[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68749-68750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33163]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
ACTION: Notice

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Background

    On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
(Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control 
numbers to collection of information requests and requirements 
conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR 
1320 Appendix A.1. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and 
the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection 
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Board-
approved collections of information will be incorporated into the 
official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of 
information. A copy of the OMB 83-I and supporting statement and the 
approved collection of information instrument will be placed into OMB's 
public docket files. The following information collection, which is 
being handled under this delegated authority, has received initial 
Board approval and is hereby published for comment. At the end of the 
comment period, the

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proposed information collection, along with an analysis of comments and 
recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final 
approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the 
following:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including 
whether the information has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments, which should refer to the OMB control number (or 
Agency form number in the case of a new information collection that has 
not yet been assigned an OMB number), should be addressed to William W. 
Wiles, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20551, or delivered to the 
Board's mail room between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and to the security 
control room outside of those hours. Both the mail room and the 
security control room are accessible from the courtyard entrance on 
20th Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. Comments 
received may be inspected in room M-P-500 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m., except as provided in section 261.8 of the Board's Rules 
Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.8(a).
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the Board: Alexander T. Hunt, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed form and 
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I), 
supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into 
OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the 
agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
    Mary M. McLaughlin, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-
452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of 
the Federal
Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the 
Deaf (TDD) users may contact Dorothea Thompson (202-452-3544), Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
    Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension, 
with revision, of the following report:
    1. Report title: Application for Employment with the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (``Application'')
Agency form number: FR 28
OMB control number: 7100-0181
Frequency: on occasion
Reporters: applicants for employment with the Board
Annual reporting hours: 8,500
Estimated average hours per response: 1.0
Number of respondents: 8,500
Small businesses are not affected.
    General description of report: This information collection is 
required to obtain or retain a benefit (12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(1)) and 
is given confidential treatment under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)) 
and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(2) and b(6)).
    Abstract: The Federal Reserve Board proposes to extend the 
Application, with revisions, for three years. The purpose of the 
Application is to collect information to determine the qualifications, 
suitability, and availability of applicants for employment with the 
Board. The Application asks about education, training, employment, and 
other information covering the period since the Applicant left high 
school.
    The proposed revisions include substantively revising several 
items. There are no proposed deletions. The Board further proposes 
revising text to comply with current law, to reflect changes in 
societal language preferences, and to reflect changes in the Board's 
Rules Regarding Equal Opportunity.
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 24, 
1996
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-33163 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45am]
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