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members of the Committee agreed. The 

recommendations can be divided into 

two main topics. The first topic is 

recommendations on how EPA should 

revise the TCR while maintaining or 

improving public health protection. The 

second topic concerns what data should 

be collected, research conducted, and/or 

risk management strategies evaluated to 

better inform distribution system 

contaminant occurrence and associated 

public health risks. 

Today’s notice, in addition to its 

posting on the EPA’s TCR Web page, 

provides additional notification to the 

public regarding the availability of the 

AIP. In accordance with its usual rule 

development process, the Agency will 

provide a public comment period for the 

proposed Revised Total Coliform Rule 

when it is published and will address 

those comments in completing the final 

rule. 

The Agreement in Principle (AIP) is 

the result of a tremendous collaborative 

effort and EPA would like to express its 

appreciation to all members of the 

Committee, as well as to members of the 

Technical Workgroup that supported 

the Committee. 

Dated: January 7, 2009. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Final notice of submission for 

OMB review—no change: Employer 

Information Report (EEO–1). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission (EEOC) hereby gives notice 

that it has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for an extension through 2010 of 

the existing collection requirements 

under 29 CFR 1602, Recordkeeping and 

Reporting Requirements under Title VII. 

The Commission has requested an 

extension of an existing collection as 

listed below. 

DATES: Written comments on this final 

notice must be submitted on or before 

February 12, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The Request for Clearance 

(SF 83–I), supporting statement, and 

other documents submitted to OMB for 

review may be obtained from: Ronald 

Edwards, Director, Program Research 

and Surveys Division, 131 M Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20507. Comments on 

this final notice must be submitted to 

Chandana Achanta, 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 

Chandana_L._Achanta@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments should also be sent to 

Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer, 

Executive Secretariat, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission, 

10th Floor, 131 M Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20507 by the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. After accessing 

this web site, follow its instructions for 

submitting comments. As a convenience 

to commentators, 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 (TDD). (These are not toll-free 

telephone numbers). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Edwards, Director,Program 

Research and Surveys Division, 131 M 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20507, at 

(202) 663–4958 or TDD (202) 663–7063. 

This notice is also available in the 

following formats: large print, braille, 

audio tape and electronic file on 

computer disk. Requests for this notice 

in an alternative format should be made 

to the Publications Center at 1–800– 

669–3362. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

that EEOC would be submitting this 

request was published in the Federal 

Register on October 3, 2008, allowing 

for a 60-day public comment period. 

One comment was received stating that 

the period of time for the extension 

should be longer. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

Type of Review: Extension—No 

change. 

Collection Title: Employer 

Information Report (EEO–1). 

Frequency of Report: Annual. 

Type of Respondent: Private industry 

employers with 100 or more employees 

and certain Federal Government 

contractors and first-tier subcontractors 

with 50 or more employees. 

Description of Affected Public: Private 

industry employers with 100 or more 

employees and certain Federal 

Government contractors and first-tier 

subcontractors with 50 or more 

employees. 

Reporting Hours: 599,000. 

Federal Cost: $2.1 million. 

Number of Forms: 1. 

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 and to 

make reports therefrom as required by 

the EEOC. Accordingly, the EEOC has 

issued regulations, Title 29, Chapter 

XIV, Subpart B, §§ 1602.7, which set 

forth the reporting requirements for 

various kinds of employers. Employers 

in the private sector with 100 or more 

employees and some Federal contractors 

with 50 or more employees have been 

required to submit EEO–1 reports 

annually since 1966. The individual 

reports are confidential. EEO–1 data are 

used by EEOC to investigate charges of 

employment discrimination against 

employers in private industry and to 

provide information about the 

employment status of minorities and 

women. The data are shared with the 

Office of Federal Contract Compliance 

Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of 

Labor, and several other Federal 

agencies. Pursuant to § 709(d) of Title 

VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 

amended, EEO–1 data are also shared 

with eighty-six State and local Fair 

Employment Practices Agencies 

(FEPAs). 

Burden Statement: The estimated 

number of respondents included in the 

annual EEO–1 survey is 45,000 private 

employers. The estimated number of 

establishment-based responses per 

reporting company is between 3 and 4 

EEO–1 reports annually. The annual 

number of responses is approximately 

170,000. The form is estimated to 

impose 599,000 burden hours annually. 

In order to help reduce survey burden, 

respondents are encouraged to report 

data electronically whenever possible. 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

For the Commission. 

Reed L. Russell, 

Legal Counsel. 

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