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58 / Tuesday, March 25, 2008 / Notices

Are There Changes in the Estimates transmittal, in order to assure access to Federal Register. 69 FR 10152. (‘‘March
From the Last Approval? the equipment. Receipt of FAX 4, 2004 PRA document’’).
transmittals will not be acknowledged, Based on the comments received to
Estimates have been updated with
except that the sender may request the March 4, 2004 PRA document, the
current state and federal labor costs.
confirmation of receipt by calling the EEOC does not intend to finalize the
What Is the Next Step in the Process for Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663– five additional Questions and Answers
This ICR? 4070 (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). that include clarification of the
EPA will consider the comments (These are not toll free numbers). definition of ‘‘applicant.’’ However,
received and amend the ICR as • By the Federal eRulemaking Portal: employers still must ensure that they
appropriate. The final ICR package will http://www.regulations.gov. After are complying with the requirements of
then be submitted to OMB for review accessing this Web site, follow its UGESP.
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR instructions for submitting comments. The preamble of the March 4, 2004
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue PRA document stated that ‘‘[e]ach
Comments need to be submitted in
another Federal Register notice agency may provide further information,
only one of the above-listed formats, not
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to as appropriate, through the issuance of
all three. All comments received will be
announce the submission of the ICR to additional guidance or regulations that
posted without change to http://
OMB and the opportunity to submit will allow each agency to carry out its
www.regulations.gov, including any
additional comments to OMB. If you specific enforcement responsibilities.’’
personal information you provide.
have any questions about this ICR or the 69 FR 10153. The Department of Labor’s
Copies of the received comments also
approval process, please contact the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
will be available for inspection in the
technical person listed under FOR Programs then amended its regulations
EEOC Library, FOIA Reading Room, by
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
governing applicant recordkeeping
advance appointment only, from 9 a.m.
requirements ‘‘in light of [its] unique
Dated: March 19, 2008. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
use of applicant data for compliance
Craig E. Hooks, except legal holidays, from May 27,
monitoring and other enforcement
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and 2008 until the Commission publishes
purposes.’’ 70 FR 58946.
Watersheds. the 30-day notice for this item. Persons In light of the EEOC’s unique
[FR Doc. E8–6002 Filed 3–24–08; 8:45 am] who schedule an appointment in the enforcement responsibilities and
EEOC Library, FOIA Reading Room, and priorities monitoring employment
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
need assistance to view the comments practices and detecting employment
will be provided with appropriate aids discrimination, it will determine, after
upon request, such as readers or print further study, how and if it should issue
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY magnifiers. To schedule an appointment
COMMISSION further guidance or regulations
to inspect the comments at the EEOC clarifying Title VII of the 1964 Civil
[OMB Number: 3046–0017] Library, FOIA Reading Room, contact Rights Act and the Americans with
the EEOC Library by calling (202) 663– Disabilities Act regarding when
Agency Information Collection 4630 (voice) or (202) 663–4641 (TTY).
Activities: Notice of Submission for employers and job seekers use the
(These are not toll free numbers). Internet and related technologies.
OMB Review; Request for Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for Comments
AGENCY: Equal Employment Reed L. Russell, Legal Counsel, 1801 L
Opportunity Commission. Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507; The EEOC invites comments enabling
ACTION: Notice of Information (202) 663–4638 (voice) or (202) 663– the agency to:
Collection—Uniform Guidelines on 7026 (TTY). (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Employee Selection Procedures. information is necessary for the proper
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: performance of the functions of the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Introduction agency, including whether the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information will have practical utility;
Equal Employment Opportunity The Equal Employment Opportunity (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Commission (EEOC) gives notice of its Commission (EEOC or Commission) agency’s estimate of the burden of the
intent to submit to the Office of gives notice of its intent to submit the collection of information, including the
Management and Budget (OMB) a Uniform Guidelines on Employee validity of the methodology and
request to approve a renewal of an Selection Procedures (UGESP or assumptions used;
information collection as described Uniform Guidelines),1 without change, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
below. to the Office of Management and Budget clarity of the information to be
(OMB) for a three-year approval under collected; and
DATES: Written comments on this notice the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (4) Minimize the burden of the
must be submitted on or before May 27, (PRA). A prior PRA document relating collection of information on those who
2008. to the Uniform Guidelines entitled are to respond, including through the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments ‘‘Agency Information Collection use of appropriate automated,
by any of the following methods: Activities: Adoption of Additional electronic, mechanical, or other
• By mail to: Stephen Llewellyn, Questions and Answers To Clarify and technological collection techniques or
Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Provide a Common Interpretation of the other forms of information technology,
Equal Employment Opportunity Uniform Guidelines on Employee e.g., permitting electronic submission of
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Commission, 1801 L Street, NW., Selection Procedures as They Relate to responses.


Washington, DC 20507. the Internet and Related Technologies,’’
• By facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine to: was published in the March 4, 2004 Overview of Collection
(202) 663–4114. (There is no toll free Collection Title: Recordkeeping
FAX number). Only comments of six or 1 29 CFR part 1607, 41 CFR part 60–3, 28 CFR part Requirements of the Uniform Guidelines
fewer pages will be accepted via FAX 50, 5 CFR part 300. on Employee Selection Procedures, 29

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CFR part 1607, 41 CFR part 60–3, 28 following assumptions: applicants The PCAST also is tentatively
CFR part 50, 5 CFR part 300. would need to be asked to provide three scheduled to convene two panels. The
OMB Number: 3046–0017. pieces of information—sex, race/ first panel will address policy issues
Type of Respondent: Businesses or ethnicity, and an identification number associated with realizing the benefits of
other institutions; federal government; (a total of approximately 13 keystrokes); personalized medicine. The second
state or local governments and farms. the employer would need to transfer panel will address approaches and
North American Industry information received to a data base barriers to research partnerships among
Classification System (NAICS) Code: either manually or electronically; and universities and the private sector.
Multiple. the employer would need to store the 13 Additionally, PCAST is tentatively
Standard Industrial Classification characters of information for each
Code (SIC): Multiple. scheduled to receive a briefing on the
applicant. Recordkeeping cost and
Description of Affected Public: Any 2008 Science and Engineering
burden are assumed to be the cost of
employer, government contractor, labor entering 13 keystrokes. Indicators developed by the National
organization, or employment agency Assuming that the required Science Board. This session will end at
covered by the federal equal recordkeeping takes 30 seconds per approximately 4 p.m. Additional
employment opportunity laws. record, and assuming a total of information and the final agenda will be
Respondents: 846,156. 1,778,663,387 paper and electronic posted at the PCAST Web site at:
Responses: 846,156. applications per year, the resulting http://ostp.gov/cs/pcast/
Recordkeeping Hours: 14,822,194.89. UGESP burden hours would be meetings_agendas.
Number of Forms: None. 14,822,195. Based on a wage rate of Public Comments: There will be time
Form Number: None. $12.29 per hour for the individuals
Frequency of Report: None. allocated for the public to speak on the
entering the data, the collection and above agenda items. This public
Abstract: The records addressed by storage of applicant demographic data
UGESP are used by respondents to comment time is designed for
would come to $182,164,777 per year substantive commentary on PCAST’s
assure that they are complying with for Title VII-covered employers.
Title VII and Executive Order 11246; by work topics, not for business marketing
Dated: March 17, 2008. purposes. Please submit a request for
the federal agencies that enforce Title
VII and/or Executive Order 11246 to Naomi C. Earp, the opportunity to make a public
investigate, conciliate and litigate Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity comment five (5) days in advance of the
charges of employment discrimination; Commission. meeting. The time for public comments
and by complainants to establish [FR Doc. E8–5903 Filed 3–24–08; 8:45 am] will be limited to no more than 5
violations of federal equal employment BILLING CODE 6570–01–P minutes per person. Written comments
opportunity laws. are also welcome at any time following
Burden Statement: There are no the meeting. Please notify Dr. Scott
reporting requirements associated with OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND Steele, PCAST Executive Director, at
UGESP. The burden being estimated is TECHNOLOGY POLICY (202) 456–6549, or fax your request/
the cost of collecting and storing a job comments to (202) 456–6040.
applicant’s gender, race and ethnicity Meeting of the President’s Council of
data. The only paperwork burden Advisors on Science and Technology FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
derives from this recordkeeping. Information regarding agenda, time, and
ACTION: Notice of meeting. location is available at the PCAST Web
Only employers covered under Title
VII and Executive Order 11246 are SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the site at: http://ostp.gov/cs/pcast/
subject to UGESP. For the purpose of schedule and summary agenda for a meetings_agendas. Questions about the
burden calculation, employers with 15 meeting of the President’s Council of meeting should be directed to PCAST
or more employees are counted. The Advisors on Science and Technology Executive Director Dr. Scott Steele at
number of such employers is estimated (PCAST), and describes the functions of (202) 456–6549 prior to 3 p.m. on
at 846,156, which combines estimates the Council. Notice of this meeting is Friday, April 4, 2008. Please note that
from private employment, the public required under the Federal Advisory public seating for this meeting is limited
sector, colleges and universities, and Committee Act (FACA). and is available on a first-come, first-
referral unions. Dates and Place: April 8, 2008, served basis.
This burden assessment is based on Washington, DC. The meeting will be
an estimate of the total number of job held in Room 100 at the Keck Center of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applications submitted to all Title VII- the National Academies at 500 5th St., President’s Council of Advisors on
covered employers in one year, NW., Washington, DC. Science and Technology was
including paper-based and electronic Type of Meeting: Open. Further established by Executive Order 13226,
applications. The total number of job details on the meeting agenda will be on September 30, 2001. The purpose of
applications submitted every year to posted on the PCAST Web site at: PCAST is to advise the President on
these covered employers is estimated to http://ostp.gov/cs/pcast/ matters of science and technology
be 1,778,663,387, which is based on a meetings_agendas. policy, and to assist the President’s
National Organizations Survey average Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The National Science and Technology
of 35.225 applications for every hire and President’s Council of Advisors on Council in securing private sector
a Bureau of Labor Statistics data Science and Technology (PCAST) is participation in its activities. The
estimate of 50,490,000 annual hires. It scheduled to meet in open session on Council members are distinguished
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also includes 153,137 applicants for Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at individuals appointed by the President
union membership reported on the approximately 9 a.m. The chair of the from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is
EEO–3 form for 2006. PCAST subcommittee on personalized
co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III,
The employer burden associated with medicine is tentatively scheduled to
the Director of the Office of Science and
collecting and storing applicant lead a discussion on the findings of the
demographic data is based on the PCAST study on personalized medicine. Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd

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