Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review, 18052-18054 [2018-08685]

Download as PDF sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 18052 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2018 / Notices ‘‘Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0246.13, OMB Control No. 2030–0016) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2018. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OARM–2018–0124 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to oei.docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Valentino, Policy Training and Oversight Division, Office of Acquisition Management (3802R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 4522; email address: valentino.thomas@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:12 Apr 24, 2018 Jkt 244001 practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: All contractors who have completed an EPA cost-reimbursement type contract will be required to submit EPA Form 1900–10. EPA Form 1900–10 summarizes all costs incurred in performance of the contract and sets forth the final indirect rates. This form is reviewed by the contracting officer to determine the final costs reimbursable to the contractor. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.216–7 states that the Government will pay only the costs determined to be allowable by the contracting officer in accordance with FAR Subpart 31.2. Furthermore, FAR 52.216–7 states that indirect cost rates shall be established for each fiscal year at the close of a contractor’s fiscal year. EPA Form 1900–10 summarizes this information for the entire contract period and provides a basis for cost review by contracting, finance, and audit personnel. In addition, FAR 4.804–5 mandates that the office administering the contract shall ensure that the costs and indirect cost rates are settled. Form Numbers: EPA Form 1900–10. Respondents/affected entities: All contractors who have completed an EPA cost-reimbursement type contract. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (FAR 52.216–7). Estimated number of respondents: 5 (total). Frequency of response: Once, at the end of the contract. Total estimated burden: 31.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $4,408.65 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the hours in the total PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Dated: April 9, 2018. Kimberly Y. Patrick, Director, Office of Acquisition Management. [FR Doc. 2018–08694 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection—Extension Without Change: State and Local Government Information Report (EEO–4). AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a three-year extension without change of the State and Local Government Information Report (EEO–4 Report, Form 164). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before May 25, 2018. 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 website 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, 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2018 / Notices submitted via this website, 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: Benita Marsh, Director of Surveys, Office of Research, Information and Planning, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Room 4SW32H, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663–7197 (voice) or by email at Benita.Marsh@eeoc.gov. 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: 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). A notice that EEOC would be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2018, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. Seven comments were received from the public; however, none of these comments addressed the EEO–4 report. Accordingly, no changes have been made to the report based upon the unresponsive comments. 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 public elementary and secondary public school districts. Number of Respondents: 5,128.1 Number of Responses: 12,197.2 Biennial Reporting Hours: 85,379. Biennial Cost to Respondents: $1,646,107.12. Federal Cost: $251,920. Number of Forms: 1. Form Number: EEOC FORM 164. 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 18053 local governments. 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, 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 EEOC has updated its methodology for calculating biennial burden to reflect the time spent by staff that are responsible for preparing and filing the EEO–4 report. Based upon its years of experience and interactions with EEO–4 filers, the EEOC now accounts for time to be spent biennially on EEO–4 reporting by human resources assistants. The estimated number of respondents included in the biennial estimate is 5,128 state and local government respondents, as this is the number of EEO–4 filers from the 2015 reporting cycle. These 5,128 filers submit an estimated 12,197 reports biennially. The estimated hour burden per report will be 7 hours; this estimate is supported by information on hour burden collected from a sample of both small and large EEO–4 filers. The estimated total biennial respondent burden hours will be 85,379 hours. Burden hour cost was calculated using median hourly wage rates for human resources assistants.3 The burden hour cost per report will be $134.96, and the estimated total biennial burden hour cost will be $1,646,107.12. (See Table 1 below.) TABLE 1—ESTIMATE OF BIENNIAL BURDEN FOR EEO–4 REPORT Hourly wage rate State and local governments Hours per local government report Burden hour cost per report 4 Number of State and Local Government Respondents = 5,128 Total burden hours 5 Total burden hour cost 6 Number of Reports Submitted = 12,197 $19.28 7 $134.96 85379 $1,646,107.12 TOTAL .............................................................. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANTS .................... 19.28 7 134.96 85379 1,646,107.12 1 This number represents the total number of state and local government respondents from the most recent reporting cycle in 2015. 2 This number represents the total number of reports filed during the 2015 reporting cycle; it is larger than the number of respondents due to the requirement for some state and local governments to file separate reports by function. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:12 Apr 24, 2018 Jkt 244001 3 The rate of $19.28 per hour is based on the mean hourly pay rate of human resources assistants (Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016, 43–4161 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/ oes434161.htm, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Occupational Employment Statistics). PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4 The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the hourly wage rate by the hours per report (7). 5 The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the hours per report by 12,197, the total number of responses. 6 The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying the burden hour cost per report by 12,197, the total number of responses. E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 18054 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2018 / Notices The cost estimates are based on the assumption that filers use online reporting. For the 2015 EEO–4 report, 85% of EEO–4 filers submitted their report via online reporting and 5% of EEO–4 reports were submitted using the data upload method. The remaining 10% of filers submitted reports via the paper method. 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. Dated: April 18, 2018. For the Commission. Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair. [FR Doc. 2018–08668 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1610–02–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–XXXX] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 25, 2018. 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 advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. SUMMARY: FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss the Proposed Draft Staff Implementation Guidance 6.1: Guidance for Implementation of SFFAS 6, Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment, as amended Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Dated: April 19, 2018. Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director. Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. BILLING CODE 6570–01–P Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules Of Procedure, as amended in October 2010, notice is hereby given that the staff of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) will convene a public meeting on May 9, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. to discuss proposed draft Staff Implementation Guidance 6.1: Guidance for Implementation of SFFAS 6, Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment, as amended. The meeting will be held in room 5N30 at the Government Accountability Office, located at 441 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20548. Those interested in attending should contact Ms. Melissa Batchelor, Assistant Director, by contacting (202) 512–5976 or batchelorm@fasab.gov no later than May 2, 2018. Any interested person may attend the public meeting as an observer. Ms. Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 19:12 Apr 24, 2018 Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92–463. AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2018–08685 Filed 4–24–18; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 512–7350. Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: 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. OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. Title: New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities to License Federal Government Interoperability Channels. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: New information collection. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 45,947 respondents; 45,947 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours. Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: New Section 90.25 adopted in Order DA 18–282, requires any non-federal public safety entity seeking to license mobile and portable units on the Federal Interoperability Channels to obtain written concurrence from its Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) or a state appointed official and include such written concurrence with its application for license. A non-federal public safety entity may communicate on designated Federal Interoperability Channels for joint federal/non-federal operations, provided it first obtains a license from the Commission ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


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

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection--Extension Without Change: 
State and Local Government Information Report (EEO-4).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that it is 
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for a 
three-year extension without change of the State and Local Government 
Information Report (EEO-4 Report, Form 164).

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
May 25, 2018.

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 
[email protected]. 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 website 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, 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

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submitted via this website, 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: Benita Marsh, Director of Surveys, 
Office of Research, Information and Planning, Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Room 4SW32H, Washington, DC 
20507; (202) 663-7197 (voice) or by email at [email protected]. 
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: 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). A notice that EEOC would 
be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on 
February 2, 2018, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. Seven 
comments were received from the public; however, none of these comments 
addressed the EEO-4 report. Accordingly, no changes have been made to 
the report based upon the unresponsive comments.

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 public elementary and secondary public school districts.
    Number of Respondents: 5,128.\1\
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    \1\ This number represents the total number of state and local 
government respondents from the most recent reporting cycle in 2015.
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    Number of Responses: 12,197.\2\
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    \2\ This number represents the total number of reports filed 
during the 2015 reporting cycle; it is larger than the number of 
respondents due to the requirement for some state and local 
governments to file separate reports by function.
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    Biennial Reporting Hours: 85,379.
    Biennial Cost to Respondents: $1,646,107.12.
    Federal Cost: $251,920.
    Number of Forms: 1.
    Form Number: EEOC FORM 164.
    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. 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, 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 EEOC has updated its methodology for 
calculating biennial burden to reflect the time spent by staff that are 
responsible for preparing and filing the EEO-4 report. Based upon its 
years of experience and interactions with EEO-4 filers, the EEOC now 
accounts for time to be spent biennially on EEO-4 reporting by human 
resources assistants. The estimated number of respondents included in 
the biennial estimate is 5,128 state and local government respondents, 
as this is the number of EEO-4 filers from the 2015 reporting cycle. 
These 5,128 filers submit an estimated 12,197 reports biennially. The 
estimated hour burden per report will be 7 hours; this estimate is 
supported by information on hour burden collected from a sample of both 
small and large EEO-4 filers. The estimated total biennial respondent 
burden hours will be 85,379 hours. Burden hour cost was calculated 
using median hourly wage rates for human resources assistants.\3\ The 
burden hour cost per report will be $134.96, and the estimated total 
biennial burden hour cost will be $1,646,107.12. (See Table 1 below.)
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    \3\ The rate of $19.28 per hour is based on the mean hourly pay 
rate of human resources assistants (Occupational Employment 
Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016, 43-4161 
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/oes434161.htm, U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, Division of Occupational Employment Statistics).
    \4\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the hourly wage rate by the hours per report (7).
    \5\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the hours per report by 12,197, the total number of responses.
    \6\ The figures in this column were calculated by multiplying 
the burden hour cost per report by 12,197, the total number of 
responses.

                                                  TABLE 1--Estimate of Biennial Burden for EEO-4 Report
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                                                                                       Hours per
                                                                      Hourly wage        local        Burden hour      Total burden    Total burden hour
                    State and local governments                          rate         government       cost per         hours \5\           cost \6\
                                                                                        report        report \4\
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                             Number of State and Local Government ResNumber of Reports Submitted =
                                                                                12,197
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HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANTS........................................          $19.28               7         $134.96              85379      $1,646,107.12
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    TOTAL.........................................................           19.28               7          134.96              85379       1,646,107.12
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    The cost estimates are based on the assumption that filers use 
online reporting. For the 2015 EEO-4 report, 85% of EEO-4 filers 
submitted their report via online reporting and 5% of EEO-4 reports 
were submitted using the data upload method. The remaining 10% of 
filers submitted reports via the paper method. 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.

    Dated: April 18, 2018.
    For the Commission.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Acting Chair.
[FR Doc. 2018-08685 Filed 4-24-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6570-01-P


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