[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18636-18637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9198]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 8, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paper 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Darrin King on (202) 693-4129 or e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: Karen Lee, OMB Desk Officer for Department of Labor, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 
((202) 395-7316), within 30 days from the date of this publication in 
the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the property performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    * Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information,

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including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    * Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    * 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.
    Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management (OASAM).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 1225-0072.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and Federal Government.
    Type of Response: Voluntary reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 250.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides a wide 
range of services to a diverse American workforce. As part of its 
obligation to provide equal employment opportunities, DOL is charged 
with ensuring that qualified individuals in groups that have 
historically been underrepresented in various employments are included 
in applicant pools for Department positions [See 5 U.S.C. 7201(c); 29 
U.S.C. 791; 5 CFR 720.204]. To achieve this goal, DOL employment 
offices have targeted recruitment outreach to a variety of sources. 
Included in these sources are educational institutions that 
historically serve a high concentration of minorities, women, and 
persons with disabilities. Outreach efforts are also extended to 
professional organizations, newspapers and magazines, as well as 
participation in career fairs and conferences, many of which reach high 
concentrations of Hispanics, Blacks, Native Americans, and persons with 
disabilities.
    Without the information from this collection, DOL does not have the 
ability to evaluate the effectiveness of any of these targeted 
recruiting strategies because collection of racial and ethnic 
information only would occur at the point of hiring. DOL needs to 
collect data on the pools of applicants which result from the various 
targeted recruiting strategies listed above. With the information from 
this collection, DOL can adjust and redirect its targeted recruitment 
to ensure that the applicant pools contain candidates from historically 
underrepresented groups.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-9198 Filed 4-15-02; 8:45 am]
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