U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

Permanent Workforce: 17,642

Total Reported Workforce: 19,082

EPA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 50.77%; for Blacks was 18.98%; for Hispanics was 4.89%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.47%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.84%.
EPA's top three major occupations were reported as Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental Engineering, and General Physical Science.
- In the Environmental Protection Specialist occupation, the participation rate for women was 59.28%; for Blacks was 16.7%; for Hispanics was 4.02%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.09%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.66%.
- In the Environmental Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 29.35%; for Blacks was 7.9%; for Hispanics was 7.03%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 11.24%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.41%.
- In the General Physical Science occupation, the participation rate for women was 36.59%; for Blacks was 7.11%; for Hispanics was 4.73%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.68%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
EPA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 39.68%; for Blacks was 10.29%; for Hispanics was 3.72%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.09%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.52%.
EPA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 34.87%; for Blacks was 8.22%; for Hispanics was 3.29%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.96%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At EPA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.04% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
EPA completed 19 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 8 resulted in a settlement.
There were 125 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 66 individuals filed 74 EEO complaints.
EPA completed 9 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 2 resulted in a settlement.
EPA settled 17 complaints.
EPA paid $236,907 in monetary benefits: $247 for front and/or back pay awards; $149,667 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $86,993 for attorney's fees.
EPA issued 45 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
EPA took an average of 681 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 918 days.

Environmental Protection Agency EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	172	125	-27.3%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	91.9%	84%	-8.6%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	100%	100%	0.0%
	ADR Election Rate	15.1%	14.4%	-4.6%
	ADR Participation Rate	15.1%	14.4%	-4.6%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	104	74	-28.8%
	Total Workforce	18,735	19,082	1.9%
	Total Complainants	91	66	-27.5%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	88%	89.2%	1.4%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.5%	0.4%	-17.6%
Investigations	Total Completed	70	64	-8.6%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	427	318	-25.5%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$238,211	$201,475	-15.4%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	83	89	7.2%
	Agency Dismissals	20	16	-20.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	3	NA
	Withdrawals	6	8	33.3%
	Settlements	14	17	21.4%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	43	45	4.7%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	839	681	-18.8%
	Agency Dismissals	420	295	-29.8%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	441	NA
	Withdrawals	977	337	-65.5%
	Settlements	920	623	-32.3%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	638	671	5.2%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	988	918	-7.1%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	43	45	4.7%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	14	17	21.4%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$0	$247	NA
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$40,000	$149,667	274.2%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$4,500	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$107,979	$86,993	-19.4%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	31	34	9.7%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	32	36	12.5%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)