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[FR Doc No: 94-9143]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Glass Ceiling Commission; Open Site Hearing
Summary: Pursuant to Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub.
L. 102-166) and section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
(Pub. L. 92-462, 5 U.S.C. app. II) a notice of establishment of the
Glass Ceiling Commission was published in the Federal Register on March
30, 1992 (57 FR 10776). Pursuant to section 10(a) of FACA, this is to
announce a public hearing of the Commission which is to take place on
Friday, June 24, 1994. The purpose of the Commission is to, among other
things, focus greater attention on the importance of eliminating
artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities and women to
management and decisionmaking positions in business. The Commission has
the practical task of:
(a) Conducting basic research into practices, policies, and manner
in which management and decisionmaking positions in business are
filled;
(b) Conducting comparative research of business and industries in
which minorities and women are promoted or are not promoted to
management and decisionmaking positions; and
(c) Recommending measures designed to enhance opportunities for and
the elimination of artificial barriers to the advancement of minorities
and women to management and decisionmaking positions.
Time and Place: The hearing will be held on Friday, June 24, 1994
from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. in the Meeting Hall at the Association Of The
Bar Of The City Of New York, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
Agenda: The agenda for the hearing is as follows:
9 a.m. Opening Remarks By Secretary Reich.
9:30 Welcoming Remarks.
9:45-12:30 Witnesses.
12:30-1:45 Lunch break.
2-5 Witnesses.
5-6 p.m. Open public session.
Public Participation: The hearing will be open to the public.
Seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats
will be reserved for the media. Disabled individuals should contact the
Commission no later than June 10, 1994, if special accommodations are
needed.
Individuals or organizations wishing to testify orally must provide
written testimony in advance of the hearing. Send twenty (20) copies of
testimony, postmarked on or before June 10, 1994, to: Ms. Joyce D.
Miller, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room S-2233, Washington, DC
20210.
The written testimony must contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of each person to
appear;
(2) The capacity in which the person will appear;
(3) Oral comments are limited to 10 minutes, written testimony may
be longer.
(4) The issues that will be addressed.
(5) Twenty (20) copies of testimony. (Testimony may be longer in
length than oral comments.)
This information is needed to properly develop a hearing schedule.
As many people as time allows will be permitted to testify. To provide
all interested parties an opportunity to present their views in the
public hearing, and answer questions from Commissioners.
Issues: Testimony should highlight successful initiatives and/or
recommendations for addressing the areas discussed below. The
Commission is especially interested in hearing about procedures,
practices and systems that have been put in place to make sure that
goals are achieved in work force diversity.
Recruitment: What systems are in place to ensure that external
recruiting for decisionmaking positions will produce a pool of
applicants which includes minorities and women? Similarly, does the
process for considering promotion of current employees to
decisionmaking positions ensure consideration of minorities and
women?
Development practices and credential building experiences: How
are minorities and women ensured that they will be given the kinds
of experiences that will make them competitive for decisionmaking
positions, including not only advanced education, but also
developmental assignments such as to corporate committees and task
forces, special projects, etc.
Accountability for equal employment opportunity
responsibilities: How are senior level executives, line managers,
and corporate decision makers held accountable for EEO
responsibilities?
Compensation systems: How is the total compensation package
including bonuses, stock options and other incentives evaluated for
fairness for minorities and women? How is the appraisal system/
performance rating system protected from subjective decisions which
impact compensation? Do management and supervisory compensation
systems depend upon or reward managers' achieving work force
diversity goals, and, if so, how does that work?
Placement patterns: What kind of monitoring is done to ensure
that minorities and women are placed in the line positions that will
provide better opportunity for promotion to decisionmaking
positions?
Testimony on successful initiatives may include discussion of the
elements above and how other factors are combined to create a complete
initiative resulting in the advancement of minorities and women.
A videotape may be made of the hearing. A transcript of the hearing
will be made.
Materials submitted at this hearing should not have been submitted
at any previous or subsequent Glass Ceiling Commission hearings.
Those individuals or organizations wishing to submit written
statements, but not testify orally, should send twenty (20) copies to
Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room S-2233,
Washington, DC 20210. Written statements should be postmarked on or
before June 10, 1994.
For Further Information Contact: Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Executive
Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., room S-2233, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 219-
7342.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of April, 1994.
Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 94-9143 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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