[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12393]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance for following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506(c)(2)(A).
    Agency: Office of Human Resources Management.
    Title: Commerce Opportunities On-Line (COOL).
    Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 0690-0019.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 32,832.
    Number of Respondents: 32,832.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Commerce Opportunities On-Line (COOL) is a web-
based software system that automates the vacancy announcement, 
application intake, application evaluation, and application referral 
processes, for positions in the Department of Commerce (DOC).
    COOL will provide the DOC with a more user-friendly on-line 
employment application process and enable the DOC to process hiring 
actions in a more efficient and timely manner. The on-line application 
will provide an electronic real time candidate list that will allow the 
DOC to review applications from applicants almost instantaneously. 
Given the immediate hiring needs of the DOC, time consumed in the mail 
distribution system or paper review of applications delays the 
decision-making process by several weeks. The implementation of the 
COOL electronic application will result in increased speed and accuracy 
in the employment process. It will also streamline labor and reduce 
costs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Federal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of the notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer,Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 11, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-12393 Filed 5-16-01; 8:45 am]
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