Comment from National Women's Law Center EEOC-2026-0034
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Summary: The National Women’s Law Center is requesting that the EEOC extend the public comment period for the proposed rule regarding the removal of reporting requirements by at least 30 days. They argue that the current 32-day period is insufficient for stakeholders to provide meaningful input on a rule with significant impacts on anti-discrimination law enforcement.
RE: Request for Extension of Comment Period for RIN 3046-AB37, Removal of Reporting Requirements
On behalf of the National Women’s Law Center, I write to request that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) extend the public comment period for the above-referenced proposed rule by at least 30 days.
It is important that stakeholders have an adequate opportunity to comment on all proposed rules. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 require agencies to provide the public with meaningful opportunity to participate in the regulatory process, including a “meaningful opportunity to comment” generally with a comment period of at least 60 days (EO 12866 Section 6(a); EO 13563 Section 2(b)). The EEOC’s recently published regulatory agenda appeared to indicate that this comment period would be more than 30 days. See RIN: 3046-AB37, REGINFO.GOV, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202510&RIN=3046-AB37 (last visited July 22, 2026).
The current 32-day comment period does not provide stakeholders with an adequate opportunity to comment on the proposed rule, which will have a significant impact on the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws. We urge the EEOC to issue an extension of at least 30 days, and to issue a notice of extension of the comment period in the Federal Register as soon as possible.