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and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenter’s will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentary,
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
and 7 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–02142 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[ER–FRL–9037–4]

Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability

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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7156 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 01/22/2018 Through 01/26/2018
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: https://
cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/
actiom/eis/search.
EIS No. 20180009, Final, FHWA, CO,
U.S. 50 Corridor East Tier 1 Final
Environmental Impact Statement and
Record of Decision. Under MAP–21,
Section 1319, FHW has issued a
single FEIS and ROD. Therefore, the
30-day wait/review period does not
apply to this action, Contact: Melinda
Urban 720–963–3073.
EIS No. 20180010, Final Supplement,
USFS, MT, Forest Plan Supplemental
EIS—Bighorn Sheep, Review Period
Ends: 03/28/2018, Contact: Jan Bowey
406–683–3853.

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Dated: January 30, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2018–02131 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request
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 intends to
submit 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 April 3,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Bernadette Wilson, 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. The EEOC reserves the
right to refrain from posting comments,
including those that contain obscene,
indecent, or profane language; that
contain threats or defamatory
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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, 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: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, and OMB
Regulations 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
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
collection of information on those who
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.
Overview of Current Information
Collection
Collection Title: State and Local
Government Information Report (EEO–
4).
OMB—Number: 3046–0008.
Frequency of Report: Biennial.

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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
local governments. 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). 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 govt.
report

Burden hour
cost per
report 4

Number of State and Local Government Respondents = 5,128

Total burden
hour cost 6

Number of Reports Submitted =
12,197

Human resources assistants ...............................................

$19.28

7

$134.96

85,379

$1,646,107.12

Total ..............................................................................

$19.28

7

$134.96

85,379

$1,646,107.12

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.
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Total burden
hours 5

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
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For the Commission.
Victoria A. Lipnic,
Acting Chair.
[FR Doc. 2018–02069 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[DA 18–65]

Consumer Advisory Committee
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commission announces
the next meeting date, time, and agenda
of its Consumer Advisory Committee

SUMMARY:

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, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes434161.htm, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
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(hereinafter the ‘‘Committee’’). The
mission of the Committee is to make
recommendations to the Commission
regarding consumer issues within the
jurisdiction of the Commission and to
facilitate the participation of consumers
(including underserved populations,
such as Native Americans, persons
living in rural areas, older persons,
people with disabilities, and persons for
whom English is not their primary
language) in proceedings before the
Commission.
February 26, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.

DATES:

Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Commission Meeting Room TW–C305,
Washington, DC 20554.

ADDRESSES:

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.

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