[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46457-46458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17633]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Census Employment Inquiry.
    Form Number(s): BC-170.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0139.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 4,150 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 16,600.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests continued OMB approval 
for the BC-170, Census Employment Inquiry. We are also requesting minor 
modifications to the collection. The BC-170 is used to collect 
information such as personal data and work experience from job 
applicants. Selecting officials review the information shown on the 
form to evaluate applicant's eligibility for employment and to 
determine the best qualified applicants to fill Census jobs.
    The BC-170 is used throughout the census and intercensal periods 
for the Special Census, pretests, and dress rehearsals for short-term 
time limited appointments. Applicants completing the form for a census 
related position are applying for temporary jobs in office and field 
positions (clerks, enumerators, crew leaders, supervisors). In 
addition, as an option to the OF-612, Optional Application for Federal 
Employment, the BC-170 may be used when applying for temporary/
permanent office and field positions (clerks, field representatives, 
supervisors) on a recurring survey in one of the Census Bureau's 12 
Regional Offices (ROs) throughout the United States.
    During the decennial census, the BC-170 is intended to expedite 
hiring and selection in situations requiring large numbers of temporary 
employees for assignments of a limited duration. The use of this form 
is limited to only situations which require the establishment of a 
temporary office and/or involve special, one-time or recurring survey 
operations at one of the ROs. The form has been demonstrated to meet 
our recruitment needs for temporary workers and requires significantly 
less burden than the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Optional 
Forms that are available for use by the public when applying for 
Federal positions. In addition, during the next decade and before the 
2010 decennial census, we expect to recruit approximately 176,000 
applicants for census jobs (i.e., special censuses and decennial 
pretests and dress rehearsals).
    A separate informational cover sheet will be attached to the BC-170 
to provide applicants with a brief description of their prospective job 
duties with the Census Bureau; the cover sheet message will vary for 
decennial, special censuses, or recurring survey positions. The cover 
sheet and ``Education'' sections have been revised as necessary to 
reflect changes in administrative requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., sections 23a & c.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103. Copies of the 
above information collection proposal can be

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obtained by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, 
room 6608, 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 this notice 
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 9, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-17633 Filed 7-12-02; 8:45 am]
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