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RIN: 3046-AA94

Publication ID: Spring 2014

Title: Revisions to the Federal Sector's Affirmative Employment Obligations Regarding Individuals with Disabilities Under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
Abstract: Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended (Section 501), prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the Federal Government. The EEOC's regulations implementing section 501, as set forth in 29 CFR part 1614, require Federal agencies and departments to be "model employers" of individuals with disabilities.¹ The Commission intends to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks public comments on whether and how the existing regulations could be improved to provide more detail on what being a "model employer" means and how Federal agencies and departments should "give full consideration to the hiring, placement and advancement of qualified individuals with disabilities."² The EEOC's review of the comments and potential revisions would be informed by the discussion in Management Directive 715 of the tools Federal agencies should use to establish goals for the employment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. The EEOC's review of the comments and potential revisions would also be informed by and consistent with the goals of Executive Order 13548 to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities and the employment of individuals with targeted disabilities. __________________ ¹ 29 CFR 1614.203(a). ² Id.
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1614.203(a)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 791(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	05/00/2014
NPRM	To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 3046-AA73
Agency Contact: Christopher Kuczynski Assistant Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street NE, Washington, DC 20507 Phone:202 663-4665 TDD Phone:202 663-7026 Fax:202 653-6034 Email: christopher.kuczynski@eeoc.gov Aaron Konopasky Senior Attorney Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20507 Phone:202 663-4127 Fax:202 653-6034 Email: aaron.konopasky@eeoc.gov