[Federal Register: October 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 198)] [Notices] [Page 55721-55722] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14oc99-58] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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; Local Union Report (EEO-3). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 13, 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 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 [[Page 55722]] 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 and 5:00 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 (TDD). 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: Local Union Report (EEO-3). OMB Number: 3046-0006. Frequency of Report: Biennial. Type of Respondent: Referral local unions with 100 or more members. Description of Affected Public: Referral local unions and independent or unaffiliated referral unions and similar labor organizations. Responses: 3,000. Reporting Hours: 3,000 (4,500 hours including recordkeeping). Number of Forms: 1. Federal Cost: $43,500. 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, employment agencies, and labor organizations 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 labor organizations-- Referral local unions with 100 or more have been required to submit EEO-3 reports since 1967 (biennially since 1985). The individual reports are confidential. EEO-3 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of discrimination against referral local unions. In addition, the data are used to support EEOC decisions and conciliations, and for research. Pursuant to section 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, EEO-3 data are also shared with 86 State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) and other government agencies. Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this information collection is minimal. The estimated number of respondents included in the annual EEO-3 survey is 3,000 referral local unions. Since each union files one EEO-3 report, the number responses is 3,000. The total biennial reporting burden is estimated to be 3,000 hours, and total biennial reporting and recordkeeping burden is 4,500 hours. This is an average burden estimate and is based on a long history of reporting experience. The burden is dependent on the size of the referral 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 because referral local unions appear less likely to have computerized record keeping and reporting capabilities. Dated: October 6, 1999. For the Commission. Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman. [FR Doc. 99-26790 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570-01-M