[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 180 (Monday, September 16, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 48686-48687] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-23648] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Request AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commission announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to extend without change the existing collection of information listed below. The Commission is seeking public comments on the proposed extension. DATES: Written Comments on this notice must be submitted on or before November 15, 1996. 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 [[Page 48687]] convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat 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 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 for review at the Commission's library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joachim Neckere, Director, Program Research and Surveys Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, NW., Room 9222, Washington, DC 20507, (202) 663-4958 or (202) 663-7063 (TDD). A copy of the collection of information, EEOC Form 274, with instructions, may be obtained by contacting Mr. Neckere. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Collection Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Local Union Report EEO-3. OMB Control Number: 3046-0006. Form Number: EEOC Form 274. Frequency of Report: Biennial. Type of Respondent: Referral unions with 100 or more members. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: 863. Description of Affected Public: Labor unions and similar labor organizations. Responses: 3,000. Reporting Hours: 4,500. Federal Cost: $43,500.00. 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), require employers to make and keep records relevant to a determination of whether unlawful employment practices have been or are being committed and to make reports therefrom as required by the Commission. Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1602.7, referral unions with 100 or more members are required to submit EEO-3 reports biennially. The EEO-3 data collection program has existed since 1967. The individual reports are confidential. EEO-3 data are used by the Commission to investigate charges of employment discrimination against local referral unions. Pursuant to Section 709(d) of Title VII, EEO-3 data are shared with 89 state and local fair employment practices agencies, and with other federal agencies. Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is minimal. The estimated number of respondents included in the EEO-3 survey is 3,000 local unions. The estimated number of responses per respondent union is one EEO-3 report, taking an estimated one and one half hours to complete. The total number of annual burden hours therefore is estimated to be 4,500. This is an average burden estimate and is based on a long history (since 1985) of identical reporting experience. The burden is dependent on the size of the local union and on the number of referrals made by the union during the reporting period. Smaller unions may well take under an hour to complete the report. Over the years, the Commission has reduced the reporting and record keeping burden by eliminating all local unions with fewer than 100 members, by requiring record keeping for a two month period only, by changing the data collection instrument, and by changing the frequency of the data collection from an annual to a biennial basis. Further reductions, such as filing by diskette or magnetic tape, have been less successful as local unions appear less likely to have computerized record keeping and reporting capabilities. Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, and OMB regulation 29 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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, 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 on the respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., electronic submission of responses. Dated: September 10, 1996. For the Commission. Maria Borrero, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 96-23648 Filed 9-13-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M