[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13404]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to 
request use of NA Form 3035, Applicant Background Survey, to obtain 
source of recruitment, ethnicity, race, and disability data on job 
applicants. The information will be used to determine if the 
recruitment is effectively reaching all aspects of the relevant labor 
pool. The information will also be used to determine if there are 
proportinate acceptance rates at various stages of the recruitment 
process. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information 
collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2000 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments shoulod be sent to: Paperwork Reduction Act 
Comments (NHP), Room 3200, National Archives and Records 
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740-6001; or faxed 
to 301-713-6913; or electronically mailed to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed information collection and supporting statement 
should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm at telephone number 301-713-6730, 
or fax number 301-713-6913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Public Law 104-13), NARA invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. The 
comments and suggestions should address one or more of the following 
points: (a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of NARA; (b) the accuracy 
of NARA's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways, including the use of 
information technology, to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents. The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the NARA request for Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    Title: Applicant Background Survey.
    OMB number: 3095-NEW.
    Agency form number: NA Form 3035.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Applicants for NARA jobs.
    Estimated number of respondents: 16,600.
    Estimated time per response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion (when applicant wishes to apply 
for a job at NARA).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,383 hours.
    Abstract: NARA is below parity with the relevant Civilian Labor 
force representation for many of our mission-critical occupations, and 
has developed a 10-year Strategic Plan to improve representation and be 
more responsive to the changing demographics of the country. The only 
way to determine if there are barriers in the recruitment and selection 
process is to track the groups that apply and the groups at each stage 
of the selection process. There is no other objective way to make these 
determinations and no source of this information other than directly 
from applicants.
    The information is not provided to selecting officials and plays no 
part in the selection of individuals. Instead, it is used in summary 
form to determine trends over many selections within a given occupation 
or organizational area. The information is treated in a very 
confidential manner. No information from this form is entered into the 
Personnel File of the individual selected, and the records of those not 
selected are destroyed after the conclusion of the selection process.
    The format of the questions on ethnicity and race are compliant 
with the new OMB requirements and are identical to those used in the 
year 2000 census. This form is a simplification and update of a similar 
OPM applicant background survey used by NARA for many years.
    This form is used to obtain source of recruitment, ethnicity, race, 
and disability data on job applicants to determine if the recruitment 
is effectively reaching all aspects of the relevant labor pool and to 
determine if there are proportionate acceptance rates at various stages 
of the recruitment process. Response is optional. The information is 
used for evaluating recruitment only, and plays no part in the 
selection of who is hired.

    Dated: May 23, 2000.
L. Reynolds Cahoon,
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 00-13404 Filed 5-26-00; 8:45 am]
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