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Notice of Information
Collection—Extension With Change:
Local Union Report (EEO–3).

ACTION:

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.

AGENCY:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC or Commission) announces that
it intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for a three-year extension with
change of the Local Union Report (EEO–
3) (Form 274). EEOC is in the process
of revising the race and ethnicity
categories on the EEO–3 report to

SUMMARY:

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conform to OMB’s Revisions to the
Standards for the Classification of
Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
(October 30, 1997) (Revised Standards),
as applied in OMB Bulletin No. 00–02,
Guidance on Aggregation and
Allocation of Data on Race for Use in
Civil Rights Monitoring and
Enforcement (March 9, 2000). See
Appendix A for a draft version of the
proposed Form 274. Pending OMB
approval of an emergency extension
request, to be effective after the current
August 31, 2014 expiration date, a
regular clearance request for OMB

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review and approval of a three-year
extension of the EEO–3 Report is
beginning.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be submitted on or before October
27, 2014. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000e–
8(c), a public hearing concerning the
proposed changes to the EEO–3 will be
held at a place and time to be
announced. Persons wishing to present
their views orally should notify the
Commission of their desire to do so in
writing no later than September 26,
2014. The request to present views
orally at a public hearing should
include a written summary of the
remarks to be offered.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
131 M Street NE., Washington, DC
20507. As a convenience to
commenters, the Executive Secretariat
will accept comments totaling six or
fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’)
machine. This limitation is necessary to
assure access to the equipment. The
telephone number of the fax receiver is
(202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free
number). Receipt of FAX transmittals
will not be acknowledged, except that
the sender may request confirmation of
receipt by calling the Executive
Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070
(voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTD). (These
are not toll-free telephone numbers.)
Instead of sending written comments to
EEOC, you may submit comments and
attachments electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments. All comments received
through this portal will be posted
without change, including any personal
information you provide, except as
noted below. Copies of comments
submitted by the public to EEOC

directly or through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal will be available for
review, by advance appointment only,
at the Commission’s library between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
Time or can be reviewed at http://
www.regulations.gov. EEOC reserves the
right to refrain from posting comments,
including those that contain obscene,
indecent, or profane language; contain
threats or defamatory statements;
contain hate speech directed at race,
color, sex, sexual orientation, national
origin, ethnicity, age, religion, or
disability; or promote or endorse
services or products. To schedule an
appointment to inspect the comments at
EEOC’s library, contact the library staff
at (202) 663–4630 (voice) or (202) 663–
4641 (TTY). (These are not toll-free
numbers.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Edwards, Director, Program
Research and Surveys Division, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission,
131 M Street NE., Room 4SW30F,
Washington, DC 20507; (202) 663–4949
(voice) or (202) 663–7063 (TTY).
Requests for this notice in an alternative
format should be made to the Office of
Communications and Legislative Affairs
at (202) 663–4191 (voice) or (202) 663–
4494 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EEOC
has collected information from local
unions on the EEO–3 form since 1966.
The Commission now proposes to revise
the EEO–3 report to conform to OMB’s
Revisions to the Standards for the
Classification of Federal Data on Race
and Ethnicity (October 30, 1997)
(Revised Standards), as applied in OMB
Bulletin No. 00–02, Guidance on
Aggregation and Allocation of Data on
Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring
and Enforcement (March 9, 2000). This
will require a change of the Form 274.
EEOC will revise the EEO–3 report to
include the following race and ethnicity

categories: Hispanic or Latino; White;
Black or African American; Asian;
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander; American Indian or Alaska
Native; and Two or More Races.
Overview of Information Collection
Collection Title: Local Union Report
(EEO–3).
OMB Number: 3046–0006.
Frequency of Report: Biennial.
Type of Respondent: Referral local
unions with 100 or more members.
Description of Affected Public:
Referral local unions and independent
or unaffiliated referral unions and
similar labor organizations.
Responses: 1,176.
Reporting Hours: 2,405.
Cost Burden: $2,822,400.
Federal Cost: $81,935.
Number of Forms: 1.
Form Number: EEOC Form 274.
Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c), requires
labor organizations to make and keep
records relevant to a determination of
whether unlawful employment practices
have been or are being committed and
to produce reports from the data. The
EEOC issued regulations requiring
referral local unions with 100 or more
members to submit EEO–3 reports. The
individual reports are confidential. The
EEOC uses EEO–3 data to investigate
charges of discrimination and for
research.
Burden Statement: The estimated
number of respondents included in the
biennial EEO–3 survey is 1,176 referral
unions. The changes discussed herein
will increase the biennial respondent
burden hours from 2,102 to 2,405 and
EEOC costs from $60,000 to $81,935.
The burden per report will be 2.05
hours.

RECURRING COSTS
Annual responses

Annual burden hours

Burden hours per report

Burden hours per cell

EEOC cost

Current form
55 Cells
1,401

2,102

1.5

0.027

$60,000

2.05

0.027

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Revised form
75 Cells
1,176

2,405

* Note: Due to rounding, for this table, figures may not be replicated exactly.

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Estimated burden hours were
calculated by multiplying the number of
reports expected to be filed biennially
(1,176 in 2012) by the estimated average
time to complete and submit each report
(2.05 hours). These estimates are based
on an assumption of paper reporting.
However, the EEOC has made electronic
filing much easier for respondents
required to file the EEO–3 Report. As a
result, more jurisdictions are using this
filing method. This development, along
with the greater availability of human
resource information software, is

expected to have significantly reduced
the actual burden of reporting. However,
empirical data in this area is lacking.
Accordingly, efforts will be undertaken
by the Commission to (1) develop more
reliable estimates of reporting burdens
given the significant increase in
electronic filing; and (2) to implement
new approaches to make such reporting
even less burdensome.
The other new burden is the one-time
cost of respondents changing the
manner in which they collect and store
the new race and ethnicity changes as

well as changes to computer programs
and systems. There will be no cost for
respondents with a current system that
is already designed to handle the full
multiple race and ethnicity
classifications. It is estimated that about
ten percent of respondents currently
have this ability. The chart below shows
the estimated cost for respondents who
will have to re-survey the members to
comply with the new race and ethnicity
changes.

ONE TIME COSTS
[Modifications to Human Resource Information Systems]
Labor task requirements

Hours

Hourly rate

System/business analyst .......................................................................................................
Developer ...............................................................................................................................
Tester .....................................................................................................................................

8
24
8

$55
65
50

$440
1,560
400

Total per local .................................................................................................................

..........................

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$2,400

Locals
Total all respondents .............................................................................................................

In order to help reduce survey
burden, respondents are encouraged to
report data electronically whenever
possible.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, and
OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the
Commission solicits public comment to
enable it to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
Commission’s functions, including

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whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Commission’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
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are to respond, including 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.
Dated: August 21, 2014.
For the Commission.
Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair.
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PART C. REMARKS

PART D.

SCHEDUlE I-LOCAL UNION REPORT (EE0-3)
MEMBERSHIP, APPLICANT and REFERRAl.. INFORMATION
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How was inloll'Mtion as to racetelllfc ldenli~cation and sex In Item 2llelow obtained?
This Information may ba obtained by visual suNey, !rom records made after employ·
ment, !rom personat knowledge or by sell·ldent!licalion. The self·ldenti!lcalion method
may be used subjlll;t to !he conditions set !orth in tha !nslructlons. No State law pro·
hibi!ing the self·ldentificalion method appli!ls, since tt>a Equal Employment Opportoolty
Commission's regulations supersede such laws.

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EEOC FORM274, JUN 88 PREVIOUS EOITIONS ARE OSSOllm!