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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 168 / Thursday, September 2, 2021 / Notices
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immediate reinstatement of the collection of 2017 and 2018 Component 2 data from EEO1 filers.6 A February 6, 2020 Joint Status Report to the court stated that more than 89% of all eligible employers had submitted Component 2
data, and on February 10, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia deemed the collection complete.
On September 12, 2019, the EEOC
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing its intention not to seek renewal of the OMB approval for the collection of Component 2 data.7
The EEOC concluded that, it should consider information from the Component 2 data collection before deciding whether to pursue another pay data collection consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Subsequently, on November 25, 2019, OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register indicating that the agency would not request, accept, or use Component 2 data, as it does not expect to find significant utility in the data given limited resources and the datas aggregated nature. 8 While the notice conceded that the data could potentially inform OFCCPs scheduling process for compliance evaluations, OFCCP concluded that the Component 2 data was too broad and not collected at a level of detail that would enable the agency to make comparisons among similarly situated employees as required by the Title VII standards that OFCCP
applies in administering and enforcing E.O. 11246 without conducting additional analysis that would put an unnecessary financial burden on the agency.9
On March 23, 2020, the EEOC
published the 30-day notice indicating that it would not seek an extension to continue Component 2 data collection.10
Accepting Aggregated Component 2
Data from the EEOC
OFCCP issued its November 2019
notice stating the agency would not request, accept, or use Component 2
data even before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia deemed the collection of 2017
and 2018 Component 2 data complete in February 2020. At that time, OFCCP had little information about the response rate of the collection, how the data was submitted and assembled, or the completeness of the data. Nor did the 6 See
84 FR 18974 May 3, 2019.
84 FR 48138 Sept. 12, 2019.
8 See 84 FR 64932 Nov. 25, 2019.
9 84 FR 64993.
10 See 85 FR 16340 March 23, 2020.
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agency have the opportunity to review and analyze the data.
Upon further consideration, OFCCP
believes the position taken by the agency in the November 2019 notice was premature and counter to the agencys interests in ensuring pay equity. As detailed below, there are substantial reasons to believe that the Component 2 data could be useful to OFCCPs enforcement. Given the effort expended by employers to submit the data and resources devoted by the EEOC
and OFCCP in the development of the collection, OFCCP believes it would be valuable to analyze this data to assess its utility for OFCCPs enforcement efforts.
OFCCP intends to devote further agency resources to evaluate the datas utility because the joint collection and analysis of compensation data could improve OFCCPs ability to efficiently and effectively investigate potential pay discrimination.11 Also, analyzing compensation data in conjunction with other available information, such as labor market survey data, could help OFCCP identify neutral criteria to select contractors for compliance evaluations.
Thus, OFCCP is rescinding its November 25, 2019 notice. OFCCP plans to analyze the Component 2 data collection to assess its utility for providing insight into pay disparities across industries and occupations and strengthen Federal efforts to combat pay discrimination.
Tina T. Williams, Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 20222024 IMLS
Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity 31370110
Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities.

AGENCY:

11 As stated in the EEOCs July 14, 2016, 30-day notice, EEOC concluded that implementing the proposed EEO1 pay data collection will improve the EEOCs ability to efficiently and effectively structure its investigation of pay discrimination charges. See 81 FR 45479, 45483 July 14, 2016.
OFCCP, too, believes the compensation data collection may be useful for its enforcement efforts.

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Notice, request for comments, collection of information.

ACTION:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services IMLS, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This pre-clearance consultation program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden time and financial resources is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments concerning a plan to modify the eligibility criteria and to update performance measurement requirements for Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee section below on or before October 31, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Connie Bodner, Ph.D., Director of Grants Policy and Management, Office of Grants Policy and Management, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955
LEnfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 200242135. Dr.
Bodner can be reached by telephone:
2026534636, or by email at cbodner@
imls.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing TTY users can contact IMLS at 2022077858 via 711 for TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony D. Smith, Associate Deputy Director, Office of Library Services, Discretionary Programs, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 955
LEnfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington, DC 200242135. Mr. Smith can be reached by telephone at 202
6534716, or by email at asmith@
imls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public comment that help the agency to:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the SUMMARY:

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