2015-30807. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

AGENCY:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION:

Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY:

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008” published on October 30, 2015. The Commission is extending the comment period in response to a stakeholder request for an extension.

DATES:

Comments regarding this proposal must be received by the Commission on or before January 28, 2016. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on December 29, 2015. Please see the section below entitled ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on submitting comments.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by RIN number 3046-AB02, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• FAX: [phone]. (There is no toll free FAX number). Only comments of six or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX transmittal, in order to assure access to the equipment. Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at [phone] (voice) or [phone] (TTY). (These are not toll free numbers).
• Mail: Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507.

Instructions: The Commission invites comments from all interested parties. All comment submissions must include the agency name and docket number or the Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. Comments need be submitted in only one of the above-listed formats. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,, including any personal information you provide.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Copies of the received comments also will be available for review at the Commission's library, 131 M Street NE., Suite 4NW08R, Washington, DC 20507, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., from February 5, 2016 until the Commission publishes the rule in final form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher J. Kuczynski, Assistant Legal Counsel, at [phone] (voice), or Kerry E. Leibig, Senior Attorney Advisor, at [phone] (voice), or [phone] (TTY). Requests for this notice in an alternative format should be made to the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs at [phone] (voice) or [phone] (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On October 30, 2015, the EEOC published the proposed rule “The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008” in the Federal Register (80 FR 66853). The previous comment deadline was December 29, 2015. The EEOC has received a request for an extension of the comment deadline for this proposed rule. This action extends the comment period until January 28, 2016.

Dated: December 2, 2015.

For the Commission.

Jenny R. Yang,

Chair.