purpose and Routine Uses: The aggregate, non-identifiable 
information summarizing all applicants for a position will be used by 
the Office of Personnel Management and by the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission to determine if the executive branch of the 
Federal Government is effectively recruiting and selecting individuals 
from all segments of the population.
    Effects of Nondisclosure: Providing this information is voluntary. 
No individual personnel selections are made based on this information. 
There will be no impact on your application if you choose not to answer 
any of these questions.
    Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq,) requires us to inform you that this 
information is being collected for planning and assessing affirmative 
employment program initiatives. Response to this request is voluntary. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB Control Number. The estimated burden of completing this form 
is five (5) minutes per response, including the time for reviewing 
instructions. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this form to [INSERT: Agency name and address] and to 
the Office of Management Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.

[FR Doc. 2020-09377 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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