[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part XXV
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC)
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
29 CFR Ch. XIV
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or
Commission) is publishing its semiannual regulatory agenda pursuant to
Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
5 U.S.C. chapter 6. The agenda lists all regulations that are scheduled
for review or development during the next 12 months or that have been
finalized since the publication of the last agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy R. Mastroianni, Associate Legal
Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507; telephone (202)
663-4637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has identified seven items in
this regulatory agenda.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 16th day of February 2006.
For the Commission.
Cari M. Dominguez,
Chair.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3302 Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other Than Age................................ 3046-AA76
3303 Coverage Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act............................... 3046-AA78
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3304 Posting Requirements Under the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 3046-AA74
and Retaliation Act...................................................................
3305 Repositioning of Commission Field Offices............................................. 3046-AA80
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3306 Coordination of Retiree Health Benefits With Medicare and State Health Benefits....... 3046-AA72
3307 Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Processing...................... 3046-AA73
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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3308 Privacy Act Regulations............................................................... 3046-AA79
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Proposed Rule Stage
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3302. DISPARATE IMPACT AND REASONABLE FACTORS OTHER THAN AGE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 29 USC 628
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625.7(d)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), the U.S.
Supreme Court affirmed that disparate impact is a cognizable theory of
discrimination under the ADEA but indicated that ``reasonable factors
other than age,'' not ``business necessity,'' is the appropriate model
for the employers' defense against an impact claim. Accordingly, the
Commission intends to revise its regulation on disparate impact,
currently codified at 29 CFR section 1625.7(d).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local
Agency Contact: Dianna B. Johnston, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of
Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street
NW, Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4638
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA76
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3303. COVERAGE UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 621 et seq
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625.2; 29 CFR 1625.4 to 1625.5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: In General Dynamics Land Systems v. Cline, 540 U.S. 581
(2004), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) only prohibits age-based discrimination
against relatively older individuals. It rejected the Commission's
position that the ADEA also prohibits age-based discrimination against
relatively younger individuals who are age 40 or over. The Commission
is therefore revising relevant portions of its regulations to conform
to the holding in Cline.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Agency Contact: Dianna B. Johnston, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of
Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street
NW, Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4638
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA78
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Final Rule Stage
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3304. POSTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE
ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-174, sec 303
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1614.701 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Title III of the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 requires each Federal
agency to post on its website certain statistical information about
equal employment opportunity complaints that it receives and processes
under 29 CFR part 1614. The Act authorizes EEOC to issue regulations
defining certain terms and prescribing the time, form, and manner of
the posting.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule 01/26/04 69 FR 3483
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End 04/26/04
Final Action 09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Office
of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L
Street NW, Washington, DC 20507
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA74
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3305. REPOSITIONING OF COMMISSION FIELD OFFICES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 4 USC 2000e; 42 USC 12111 to 12117; 2 USC 1220; 29 USC
294; 29 USC 201; 29 USC 628
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1601; 29 CFR 1603; 29 CFR 1610; 29 CFR 1615; 29
CFR 1621; 29 CFR 1626
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule revises the Commission's regulations to reflect new
position and organizational titles consistent with the field
repositioning approved in 2005. The rule does not change the procedures
in the regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action 05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, DC
20507
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202-663-7026
Fax: 202-663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA80
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Long-Term Actions
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3306. COORDINATION OF RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS WITH MEDICARE AND STATE
HEALTH BENEFITS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 07/14/03 68 FR 41542
NPRM Comment Period End 09/12/03
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Agency Contact: Dianna B. Johnston
Phone: 202 663-4638
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA72
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3307. FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINT PROCESSING
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1614
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202 663-7026
Fax: 202 663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA73
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Completed Actions
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3308. PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a(f)
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1611.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: EEOC is revising the fees it charges for photocopying,
attestation, and certification of documents under the Privacy Act to
reflect its increased costs and to be consistent with the fees it
charges for such services under the Freedom of Information Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/12/05 70 FR 73413
NPRM Comment Period End 01/11/06
Final Action 03/07/06 71 FR 11309
Final Action Effective 03/07/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW, Washington, DC
20507
Phone: 202 663-4668
TDD Phone: 202-663-7026
Fax: 202-663-4639
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3046-AA79
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