Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review, 2704-2706 [2015-00737]

Download as PDF rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2704 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 2015 / Notices 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to commenters, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the equipment. The telephone number of the fax receiver is (202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free number). 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) 663–4070 (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Instead of sending written comments to EEOC, you may submit comments and attachments electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. All comments received through this portal will be posted without change, including any personal information you provide. Copies of comments submitted by the public to EEOC directly or through the Federal eRulemaking Portal will be available for review, by advance appointment only, at the Commission’s library between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time or can be reviewed at https:// www.regulations.gov. To schedule an appointment to inspect the comments at EEOC’s library, contact the library staff at (202) 663–4630 (voice) or (202) 663– 4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.) 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) 663–4949 (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 from state and local governments with 100 or more full-time employees since 1974. The Commission is proposing revisions to the EEO–4 report to conform with OMB’s Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (October 30, 1997) (Revised Standards), as applied in OMB Bulletin No. 00–02, Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement (March 9, 2000). The revisions to the EEO–4 report, Form 164, include the following race and ethnicity categories: Hispanic or Latino; VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:47 Jan 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; American Indian or Alaska Native; and Two or More Races. A notice that EEOC would be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2014 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. There were no comments received from the public. Overview of Current Information Collection Collection Title: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO– 4). OMB—Number: 3046–0008. Frequency of Report: Biennial. Type of Respondent: State and local government jurisdictions with 100 or more employees. Description of Affected Public: State and local governments excluding elementary and secondary public school districts. Number of Responses: 12,458. Reporting Hours: 89,188. Cost Burden: $21,600,000. Number of Forms: 1. Form Number: EEOC FORM 164. Federal Cost: $226,549. 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 at 29 CFR 1602.32–1602.37 prescribing the reporting requirements for State and local governments. State and local governments with 100 or more employees have been required to submit EEO–4 reports since 1974 (biennially in odd-numbered years since 1993). The individual reports are confidential. EEO–4 data are used by the EEOC to investigate charges of discrimination against state and local governments and to provide information on the employment status of minorities and women. The data are shared with several other Federal agencies. Pursuant to section 709(d) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e– 8(d), as amended, EEO–4 data are shared with State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Aggregated data are also used by researchers and the general public. Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in the EEO–4 survey is 9,000 state and local governments. (These 9,000 jurisdictions file about 12,458 reports based on the PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2011 filing of the EEO–4.) Reports exceed jurisdictions due to the requirement for some to file separate reports by function. The changes discussed herein will increase respondent burden hours from 73,185 to 89,188 and EEOC costs from $187,500 to $226,549. The burden per report will be 7.16 hours. Estimated burden hours were calculated by multiplying the number of reports expected to be filed annually (12,458 in 2011) by the estimated average time to complete and submit each report (7.16 hours). These burden estimates are largely based on an assumption of paper reporting. However, the EEOC has made electronic filing much easier for employers required to file the EEO–4 Report. As a result, more jurisdictions are using this filing method. This development, along with the greater availability of human resource information software, is expected to have significantly reduced the actual burden of reporting, but empirical data in this area is lacking. Accordingly, efforts will be undertaken by the Commission to (1) develop more reliable estimates of reporting burdens given the significant increase in electronic filing and (2) to implement new approaches to make such reporting even less burdensome. The other new burden is the one-time cost of employers changing the manner in which they collect and store the new race and ethnicity changes as well as changes to computer programs and systems. There will be no cost for employers whose current systems are already designed to handle the full multiple race and ethnicity classifications, and we estimate that about ten percent of employers currently have this ability. The estimated cost for employers that will have to re-survey the workforce to comply with the new race and ethnicity changes is $21,600,000. Dated: January 9, 2015. For the Commission. Jenny R. Yang, Chair. [FR Doc. 2015–00736 Filed 1–16–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 2015 / Notices Final notice of submission for OMB review—extension with change: Local Union Report (EEO–3). ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) hereby gives notice that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension with change of the Local Union Report (EEO–3). The EEOC is proposing revisions to the race and ethnicity categories on the EEO–3 report to conform to OMB’s Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (October 30, 1997) (Revised Standards), as applied in OMB Bulletin No. 00–02, Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement (March 9, 2000). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before February 19, 2015. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR and applicable supporting documentation submitted to OMB for this review may be obtained from: Ronald Edwards, Director, Program Research and Surveys Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Room 4SW30F, Washington, DC 20507. Comments on this final notice must be submitted to Chad A. Lallemand, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or electronically mailed to Chad_A._Lallemand@omb.eop.gov. Copies of comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to commenters, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the equipment. The telephone number of the fax receiver is (202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free number). 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) 663–4070 (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Instead of sending written comments to EEOC, you may submit comments and attachments electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov, which is the rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:47 Jan 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. All comments received through this portal will be posted without change, including any personal information you provide. Copies of comments submitted by the public to EEOC directly or through the Federal eRulemaking Portal will be available for review, by advance appointment only, at the Commission’s library between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time or can be reviewed at https:// www.regulations.gov. To schedule an appointment to inspect the comments at EEOC’s library, contact the library staff at (202) 663–4630 (voice) or (202) 663– 4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.) 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) 663–4949 (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 from local unions on the EEO–3 form since 1966. The Commission is proposing revisions to the EEO–3 report to conform to OMB’s Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (October 30, 1997) (Revised Standards), as applied in OMB Bulletin No. 00–02, Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement (March 9, 2000). The revisions to the EEO–3 report, Form 274, include the following race and ethnicity categories: Hispanic or Latino; White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; American Indian or Alaska Native; and Two or More Races. A notice that EEOC would be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2014 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. There were no comments received from the public. Overview of 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 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2705 or unaffiliated referral unions and similar labor organizations. Responses: 1,176. Reporting Hours: 2,405. Cost Burden: $2,822,400. Federal Cost: $81,935. Number of Forms: 1. Form Number: EEOC Form 274. Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), requires labor organizations to make and keep records relevant to a determination of whether unlawful employment practices have been or are being committed and to produce reports from the data. The EEOC issued regulations requiring referral local unions with 100 or more members to submit EEO–3 reports. The individual reports are confidential. The EEOC uses EEO–3 data to investigate charges of discrimination and for research. Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in the biennial EEO–3 survey is 1,176 referral unions. The changes discussed herein will increase the biennial respondent burden hours from 2,102 to 2,405 and EEOC costs from $60,000 to $81,935. The burden per report will be 2.05 hours. The increase in burden hours per report is due to the changes made to the Form 274. Estimated burden hours were calculated by multiplying the number of reports expected to be filed biennially (1,176 in 2012) by the estimated average time to complete and submit each report (2.05 hours). These estimates are based on an assumption of paper reporting. However, the EEOC has made electronic filing much easier for respondents required to file the EEO–3 Report. As a result, more jurisdictions are using this filing method. This development, along with the greater availability of human resource information software, is expected to have significantly reduced the actual burden of reporting, but empirical data in this area is lacking. Accordingly, efforts will be undertaken by the Commission to (1) develop more reliable estimates of reporting burdens given the significant increase in electronic filing; and (2) to implement new approaches to make such reporting even less burdensome. The other new burden is the one-time cost of respondents changing the manner in which they collect and store the new race and ethnicity changes as well as changes to computer programs and systems. There will be no cost for respondents with a current system that is already designed to handle the full multiple race and ethnicity classifications. It is estimated that about ten percent of respondents currently E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 2706 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 2015 / Notices have this ability. The estimated cost for respondents that will have to re-survey the members to comply with the new race and ethnicity changes is $2,822,400. Dated: January 9, 2015. For the Commission. Jenny R. Yang, Chair. • Policy Statement Concerning Investments Dated: January 13, 2015. Dale L. Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board. [FR Doc. 2015–00677 Filed 1–16–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6710–01–P [FR Doc. 2015–00737 Filed 1–16–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION [OMB 3060–0859] Regular Board Meeting Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board; Regular Meeting. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board). DATES: Date and Time: The meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on January 22, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the Board concludes its business. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883– 4056. ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102. Submit attendance requests via email to VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further information about attendance requests. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting of the Board will be open to the public (limited space available). Please send an email to VisitorRequest@ FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting. In your email include: Name, postal address, entity you are representing (if applicable), and telephone number. You will receive an email confirmation from us. Please be prepared to show a photo identification when you arrive. If you need assistance for accessibility reasons, or if you have any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board, at (703) 883–4009. The matters to be considered at the meeting are: rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Open Session A. Approval of Minutes • December 11, 2014 B. New Business • Review of Insurance Premium Rates VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:47 Jan 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 23, 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0859. Title: Suggested Guidelines for Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities and State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 24 respondents; 24 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 63 to 125 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 1,698 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the Commission. Respondents may request confidential treatment of such information, in some cases, under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules. Needs and Uses: The Commission published a Public Notice in November 1998 which established various guidelines for the filing of petitions for preemption pursuant to section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as well as guidelines for the filing of comments opposing such requests for preemption. The Commission will use this information to discharge its statutory mandate relating to the preemption of state or local statutes, regulations, or other state or local legal requirements. Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; added by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, requires the Commission, with certain important exceptions, to preempt (to the extent necessary) the enforcement of any state or local statute or regulation, or other state or local legal requirement that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting any entity from providing E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2704-2706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00737]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

[[Page 2705]]


ACTION: Final notice of submission for OMB review--extension with 
change: Local Union Report (EEO-3).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) hereby 
gives notice that it has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension with change of the 
Local Union Report (EEO-3). The EEOC is proposing revisions to the race 
and ethnicity categories on the EEO-3 report to conform to OMB's 
Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on 
Race and Ethnicity (October 30, 1997) (Revised Standards), as applied 
in OMB Bulletin No. 00-02, Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of 
Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement (March 
9, 2000).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
February 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR and applicable supporting documentation 
submitted to OMB for this review may be obtained from: Ronald Edwards, 
Director, Program Research and Surveys Division, Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Room 4SW30F, Washington, DC 
20507. Comments on this final notice must be submitted to Chad A. 
Lallemand, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Room 10235, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or electronically mailed to 
Chad_A._Lallemand@omb.eop.gov. Copies of comments should be sent to 
Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20507. As a convenience to commenters, the Executive Secretariat 
will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (``FAX'') 
machine. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the 
equipment. The telephone number of the fax receiver is (202) 663-4114. 
(This is not a toll-free number). 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) 663-4070 
(voice) or (202) 663-4074 (TTY). (These are not toll-free telephone 
numbers.) Instead of sending written comments to EEOC, you may submit 
comments and attachments electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, 
which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online 
for submitting comments. All comments received through this portal will 
be posted without change, including any personal information you 
provide. Copies of comments submitted by the public to EEOC directly or 
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal will be available for review, by 
advance appointment only, at the Commission's library between the hours 
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time or can be reviewed at https://www.regulations.gov. To schedule an appointment to inspect the comments 
at EEOC's library, contact the library staff at (202) 663-4630 (voice) 
or (202) 663-4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-free numbers.)

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) 663-4949 
(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 from 
local unions on the EEO-3 form since 1966. The Commission is proposing 
revisions to the EEO-3 report to conform to OMB's Revisions to the 
Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity 
(October 30, 1997) (Revised Standards), as applied in OMB Bulletin No. 
00-02, Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use 
in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement (March 9, 2000). The 
revisions to the EEO-3 report, Form 274, include the following race and 
ethnicity categories: Hispanic or Latino; White; Black or African 
American; Asian; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; American 
Indian or Alaska Native; and Two or More Races.
    A notice that EEOC would be submitting this request was published 
in the Federal Register on August 27, 2014 allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period. There were no comments received from the public.

Overview of 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: 1,176.
    Reporting Hours: 2,405.
    Cost Burden: $2,822,400.
    Federal Cost: $81,935.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    Form Number: EEOC Form 274.
    Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), requires labor organizations to 
make and keep records relevant to a determination of whether unlawful 
employment practices have been or are being committed and to produce 
reports from the data. The EEOC issued regulations requiring referral 
local unions with 100 or more members to submit EEO-3 reports. The 
individual reports are confidential. The EEOC uses EEO-3 data to 
investigate charges of discrimination and for research.
    Burden Statement: The estimated number of respondents included in 
the biennial EEO-3 survey is 1,176 referral unions. The changes 
discussed herein will increase the biennial respondent burden hours 
from 2,102 to 2,405 and EEOC costs from $60,000 to $81,935. The burden 
per report will be 2.05 hours. The increase in burden hours per report 
is due to the changes made to the Form 274.
    Estimated burden hours were calculated by multiplying the number of 
reports expected to be filed biennially (1,176 in 2012) by the 
estimated average time to complete and submit each report (2.05 hours). 
These estimates are based on an assumption of paper reporting. However, 
the EEOC has made electronic filing much easier for respondents 
required to file the EEO-3 Report. As a result, more jurisdictions are 
using this filing method. This development, along with the greater 
availability of human resource information software, is expected to 
have significantly reduced the actual burden of reporting, but 
empirical data in this area is lacking. Accordingly, efforts will be 
undertaken by the Commission to (1) develop more reliable estimates of 
reporting burdens given the significant increase in electronic filing; 
and (2) to implement new approaches to make such reporting even less 
burdensome.
    The other new burden is the one-time cost of respondents changing 
the manner in which they collect and store the new race and ethnicity 
changes as well as changes to computer programs and systems. There will 
be no cost for respondents with a current system that is already 
designed to handle the full multiple race and ethnicity 
classifications. It is estimated that about ten percent of respondents 
currently

[[Page 2706]]

have this ability. The estimated cost for respondents that will have to 
re-survey the members to comply with the new race and ethnicity changes 
is $2,822,400.

    Dated: January 9, 2015.

    For the Commission.
Jenny R. Yang,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2015-00737 Filed 1-16-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6570-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.