Transportation Department, Federal Highway Administration
The FHWA is removing outdated and duplicative regulations requiring State highway agencies to submit to FHWA, on an annual basis, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program plans for FHWA approval. Currently, FHWA is responsible for oversight of State highway agencies' EEO programs, which include collection and analysis of internal employment data, development of an internal affirmative action hiring plan, and contractor compliance reporting. These regulations overlap with, and are duplicative of, other Federal requirements enforced by other Federal agencies. In addition, an Executive order (E.O.) issued by President Donald J. Trump repealed a previous E.O. that was relied on to initially promulgate the regulation. Elimination of these regulations will reduce administrative and monetary burdens on Federal- aid recipients.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 23 CFR Part 230 [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2019-0026] RIN 2125-AF87 AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The FHWA is removing outdated and duplicative regulations requiring State highway agencies to submit to FHWA, on an annual basis, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program plans for FHWA approval. Currently, FHWA is responsible for oversight of State highway agencies' EEO programs, which include collection and analysis of internal employment data, development of an internal affirmative action hiring plan, and contractor compliance reporting. These regulations overlap with, and are duplicative of, other Federal requirements enforced by other Federal agencies. In addition, an Executive order (E.O.) issued by President Donald J. Trump repealed a previous E.O. that was relied on to initially promulgate the regulation. Elimination of these regulations will reduce administrative and monetary burdens on Federal-aid recipients. DATES: This final rule is effective June 30, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nichole McWhorter, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Civil Rights, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-1396, Nichole.McWhorter@dot.gov ; or James Esselman, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room E82-322, Washington, DC 20590, …
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Citation: 90 FR 22850
