[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10431-10439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03536]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Demographic Information
on Applicants for Federal Employment
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection--extension without change.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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 of the Demographic Information on
Federal Job Applicants, OMB No. 3046-0046.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
April 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, 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 1-800-669-6820 (TTY).
(These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Instead of sending written
comments to the 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
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 to inspect the comments at
EEOC's library, contact the library staff at (202) 663-4630 (voice) or
1-800-669-6820 (TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Navarro Pulley, Federal Sector
Programs, Office of Federal Operations, 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC
20507, (202) 663-4514 (voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY). (These are not
toll-free numbers.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EEOC's Demographic Information on
Federal Job Applicants form (OMB No. 3046-0046) is intended for use by
federal agencies in gathering data on the race, ethnicity, sex, and
disability status of job applicants. This form is used by the EEOC and
other agencies to gauge progress and trends over time with respect to
equal employment opportunity goals.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, and OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the Commission solicits
public comment to enable it to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed data collection tool will have
practical utility by enabling a federal agency to determine whether
recruitment activities are effectively reaching all segments of the
relevant labor pool in compliance with the laws enforced by the
Commission and whether the agency's selection procedures allow all
applicants to compete on a level playing field regardless of race,
national origin, sex or disability status;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency'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
applicants for federal employees who choose to respond, including
through 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: Demographic Information on Federal Job
Applicants.
OMB Control No.: 3046-0046.
Description of Affected Public: Individuals submitting applications
for federal employment.
Number of Annual Responses: 5,042.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 252.\1\
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\1\ This total is calculated as follows: 5,042 annual responses
x 3 minutes per response = 15,126 minutes. 15,126/60 = 252 hours.
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Annual Federal Cost: None.
Abstract: Under section 717 of Title VII and 501 of the
Rehabilitation Act, the Commission is charged with reviewing and
approving federal agencies plans to affirmatively address potential
discrimination before it
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occurs. Pursuant to such oversight responsibilities, the Commission has
established systems to monitor compliance with Title VII and the
Rehabilitation Act by requiring federal agencies to evaluate their
employment practices through the collection and analysis of data on the
race, national origin, sex and disability status of applicants for both
permanent and temporary employment.
Several federal agencies (or components of such agencies) have
previously obtained separate OMB approval for the use of forms
collecting data on the race, national origin, sex, and disability
status of applicants. In order to avoid unnecessary duplication of
effort and a proliferation of forms, the EEOC seeks an extension of the
approval of a common form to be used by all federal agencies.
Response by applicants is optional. The information obtained will
be used by federal agencies only for evaluating whether an agency's
recruitment activities are effectively reaching all segments of the
relevant labor pool and whether the agency's selection procedures allow
all applicants to compete on a level playing field regardless of race,
national origin, sex, or disability status. The voluntary responses are
treated in a highly confidential manner and play no part in the job
selection process. The information is not provided to any panel rating
the applications, to selecting officials, to anyone who can affect the
application, or to the public. Rather, the information is used in
summary form to determine trends over many selections within a given
occupational or organization area. No information from the form is
entered into an official personnel file.
Burden Statement: Because of the predominant use of online
application systems, which require only pointing and clicking on the
selected responses, and because the form requests only eight questions
regarding basic information, the EEOC estimates that an applicant can
complete the form in approximately 3 minutes or less. Based on past
experience, we expect that 5,042 applicants will choose to complete the
form.
Upon approval of this common form by OMB, federal agencies may
request OMB approval to use this common form without having to publish
notices and request public comments for 60 and 30 days. Each agency
must account for the burden associated with their use of the common
form.
Dated: February 18, 2020.
For the Commission.
Janet L. Dhillon,
Chair.
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