[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23891]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for OMB Review; Comment and Request Form OPM-1386B

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3506-3507), the Office of Personnel Management is submitting 
to the Office of Management and Budget an emergency request to extend 
its approval of form OPM-1386B, Applicant Race and National Origin 
Questionnaire. The form gathers information concerning the race and 
national origin of applicants for employment under the Outstanding 
Scholar provision of the Luevano Consent Decree, 93 F.R.D. 68 (1981).
    OPM originally published in the Federal Register Notices of Intent 
to continue form OPM-1386B on October 27, 1995, and February 21, 1996. 
The process for continuation was not completed in time, thus the 
request for an emergency continuation.
    Under the terms of 44 U.S.C. 3507, the public is invited to comment 
on the need for this information, its practical utility, the accuracy 
of OPM's burden estimate, and on ways to minimize the reporting burden.

DATES: Comments will be considered if received on or before September 
16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to Mary Lou Lindholm, 
Associate Director for Employment, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 
1900 E Street, NW., Room 6F08, Washington, DC 20415, and Joseph Lackey, 
OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, NW., Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of the form, and further 
information, contact Christina Gonzales Vay on 202-606-0830, FAX 202-
606-2329, or e-mail address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of Form OPM-1386B

    A Federal court decree, issued in 1981 and still binding, requires 
recordkeeping on Federal employment selection procedures, including 
race and national origin (RNO) data, to determine the ``relative impact 
of the procedure upon Blacks and upon Hispanics as compared with non-
Hispanic whites.'' OPM and other agencies use form OPM-1386B to collect 
the RNO data from applicants being considered for selection under the 
Outstanding Scholar provision of the decree. Using the standardized 
form makes it easier to collect and consolidate the required data for 
use by the Federal Government and by the plaintiffs. OPM and agencies 
do not need to use form OPM-1386B to collect data on applicants being 
considered through traditional examining processes; court-required data 
on those applicants are collected as part of an application process not 
required for Outstanding Scholars.
    The form OPM-1386B is not considered in the selection process, but 
is used only to collect statistical data.

Annual Reporting Burden

    Appoximately 100,000 forms will be processed annually. The average 
estimated response time is 5 minutes for a total public burden of 8,333 
hours.

Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 97-23891 Filed 9-8-97; 8:45 am]
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