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In July 2012, the Commission published a final rule containing 15 discrete changes to various parts of the Federal sector EEO complaint process, and indicated that the rule was the Commission's initial step in a broader review of the Federal sector EEO process. On February 6, 2015, the Commission issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) (80 FR 6669), that sought public input on additional issues associated with the Federal sector EEO process.  In 2019, the EEOC issued an NPRM to amend its rule on the use of official time by federal employees who represent others in the Federal sector EEO process, and clarify that it does not apply to representatives who serve in an official capacity in a labor organization that is the exclusive representative of federal employees in an appropriate unit.  This change clarifies that whether official time is available to federal union representatives in an EEO complaint would be determined by the relevant federal labor relations statute and terms of applicable collective bargaining agreements, not the agency's EEO office.