[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 68 (Monday, April 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18355-18356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7108]


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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-170A, BC-170B, BC-170D.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0139.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 8,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 34,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests continued OMB 
approval for the BC-170, Census Employment Inquiry. We are also 
requesting minor modifications to the data collected. The BC-170 is 
used to collect information such as personal data and work experience 
from job applicants. The BC-170 is completed by job applicants before 
or at the time they are tested. Selecting officials review the 
information shown on the form to evaluate an 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, before the 2010 decennial census, we 
expect to recruit approximately 102,000 applicants for census jobs 
(i.e., one-time censuses, special censuses and decennial pretests and 
dress rehearsals), which would equate to a significant reduction in the 
required paperwork and public burden.
    The form has been slightly modified for specific usage by each of 
the three

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areas named below. The recurring survey form is identified as the BC-
170A. The form for special censuses is identified as the BC-170B, and 
the form for decennial pretests as the BC-170D. The variation of forms 
by operation, is to collect specific data needed based on the nature of 
the operation. The major area of difference relates to the collection 
of work history. A cover sheet will be attached to each respective 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 23 a and c.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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 either by fax (202-395-7245) or e-
mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: April 5, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7108 Filed 4-8-05; 8:45 am]
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