Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18557]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of Existing 
Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Employer 
information report (EEO-1).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC) announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of the existing information 
collection listed below.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
September 20, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Frances M. Hart, Executive 
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20507. As a 
convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretarial will accept 
comments transmitted by facsimile (``FAX'') machine. The telephone 
number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663-4114. (This is not a toll-free 
number.) Only comments of six or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX 
transmittal. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the 
equipment. 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) 663-4078 (voice) or (202) 663-4074 
(TDD). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Copies of comments 
submitted by the public will be available to review at the Commission's 
library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20507 between the 
hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joachim Neckere, Director, Program 
Research and Surveys Division, 1801 L Street, NW, Room 9222, 
Washington, DC 20507, (202) 663-4958 (voice) or (202) 663-7063 (TTD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 This Information Collection

    Collection Title: Employer Information Report (EEO-1).
    OMB Number: 3046-0007.
    Frequency of Report: Annual.
    Type of Respondent: Private employer with 100 or more employees and 
some federal government contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 
50 or more employees.
    Description of Affected Public: Private industry employers and 
business, private institutions, organizations and farms.
    Responses: 126,700.
    Reporting Hours: 463,700.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    Federal Cost: $813,175.
    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 or are being committed and to make reports therefrom as 
required by the EEOC. Accordingly, the EEOC has issued regulations 
which set forth the reporting requirement for various kinds of 
employers. Employers in the private sector with 100 or more employees 
and some federal contractors with 50 or more employees have been 
required to submit EEO-1 reports annually since 1966. The individual 
reports are confidential.
    EEO-1 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of 
discrimination against employers in private industry. In addition, the 
data are used to support EEOC decisions and conciliations, and for 
research. The data are shared with the Office of Federal Contract 
Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in the U.S. Department of Labor, and 
several other federal agencies. Pursuant to section 709(d) of Title VII 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO-1 data re also shared 
with 86 State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs).
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the annual EEO-1 survey is 45,000 private employers. The estimated 
number of responses per respondent averages between 2 and 3 EEO-1 
reports. The number of annual responses is approximately 126,700, and 
the total annual burden is estimated to be 463,700 hours. In order to 
help reduce burden, respondents are encouraged to report data on 
electronic media such as magnetic tapes and interactive diskettes.

    Dated: July 14, 1999.

    For the Commission.
Ida L. Castro,
Chairwoman.
[FR Doc. 99-18557 Filed 7-20-99; 8:45 am]
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