[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46652-46653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22310]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Justice Management Division


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: New 
Collection; Applicant Qualification Form.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division (JMD) 
has submitted the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 
``sixty days'' until November 5, 2001. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Joanne Simms, Director, JMD Personnel 
Staff, Suite 1110, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20350.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Applicant Qualification Form.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: N/A. 
Personnel, Staff, Justice Management Division, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Applicants for employment with 
certain DOJ components who do not have access to the Internet. Other: 
None Abstract: This

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form would allow applicants for employment with the Department of 
Justice who do not have access to the Internet to provide the required 
personal and experience information and job specific criteria in a 
format that can be scanned into the electronic recruitment module that 
automatically rates and ranks applicants.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 1000 responses 
are estimated annually with an average of thirty minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 500 hours annually.
    If additional information is required contact: Robert B. Briggs, 
Department Clearance Officer, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of 
Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20004.

    Dated: August 28, 2001.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 01-22310 Filed 9-5-01; 8:45 am]
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