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





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: Peggy R. Mastroianni, Associate Legal 
Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507; telephone (202) 
663-4637.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has identified seven items in 
this regulatory agenda.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of February 2006.

For the Commission.

 Cari M. Dominguez,

Chair.

                          Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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3302        Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other Than Age................................    3046-AA76
3303        Coverage Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...............................    3046-AA78
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                            Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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3304        Posting Requirements Under the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination       3046-AA74
            and Retaliation Act...................................................................
3305        Repositioning of Commission Field Offices.............................................    3046-AA80
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                           Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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3306        Coordination of Retiree Health Benefits With Medicare and State Health Benefits.......    3046-AA72
3307        Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Processing......................    3046-AA73
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                           Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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3308        Privacy Act Regulations...............................................................    3046-AA79
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)      Proposed Rule Stage






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3302. DISPARATE IMPACT AND REASONABLE FACTORS OTHER THAN AGE

Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority: 29 USC 628

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625.7(d)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), the U.S. 
Supreme Court affirmed that disparate impact is a cognizable theory of 
discrimination under the ADEA but indicated that ``reasonable factors 
other than age,'' not ``business necessity,'' is the appropriate model 
for the employers' defense against an impact claim. Accordingly, the 
Commission intends to revise its regulation on disparate impact, 
currently codified at 29 CFR section 1625.7(d).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/06

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local

Agency Contact: Dianna B. Johnston, Assistant Legal Counsel, 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA76
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3303. COVERAGE UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 621 et seq

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625.2; 29 CFR 1625.4 to 1625.5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline, 540 U.S. 581 
(2004), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) only prohibits age-based discrimination 
against relatively older individuals. It rejected the Commission's 
position that the ADEA also prohibits age-based discrimination against 
relatively younger individuals who are age 40 or over. The Commission 
is therefore revising relevant portions of its regulations to conform 
to the holding in Cline.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/06

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Agency Contact: Dianna B. Johnston, Assistant Legal Counsel, 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA78
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3304. POSTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE 
ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ACT

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: PL 107-174, sec 303

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1614.701 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Title III of the Notification and Federal Employee 
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 requires each Federal 
agency to post on its website certain statistical information about 
equal employment opportunity complaints that it receives and processes 
under 29 CFR part 1614. The Act authorizes EEOC to issue regulations 
defining certain terms and prescribing the time, form, and manner of 
the posting.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              01/26/04                     69 FR 3483
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      04/26/04
Final Action                    09/00/06

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

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: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA74
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3305.  REPOSITIONING OF COMMISSION FIELD OFFICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 4 USC 2000e; 42 USC 12111 to 12117; 2 USC 1220; 29 USC 
294; 29 USC 201; 29 USC 628

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1601; 29 CFR 1603; 29 CFR 1610; 29 CFR 1615; 29 
CFR 1621; 29 CFR 1626

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises the Commission's regulations to reflect new 
position and organizational titles consistent with the field 
repositioning approved in 2005. The rule does not change the procedures 
in the regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    05/00/06

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, DC 
20507
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202-663-7026
Fax: 202-663-4639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA80

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3306. COORDINATION OF RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS WITH MEDICARE AND STATE 
HEALTH BENEFITS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/14/03                    68 FR 41542
NPRM Comment Period End         09/12/03


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State

Agency Contact: Dianna B. Johnston
Phone: 202 663-4638
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA72
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3307. FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINT PROCESSING

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1614

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA73
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)        Completed Actions






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3308.  PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a(f)

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1611.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: EEOC is revising the fees it charges for photocopying, 
attestation, and certification of documents under the Privacy Act to 
reflect its increased costs and to be consistent with the fees it 
charges for such services under the Freedom of Information Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/12/05                    70 FR 73413
NPRM Comment Period End         01/11/06
Final Action                    03/07/06                    71 FR 11309
Final Action Effective          03/07/06

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, DC 
20507
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202-663-7026
Fax: 202-663-4639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3046-AA79
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