9924 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 

telephone numbers.) Instead of sending 

written comments to the 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 

the 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. 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: Veta 

Hurst, Federal Sector Programs, Office 

of Federal Operations, 131 M Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20507, (202) 663–4498 

(voice); (202) 663–4593 (TTY). Copies of 

this notice are available in the following 

alternate formats: large print, Braille, 

electronic computer disk, and audiotape. Requests for this notice in an 

alternate format should be made to the 

Publications Center at 1–800–699–3362 

(voice), 1–800–800–3302 (TTY), or (301) 

206–9789 (FAX—this is not a toll free 

number). A copy of the form may be 

accessed on the EEOC’s Web site at 

http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/upload/ 

OMB–3046–0046.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

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 

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 Information Collection 

Collection Title: Demographic 

Information on Applicants. 

OMB Control No.: 3046–0046. 

Description of Affected Public: 

Individuals submitting applications for 

federal employment. 

Number of Responses: 26,854,281. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,342,714 

[(26,854,281 × 3)/60]. 

Number of Forms: One. 

Federal Cost: None. 

Abstract: Under section 717 of Title 

VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII) and 

section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, 

the Commission is charged with 

reviewing and approving federal 

agencies’ plans to affirmatively address 

potential discrimination before it 

occurs. Pursuant to such oversight 

responsibilities, the Commission has 

established systems to monitor 

compliance with Title VII and the 

Rehabilitation Act by requiring federal 

agencies to evaluate their employment 

practices through the collection and 

analysis of data on the race, national 

origin, sex, and disability status of 

applicants for both permanent and 

temporary employment. 

While several federal agencies (or 

components of such agencies) have 

obtained OMB approval for the use of 

forms collecting data on the race, 

national origin, sex, and disability status 

of applicants, it is not an efficient use 

of government resources for each federal 

agency to separately seek OMB 

approval. Accordingly, in order to avoid 

unnecessary duplication of effort and a 

proliferation of forms, the EEOC seeks 

approval of a form that may be used by 

all (?) federal agencies. 

Response by applicants is optional. 

The information obtained will be used 

by federal agencies only for evaluating 

whether an agency’s recruitment 

activities are effectively reaching all 

segments of the relevant labor pool and 

whether the agency’s selection 

procedures allow all applicants to 

compete on a level playing field 

regardless of race, national origin, sex, 

or disability status. The voluntary 

responses are treated in a highly 

confidential manner and play no part in 

the job selection process. The 

information is not provided to any panel 

rating the applications, to selecting 

officials, to anyone who can affect the 

application, or to the public. Rather, the 

information is used in summary form to 

determine trends over many selections 

within a given occupational or 

organization area. No information from 

the form is entered into an official 

personnel file. 

Burden Statement: In fiscal year 2011, 

the EEOC gathered data on the number 

of applicants during fiscal year 2010 

from the 59 federal agencies required to 

collect applicant data. Based on the 

agency responses, we expect that 

26,854,281 applicants will be asked to 

complete the form. 

Because of the predominant use of 

online application systems, which 

require only pointing and clicking on 

the selected responses, and because the 

form requests only eight questions 

regarding basic information, the EEOC 

estimates that an applicant can 

complete the form in approximately 3 

minutes or less. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

For the Commission. 

Jacqueline A. Berrien, 

Chair. 

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BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Update to Notice of Financial 

Institutions for Which the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation Has 

Been Appointed Either Receiver, 

Liquidator, or Manager 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Update listing of financial 

institutions in liquidation. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation (Corporation) has been 

appointed the sole receiver for the 

following financial institutions effective 

as of the Date Closed as indicated in the 

listing. This list (as updated from time 

to time in the Federal Register) may be 

relied upon as ‘‘of record’’ notice that 

the Corporation has been appointed 

receiver for purposes of the statement of 

policy published in the July 2, 1992 

issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 

29491). For further information 

concerning the identification of any 

institutions which have been placed in 

liquidation, please visit the Corporation 

Web site at www.fdic.gov/bank/ 

individual/failed/banklist.html or 

contact the Manager of Receivership 

Oversight in the appropriate service 

center. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Pamela Johnson, 

Regulatory Editing Specialist. 

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1Currently, these states are the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 

the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the 

United States Virgin Islands and the Northern 

Mariana Islands. See http://www.house.gov/house/ 

MemberWWW_by_State.shtml and http:// 

about.dc.gov/statehood.asp. 

2Currently, these states are: Alaska, Delaware, 

Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South 

Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming. See http:// 

www.house.gov/house/ 

MemberWWW_by_State.shtml. 

INSTITUTIONS IN LIQUIDATION

[In alphabetical order] 

FDIC Ref. No. Bank Name City State Date closed 

10424 ............................................... Charter National Bank and Trust .... Hoffman Estates ............................. IL 2/10/2012 

10425 ............................................... SCB Bank ....................................... Shelbyville ....................................... IN 2/10/2012 

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BILLING CODE P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

[Notice 2012–02] 

Price Index Adjustments for 

Expenditure Limitations and Lobbyist 

Bundling Disclosure Threshold 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of adjustments to 

expenditure limitations and lobbyist 

bundling disclosure threshold. 

SUMMARY: As mandated by provisions of 

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

1971, as amended (‘‘FECA’’ or ‘‘the 

Act’’), the Federal Election Commission 

(‘‘FEC’’ or ‘‘the Commission’’) is 

adjusting certain expenditure 

limitations and the lobbyist bundling 

disclosure threshold set forth in the Act, 

to index the amounts for inflation. 

Additional details appear in the 

supplemental information that follows. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information 

Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20463; (202) 694–1100 or (800) 424– 

9530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

2 U.S.C. 431 et seq., coordinated party 

expenditure limits (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(2) 

and (3)(A), (B)) and the disclosure 

threshold for contributions bundled by 

lobbyists (2 U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(A)) are 

adjusted periodically to reflect changes 

in the consumer price index. See 2 

U.S.C. 434(i)(3)(B) and 441a(c)(1), 11 

CFR 104.22(g), 109.32 and 110.17(a), (f). 

The Commission is publishing this 

notice to announce the adjusted limits 

and disclosure threshold. 

Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits 

for 2012 

Under 2 U.S.C. 441a(c), the 

Commission must adjust the 

expenditure limitations established by 2 

U.S.C. 441a(d) (the limits on 

expenditures by national party 

committees, state party committees, or 

their subordinate committees in 

connection with the general election 

campaign of candidates for Federal 

office) annually to account for inflation. 

This expenditure limitation is increased 

by the percent difference between the 

price index, as certified to the 

Commission by the Secretary of Labor, 

for the 12 months preceding the 

beginning of the calendar year and the 

price index for the base period (calendar 

year 1974). 

1. Expenditure Limitation for House of 

Representatives in States With More 

Than One Congressional District 

Both the national and state party 

committees have an expenditure 

limitation for each general election held 

to fill a seat in the House of 

Representatives in states with more than 

one congressional district. This 

limitation also applies to those states 

and territories that elect individuals to 

the office of Delegate or Resident 

Commissioner.1 The formula used to 

calculate the expenditure limitation in 

such states multiplies the base figure of 

$10,000 by the difference in the price 

index (4.56207), rounding to the nearest 

$100. See 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 

441a(d)(3)(B), and 11 CFR 109.32(b) and 

110.17. Based upon this formula, the 

expenditure limitation for 2012 general 

elections for House candidates in these 

states is $45,600. 

2. Expenditure Limitation for Senate 

and for House of Representatives in 

States With Only One Congressional 

District 

Both the national and state party 

committees have an expenditure 

limitation for a general election held to 

fill a seat in the Senate or in the House 

of Representatives in states with only 

one congressional district. The formula 

used to calculate this expenditure 

limitation considers not only the price 

index but also the voting age population 

(‘‘VAP’’) of the state. The VAP of each 

state is published annually in the 

Federal Register by the Department of 

Commerce. 11 CFR 110.18. The general 

election expenditure limitation is the 

greater of: The base figure ($20,000) 

multiplied by the difference in the price 

index, 4.56207 (which totals $91,200); 

or $0.02 multiplied by the VAP of the 

state, multiplied by 4.56207. Amounts 

are rounded to the nearest $100. See 2 

U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)(B) and 441a(d)(3)(A), 

and 11 CFR 109.32(b) and 110.17. The 

chart below provides the state-by-state 

breakdown of the 2012 general election 

expenditure limitation for Senate 

elections. The expenditure limitation for 

2012 House elections in states with only 

one congressional district 2 is $91,200. 

SENATE GENERAL ELECTION EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS—2012 ELECTIONS

State 

Voting age 

population 

(VAP) 

VAP × .02 × 

the price index 

(4.56207) 

Senate expenditure limit 

(the greater of 

the amount in 

column 3 or 

$91,200) 

Alabama ....................................................................................................................................... 3,675,597 $335,400 $335,400 

Alaska .......................................................................................................................................... 534,277 48,700 91,200 

Arizona ......................................................................................................................................... 4,857,391 443,200 443,200 

Arkansas ...................................................................................................................................... 2,227,505 203,200 203,200 

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