[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55953-55954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27760]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


 Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: Census Employment Inquiry.
    Form Number(s): BC-170.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0139.

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    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 26,162 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 104,650.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau uses the BC-170, ``Census 
Employment Inquiry'' to obtain employment information from job 
applicants before or at the time they are tested. The data gathered are 
used by selecting officials to determine an applicant's initial 
qualifications to fill Census jobs. The form is intended to facilitate 
speedy hiring and selection in situations requiring large numbers of 
temporary employees for assignments of a limited duration. The BC-170 
is used in lieu of Form OF-612, ``Optional Application for Federal 
Employment,'' or a resume but an applicant is not required to complete 
a BC-170 if he/she has either of these other documents completed.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 23.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: October 24, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-27760 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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