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-2- EEOC Public Employer Handbook Available The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Con'mission has provided the Office of Revenue Sharing with a supply of its recent handbook for State and local ,governments entitled "Eliminating Discrimination in Employment: A Compelling National Priority." The handbook has been written to help public eraployers understand what is legally prohibited eraployment discrimination, how to identify it and ,,~nat actions are required to eliminate it. It provides a sun~ary of basic requirements under all applicable Federal laws and examples of specific eraployment practices where discrimination most frequently is found. It also includes descriptions of recorrmended corrective actions. The Office of Revenue Sharin~ will be glad to make single copies available to recipient governments without charge upon request to the Inter- governn~ental Relations Division at the letterhead address. The Office also will be pleased to respond to inquiries yoU may have regarding voluntary aff.irmative actions -which yoUr government may wish to co~sider'to prevent discrimination in employment or the provision of services. Please write in care of the letterhead address or telephone (202) 63~-5337- Census Revenue Sharing Forms Governments which report revenue sharing and other data directly to the Bureau of the Census were sent the proper form in mid-Septerrber on which to report this infomration. *'~/ transmittal letter reminds recipients also about the requirement that a copy-of the report mst be made available for public inspection to~ether with supporting documenta- tion within 10 days after returning the form to the Census Bureau. A newspaper notice advising the public of the availability of the report form for inspection nTM also be pyblished promptly after the forms are returned. In a majority of States, most local governments will receive survey forms from a State or county gOVernment agency which collects these data by arrangement with the Census Bureau. These governments may receive their forms at a later date. Most governments will be asked to complete the same forms they received last year. The Census Bureau and other data collection agencies working in cooperation with it rmy send these forms to someone other than the chief executive of your government. Please determine who in your · government has completed these forms in the past and encourage that person to prepare the required report as soon as accurate figures are available. It is not necessary that the report be delayed until an audit is conducted so long as accurate infommtion is reported.