[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)] [Notices] [Pages 47456-47457] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2014-19135] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection; Emergency Extension AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection -- Emergency Request-- Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 an emergency extension of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to be effective after the current August 31, 2014 expiration date. 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) 663-4958 (voice) or (202) 663-7063 (TTY). 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: The EEOC has collected information annually from private employers on the Form 100 since 1966. [[Page 47457]] Overview of Information Collection Collection Title: Employer Information Report (EEO-1). OMB Number: 3046-0007. Frequency of Report: Annual. Type of Respondent: Private employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal government contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees. Description of Affected Public: Private employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal government contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees. Reporting Hours: 987,394. Respondent Cost: $11.4 million. Federal Cost: $2.1 million. Number of Forms: 1. 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 EEO-1 reporting requirement. 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 is used by EEOC to investigate charges of employment discrimination against employers in private industry and to provide information about the employment status of minorities and women. The data is shared with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor, and several other federal agencies. Pursuant to Sec. 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO-1 data is also shared with state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in the annual EEO-1 survey is 70,000 private employers. The annual number of responses is approximately 290,410. The form is estimated to impose 987,394 burden hours annually or 3.4 hours per response. In order to help reduce survey burden, respondents are encouraged to report data electronically whenever possible. Dated: August 7, 2014. For the Commission. Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chair. [FR Doc. 2014-19135 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570-01-P