[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations]
[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part XXIII





Equal Employment Opportunity Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)                         
  
  
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

29 CFR Ch. XIV

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or 
Commission) is publishing its semiannual regulatory agenda pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
5 U.S.C. chapter 6. The agenda lists all regulations that are scheduled 
for review or development during the next 12 months or that have been 
finalized since the publication of the last agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen J. Vargyas, Legal Counsel, 
Office of the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507; telephone (202) 663-4637.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has identified ten 
regulations for inclusion in this regulatory agenda. There are seven 
current or projected rulemakings which are presently under development 
or review. In addition, the agenda includes a final rule revising a 
procedural regulation and two final rules removing obsolete text from 
the Code of Federal Regulations. For this edition of EEOC's regulatory 
agenda, the most important significant regulatory actions are included 
in The Regulatory Plan, which appears in Part II of this issue of the 
Federal Register.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 11th day of September 1995.

For the Commission.

Gilbert F. Casellas,

Chairman.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3802        Guidelines on the Application of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 to                     
            Employer Provided Health Insurance (Reg Plan Seq. No. 133)............................    3046-AA53 
3803        Regulations Interpreting Title II of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990               
            (OWBPA) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 134).......................................................    3046-AA58 
3804        Interpretation Relating to Apprenticeship Programs Under the Age Discrimination in                  
            Employment Act (ADEA) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 135).........................................   3046-AA59  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3805        Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Equal Employment                     
            Opportunity Commission................................................................    3046-AA61 
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3806        Procedures--The Age Discrimination in Employment Act..................................    3046-AA54 
3807        Procedures on Interagency Coordination of Equal Employment Opportunity Issuances......    3046-AA55 
3808        Procedures for Handling Complaints of Employment Discrimination Under the Government                
            Employee Rights Act of 1991...........................................................    3046-AA56 
3809        Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity...........................................    3046-AA57 
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                                                Completed Actions                                               
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3810        Removal of 29 CFR Part 1613, Obsolete Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Rule    3046-AA60 
3811        Procedural Regulations for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of                 
            the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990...........................................    3046-AA62 
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)      Proposed Rule Stage
  
  
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3802. GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE AMERICANS WITH 
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 TO EMPLOYER PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 133 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3046-AA53
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3803. REGULATIONS INTERPRETING TITLE II OF THE OLDER WORKERS 
BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 (OWBPA)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 134 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3046-AA58
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3804. INTERPRETATION RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS UNDER THE 
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 135 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3046-AA59
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)         Final Rule Stage
  
  
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3805.  SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 7301; 5 USC app; EO 12674; EO 12731; 5 USC 5514

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1600; 5 CFR 7201; 29 CFR 1650

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: With the concurrence of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics 
(OGE), EEOC is issuing supplemental ethical standards for EEOC 
employees. These standards supplement OGE's Standards of Conduct for 
Employees of the Executive Branch. The OGE regulations and the EEOC 
supplemental regulations supersede subparts A through D of 29 CFR 1600, 
which are therefore being deleted. Subpart E of 29 CFR 1600, concerning 
debt collection, is being moved and redesignated as subpart A of 29 CFR 
1650.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4669
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA61
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)        Long-Term Actions
  
  
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3806. PROCEDURES--THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  29 USC 628, sec 115, Civil Rights Act of 1991

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1626

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 115 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 deleted 
references to the Portal to Portal Act from the private suit provisions 
of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and replaced them 
with a requirement that suit be filed no later than 90 days after 
termination of proceedings or dismissal of a charge by EEOC. 
Accordingly, section 1626.7(a) is being deleted and section 1626.15(b) 
is being revised because they were both based upon the Portal to Portal 
Act. New sections are being added concerning termination of EEOC 
proceedings and the issuance of notices of the new 90-day limitation 
period.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4669
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA54
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3807. PROCEDURES ON INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITY ISSUANCES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  EO 12067

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1690

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Executive Order 12067 requires the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission and other Federal agencies to informally and 
formally coordinate with each other when they develop rules, policies, 
procedures, and other issuances affecting equal employment opportunity. 
29 CFR part 1690 sets forth specific procedures for this interagency 
coordination. These amendments to 29 CFR part 1690 will update the 
coordination process to suit the broad range of materials now being 
presented to EEOC for review, and also formalize existing practices as 
to the sequence of review between the EEOC under Executive Order 12067; 
the Department of Justice under Executive Order 12250; and the Office 
of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 and the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Ellen J. Vargyas, Legal Counsel, Office of Legal 
Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4637
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA55
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3808. PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYMENT 
DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  2 USC 1219 to 1220, Government Employee Rights Act of 
1991; 42 USC 2000e et seq, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; 29 USC 
621 et seq, Age Discrimination in Employment Act; 42 USC 12112 to 
12114, Americans With Disabilities Act

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1603

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADEA and 
the ADA, certain staff members of State and local elected officials 
were exempt from protection against employment discrimination. Section 
321 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 extends employment 
discrimination protections to the employment of persons who have been 
chosen or appointed by a State or local elected public official to 
serve on his or her personal staff, to serve the elected official on 
the policymaking level, or to serve as an immediate advisor with 
respect to the exercise of the constitutional or legal powers of the 
official's office.
Section 320 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 extends 
protection to certain presidential appointees who were not otherwise 
protected under the ADEA, title VII, or the ADA. Section 320 does not 
cover individuals whose appointment is made by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, advisory committee members or members of the 
uniformed services. These are procedural regulations for processing 
such complaints of discrimination by previously exempt or uncovered 
individuals.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4669
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA56
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3809. FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 102-569, The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
1992; 42 USC 2000e-16; 29 USC 633a; 29 USC 794a

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1614

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed amendments to this regulation implement the 
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992. Those amendments provide that 
the standards used to determine if title I of the Americans With 
Disabilities Act has been violated will apply to complaints of 
nonaffirmative action employment discrimination under the 
Rehabilitation Act. The Commission may also make other changes to the 
Federal Sector complaint processing regulations as appropriate.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4669
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA57
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)        Completed Actions
  
  
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3810.  REMOVAL OF 29 CFR PART 1613, OBSOLETE FEDERAL SECTOR 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY RULE

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2000e-16; 29 USC 633a; 29 USC 794a

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1613; 29 CFR 1614

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action removed part 1613, which had been superseded by 
part 1614. It also revised 29 CFR 1614.501(a) to delete a cross 
reference to part 1613, which no longer exists.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    08/21/95                    60 FR 43371
Final Action Effective          08/21/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4669
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA60
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3811.  PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS FOR TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AND TITLE I OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 
1990

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2000e to 2000e(17); 42 USC 12111 to 12117

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1601.70; 29 CFR 1601.71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EEOC is revising its procedural regulations governing title 
VII and the ADA to rescind a delegation of authority to its Director of 
Program Operations. The delegation of authority permitted the Director 
of Program Operations to designate state and local agencies that 
qualify as Fair Employment Practices Agencies under section 706 of 
title VII and to determine if a previous designation should be 
withdrawn. This authority will now be exercised by the Commission.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    09/06/95                    60 FR 46219
Final Action Effective          09/06/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4669
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA62
[FR Doc. 95-23617 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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