Rules Regarding Equal Opportunity — 2003-04-15 [03-9111]

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) has adopted a final rule that amends its "Rules Regarding Equal Opportunity," which establishes programs and procedures to promote equal opportunity for Board employees. This rule was published on January 25, 2001, in the Federal Register as an immediately effective interim rule with opportunity for public comment. The Board received one public comment on this rule. The Board is now adopting the interim rule as a final rule with substantive changes to sections in the rule that address the Rehabilitation Act. These substantive changes are being made because after the Board adopted its interim rule, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission), after public comment, adopted changes to the provisions in its parallel regulation entitled "Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity," 29 CFR part 1614, that address the Rehabilitation Act.