80 FR 75956 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 234 (December 7, 2015)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (``EEOC'' or ``Commission'') is extending the comment period for the proposed rule ``Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008'' published on October 30, 2015. The Commission is extending the comment period in response to a stakeholder request for an extension.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 75956-75957]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30807]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

29 CFR Part 1635

RIN 3046-AB02


Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (``EEOC'' or 
``Commission'') is extending the comment period for the proposed rule 
``Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008'' published on 
October 30, 2015. The Commission is extending the comment period in 
response to a stakeholder request for an extension.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposal must be received by the 
Commission on or before January 28, 2016. The comment period was 
originally scheduled to end on December 29, 2015. Please see the 
section below entitled ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on submitting comments.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN number 3046-AB02, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     FAX: (202) 663-4114. (There is no toll free FAX number). 
Only comments of six or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX 
transmittal, in order to assure access to the equipment. Receipt of FAX 
transmittals will not be acknowledged,

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except that the sender may request confirmation of receipt by calling 
the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663-4070 (voice) or (202) 663-
4074 (TTY). (These are not toll free numbers).
     Mail: Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, 
Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20507.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive 
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20507.
    Instructions: The Commission invites comments from all interested 
parties. All comment submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or the Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. Comments need be submitted in only one of the above-listed 
formats. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the 
received comments also will be available for review at the Commission's 
library, 131 M Street NE., Suite 4NW08R, Washington, DC 20507, between 
the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., from February 5, 2016 until the 
Commission publishes the rule in final form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Kuczynski, Assistant 
Legal Counsel, at (202) 663-4665 (voice), or Kerry E. Leibig, Senior 
Attorney Advisor, at (202) 663-4516 (voice), or (202) 663-7026 (TTY). 
Requests for this notice in an alternative format should be made to the 
Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs at (202) 663-4191 
(voice) or (202) 663-4494 (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 30, 2015, the EEOC published the 
proposed rule ``The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008'' 
in the Federal Register (80 FR 66853). The previous comment deadline 
was December 29, 2015. The EEOC has received a request for an extension 
of the comment deadline for this proposed rule. This action extends the 
comment period until January 28, 2016.

    Dated: December 2, 2015.

    For the Commission.
Jenny R. Yang,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2015-30807 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am]
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