The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Permanent Workforce:  3,510   Temporary Workforce:  240    Total Workforce:   3,750

Workforce 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 Workforce 3,510 61.65% 38.35% 5.01% 71.14% 14.39% 8.49% 0.06% 0.57% 0.34% 0.91%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL ENGINEERING

1,050 83.14% 16.86% 6.86% 70.67% 8.86% 12.67% 0.10% 0.67% 0.19% 0.67%
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

418 91.63% 8.37% 4.55% 86.36% 2.87% 5.26% 0.00% 0.24% 0.72% 0.48%
GENERAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE

204 69.12% 30.88% 3.43% 83.82% 6.37% 5.39% 0.00% 0.49% 0.49% 0.49%
GS-14 and GS-15* 1,759 75.33% 24.67% 2.84% 77.15% 8.81% 10.57% 0.06% 0.45% 0.11% 0.51%
Senior Pay Level* 216 80.56% 19.44% 1.39% 87.50% 5.09% 5.56% 0.00% 0.46% 0.00% 1.85%
SES 146 80.14% 19.86% 1.37% 86.30% 6.85% 4.79% 0.00% 0.68% 0.00% 2.05%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 11 54.55% 45.45% 0.00% 63.64% 27.27% 0.00% 0.00% 9.09% 0.00% 0.00%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 434 76.04% 23.96% 3.00% 79.95% 9.22% 7.14% 0.00% 0.69% 0.00% 0.92%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

NRC employed 32 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.85% of its total work force.  This represents an increase of one employee over FY 2006 and an increase of 2 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.89% and for FY 2003 was 1.00%.  Over the 5-year period NRC had a net decrease of 0.15% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

NRC timely processed 65% of the 20 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Race (Black); and (3) Sex (Male).  Of the 11 complaints filed at NRC, 4 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, and 2 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 8 completed investigations, 62.5% were timely.  NRC's average time for completing an investigation was 282 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

NRC's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 326 days in FY 2006 to 253 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

NRC reported paying no monetary benefits for 3 pre-complaint settlements.  NRC expended a total of $29,154 for 8 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,644.

NRC agreed to pay a total of $5,000 for its single complaint closure through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  .


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 16 4 20
Settlements 3 18.8% 0 0% 3 15%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 4 25% 0 0% 4 20%
Complaints Filed* 11 55%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 2 10%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2007 where counseling was also completed during FY 2007.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2007
Counseling Complaint
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures 20 10
Total Number Offered ADR 14 10
ADR Offer Rate* 70% 100%
ADR Participation Rate* 20% 0%
Total ADR Settlements 0 0
Total ADR Settlements Amount $0.00 $0.00

* EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

Timeliness in FY 2007
Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2006 APD* FY 2007 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) 20 13 65%
All Investigations 8 5 62.5% 314 282 -10.2%
All Complaint Closures 10 326 253 -22.4%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 5 3 60% 545 391 -28.3%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 3 86 110 27.9%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2007
Complaint
Closures
Final Agency
Decision (no AJ
Decision)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Fully
Implemented)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Not Fully
Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 11
Total Closures 10
Settlements 1 10%
Withdrawals 1 10%
Total Final Agency Actions 8 80% 8 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Dismissals 3  37.5% 3 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 5  62.5% 5 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 0 NA% 0 NA% 0 NA% 0 NA%
Finding No Discrimination 5  100% 5 100% 0 0% 0 0%


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