82 FR 18641 - Agency Information Collection Activities

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension without change of the Elementary- Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18641-18643]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07990]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Extension Without Change: 
Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces 
that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
a request for a three-year extension without change of the Elementary-
Secondary Staff Information Report (EEO-5).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
June 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, Acting 
Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to 
commenters, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six 
or fewer pages by facsimile (``FAX'') machine. This limitation is 
necessary to assure access to the equipment. The telephone number of 
the fax receiver is (202) 663-4114. (This is not a toll-free number.) 
Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, 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

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are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Instead of sending written 
comments to EEOC, you may submit comments and attachments 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting 
comments. All comments received through this portal will be posted 
without change, including any personal information you provide, except 
as noted below. The EEOC reserves the right to refrain from posting 
comments, including those that contain obscene, indecent, or profane 
language; that contain threats or defamatory statements; that contain 
hate speech directed at race, color, sex, national origin, age, 
religion, disability, or genetic information; or that promote or 
endorse services or products. All comments received, including any 
personal information provided, also will be available for public 
inspection during normal business hours by appointment only at the EEOC 
Headquarters Library, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. Upon 
request, individuals who require assistance viewing comments will be 
provided appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. To 
schedule an appointment, contact EEOC Library staff at (202) 663-4630 
(voice). (This is not a toll-free number.) Appointments may also be 
scheduled by emailing [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Edwards, Director, Program 
Research and Surveys Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
131 M Street NE., Room 4SW30F, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663-4949 
(voice) or [email protected]. Requests for this notice in an 
alternative format should be made to the Office of Communications and 
Legislative Affairs at (202) 663-4191 (voice), (202) 663-4494 (TTY), or 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 and OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the Commission solicits 
public comment to enable it to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of Information Collection

    Collection Title: Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report 
(EEO-5).
    OMB-Number: 3046-0003.
    Frequency of Report: Biennial.
    Type of Respondent: Certain public elementary and secondary school 
districts.
    Description of Affected Public: Certain public elementary and 
secondary school districts.
    Number of Responses: 6,024.\1\
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    \1\ This number represents the number of filers from the most 
recently completed EEO-5 survey in 2014.
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    Reporting Hours (biennial): 102,839.32.
    Respondent Cost Burden (biennial): $0.
    Federal Cost: $190,000.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    Form Number: EEOC Form 168A.
    Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), requires employers to make and 
keep records relevant to a determination of whether unlawful employment 
practices have been or are being committed, to preserve such records, 
and to produce reports as the Commission prescribes by regulation or 
order. Accordingly, the EEOC issued regulations prescribing the 
reporting requirements for elementary and secondary public school 
districts. The EEOC uses EEO-5 data to investigate charges of 
employment discrimination against elementary and secondary public 
school districts. The data also are used for research. The data are 
shared with the Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights) and 
the Department of Justice. Pursuant to Section 709(d) of Title VII of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO-5 data also are shared 
with state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
    Burden Statement: The EEOC has updated its methodology for 
calculating annual burden to reflect the different staff responsible 
for preparing and filing the EEO-5. The EEOC's revised burden estimate 
reflects that the bulk of the work in biennially preparing an EEO-5 
report is performed by computer support specialists, executive 
administrative staff, and payroll and human resource professionals; the 
revised estimate also includes time spent by school district finance 
professionals and superintendents who, in a few cases, may consult 
briefly during the reporting process. The revised estimates reflect 
input obtained by the EEOC during a limited survey of school districts 
with varying resource levels and student populations. The school 
districts provided information on the types of employees that 
participate in preparation of the EEO-5 report and the amount of time 
spent by each type of employee. After accounting for the time spent by 
the various employees who have a role in preparing an EEO-5, the EEOC 
estimates that a school district will spend 17.07 hours to prepare the 
report, and estimates that the aggregate biennial hour burden for all 
respondents is 102,839.32. The cost associated with the burden hours 
was calculated using median hourly wage rates obtained from the 
Department of Labor \2\ for each job identified above as participating 
in the submission of the survey; the burden hour cost per school 
district will be approximately $539.57, while the estimated total 
biennial burden cost for all 6,024 school districts will be 
$3,250,361.25 (See Table 1 \3\).
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    \2\ Median hourly wage rates were obtained from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (see U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, http://www/bls.gov/ooh/).
    \3\ Figures shown in table have been rounded.

                                                      Table 1--Estimate of Burden for EEO-5 Report
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                                                                               Burden hours per   Burden hour cost     Total burden    Total burden hour
                                                            Hourly wage rate       district       per district \4\      hours \5\           cost \6\
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                                                                                                     N = 6,024
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Computer Support Specialist (IT Professional/Data                      25.21             3.4286            86.4343        20,653.7143       520,680.1371
 Processing Specialist)..................................

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Director of School Finance (Financial Managers)..........              56.73             0.1429             8.1043           860.5714        48,820.2171
Executive Clerical Staff.................................              26.66             2.9286            78.0757        17,641.7143       470,328.1029
Human Resource Specialist................................              28.06             5.4286           152.3257        32,701.7143       917,610.1029
Payroll Specialist.......................................              20.26             1.4286            28.9429         8,605.7143       174,351.7714
Senior Human Resource Managers...........................              50.21             3.4286           172.1486        20,653.7143     1,037,022.9943
Superintendent (School Management Occupations............              47.38             0.2857            13.5371         1,721.1429        81,547.7486
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    Sub Total............................................  .................            17.0716           539.5686       102,839.3184     3,250,361.2464
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    The EEOC has made electronic filing much easier for respondents 
required to file the EEO-5 Report. As a result, more respondents are 
using this filing method. This development, along with the greater 
availability of human resource information software, is expected to 
significantly reduce the actual burden of reporting. The Commission 
continues to develop more reliable estimates of reporting burdens given 
the significant increase in electronic filing and explore new 
approaches to make such reporting even less burdensome. In order to 
help reduce survey burden, respondents are encouraged to report data 
electronically, whenever possible.
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    \4\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the figures in the Hourly Wage Rate column by those in the Burden 
Hours Per District Column.
    \5\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the figures in the Burden Hours Per District column by 6,024, the 
total number of respondents.
    \6\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the figures in the Burden Hour Cost Per District column by 6,024, 
the total number of respondents.

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    Dated: April 14, 2017.

    For the Commission.

Victoria A. Lipnic,
Acting Chair.
[FR Doc. 2017-07990 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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