[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 (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: David L. Frank, Legal Counsel, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20507; telephone (202) 663-4614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has identified four items in 
this regulatory agenda, one of which is being withdrawn.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 6th day of March 2002.

For the Commission.

Cari M. Dominguez,

Chair.

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                                                                                                    Regulation
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3199       Procedures--The Age Discrimination in Employment Act.................................     3046-AA54
3200       Coordination of Retiree Health Benefits With Medicare and State Health Benefits......     3046-AA72
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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3201       Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity..........................................     3046-AA57
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  Regulation
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3046-AA71       Conforming Treatment of Federal Sector Administrative Judge Decisions                           03/06/2002   Withdrawn
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3199. 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                            12/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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 Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639

RIN: 3046-AA54
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3200.  COORDINATION OF RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS WITH MEDICARE AND STATE 
HEALTH BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 628

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This item will amend regulations governing age discrimination 
in employment to

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exempt from the prohibitions of the Age Discrimination in Employment 
Act (ADEA) the practice of altering, reducing, or eliminating employer-
sponsored retiree health benefits when retirees become eligible for 
Medicare or comparable State retiree health benefits. This new rule 
will ensure that the application of the ADEA does not discourage 
employers from providing health benefits to their retirees.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lynn A. Clements, Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel, 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4638
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639

RIN: 3046-AA72
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3201. FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Priority: Other Significant

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

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1614

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission proposes to change its Federal sector equal 
employment opportunity regulations to implement the Rehabilitation Act 
Amendments of 1992. The 1992 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 section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/01/00                    65 FR 11019
NPRM Comment Period End         05/01/00
Final Action                    07/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Carol Miaskoff, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of 
Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4689
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639

RIN: 3046-AA57
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