[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27761]


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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: Applicant Background Questionnaire.
    Form Number(s): BC-1431.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0494.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,032 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 48,750.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Two and one-half minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau uses the Applicant Background 
Questionnaire to obtain information such as medical disabilities and 
race and national origin from applicants for Schedule A (excepted 
service) positions. The data collected are analyzed to evaluate and 
improve the Bureau's Schedule A hiring program and to strengthen our 
ability to develop a more widely diverse workforce. We believe that by 
hiring a workforce culturally familiar with the census enumeration 
areas we collect better quality data, conclude the data collection in a 
more timely fashion and also achieve our hiring goals.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 
     P.L. 92-261; Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Section 717
     P.L. 94-311; Joint Resolution relating to the publication of 
economic and social statistics for Americans of Spanish origin or 
descent
     43 FR 38297, Section 4; Information on Impact
     5 USC 7201; Anti-discrimination Policy; Minority Recruitment 
Program
    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. 96-27761 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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