[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 50200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and olicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Project 1. Applicant Background Survey--0990-0208--
Extension--This form will be used to ask applicants for employment how 
they learned about a vacancy, to make sure that recruitment sources 
yield qualified women, minority and handicapped applicants in 
compliance with EEOC Management Directives. Respondents: Individuals; 
Annual Number of Respondents: 310,000; Annual Frequency of Response: 
one time; Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes; Total Annual Burden: 
10,333 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: September 21, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 01-24583 Filed 10-1-01; 8:45 am]
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