[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51045-51046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21316]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to 
OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. 
The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to OMB at the address below 
on or before September 21, 2000 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Mr. Jonathon 
Womer, Desk Officer for NARA, Washington, DC 20503.

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. NARA 
published a notice of proposed collection for this information 
collection on May 30, 2000 (65 FR 34503). No comments were received. 
NARA has submitted the described information collection to OMB for 
approval.
    In response to this notice, 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 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of information technology. 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

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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: August 16, 2000.
L. Reynolds Cahoon,
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 00-21316 Filed 8-21-00; 8:45 am]
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