[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part XXIII



Equal Employment Opportunity Commission



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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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 nine current 
or projected rulemakings for inclusion in this regulatory agenda.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of February 1996.

For the Commission.

Gilbert F. Casellas,

Chairman.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3556        Regulations Interpreting Title II of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990               
            (OWBPA)...............................................................................    3046-AA58 
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                                                Final Rule Stage                                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3557        Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Equal Employment                     
            Opportunity Commission................................................................    3046-AA61 
3558        Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII and the ADA..................    3046-AA63 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3559        Guidelines on the Application of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 to                     
            Employer Provided Health Insurance....................................................    3046-AA53 
3560        Procedures--The Age Discrimination in Employment Act..................................    3046-AA54 
3561        Procedures on Interagency Coordination of Equal Employment Opportunity Issuances......    3046-AA55 
3562        Procedures for Handling Complaints of Employment Discrimination Under the Government                
            Employee Rights Act of 1991...........................................................    3046-AA56 
3563        Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity...........................................    3046-AA57 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3564        Interpretation Relating to Apprenticeship Programs Under the Age Discrimination in                  
            Employment Act (ADEA).................................................................    3046-AA59 
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3556. REGULATIONS INTERPRETING TITLE II OF THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT 
PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 (OWBPA)

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  29 USC 628

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1625

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) was 
amended in 1990 by OWBPA. Title II of OWBPA sets forth the statutory 
requirements for a valid waiver of rights under the ADEA.
Regulations under title II would provide guidance on implementing 
OWBPA's requirements for unsupervised ADEA waivers. As part of the 
development of this regulation, the Commission is engaging in a 
regulatory negotiation on waivers of rights and claims under the ADEA.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           03/27/92                    57 FR 10626
ANPRM Comment Period End        07/27/92
Notice of Intent To Form 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee   08/31/95                    60 FR 45388
Notice of Establishment of 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee   10/20/95                    60 FR 54207
NPRM                            09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joseph N. Cleary, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of 
Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4690
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA58
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3557. 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              02/26/96                     61 FR 7065
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/26/96
Final Action                    06/00/96

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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3558.  RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER TITLE VII 
AND THE ADA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2000e-8; 42 USC 2000e-12; 44 USC 3501 et seq; 
42 USC 12117

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1602.41; 29 CFR 1602.43; 29 CFR 1602.44

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Currently, elementary and secondary public school systems and 
districts are required to submit EEO-5 reports to the EEOC. Two types 
of EEO-5 reports have been used: EEOC Form 168A covering the entire 
school system or district; and EEOC form 168B covering each individual 
school and annex within the system or district. On October 5, 1995, the 
Commission voted to discontinue the Form 168B for individual schools 
and annexes in order to streamline the collection of information. This 
rulemaking process implements that vote.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/08/95                    60 FR 63010
NPRM Comment Period End         02/06/96
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Joachim Neckere, Director, Program Research and Surveys 
Division, Office of Program Operations, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4958
TDD: 202 663-7063

RIN: 3046-AA63
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3559. GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES 
ACT OF 1990 TO EMPLOYER PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 12111 et seq

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1631

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission proposes to issue guidelines to explain how 
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer provided 
health insurance plans. The guidelines will reexamine the issues 
addressed in the Commission's ``Interim Enforcement Guidance on the 
Application of the ADA to Disability-Based Distinctions in Employer 
Provided Health Insurance,'' issued on June 8, 1993. The guidelines 
will also address a number of issues that were not addressed in either 
the Interim Enforcement Guidance or in the Commission regulations 
implementing title I of the ADA, including the ADA's application to 
corporate ``wellness'' programs. The proposed guidelines will be 
published for public comment. After consideration of the comments, the 
Commission will issue final guidelines.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Peggy R. Mastroianni, Associate Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4503
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA53
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3560. 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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3561. 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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3562. 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

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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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3563. 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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3564. INTERPRETATION RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS UNDER THE AGE 
DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA)

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1625.13

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/08/96                    61 FR 15374

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joseph N. Cleary
Phone: 202 663-4690
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA59
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