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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 (TTY). (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. 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time or can be reviewed at http://
www.regulations.gov. 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 state and
local governments with 100 or more
full-time employees since 1974. The
Commission is proposing revisions to
the EEO–4 report to conform with
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). The
revisions to the EEO–4 report, Form
164, include the following race and
ethnicity categories: Hispanic or Latino;

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White; Black or African American;
Asian; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander; American Indian or Alaska
Native; and Two or More Races.
A notice that EEOC would be
submitting this request was published
in the Federal Register on August 27,
2014 allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. There were no
comments received from the public.
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
elementary and secondary public school
districts.
Number of Responses: 12,458.
Reporting Hours: 89,188.
Cost Burden: $21,600,000.
Number of Forms: 1.
Form Number: EEOC FORM 164.
Federal Cost: $226,549.
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, 42 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 estimated
number of respondents included in the
EEO–4 survey is 9,000 state and local
governments. (These 9,000 jurisdictions
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2011 filing of the EEO–4.) Reports
exceed jurisdictions due to the
requirement for some to file separate
reports by function. The changes
discussed herein will increase
respondent burden hours from 73,185 to
89,188 and EEOC costs from $187,500 to
$226,549. The burden per report will be
7.16 hours.
Estimated burden hours were
calculated by multiplying the number of
reports expected to be filed annually
(12,458 in 2011) by the estimated
average time to complete and submit
each report (7.16 hours).
These burden estimates are largely
based on an assumption of paper
reporting. However, 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, but 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 employers 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
employers whose current systems are
already designed to handle the full
multiple race and ethnicity
classifications, and we estimate that
about ten percent of employers
currently have this ability. The
estimated cost for employers that will
have to re-survey the workforce to
comply with the new race and ethnicity
changes is $21,600,000.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
For the Commission.
Jenny R. Yang,
Chair.
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COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Submission for OMB Review
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.

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Final notice of submission for
OMB review—extension with change:
Local Union Report (EEO–3).

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC or Commission)
hereby gives notice that it has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for a three-year
extension with change of the Local
Union Report (EEO–3). The EEOC is
proposing revisions to the race and
ethnicity categories on 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).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be submitted on or before February
19, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR and
applicable supporting documentation
submitted to OMB for this review may
be obtained from: Ronald Edwards,
Director, Program Research and Surveys
Division, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street
NE., Room 4SW30F, Washington, DC
20507. Comments on this final notice
must be submitted to Chad A.
Lallemand, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503 or electronically mailed to
Chad_A._Lallemand@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of 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 (TTY). (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

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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. 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time or can be reviewed at http://
www.regulations.gov. 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 is proposing revisions
to 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). The
revisions to the EEO–3 report, Form
274, 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.
A notice that EEOC would be
submitting this request was published
in the Federal Register on August 27,
2014 allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. There were no
comments received from the public.
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

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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. The increase in burden hours per
report is due to the changes made to the
Form 274.
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, but
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

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have this ability. The estimated cost for
respondents that will have to re-survey
the members to comply with the new
race and ethnicity changes is
$2,822,400.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
For the Commission.
Jenny R. Yang,
Chair.

• Policy Statement Concerning
Investments
Dated: January 13, 2015.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance
Corporation Board.
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[FR Doc. 2015–00737 Filed 1–16–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6570–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE
CORPORATION

[OMB 3060–0859]

Regular Board Meeting
Farm Credit System Insurance
Corporation Board; Regular Meeting.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
regular meeting of the Farm Credit
System Insurance Corporation Board
(Board).
DATES: Date and Time: The meeting of
the Board will be held at the offices of
the Farm Credit Administration in
McLean, Virginia, on January 22, 2015,
from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the
Board concludes its business.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
Credit System Insurance Corporation
Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883–
4056.
ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System
Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm
Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102.
Submit attendance requests via email to
VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
information about attendance requests.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting of the Board will be open to the
public (limited space available). Please
send an email to VisitorRequest@
FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the
meeting. In your email include: Name,
postal address, entity you are
representing (if applicable), and
telephone number. You will receive an
email confirmation from us. Please be
prepared to show a photo identification
when you arrive. If you need assistance
for accessibility reasons, or if you have
any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary to the Farm Credit System
Insurance Corporation Board, at (703)
883–4009. The matters to be considered
at the meeting are:

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Open Session
A. Approval of Minutes
• December 11, 2014
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before March 23,
2015. 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
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advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0859.
Title: Suggested Guidelines for
Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 24
respondents; 24 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 63 to
125 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
Section 253 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,698 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information to the Commission.
Respondents may request confidential
treatment of such information, in some
cases, under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
published a Public Notice in November
1998 which established various
guidelines for the filing of petitions for
preemption pursuant to section 253 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, as well as guidelines for the
filing of comments opposing such
requests for preemption. The
Commission will use this information to
discharge its statutory mandate relating
to the preemption of state or local
statutes, regulations, or other state or
local legal requirements.
Section 253 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended; added by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996,
requires the Commission, with certain
important exceptions, to preempt (to the
extent necessary) the enforcement of
any state or local statute or regulation,
or other state or local legal requirement
that prohibits or has the effect of
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