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Download as PDF 13896 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 46 / Thursday, March 11, 2021 / Notices Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Unit B. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10021–03–Region 8] A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary? Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Colorado Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Public notice is hereby given that the state of Colorado has revised its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program by adopting federal regulations for the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) that correspond to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR). EPA has reviewed Colorado’s regulations and determined they are no less stringent than the federal regulations. EPA is proposing to approve the RTCR for Colorado. This approval action does not extend to public water systems in Indian country. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Unit B. DATES: Any interested parties may request a public hearing on this determination by April 12, 2021. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Unit C, for details. Should no timely and appropriate request for a hearing be received, and the Regional Administrator (RA) does not elect to hold a hearing on his/her own motion, this determination shall become applicable April 12, 2021 and no further notice will be issued. ADDRESSES: Requests for a public hearing should be submitted to: Robert Clement by email at clement.robert@ epa.gov or by phone (303) 312–6653. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Clement, Drinking Water B Section, EPA Region 8, Denver, Colorado by email at clement.robert@ epa.gov or by phone toll-free at 1–(800) 227–8917 extension 312–6653, or directly at (303) 312–6653. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public notice is hereby given that the state of Colorado has revised its PWSS program by adopting federal regulations for the RTCR that correspond to the NPDWR in 40 CFR parts 141 and 142. EPA has reviewed Colorado’s regulations and determined they are no less stringent than the federal regulations. EPA is proposing to approve Colorado’s primacy revision for the RTCR. This approval action does not extend to public water systems in khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 253001 States with primary PWSS enforcement authority must comply with the requirements of 40 CFR part 142 to maintain primacy. They must adopt regulations that are at least as stringent as the NPDWRs at 40 CFR parts 141 and 142, as well as adopt all new and revised NPDWRs in order to retain primacy (40 CFR 142.12(a)). B. How does this action affect Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Colorado? EPA’s approval of Colorado’s revised PWSS program does not extend to Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Indian country in Colorado generally includes (1) lands within the exterior boundaries of the following Indian reservations located within Colorado, in part or in full: The Southern Ute Indian Reservation and the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation; (2) any land held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe; and (3) any other areas which are ‘‘Indian country’’ within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151. EPA or eligible Indian tribes, as appropriate, will retain PWSS program responsibilities over public water systems in Indian country. C. Requesting a Hearing Any interested party may request a hearing on this determination within thirty (30) days of this notice. All requests shall include the following information: Name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement of interest and information to be submitted at the hearing; and a signature of the interested individual or responsible official, if made on behalf of an organization or other entity. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the RA. Notice of any hearing shall be given not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the time scheduled for the hearing and will be made by the RA in the Federal Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. A notice will also be sent to both the person(s) requesting the hearing and the state. The hearing notice will include a statement of purpose of the hearing, information regarding time and location for the hearing, and the address and telephone number where interested persons may obtain further information. The RA will issue an order affirming or rescinding PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the determination upon review of the hearing record. Please bring this notice to the attention of any persons known by you to have an interest in this determination. Dated: March 5, 2021. Debra H. Thomas, Acting Regional Administrator Region 8. [FR Doc. 2021–05020 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Final Notice of Information Collection—Extension without change of a currently approved collection Local Union Report (EEO–3) and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 threeyear extension without change of the existing Local Union Report (EEO–3) (EEOC Form 274) as described below. DATES: Written comments on this notice are encouraged and must be submitted on or before April 12, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashida Dorsey, Employer Data Team, Data Development and Information Products Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Room 4SW32J, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663–4355 (voice), (202) 663–7063 (TTY) or email at Rashida.Dorsey@eeoc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice that the EEOC would be submitting this request was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2020, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received from the public during the 60-day public comment period. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 13897 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 46 / Thursday, March 11, 2021 / Notices Overview of Information Collection Collection Title: Local Union Report (EEO–3). OMB Number: 3046–0006. Frequency of Report: Biennial. Type of Respondent: Local referral unions with 100 or more members. Description of Affected Public: Local referral unions and independent or unaffiliated referral unions and similar labor organizations. Responses: 1,100 1 per biennial collection. Reporting Hours: 2,252 per biennial collection. Burden Hour Cost: $70,415.95 per biennial collection. Federal Cost: $390,120.85 per biennial collection. 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 produce reports required by the EEOC. Accordingly, the EEOC issued regulations, 29 CFR 1602.22 and 1602.27–.28, which set forth the reporting requirements and related record retention policies for various kinds of labor organizations. 29 CFR 1602.22 requires every local union to retain the most recent report filed, and 29 CFR 1602.27–.28 require filers to make records necessary for completion of the EEO–3 and preserve them for a year (or if a charge of discrimination is filed, relevant records must be retained until final disposition of the matter). 29 CFR 1602.22 and 1602.27–.28 are related to recordkeeping which is part of standard administrative practices, and as a result, the EEOC believes that any impact on burden would be negligible and nearly impossible to quantify. Local referral unions with 100 or more members have been required to submit EEO–3 reports since 1967 (biennially since 1986). The EEOC uses EEO–3 data for research and to investigate charges of discrimination. The individual reports are confidential. Burden Statement: The methodology for calculating annual burden reflects the different staff that are responsible for preparing and filing the EEO–3. These estimates stem from a limited study that was conducted in 2015 with nine EEO–3 respondents. The EEOC 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. The estimated number of respondents included in the biennial EEO–3 collection is 1,100 local referral unions, as this is the approximate number of filers from the 2018 reporting cycle. The estimated hour burden per report will be 2.05 hours, and the estimated total biennial respondent burden hours will be 2,251.80. 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. The burden hour cost per report will be $67.33, and the estimated total burden hour cost per biennial collection will be $70,415.95 (See Table 1 for calculations). TABLE 1—ESTIMATE OF BIENNIAL BURDEN FOR EEO–3 REPORT Hourly wage rate a Local referral union staff Hours per local Cost per local Total burden hours Total burden hour cost Secretaries and Administrative Assistants .......................... Business Agent .................................................................... Corporate Legal Counsel ..................................................... $18.84 45.00 69.86 1 1 0.05 $18.84 45.00 3.49 1,100 1,100 55 $20,724.00 49,500.00 191.95 Total .............................................................................. ........................ 2.05 67.33 2,251.80 70,415.95 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Note: A limited study was conducted by the EEOC of local referral union EEO–3 respondents. The methodology included surveying nine local referral union respondents by asking a series of survey questions approved by the EEOC’s Office of Legal Counsel regarding the type of local union staff involved in submitting EEO–3 data. The EEOC asked responding study participants to estimate how long on average it took identified local union staff members to complete the EEO–3 report and what proportion of that time was allocated to each staff member job title. The burden hours per local union by job title, 2.05, is estimated based on filer responses. The results of the study were published in the Final Notice of Submission for OMB Review—Extension Without Change: Local Union Report (EEO–3) on January 24, 2017: https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2017/01/24/2017-01558/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-submission-for-omb-review. a Hourly wage rates for administrative staff and legal counsel were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2019 (see U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm) and the average hourly wage rate for a labor union business agent was obtained from salaryexpert.com (see https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/job/labor-union-businessagent/united-states). These estimates are based upon filers’ use of the EEO–3 online web-based application system to submit reports. During the 2018 EEO–3 collection cycle, approximately 1,100 local referral unions were identified as being eligible to report EEO–3 data, and all but 31 of the 975 responsive EEO–3 filers submitted their data electronically. Online electronic filing remains the most popular, efficient, accurate, and secure means of reporting for respondents required to submit the EEO–3 report. The EEOC has made online electronic filing much easier for respondents required to file the EEO–3 report and as a result, more respondents are using this method. Accordingly, the EEOC will continue to encourage EEO– 3 filers to submit data through online electronic filing and will only accept paper records from filers who have secured permission to submit data via paper submission. 1 This figure is based on the total number of respondents who were eligible to submit EEO–3 data in 2018, which is the most recently completed EEO–3 data year. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 253001 Dated: March 5, 2021. For the Commission. Charlotte A. Burrows, Chair. [FR Doc. 2021–05058 Filed 3–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05058]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Existing Collection

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Final Notice of Information Collection--Extension without 
change of a currently approved collection Local Union Report (EEO-3) 
and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
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 
existing Local Union Report (EEO-3) (EEOC Form 274) as described below.

DATES: Written comments on this notice are encouraged and must be 
submitted on or before April 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashida Dorsey, Employer Data Team, 
Data Development and Information Products Division, Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE, Room 4SW32J, Washington, DC 
20507; (202) 663-4355 (voice), (202) 663-7063 (TTY) or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice that the EEOC would be submitting 
this request was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 
2020, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were 
received from the public during the 60-day public comment period.

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Overview of Information Collection

    Collection Title: Local Union Report (EEO-3).
    OMB Number: 3046-0006.
    Frequency of Report: Biennial.
    Type of Respondent: Local referral unions with 100 or more members.
    Description of Affected Public: Local referral unions and 
independent or unaffiliated referral unions and similar labor 
organizations.
    Responses: 1,100 \1\ per biennial collection.
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    \1\ This figure is based on the total number of respondents who 
were eligible to submit EEO-3 data in 2018, which is the most 
recently completed EEO-3 data year.
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    Reporting Hours: 2,252 per biennial collection.
    Burden Hour Cost: $70,415.95 per biennial collection.
    Federal Cost: $390,120.85 per biennial collection.
    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 produce 
reports required by the EEOC. Accordingly, the EEOC issued regulations, 
29 CFR 1602.22 and 1602.27-.28, which set forth the reporting 
requirements and related record retention policies for various kinds of 
labor organizations. 29 CFR 1602.22 requires every local union to 
retain the most recent report filed, and 29 CFR 1602.27-.28 require 
filers to make records necessary for completion of the EEO-3 and 
preserve them for a year (or if a charge of discrimination is filed, 
relevant records must be retained until final disposition of the 
matter). 29 CFR 1602.22 and 1602.27-.28 are related to recordkeeping 
which is part of standard administrative practices, and as a result, 
the EEOC believes that any impact on burden would be negligible and 
nearly impossible to quantify. Local referral unions with 100 or more 
members have been required to submit EEO-3 reports since 1967 
(biennially since 1986). The EEOC uses EEO-3 data for research and to 
investigate charges of discrimination. The individual reports are 
confidential.
    Burden Statement: The methodology for calculating annual burden 
reflects the different staff that are responsible for preparing and 
filing the EEO-3. These estimates stem from a limited study that was 
conducted in 2015 with nine EEO-3 respondents. The EEOC 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. The estimated 
number of respondents included in the biennial EEO-3 collection is 
1,100 local referral unions, as this is the approximate number of 
filers from the 2018 reporting cycle. The estimated hour burden per 
report will be 2.05 hours, and the estimated total biennial respondent 
burden hours will be 2,251.80. 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.
    The burden hour cost per report will be $67.33, and the estimated 
total burden hour cost per biennial collection will be $70,415.95 (See 
Table 1 for calculations).

                              Table 1--Estimate of Biennial Burden for EEO-3 Report
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                                    Hourly wage      Hours per                     Total burden    Total burden
   Local referral union staff        rate \a\          local      Cost per local       hours         hour cost
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Secretaries and Administrative            $18.84               1          $18.84           1,100      $20,724.00
 Assistants.....................
Business Agent..................           45.00               1           45.00           1,100       49,500.00
Corporate Legal Counsel.........           69.86            0.05            3.49              55          191.95
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    Total.......................  ..............            2.05           67.33        2,251.80       70,415.95
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Note: A limited study was conducted by the EEOC of local referral union EEO-3 respondents. The methodology
  included surveying nine local referral union respondents by asking a series of survey questions approved by
  the EEOC's Office of Legal Counsel regarding the type of local union staff involved in submitting EEO-3 data.
  The EEOC asked responding study participants to estimate how long on average it took identified local union
  staff members to complete the EEO-3 report and what proportion of that time was allocated to each staff member
  job title. The burden hours per local union by job title, 2.05, is estimated based on filer responses. The
  results of the study were published in the Final Notice of Submission for OMB Review--Extension Without
  Change: Local Union Report (EEO-3) on January 24, 2017: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/24/2017-01558/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-submission-for-omb-review.
\a\ Hourly wage rates for administrative staff and legal counsel were obtained from the Bureau of Labor
  Statistics, May 2019 (see U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
  https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm) and the average hourly wage rate for a labor union business
  agent was obtained from salaryexpert.com (see https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/job/labor-union-business-agent/united-states).

    These estimates are based upon filers' use of the EEO-3 online web-
based application system to submit reports. During the 2018 EEO-3 
collection cycle, approximately 1,100 local referral unions were 
identified as being eligible to report EEO-3 data, and all but 31 of 
the 975 responsive EEO-3 filers submitted their data electronically. 
Online electronic filing remains the most popular, efficient, accurate, 
and secure means of reporting for respondents required to submit the 
EEO-3 report. The EEOC has made online electronic filing much easier 
for respondents required to file the EEO-3 report and as a result, more 
respondents are using this method. Accordingly, the EEOC will continue 
to encourage EEO-3 filers to submit data through online electronic 
filing and will only accept paper records from filers who have secured 
permission to submit data via paper submission.

    Dated: March 5, 2021.

    For the Commission.
Charlotte A. Burrows,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2021-05058 Filed 3-10-21; 8:45 am]
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