Repositioning of Commission Field Offices, 26827-26831 [06-4320]

Agencies

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26827-26831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4320]



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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

29 CFR Parts 1601, 1603, 1610, 1615, 1621, and 1626

RIN 3046AA80


Repositioning of Commission Field Offices

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule revises existing EEOC procedural regulations 
to update position titles, organization titles and office addresses. It 
does not change the procedures themselves.

DATES: Effective Date: May 9, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas R. Schlageter, Assistant Legal 
Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, 1801 L St., NW., Washington, DC 
20507, (202) 663-4668, or James G. Allison, Senior Attorney, Office of 
Legal Counsel, (202) 663-4661. Copies of this final rule are available 
in the following alternate formats: Large print, braille, electronic 
computer disk, and audio-tape. Requests for this notice in an 
alternative formal should be made to the Publications Center at 1-800-
699-3362 (voice), 1-800-800-3302 (TTY), or 703-821-2098 (FAX--this is 
not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission investigates and litigates 
charges of employment discrimination through its various offices 
located throughout the country. On July 8, 2005, the Commission voted 
to reposition its field resources in order to improve service 
capabilities, reduce costs and enhance supervisory and managerial 
efficiencies. Additionally, the field repositioning modified the 
geographic areas of the office jurisdictions. Among other things, the 
Commission voted to convert eight District Offices to Field or Area 
Offices, to convert five Area Offices to Local or Field Offices, to 
open two new offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mobile, Alabama, and to 
otherwise create new reporting relationships among the field offices. 
These changes were implemented on January 1, 2006. On April 4, 2006, 
the Commission voted to eliminate the Systemic Litigation Services and 
Systemic Investigations and Review Programs in the Office of General 
Counsel at headquarters so as to refocus emphasis and resources on 
systemic discrimination investigations and litigation responsibilities 
in the Commission's offices in the field.
    In preparing the revisions required by the July 5 and April 4 
Commission votes, we noticed that the regulations did not reflect 
correct organization and position titles connected with organizational 
changes made at headquarters in 1991 and 1997, i.e., the Office of 
Program Operations became the Office of Field Programs, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity staff became the Office of Equal Opportunity, 
and the Determinations Review Program was abolished. Consequently, 
those changes are being made now. Lastly, we updated addresses of our 
offices. This Final Rule modifies 29 CFR parts 1601, 1603, 1610, 1615, 
1621 and 1626 to reflect these changes.

Regulatory Procedures

Executive Order 12866

    This action pertains to agency organization, management or 
personnel matters and therefore is not a rule within the meaning of 
section 3(d)(3) of Executive Order 12866.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This regulation contains no new information collection requirements 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Commission certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities because it does not affect any small business entities. The 
regulation affects only the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
For this reason, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This final rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, 
or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of 
$100 million or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed 
necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 
1995.

Congressional Review Act

    This action pertains to the Commission's management, personnel and 
organization and does not substantially affect the rights or 
obligations of non-agency parties and, accordingly, is not a ``rule'' 
as that term is used by the Congressional Review Act (Subtitle E of the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA)). 
Therefore, the reporting requirement of 5 U.S.C. 801 does not apply.

List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 1601, 1603, 1610, 1615, 1621, and 
1626

    Administrative practice and procedure, Equal Employment 
Opportunity.

    For the Commission.

    Dated: May 3, 2006.
Cari M. Dominguez,
Chair.

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Accordingly, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission amends 29 CFR 
parts 1601, 1603, 1610, 1615, 1621, and 1626 as follows:

PART 1601--PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 1601 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000e to 2000e-17; 42 U.S.C. 12111 to 
12117.

Subpart A--Definitions


Sec.  1601.3  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  1601.3 (a) by removing the words ``the term field office 
shall mean any of the Commission's District Offices, Area Offices and 
Local Offices and its Washington Field Office.''

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3. Revise Sec.  1601.5 to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.5  District; area; supervisor authority.

    The term ``district'' as used herein shall mean that part of the 
United States or any territory thereof fixed by the Commission as a 
particular district. The term ``district director'' shall refer to that 
person designated as the Commission's chief officer in each district. 
The term ``Washington Field Office Director'' shall refer to that 
person designated as the Commission's chief officer in the Washington 
Field Office. Any authority of, or delegation of authority to, District 
Directors shall be deemed to include the Director of the Washington 
Field Office. The term ``field'' shall mean that part of the United 
States within a district fixed by the Commission as a particular 
subunit of a district, except for the Washington Field Office which is 
not part of any district fixed by the Commission. The term ``field 
director'' shall refer to that person designated as the Commission's 
chief officer in each field. The term ``area'' shall mean that part of 
the United States within a district fixed by the Commission as a 
particular subunit of a district. The term ``area director'' shall 
refer to that person designated as the Commission's chief officer in 
each area. The term ``local office'' shall mean an EEOC office with 
responsibility over a part of the United States within a district fixed 
by the Commission as a

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particular subunit of a district. The term ``local director'' shall 
refer to that person designated as the Commission's chief officer for 
the local office. Each district office and the Washington Field Office 
will operate under the supervision of the Director, Office of Field 
Programs through the Director of Field Management Programs, and the 
General Counsel. Each field, area and local office, except for the 
Washington Field Office, will operate under the supervision of the 
district director. Any or all delegations, or actions taken, as 
provided by this part may be revoked and /or exercised by the 
supervisor in keeping with the supervisory structure described in this 
section.

Subpart B--Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment 
Practices


Sec.  1601.6  [Amended]

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4. Amend Sec.  1601.6(a) by removing the word ``field'' from the last 
sentence and adding, in its place, the words ``District, Field, Area or 
Local.''


Sec.  1601.8  [Amended]

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5. Amend Sec.  1601.8 as follows:
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a. In the first sentence, remove the words ``the offices'' and add, in 
their place, the words ``any office'' and remove the words ``in 
Washington, DC or any of its field offices''.
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b. In the second sentence, remove the word ``field.''

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6. Revise the second sentence of Sec.  1601.10 to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.10  Withdrawal of a charge by a person claiming to be 
aggrieved.

    * * * The Commission hereby delegates authority to District 
Directors, Field Directors, Area Directors, Local Directors, the 
Director of the Office of Field Programs and the Director of Field 
Management Programs, or their designees, to grant consent to a request 
to withdraw a charge, other than a Commissioner charge, where the 
withdrawal of the charge will not defeat the purposes of title VII or 
the ADA.

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7. Revise Sec.  1601.14(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.14  Service of a charge or notice of a charge.

* * * * *
    (b) District Directors, Field Directors, Area Directors, Local 
Directors, the Director of the Office of Field Programs, and the 
Director of Field Management Programs, or their designees, are hereby 
delegated the authority to issue the notice described in paragraph (a) 
of this section.

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8. Amend Sec.  1601.16 by revising the first sentence of the concluding 
paragraph of paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.16  Access to and production of evidence; testimony of 
witnesses; procedures and authority.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (3) * * *
    Any District Director, and the Director of the Office of Field 
Programs, or upon delegation, the Director of Field Management 
Programs, or any representatives designated by the Commission, may sign 
and issue a subpoena on behalf of the Commission. * * *
* * * * *

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9. Revise the first and second sentences of Sec.  1601.18(f) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  1601.18  Dismissal: Procedure and authority.

* * * * *
    (f) The Commission hereby delegates authority to District 
Directors; the Director of the Office of Field Programs, or upon 
delegation, the Director of Field Management Programs, as appropriate, 
to dismiss charges, as limited by Sec.  1601.21(d). The Commission 
hereby delegates authority to Field Directors, Area Directors and Local 
Directors to dismiss charges pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of 
this section, as limited by Sec.  1601.21(d). * * *

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10. Revise the fourth sentence of Sec.  1601.19(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.19  No cause determinations: Procedure and authority.

    (a) * * * The Commission hereby delegates authority to the Director 
of the Office of Field Programs, or upon delegation to the Director of 
Field Management Programs, and District Directors or upon delegation to 
Field Directors, Area Directors or Local Directors, except in those 
cases involving issues currently designated by the Commission for 
priority review, to issue no cause letters of determination.
* * * * *

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11. Revise the second sentence of Sec.  1601.20(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.20  Negotiated settlement.

    (a) * * * District Directors, Field Directors, Area Directors, 
Local Directors, the Director of the Office of Field Programs, the 
Director of Field Management Programs, or their designees, shall have 
the authority to sign any settlement agreement which is agreeable to 
both parties. * * *
* * * * *

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12. Revise the first and third sentences of Sec.  1601.21(d) 
introductory text to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.21  Reasonable cause determinations: Procedure and 
authority.

* * * * *
    (d) The Commission hereby delegates to District Directors, or upon 
delegation, Field Directors, Area Directors or Local Directors; and the 
Director of the Office of Field Programs, or upon delegation, the 
Director of Field Management Programs, the authority, except in those 
cases involving issues currently designated by the Commission for 
priority review, upon completion of an investigation, to make a 
determination finding reasonable cause, issue a cause letter of 
determination and serve a copy of the determination upon the parties. * 
* * However, the Director of the Office of Field Programs, or upon 
delegation, the Director of Field Management Programs; each District 
Director; each Field Director; each Area Director and each Local 
Director, for the determinations issued by his or her office, may on 
his or her own initiative reconsider such determinations, except that 
such directors may not reconsider determinations of reasonable cause 
previously issued against a government, governmental agency or 
political subdivision after a failure of conciliation as set forth in 
Sec.  1601.25.
* * * * *


Sec.  1601.23  [Amended]

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13. Amend sections 1601.23(a) and (b) to remove the words ``Program 
Director, Office of Program Operations or upon delegation, the Director 
of Systemic Program Operations, Office of Program Operations or the 
Directors, Field Management Programs, Office of Program Operations'' 
and add, in their place, the words ``Director of the Office of Field 
Programs or upon delegation, the Director of Field Management 
Programs.''

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14. Revise the first two sentences of Sec.  1601.24(b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  1601.24  Conciliation: Procedure and authority.

* * * * *
    (b) District Directors; the Director of the Office of Field 
Programs or the Director of Field Management Programs; or their 
designees are hereby delegated authority to enter into informal 
conciliation efforts. District Directors or upon delegation, Field 
Directors, Area Directors, or Local Directors; the

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Director of the Office of Field Programs; or the Director of Field 
Management Programs are hereby delegated the authority to negotiate and 
sign conciliation agreements. * * *
* * * * *


Sec.  1601.25  [Amended]

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15. Amend Sec.  1601.25 as follows:
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(a) Remove the words ``Program Director, Office of Program Operations'' 
and add, in their place, the words ``Director of the Office of Field 
Programs.''
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(b) Remove the words ``Director of Systemic Programs, Office of Program 
Operations.''
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(c) Remove the words ``Directors, Field Management Programs, Office of 
Program Operations'' and add, in their place, the words ``Director of 
Field Management Programs.''

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16. Amend Sec.  1601.28 by revising paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3) and (c) 
and footnote 1 to read as follows:


Sec.  1601.28  Notice of right to sue: Procedure and authority.

    (a) * * *
    (2) When a person claiming to be aggrieved requests, in writing, 
that a notice of right to sue be issued, and the charge to which the 
request relates is filed against a respondent other than a government, 
governmental agency or political subdivision, the Commission may issue 
such notice as described in Sec.  1601.28(e) with copies to all 
parties, at any time prior to the expiration of 180 days from the date 
of filing of the charge with the Commission; provided that the District 
Director, the Field Director, the Area Director, the Local Director, 
the Director of the Office of Field Programs or upon delegation, the 
Director of Field Management Programs has determined that it is 
probable that the Commission will be unable to complete its 
administrative processing of the charge within 180 days from the filing 
of the charge and has attached a written certificate to that effect.
    (3) Issuance of a notice of right to sue shall terminate further 
proceeding of any charge that is not a Commissioner charge unless the 
District Director; Field Director; Area Director; Local Director; 
Director of the Office of Field Programs or upon delegation, the 
Director of Field Management Programs; or the General Counsel, 
determines at that time or at a later time that it would effectuate the 
purpose of title VII or the ADA to further process the charge. Issuance 
of a notice of right to sue shall not terminate the processing of a 
Commissioner charge.
* * * * *
    (c) The Commission hereby delegates authority to District 
Directors, Field Directors, Area Directors, Local Directors, the 
Director of the Office of Field Programs, or Director of Field 
Management Programs or their designees, to issue notices of right to 
sue, in accordance with this section, on behalf of the Commission. 
Where a charge has been filed on behalf of a person claiming to be 
aggrieved, the notice of right to sue shall be issued in the name of 
the person or organization who filed the charge.\1\
* * * * *
    \1\ Formal Ratification-Notice is hereby given that the EEOC at 
a Commission meeting on March 12, 1974, formally ratified the acts 
of the District Directors of EEOC District Offices in issuing 
notices of right to sue pursuant to Commission practice instituted 
on October 15, 1969, and continued through March 18, 1974. 39 FR 
10178 (March 18, 1974).
* * * * *

PART 1603--PROCEDURES FOR PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION UNDER 
SECTION 321 OF THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 [AMENDED]

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17. The authority citation for part 1603 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 2 U.S.C. 1220.

Subpart A--Administrative Process

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18. Revise Sec.  1603.102(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  1603.102  Filing a complaint.

* * * * *
    (b) Where to file a complaint. A complaint may be filed in person, 
by mail or by facsimile machine to any Commission office or with any 
designated agent or representative of the Commission. The addresses of 
the Commission's District, Field, Area and Local offices appear in 29 
CFR 1610.4.
* * * * *

PART 1610--AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS [AMENDED]

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19. The authority citation for part 1610 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000e-12a; 5 U.S.C. 552 as amended by Pub. 
L. 93-502, Pub. L. 99-570, and Pub. L. 105-231; for Sec.  1610.15, 
non-search or copy portions are issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701.

Subpart A--Production or Disclosure Under 5 U.S.C. 552

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20. Amend Sec.  1610.4 by revising the introductory text of paragraph 
(b) and paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  1610.4  Public reference facilities and current index.

* * * * *
    (b) Each Commission office shall maintain and make available for 
public inspection and copying a copy of: * * *
    (c) The Commission's offices are:
    Albuquerque Area Office (Phoenix District), 505 Marquette, NW., 
Suite 900, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
    Atlanta District Office, 100 Alabama Street, SW., Suite 4R30, 
Atlanta, GA 30303.
    Baltimore Field Office (Philadelphia District), City Crescent 
Building, 10 South Howard Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201.
    Birmingham District Office, Ridge Park Place, 1130 22nd Street 
South, Suite 2000, Birmingham, AL 35205-2397.
    Boston Area Office (New York District), John F. Kennedy Federal 
Building, Government Center, Fourth Floor, Room 475, Boston, MA 02203-
0506.
    Buffalo Local Office (New York District), 6 Fountain Plaza, Suite 
350, Buffalo, NY 14202.
    Charlotte District Office, 129 West Trade Street, Suite 400, 
Charlotte, NC 28202.
    Chicago District Office, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, 
Chicago, IL 60661.
    Cincinnati Area Office (Indianapolis District), 550 Main Street, 
Suite 10019, Cincinnati, OH 45202-5202.
    Cleveland Field Office (Philadelphia District), 1240 E. 9th Street, 
Suite 3001, Cleveland, OH 44199.
    Dallas District Office, 207 S. Houston Street, 3rd Floor, Dallas, 
TX 75202-4726.
    Denver Field Office (Phoenix District), 303 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 
510, Denver, CO 80203.
    Detroit Field Office (Indianapolis District), 477 Michigan Avenue, 
Room 865, Detroit, MI 48226-2523.
    El Paso Area Office (Dallas District), 300 East Main Street, Suite 
500, El Paso, TX 79901-1331.
    Fresno Local Office (Los Angeles District), 1265 West Shaw Avenue, 
Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93711.
    Greensboro Local Office (Charlotte District), 2303 West Meadowview 
Road, Suite 201, Greensboro, NC 27405.
    Greenville Local Office (Charlotte District), 301 North Main 
Street, Suite 1402, Greenville, SC 29601.

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    Honolulu Local Office (Los Angeles District), 300 Ala Moana 
Boulevard, Room 7-127, PO Box 50082, Honolulu, HI 96850-0051.
    Houston District Office, Mickey Leland Federal Building, 1919 Smith 
Street, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77002-8049.
    Indianapolis District Office, 101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1900, 
Indianapolis, IN 46204-4203.
    Jackson Area Office (Birmingham District), Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal 
Building, 100 West Capitol Street, Suite 207, Jackson, MS 39269.
    Kansas City Area Office (St. Louis District), Gateway Tower II, 400 
State Avenue, Suite 905, Kansas City, KS 66101.
    Las Vegas Local Office (Los Angeles District), not yet open.
    Little Rock Area Office (Memphis District), 820 Louisiana Street, 
Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72201.
    Los Angeles District Office, 255 E. Temple Street, 4th Floor, Los 
Angeles, CA 90012.
    Louisville Area Office (Indianapolis District), 600 Dr. Martin 
Luther King Jr. Place, Suite 268, Louisville, KY 40202.
    Memphis District Office, 1407 Union Avenue, Suite 621, Memphis, TN 
38104.
    Miami District Office, One Biscayne Tower, 2 South Biscayne 
Boulevard, Suite 2700, Miami, FL 33131.
    Milwaukee Area Office (Chicago District), 310 West Wisconsin 
Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2292.
    Minneapolis Area Office (Chicago District), 330 South Second 
Avenue, Suite 430, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2224.
    Mobile Local Office (Birmingham District), not yet open.
    Nashville Area Office (Memphis District), 50 Vantage Way, Suite 
202, Nashville, TN 37228-9940.
    Newark Area Office (New York District), 1 Newark Center, 21st 
Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-5233.
    New Orleans Field Office (Houston District), 1555 Poydras, Suite 
1900, New Orleans, LA 70112.
    New York District Office, 33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor, New York, 
NY 10004.
    Norfolk Local Office (Charlotte District), Federal Building, 200 
Granby Street, Suite 739, Norfolk, VA 23510.
    Oakland Local Office (San Francisco District), 1301 Clay Street, 
Suite 1170-N, Oakland, CA 94612-5217.
    Oklahoma City Area Office (St. Louis District), 210 Park Avenue, 
Suite 1350, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
    Philadelphia District Office, 21 South 5th Street, Suite 400, 
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2515.
    Phoenix District Office, 3300 N. Central Avenue, Suite 690, 
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2504.
    Pittsburgh Area Office (Philadelphia District), Liberty Center, 
1001 Liberty Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4187.
    Raleigh Area Office (Charlotte District), 1309 Annapolis Drive, 
Raleigh, NC 27608-2129.
    Richmond Local Office (Charlotte District), 830 East Main Street, 
Suite 600, Richmond, VA 23219.
    San Antonio Field Office (Dallas District), 5410 Fredericksburg 
Road, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78229-3555.
    San Diego Local Office (Los Angeles District), 401 B Street, Suite 
510, San Diego, CA 92101.
    San Francisco District Office, 350 Embarcadaro, Suite 500, San 
Francisco, CA 94105-1687.
    San Jose Local Office (San Francisco District), 96 North 3rd 
Street, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95112.
    San Juan Local Office (Miami District), 525 F.D. Roosevelt Ave., 
Plazas Las Americas, Suite 1202, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-8001.
    Savannah Local Office (Atlanta District), 410 Mall Boulevard, Suite 
G, Savannah, GA 31406-4821.
    Seattle Field Office (San Francisco District), Federal Office 
Building, 909 First Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104-1061.
    St. Louis District Office, Robert A. Young Building, 1222 Spruce 
Street, Room 8.100, St. Louis, MO 63103.
    Tampa Field Office (Miami District), 501 East Polk Street, Room 
1000, Tampa, FL 33602.
    Washington Field Office (Charlotte District), 1801 L Street, NW., 
Suite 100, Washington, DC 20507.

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21. Revise Sec.  1610.7(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  1610.7  Where to make request; form.

    (a) Requests for the following types of records shall be submitted 
to the regional attorney for the pertinent district, field, area or 
local office, at the district office address listed in Sec.  1610.4(c) 
or, in the case of the Washington Field Office, shall be submitted to 
the regional attorney in the Charlotte District Office at the address 
listed in Sec.  1610.4(c).
    (1) Information about current or former employees of an office;
    (2) Existing non-confidential statistical data related to the case 
processing of an office;
    (3) Agreements between the Commission and State or local fair 
employment agencies operating within the jurisdiction of an office; or
    (4) Materials in office investigative files related to charges 
under: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et 
seq.); the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)); the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); or, the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.)
* * * * *

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22. Revise Sec.  1610.14(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  1610.14  Waiver of user charges.

* * * * *
    (b) District directors, field directors, area directors, local 
directors and the librarian are hereby authorized to collect fees where 
applicable in accordance with Sec.  1610.15 for duplication of records 
which are to be made available for public inspection and copying in the 
district, field, area or local office, or in the headquarters library 
in accordance with Sec.  1610.4(b). District directors, field 
directors, area directors, local directors and the librarian are hereby 
authorized to duplicate such records without charge, or at a reduced 
charge in accordance with the criteria of paragraph (a) of this 
section.

PART 1615--ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF 
HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE EQUAL 
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION [AMENDED]

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23. The authority citation for part 1615 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.


Sec.  1615.170  [Amended]

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24. Amend Sec.  1615.170 as follows:
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a. In paragraphs (d) (1) and (2), remove the words ``Director, Equal 
Employment Opportunity Staff'' and add, in their place, the words 
``Director, Office of Equal Opportunity.''
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b. In paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2), remove the words ``EEO Director'' 
and add, in their place, the words ``Director, Office of Equal 
Opportunity.''

PART 1621--PROCEDURES--THE EQUAL PAY ACT [AMENDED]

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25. The authority citation for part 1621 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 1-19, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, secs. 10-16, 
61 Stat. 84, Pub. L. 88-38, 77 Stat. 56 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); 
sec. 1, Reorgan. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 43 FR 19807; E.O. 12144, 44 FR 
37193.

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Sec.  1621.3  [Amended]

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26. Amend Sec.  1621.3(a) introductory text by removing the words 
``2401 E Street'' and adding, in their place, ``1801 L Street.''

PART 1626--PROCEDURES--AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT 
[AMENDED]

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27. The authority citation for part 1626 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 9, 81 Stat. 605, 29 U.S.C. 628; sec. 2 Reorg. 
Plan No. 1 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 321.

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28. Revise Sec.  1626.5 to read as follows:


Sec.  1626.5  Where to submit complaints and charges.

    Complaints and charges may be submitted in person, by telephone, or 
by mail to any office of the Commission or to any designated 
representative of the Commission. The addresses of the Commission's 
offices appear at Sec.  1610.4.


Sec.  1626.15  [Amended]

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29. Amend the first sentence in Sec.  1626.15(e) by removing the words 
``the Washington Field Office Director, and the Director of the Office 
of Program Operations'' and adding, in their place, the words ``the 
Field Directors, the Director of the Office of Field Programs.''


Sec.  1626.16  [Amended]

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30. Amend the first sentence in Sec.  1626.16(b) by removing the words 
``the Washington Field Office Director, the Director of the Office of 
Program Operations'' and adding, in their place, the words ``the Field 
Directors, the Director of the Office of Field Programs.''

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31. Amend Sec.  1626.17 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  1626.17  Notice of dismissal or termination.

* * * * *
    (b) Delegation of Authority To Issue Notices of Dismissal or 
Termination. The Commission hereby delegates authority to issue Notices 
of Dismissal or Termination, in accordance with this section, to: 
Directors of District, Field, Area and Local offices; the Director of 
the Office of Field Programs; the Director of Field Management 
Programs, Office of Field Programs; the General Counsel; or their 
designees.
* * * * *


Sec.  1626.18  [Amended]

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32. Amend Sec.  1626.18(d) by adding the words ``Field Director;'' 
after the words ``District Director.''

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