Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review, 8186-8187 [2017-01558]

Download as PDF 8186 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 24, 2017 / Notices 79019) for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for EA–18G ‘‘Growler’’ Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Complex, Washington. At that time, the Department of the Navy (DoN) offered a 75-day extended public comment period which is will end on January 25, 2017. This notice confirms a 30-day extension of the public comment period through February 24, 2017. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION EA– 18G EIS Project Manager, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, Attention: Code EV21/SS; 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia 23508. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The public comment period for the Draft EIS for EA–18G ‘‘Growler’’ Airfield Operations at NAS Whidbey Island Complex, Washington, will be extended until February 24, 2017. Comments may be submitted in writing to the address identified above. In addition, comments may be submitted online at https:// www.whidbeyeis.com. All written comments must be postmarked or received online by February 24, 2017 to ensure they become part of the official record. All comments submitted to the DoN during the public comment period will be addressed in the Final EIS. Those commenters submitting written comments should indicate whether they authorize release of personally identifiable information. The DoN may release the city, state, and 5-digit zip code of individuals who provide comments during the Draft EIS public review period. However, the names, street addresses, email addresses and screen names, telephone numbers, or other personally identifiable information of those individuals will not be released by the DoN unless required by law. The Draft EIS is available for public electronic viewing or download at the project Web site. A paper copy of the Draft EIS may be reviewed at 22 public libraries in the northern Puget Sound region. The full list of and addresses for each of the libraries may be found at the project Web site. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: January 12, 2017. A.M. Nichols, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–01513 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jan 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Final Notice of Submission for OMB Review—Extension Without Change: Local Union Report (EEO–3). AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension without change of the Local Union Report (EEO–3) (Form 274). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before February 23, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice must be submitted to Joseph B. Nye, Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, email oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are also encouraged to send comments to the EEOC online at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions on the Web site for submitting comments. In addition, the EEOC’s Executive Secretariat will accept comments in hard copy. Hard copy comments should be sent to Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, EEOC, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. Finally, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘fax’’) machine before the same deadline at (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.) The EEOC will post online at https:// www.regulations.gov all comments submitted via this Web site, in hard copy, or by fax to the Executive Secretariat. These comments will be posted without change, including any personal information you provide. However, the EEOC reserves the right to refrain from posting libelous or otherwise inappropriate comments including those that contain obscene, indecent, or profane language; that contain threats or defamatory statements; that contain hate speech PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 directed at race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or genetic information; or that promote or endorse services or products. All comments received, including any personal information provided, also will be available for public inspection during normal business hours by appointment only at the EEOC Headquarters Library, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. Upon request, individuals who require assistance viewing comments will be provided appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. To schedule an appointment, contact EEOC 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 1967. A notice that EEOC would be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2016 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: 1,075.1 Biennial Reporting Hours: 2203.75. Biennial Cost Burden: $90,885.34. Biennial 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 1 This figure differs from the estimated number of respondents provided in the September 13, 2016 Federal Register notice. The figure was changed to reflect the most current information on the number of EEO–3 filers. E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1 8187 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 24, 2017 / Notices 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 EEOC has updated its methodology for calculating annual burden to reflect the different staff that are responsible for preparing and filing the EEO–3. The EEOC now accounts for time to be spent biennially on EEO–3 reporting by business agents and administrative staff, as well as time spent by attorneys who, in a few cases, may consult briefly during the reporting process. As shown in Table 1 below, we estimate that Secretaries/Administrative Assistants and Business Agents will each spend 1 hour per report, and Legal Counsel will spend .05 hour per report. The estimated number of respondents included in the biennial EEO–3 survey is 1,075 referral unions, as this is the number of filers from the 2014 reporting cycle. Table 1, below, was utilized to quantify estimates of the annual burden of EEO–3 survey respondents. Burden hour cost was calculated using median hourly wage rates for administrative staff and legal counsel, and average hourly wage rates for labor union business agents.2 The estimated hour burden per report will be 2.05 hours, and the estimated total biennial respondent burden hours will be 2,203.75. The burden hour cost per respondent will be $84.54, and the estimated total biennial burden hour cost for all respondents will be $90,885.34. (See Table 1 for calculations.) TABLE 1—ESTIMATE OF BURDEN FOR EEO–3 REPORT Hourly wage rate Local referral union staff Hours per local Cost per local 3 Total burden hours 4 Total burden hour cost 5 Number of Local Unions = 1075 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants .......................... Business Agent .................................................................... Legal Counsel ...................................................................... $17.55 64.21 55.69 1 1 0.05 $17.55 64.21 2.7845 1075 1075 53.75 $18866.25 69025.75 2993.3375 Total .............................................................................. 137.45 2.05 84.5445 2203.75 90885.3375 Estimated burden hours were calculated by multiplying the number of reports expected to be filed biennially (1,075 in 2014) 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. The Commission continues to develop more reliable estimates of reporting burdens given the significant increase in electronic filing and explore new approaches to make such reporting even less burdensome. In order to help reduce survey burden, respondents are encouraged to report data electronically whenever possible. Dated: January 13, 2017. For the Commission. Jenny R. Yang, Chair. [FR Doc. 2017–01558 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal Register. The following transactions were granted early termination—on the dates indicated—of the waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. The listing for each transaction includes the transaction number and the parties to the transaction. The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period. EARLY TERMINATIONS GRANTED DECEMBER 1, 2016 THRU DECEMBER 31, 2016 12/01/2016 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 20170262 ...... G GTCR Fund X/A LP; Inteliquent, Inc.; GTCR Fund X/A LP. 2 Median hourly wage rates for administrative staff and legal counsel were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (see U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, https://www/bls.gov/ooh/) and the average hourly wage rate for a labor union business VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jan 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 agent was obtained from salaryexpert.com (see https://www.salaryexpert.com/salarysurveydata/ job=labor-union-business-agent/salary). 3 The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the figures in the Hourly Wage Rate column by those in the Hours Per Local Column. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4 The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the figures in the Hours Per Local column by 1075, the total number of respondents. 5 The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the figures in the Cost Per Local column by 1075, the total number of respondents. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
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[Pages 8186-8187]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


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

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Final Notice of Submission for OMB Review--Extension Without 
Change: Local Union Report (EEO-3).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) announces that 
it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for a three-year extension without change of the Local Union Report 
(EEO-3) (Form 274).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
February 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice must be submitted to Joseph B. Nye, 
Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, email 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are also encouraged to send 
comments to the EEOC online at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions on the Web site for 
submitting comments. In addition, the EEOC's Executive Secretariat will 
accept comments in hard copy. Hard copy comments should be sent to 
Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, EEOC, 131 M Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20507. Finally, the Executive Secretariat will accept 
comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (``fax'') machine 
before the same deadline at (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.) The EEOC will post 
online at https://www.regulations.gov all comments submitted via this 
Web site, in hard copy, or by fax to the Executive Secretariat. These 
comments will be posted without change, including any personal 
information you provide. However, the EEOC reserves the right to 
refrain from posting libelous or otherwise inappropriate comments 
including those that contain obscene, indecent, or profane language; 
that contain threats or defamatory statements; that contain hate speech 
directed at race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, 
disability, or genetic information; or that promote or endorse services 
or products. All comments received, including any personal information 
provided, also will be available for public inspection during normal 
business hours by appointment only at the EEOC Headquarters Library, 
131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507. Upon request, individuals who 
require assistance viewing comments will be provided appropriate aids 
such as readers or print magnifiers. To schedule an appointment, 
contact EEOC 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 1967. A notice that EEOC would be 
submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on 
September 13, 2016 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: 1,075.\1\
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    \1\ This figure differs from the estimated number of respondents 
provided in the September 13, 2016 Federal Register notice. The 
figure was changed to reflect the most current information on the 
number of EEO-3 filers.
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    Biennial Reporting Hours: 2203.75.
    Biennial Cost Burden: $90,885.34.
    Biennial 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

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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 EEOC has updated its methodology for 
calculating annual burden to reflect the different staff that are 
responsible for preparing and filing the EEO-3. The EEOC now accounts 
for time to be spent biennially on EEO-3 reporting by business agents 
and administrative staff, as well as time spent by attorneys who, in a 
few cases, may consult briefly during the reporting process. As shown 
in Table 1 below, we estimate that Secretaries/Administrative 
Assistants and Business Agents will each spend 1 hour per report, and 
Legal Counsel will spend .05 hour per report. The estimated number of 
respondents included in the biennial EEO-3 survey is 1,075 referral 
unions, as this is the number of filers from the 2014 reporting cycle. 
Table 1, below, was utilized to quantify estimates of the annual burden 
of EEO-3 survey respondents. Burden hour cost was calculated using 
median hourly wage rates for administrative staff and legal counsel, 
and average hourly wage rates for labor union business agents.\2\ The 
estimated hour burden per report will be 2.05 hours, and the estimated 
total biennial respondent burden hours will be 2,203.75. The burden 
hour cost per respondent will be $84.54, and the estimated total 
biennial burden hour cost for all respondents will be $90,885.34. (See 
Table 1 for calculations.)
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    \2\ Median hourly wage rates for administrative staff and legal 
counsel were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (see U.S. 
Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook 
Handbook, https://www/bls.gov/ooh/) and the average hourly wage rate 
for a labor union business agent was obtained from salaryexpert.com 
(see https://www.salaryexpert.com/salarysurveydata/job=labor-union-business-agent/salary).

                                  Table 1--Estimate of Burden for EEO-3 Report
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                                    Hourly wage      Hours per    Cost per local   Total burden    Total burden
   Local referral union staff          rate            local            \3\          hours \4\     hour cost \5\
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                                          Number of Local Unions = 1075
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Secretaries and Administrative            $17.55               1          $17.55            1075       $18866.25
 Assistants.....................
Business Agent..................           64.21               1           64.21            1075        69025.75
Legal Counsel...................           55.69            0.05          2.7845           53.75       2993.3375
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    Total.......................          137.45            2.05         84.5445         2203.75      90885.3375
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    Estimated burden hours were calculated by multiplying the number of 
reports expected to be filed biennially (1,075 in 2014) 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. The Commission continues to 
develop more reliable estimates of reporting burdens given the 
significant increase in electronic filing and explore new approaches to 
make such reporting even less burdensome. In order to help reduce 
survey burden, respondents are encouraged to report data electronically 
whenever possible.
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    \3\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the figures in the Hourly Wage Rate column by those in the Hours Per 
Local Column.
    \4\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the figures in the Hours Per Local column by 1075, the total number 
of respondents.
    \5\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the figures in the Cost Per Local column by 1075, the total number 
of respondents.

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    Dated: January 13, 2017.

    For the Commission.
Jenny R. Yang,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2017-01558 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am]
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