The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Interior (DOI)

Permanent Work Force:  58,070 Temporary Work Force:  15,056 Total Work Force: 73,126

Work Force Composition*

Total # Men Women Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Work Force

58,070

60.71%

39.29%

5.11%

74.53%

5.85%

2.01%

0.17%

12.11%

0.20%

1.02%

Major Occupations:
Park Ranger

4,922

65.50%

34.50%

3.60%

87.77%

4.02%

1.56%

0.33%

2.62%

0.10%

0.77%

Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant

3,909

19.77%

80.23%

6.01%

70.38%

7.96%

2.02%

0.18%

13.25%

0.20%

1.89%

Gen Natural Resources Mgt and Bio Sci

3,654

66.17%

33.83%

3.56%

90.39%

1.04%

1.53%

0.03%

3.42%

0.03%

0.55%

GS-14 and GS-15*

5,000

69.62%

30.38%

2.88%

82.20%

4.16%

2.14%

0.04%

8.46%

0.12%

0.40%

Senior Pay Level*

350

72.00%

28.00%

4.00%

78.57%

6.00%

1.71%

0.00%

9.43%

0.29%

0.00%

SES

260

67.69%

32.31%

4.62%

74.62%

6.54%

1.54%

0.00%

12.31%

0.38%

0.00%

First-Level Officials/Managers

4,623

66.34%

33.66%

4.41%

79.78%

3.29%

1.32%

0.19%

11.01%

0.00%

0.56%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

4,360

69.52%

30.48%

4.36%

80.96%

3.42%

1.58%

0.05%

9.40%

0.23%

0.48%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

1,340

70.52%

29.48%

2.69%

80.30%

4.63%

1.42%

0.07%

10.82%

0.07%

0.22%

Unclassified Managers

1,110

85.23%

14.77%

3.87%

62.34%

7.48%

0.72%

0.18%

25.32%

0.09%

0.36%

*Includes data for only permanent employees in pay status as of September 30, 2006; does not include pay-banded employees.


Targeted Disabilities

DOI employed 684 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 0.94% of its total work force.  This represents an increase of 6 employees over FY 2005 and an increase of 86 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 0.88% and for FY 2002 was 0.99%.  Over the 5-year period DOI had a net decrease of 0.05% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

DOI timely processed 69.2% of the 539 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Sex (Female).  The 349 complaints filed at DOI contained 59 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 25 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 11 allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 36 allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 40 allegations of color discrimination and 67 allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 216 completed investigations, 34.7% were timely.  DOI's average time for completing an investigation was 272 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

DOI's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 515 days in FY 2005 to 495 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

DOI agreed to pay $61,471 for 57 pre-complaint settlements, of which 14 were monetary settlements averaging $4,390.  DOI expended a total of $745,055 for 216 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,449.

DOI agreed to pay a total of $1,035,819 for 62 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $16,706.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings:

446

93

539

Settlements

28

6.3%

29

31.2%

57

10.6%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

143

32.1%

2

2.2%

145

26.9%

Complaints Filed*

327

60.7%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

10

1.9%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2006 where counseling was also completed during FY 2006.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2006

Counseling Complaint**
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures

539

251

Total Number Offered ADR

332

11

ADR Offer Rate*

61.6%

4.4%

ADR Participation Rate*

17.3%

0.4%

Total ADR Settlements

29

1

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$15,055.60

$0.00

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.

Timeliness in FY 2006

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2005 APD* FY 2006 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)

539

373

69.2%

All Investigations

216

75

34.7%

241

272

12.9%

All Complaint Closures

251

515

495

-3.9%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

65

19

29.2%

493

471

-4.5%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

37

149

282

89.3%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2006

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed

349

Total Closures

251

Settlements

61

24.3%

Withdrawals

14

5.6%

Total Final Agency Actions

176

70.1%

102

58%

74

42%

0

0%

Dismissals

48

27.3%

37

77.1%

11

22.9%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

128

72.7%

65

50.8%

63

49.2%

0

0%

Finding Discrimination

1

0.8%

0

0%

1

100%

0

0%

Finding No Discrimination

127

99.2%

65

51.2%

62

48.8%

0

0%


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