[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33216-33217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13521]
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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:
Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal Employment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that
it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request
for a one-year extension of the Demographic Information on Applicants,
OMB No. 3046-0046.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
July 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR and applicable supporting documentation
submitted to OMB for review may be obtained from: Veta P. Hurst, Senior
Attorney, (202) 663-4498, Office of Federal Operations, 131 M Street
NE., Washington, DC 20507. Comments on this final notice must be
submitted to Chad Lallemand in the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Room
10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or
electronically mailed to [email protected]. Comments
should also be sent to Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer,
Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M
Street NE., Suite 6NE03F, Washington, DC 20507. Written comments of six
or fewer pages may be faxed to the Executive Secretariat at (202) 663-
4114. (There is no toll free fax number.) Receipt of facsimile
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 numbers.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veta Hurst, Federal Sector Programs,
Office of Federal Operations, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507,
(202) 663-4498 (voice); (202) 663-4593 (TTY). Copies of this notice are
available in the following alternate formats: Large print, braille,
electronic computer disk, and audiotape. Requests for this notice in an
alternative format should be made to the Publications Center at 1-800-
699-3362 (voice), 1-800-800-3302 (TTY), or 703- 821-2098 (FAX--this is
not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register on February 21, 2012, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were received.
Overview of Information Collection
Collection Title: Demographic Information on Applicants.
OMB Control No.: 3046-0046.
Description of Affected Public: Individuals submitting applications
for federal employment.
Number of Responses: 26,854,281.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 1,342,714 [(26,854,281x3)/60].
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 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.
While several federal agencies (or components of such agencies)
have obtained OMB approval for the use of forms collecting data on the
race, national origin, sex and disability status of applicants, it is
not an efficient use of government resources for each federal agency to
separately seek OMB approval. Accordingly, in order to avoid
unnecessary duplication of effort and a
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proliferation of forms, the EEOC seeks approval of a form to be used by
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, or sex. The voluntary responses are treated in a
highly confidential manner and play no part in the selection. 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: In fiscal year 2011, EEOC gathered data from the
59 federal agencies required to collect applicant data. Based on the
agency responses, we expect that 26,854,281 applicants will be asked to
complete the form.
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.
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (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.
Dated: May 29, 2012.
For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2012-13521 Filed 6-4-12; 8:45 am]
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