Johanna K. Begay, Complainant,v.Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionMar 16, 2000
05a00065 (E.E.O.C. Mar. 16, 2000)

05a00065

03-16-2000

Johanna K. Begay, Complainant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.


Johanna K. Begay v. Department of the Interior

05A00065

March 16, 2000

Johanna K. Begay, )

Complainant, )

) Request No. 05A00065

v. ) Appeal No. 01981947

)

Bruce Babbitt, )

Secretary, )

Department of the Interior, )

Agency. )

)

DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION

On October 12, 1999, Johanna K. Begay (complainant)/the Department

of the Interior (agency) initiated a request to the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission (Commission) to reconsider the decision in

Johanna K. Begay v. Department of the Interior, EEOC Appeal No. 01981947

(September 22, 1999).<1> EEOC Regulations provide that the Commissioners

may, in their discretion, reconsider any previous Commission decision.

64 Fed. Reg. 37,644, 37,656 (1999)(to be codified and hereinafter referred

to as EEOC Regulation 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b)). The party requesting

reconsideration must submit written argument or evidence which tends

to establish one or more of the following two criteria: the appellate

decision involved a clearly erroneous interpretation of material fact

or law; or the decision will have a substantial impact on the policies,

practices or operations of the agency. Complainant's request is denied.

After a review of complainant's request for reconsideration, the previous

decision, and the entire record, the Commission finds complainant's

request does not meet the criteria of 29 C.F.R. � 1614.405(b), and it is

the decision of the Commission to deny appellant's request. The decision

of the Commission in EEOC Appeal No. 01981947 remains the Commission's

final decision. There is no further right of administrative appeal from

a decision of the Commission on a request for reconsideration.

COMPLAINANT'S RIGHT TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION (S1199)

You have the right to file a civil action in an appropriate United States

District Court WITHIN NINETY (90) CALENDAR DAYS from the date that you

receive this decision. If you file a civil action, YOU MUST NAME AS

THE DEFENDANT IN THE COMPLAINT THE PERSON WHO IS THE OFFICIAL AGENCY HEAD

OR DEPARTMENT HEAD, IDENTIFYING THAT PERSON BY HIS OR HER FULL NAME AND

OFFICIAL TITLE. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of your

case in court. "Agency" or "department" means the national organization,

and not the local office, facility or department in which you work. If you

file a request to reconsider and also file a civil action, filing a civil

action will terminate the administrative processing of your complaint.

RIGHT TO REQUEST COUNSEL (Z1199)

If you decide to file a civil action, and if you do not have or cannot

afford the services of an attorney, you may request that the Court appoint

an attorney to represent you and that the Court permit you to file the

action without payment of fees, costs, or other security. See Title VII

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. � 2000e et seq.;

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. �� 791, 794(c).

The grant or denial of the request is within the sole discretion of

the Court. Filing a request for an attorney does not extend your time

in which to file a civil action. Both the request and the civil action

must be filed within the time limits as stated in the paragraph above

("Right to File A Civil Action").

FOR THE COMMISSION:

March 16, 2000

____________________________

Date Carlton M. Hadden, Acting Director

Office of Federal Operations

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

For timeliness purposes, the Commission will presume that this decision

was received within five (5) calendar days of mailing. I certify that

the decision was mailed to complainant, complainant's representative

(if applicable), and the agency on:

_______________ __________________________

Date Equal Employment Assistant

1On November 9, 1999, revised regulations governing the EEOC's federal

sector complaint process went into effect. These regulations apply to all

federal sector EEO complaints pending at any stage in the administrative

process. Consequently, the Commission will apply the revised regulations

found at 64 Fed. Reg. 37,644 (1999), where applicable, in deciding the

present appeal. The regulations, as amended, may also be found at the

Commission's website at WWW.EEOC.GOV.