83 FR 18052 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 80 (April 25, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08685 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 18052-18054] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08685] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Extension Without Change: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension without change of the State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4 Report, Form 164). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before May 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice must be submitted to Joseph B. Nye, Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, email oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are also encouraged to send comments to the EEOC online at http://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions on the website for submitting comments. In addition, the EEOC's Executive Secretariat will accept comments in hard copy. Hard copy comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, Executive Officer, EEOC, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20507. Finally, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (``fax'') machine before the same deadline at (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 are not toll-free telephone numbers.) The EEOC will post online at http://www.regulations.gov all comments [[Page 18053]] submitted via this website, in hard copy, or by fax to the Executive Secretariat. These comments will be posted without change, including any personal information you provide. However, the EEOC reserves the right to refrain from posting libelous or otherwise inappropriate 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) or (202) 663-4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benita Marsh, Director of Surveys, Office of Research, Information and Planning, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Room 4SW32H, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663-7197 (voice) or by email at Benita.Marsh@eeoc.gov. 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: State and local governments with 100 or more employees have been required to submit EEO-4 reports since 1974 (biennially in odd-numbered years since 1993). A notice that EEOC would be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2018, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. Seven comments were received from the public; however, none of these comments addressed the EEO-4 report. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the report based upon the unresponsive comments. Overview of Current Information Collection Collection Title: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4). OMB Number: 3046-0008. Frequency of Report: Biennial. Type of Respondent: State and local government jurisdictions with 100 or more employees. Description of Affected Public: State and local governments excluding public elementary and secondary public school districts. Number of Respondents: 5,128.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ This number represents the total number of state and local government respondents from the most recent reporting cycle in 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses: 12,197.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ This number represents the total number of reports filed during the 2015 reporting cycle; it is larger than the number of respondents due to the requirement for some state and local governments to file separate reports by function. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Biennial Reporting Hours: 85,379. Biennial Cost to Respondents: $1,646,107.12. Federal Cost: $251,920. Number of Forms: 1. Form Number: EEOC FORM 164. 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 at 29 CFR 1602.32- 1602.37 prescribing the reporting requirements for State and local governments. The individual reports are confidential. EEO-4 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of discrimination against state and local governments and to provide information on the employment status of minorities and women. The data are shared with several other Federal agencies. Pursuant to section 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S.C. 2000e-8(d), as amended, EEO-4 data are shared with State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Aggregated data are also used by researchers and the general public. Burden Statement: The EEOC has updated its methodology for calculating biennial burden to reflect the time spent by staff that are responsible for preparing and filing the EEO-4 report. Based upon its years of experience and interactions with EEO-4 filers, the EEOC now accounts for time to be spent biennially on EEO-4 reporting by human resources assistants. The estimated number of respondents included in the biennial estimate is 5,128 state and local government respondents, as this is the number of EEO-4 filers from the 2015 reporting cycle. These 5,128 filers submit an estimated 12,197 reports biennially. The estimated hour burden per report will be 7 hours; this estimate is supported by information on hour burden collected from a sample of both small and large EEO-4 filers. The estimated total biennial respondent burden hours will be 85,379 hours. Burden hour cost was calculated using median hourly wage rates for human resources assistants.\3\ The burden hour cost per report will be $134.96, and the estimated total biennial burden hour cost will be $1,646,107.12. (See Table 1 below.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The rate of $19.28 per hour is based on the mean hourly pay rate of human resources assistants (Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016, 43-4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/oes434161.htm, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Occupational Employment Statistics). \4\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by the hours per report (7). \5\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the hours per report by 12,197, the total number of responses. \6\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the burden hour cost per report by 12,197, the total number of responses. TABLE 1--Estimate of Biennial Burden for EEO-4 Report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hours per Hourly wage local Burden hour Total burden Total burden hour State and local governments rate government cost per hours \5\ cost \6\ report report \4\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of State and Local Government ResNumber of Reports Submitted = 12,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANTS........................................ $19.28 7 $134.96 85379 $1,646,107.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL......................................................... 19.28 7 134.96 85379 1,646,107.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 18054]] The cost estimates are based on the assumption that filers use online reporting. For the 2015 EEO-4 report, 85% of EEO-4 filers submitted their report via online reporting and 5% of EEO-4 reports were submitted using the data upload method. The remaining 10% of filers submitted reports via the paper method. The EEOC has made electronic filing much easier for employers required to file the EEO-4 Report. As a result, more jurisdictions are using this filing method. This development, along with the greater availability of human resource information software, is expected to have significantly reduced the actual burden of reporting. Dated: April 18, 2018. For the Commission. Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair. [FR Doc. 2018-08685 Filed 4-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570-01-P
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‘‘Contractor Cumulative Claim and practical utility; (ii) evaluate the estimated respondent burden compared
Reconciliation (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the with the ICR currently approved by
0246.13, OMB Control No. 2030–0016) burden of the proposed collection of OMB.
to the Office of Management and Budget information, including the validity of Dated: April 9, 2018.
(OMB) for review and approval in the methodology and assumptions used; Kimberly Y. Patrick,
accordance with the Paperwork (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
Director, Office of Acquisition Management.
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is clarity of the information to be
soliciting public comments on specific collected; and (iv) minimize the burden [FR Doc. 2018–08694 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am]
aspects of the proposed information of the collection of information on those BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
collection as described below. This is a who are to respond, including through
proposed extension of the ICR, which is the use of appropriate automated
currently approved through November electronic, mechanical, or other EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
30, 2018. An Agency may not conduct technological collection techniques or COMMISSION
or sponsor and a person is not required other forms of information technology,
to respond to a collection of information e.g., permitting electronic submission of Agency Information Collection
unless it displays a currently valid OMB responses. EPA will consider the Activities: Proposed Collection;
control number. comments received and amend the ICR Submission for OMB Review
DATES: Comments must be submitted on as appropriate. The final ICR package AGENCY: Equal Employment
or before June 25, 2018. will then be submitted to OMB for Opportunity Commission.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, review and approval. At that time, EPA ACTION: Notice of Information
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will issue another Federal Register Collection—Extension Without Change:
OARM–2018–0124 online using notice to announce the submission of State and Local Government
www.regulations.gov (our preferred the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Information Report (EEO–4).
method), by email to oei.docket@ submit additional comments to OMB.
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Abstract: All contractors who have SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Center, Environmental Protection completed an EPA cost-reimbursement Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 type contract will be required to submit Employment Opportunity Commission
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC EPA Form 1900–10. EPA Form 1900–10 (EEOC) announces that it is submitting
20460. summarizes all costs incurred in to the Office of Management and Budget
EPA’s policy is that all comments performance of the contract and sets (OMB) a request for a three-year
received will be included in the public forth the final indirect rates. This form extension without change of the State
docket without change including any is reviewed by the contracting officer to and Local Government Information
personal information provided, unless determine the final costs reimbursable Report (EEO–4 Report, Form 164).
the comment includes profanity, threats, to the contractor. The Federal DATES: Written comments on this notice
information claimed to be Confidential Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.216–7 must be submitted on or before May 25,
Business Information (CBI) or other states that the Government will pay only 2018.
information whose disclosure is the costs determined to be allowable by ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
restricted by statute. the contracting officer in accordance must be submitted to Joseph B. Nye,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: with FAR Subpart 31.2. Furthermore, Policy Analyst, Office of Information
Thomas Valentino, Policy Training and FAR 52.216–7 states that indirect cost and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Oversight Division, Office of rates shall be established for each fiscal Management and Budget, 725 17th
Acquisition Management (3802R), year at the close of a contractor’s fiscal Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 year. EPA Form 1900–10 summarizes email oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC this information for the entire contract Commenters are also encouraged to
20460; telephone number: (202) 564– period and provides a basis for cost send comments to the EEOC online at
4522; email address: valentino.thomas@ review by contracting, finance, and http://www.regulations.gov, which is
epa.gov. audit personnel. In addition, FAR the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
4.804–5 mandates that the office the instructions on the website for
Supporting documents which explain in administering the contract shall ensure submitting comments. In addition, the
detail the information that the EPA will that the costs and indirect cost rates are EEOC’s Executive Secretariat will accept
be collecting are available in the public settled. comments in hard copy. Hard copy
Form Numbers: EPA Form 1900–10. comments should be sent to Bernadette
docket for this ICR. The docket can be Respondents/affected entities: All
viewed online at www.regulations.gov Wilson, Executive Officer, EEOC, 131 M
contractors who have completed an EPA
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Street NE, Washington, DC 20507.
cost-reimbursement type contract.
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Respondent’s obligation to respond: Finally, the Executive Secretariat will
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Mandatory (FAR 52.216–7). accept comments totaling six or fewer
The telephone number for the Docket Estimated number of respondents: 5 pages by facsimile (‘‘fax’’) machine
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional (total). before the same deadline at (202) 663–
information about EPA’s public docket, Frequency of response: Once, at the 4114. (This is not a toll-free number.)
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. end of the contract. Receipt of fax transmittals will not be
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of acknowledged, except that the sender
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Total estimated burden: 31.5 hours
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR may request confirmation of receipt by
and information to enable it to: (i) 1320.03(b). calling the Executive Secretariat staff at
Evaluate whether the proposed Total estimated cost: $4,408.65 (per (202) 663–4070 (voice) or (202) 663–
collection of information is necessary year), includes $0 annualized capital or 4074 (TTY). (These are not toll-free
for the proper performance of the operation & maintenance costs. telephone numbers.) The EEOC will
functions of the Agency, including Changes in Estimates: There is no post online at http://
whether the information will have change in the hours in the total www.regulations.gov all comments
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The cost estimates are based on the Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
assumption that filers use online 512–7350. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
reporting. For the 2015 EEO–4 report, Authority: Federal Advisory Committee fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
85% of EEO–4 filers submitted their Act, Pub. L. 92–463. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
report via online reporting and 5% of Dated: April 19, 2018. additional information about the
EEO–4 reports were submitted using the information collection, contact Nicole
Wendy M. Payne,
data upload method. The remaining Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
Executive Director.
10% of filers submitted reports via the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
paper method. The EEOC has made [FR Doc. 2018–08668 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am]
its continuing effort to reduce
electronic filing much easier for BILLING CODE 1610–02–P
paperwork burdens, and as required by
employers required to file the EEO–4 the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
Report. As a result, more jurisdictions 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
are using this filing method. This FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Commission (FCC or
development, along with the greater COMMISSION
Commission) invites the general public
availability of human resource [OMB 3060–XXXX] and other Federal agencies to take this
information software, is expected to opportunity to comment on the
have significantly reduced the actual Information Collection Being Reviewed following information collections.
burden of reporting. by the Federal Communications Comments are requested concerning:
Dated: April 18, 2018. Commission Whether the proposed collection of
For the Commission. AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper
Victoria A. Lipnic, Commission. performance of the functions of the
Acting Chair. ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the
[FR Doc. 2018–08685 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am] comments. information shall have practical utility;
BILLING CODE 6570–01–P the accuracy of the Commission’s
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the
FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize
ADVISORY BOARD Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of
Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents,
Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated
the Proposed Draft Staff public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of
Implementation Guidance 6.1: take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to
Guidance for Implementation of SFFAS following information collection. further reduce the information
6, Accounting for Property, Plant, and Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business
Equipment, as amended whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards performance of the functions of the Title: New Procedure for Non-Federal
Advisory Board. Commission, including whether the Public Safety Entities to License Federal
ACTION: Notice. information shall have practical utility; Government Interoperability Channels.
the accuracy of the Commission’s Form Number: N/A.
Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the burden estimate; ways to enhance the Type of Review: New information
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. quality, utility, and clarity of the collection.
L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB information collected; ways to minimize Respondents: Not-for-profit
Rules Of Procedure, as amended in the burden of the collection of institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
October 2010, notice is hereby given information on the respondents, government.
that the staff of the Federal Accounting including the use of automated Number of Respondents and
Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) will collection techniques or other forms of Responses: 45,947 respondents; 45,947
convene a public meeting on May 9, information technology; and ways to responses.
2018, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. to further reduce the information Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
discuss proposed draft Staff collection burden on small business hours.
Implementation Guidance 6.1: Guidance concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Frequency of Response: One-time
for Implementation of SFFAS 6, The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a reporting requirement.
Accounting for Property, Plant, and collection of information unless it Obligation to Respond: New Section
Equipment, as amended. The meeting displays a currently valid control 90.25 adopted in Order DA 18–282,
will be held in room 5N30 at the number. No person shall be subject to requires any non-federal public safety
Government Accountability Office, any penalty for failing to comply with entity seeking to license mobile and
located at 441 G Street, NW, a collection of information subject to the portable units on the Federal
Washington, DC 20548. PRA that does not display a valid Office Interoperability Channels to obtain
Those interested in attending should of Management and Budget (OMB) written concurrence from its Statewide
contact Ms. Melissa Batchelor, Assistant control number. Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) or a
Director, by contacting (202) 512–5976 DATES: Written PRA comments should state appointed official and include
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or batchelorm@fasab.gov no later than be submitted on or before June 25, 2018. such written concurrence with its
May 2, 2018. Any interested person may If you anticipate that you will be application for license. A non-federal
attend the public meeting as an submitting comments, but find it public safety entity may communicate
observer. difficult to do so within the period of on designated Federal Interoperability
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. time allowed by this notice, you should Channels for joint federal/non-federal
Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, advise the contact listed below as soon operations, provided it first obtains a
441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, as possible. license from the Commission
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| Action | Notice of Information Collection--Extension Without Change: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4). | |
| Dates | Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before May 25, 2018. | |
| Contact | Benita Marsh, Director of Surveys, Office of Research, Information and Planning, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Room 4SW32H, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663-7197 (voice) or by email at [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) or (202) 663-4494 (TTY). | |
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