[The Regulatory Plan and 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 Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 
L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507; telephone (202) 663-7197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has identified nine current 
and projected regulations for inclusion in this regulatory agenda. 
Seven are currently under development or review by Commission staff, 
while two have been published in final.

    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. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the 
Table of Contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold 
reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate Sequence 
Number in Part II.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 17th day of September 1996.

For the Commission.

Gilbert F. Casellas,

Chairman.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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3872        Guidelines on the Application of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 to                     
            Employer Provided Health Insurance (Reg Plan Seq. No. 135)............................    3046-AA53 
3873        Regulations Interpreting Title II of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990               
            (OWBPA) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 136).......................................................   3046-AA58  
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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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3874        Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Equal Employment                     
            Opportunity Commission................................................................    3046-AA61 
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3875        Procedures--The Age Discrimination in Employment Act..................................    3046-AA54 
3876        Procedures on Interagency Coordination of Equal Employment Opportunity Issuances......    3046-AA55 
3877        Procedures for Handling Complaints of Employment Discrimination Under the Government                
            Employee Rights Act of 1991...........................................................    3046-AA56 
3878        Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity...........................................    3046-AA57 
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3879        Procedures for Complaints of Employment Discrimination Filed Against Recipients of                  
            Federal Financial Assistance..........................................................    3046-AA51 
3880        Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Under Title VII and the ADA..................    3046-AA63 
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3872. GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES 
ACT OF 1990 TO EMPLOYER PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE

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

RIN: 3046-AA53
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3873. REGULATIONS INTERPRETING TITLE II OF THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT 
PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 (OWBPA)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 136 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3046-AA58
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3874. SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Priority:  Info./Admin./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                    06/00/97

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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3875. 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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3876. 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

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the broad range of materials now being presented to EEOC for review, 
and also to 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: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Carol R. Miaskoff, Acting Director, Coordination 
Division, Office of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4689
TDD: 202 663-7026

RIN: 3046-AA55
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3877. 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 12101 et seq, 
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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3878. 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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3879. PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION FILED 
AGAINST RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  29 CFR 1691

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Notice                          08/16/96                    61 FR 42556

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Carol R. Miaskoff
Phone: 202 663-4689

RIN: 3046-AA51
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3880. 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.

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

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    06/28/96                    61 FR 33659
Final Action Effective          07/29/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: Joachim Neckere
Phone: 202 663-4958
TDD: 202 663-7063

RIN: 3046-AA63
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