[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 44878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21003]


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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

[OMB Control No.--3440-NEW]


Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; Information 
Collection; Ancestry and Ethnicity Data Elements; Information 
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

ACTION: Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment 
Request--30-Day Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: As there were no comments received during the 60-day comment 
period announced in the Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 89, dated May 
11, 2009 and ending July 10, 2009, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the ODNI again invites the 
general public and Federal agencies to comment on the standard data 
elements being reviewed under regular review procedures for use by the 
Intelligence Community agencies and elements, as defined by the 
National Security Act of 1947, as amended. The title of the standard 
data element set is ``Ancestry and Ethnicity Data Elements'', and is 
for the purpose of collecting ancestry and ethnicity data not otherwise 
captured in Standard Form (SF) 181, ``Ethnicity and Race 
Identification''. Data collected, obtained by responding to three 
questions, will assist the Intelligence Community in recruiting and 
retaining employees of various national, sub-national, cultural and 
ethnic backgrounds important to the Intelligence Community's mission. 
Once the standard data elements are approved, each Federal agency and 
element of the Intelligence Community may make the form available to 
every Intelligence Community job applicant to voluntarily report this 
information and data through use of a paper form or other agency 
information collection process. Public comments are particularly 
invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and 
whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the 
public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based 
on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. These data 
elements can be viewed on the Web site http://www.intelligence.gov. 
Click on Careers, A Place For You, which will direct you to http://www.intelligence.gov/3place.shtml. Click on the Federal Register--Data 
Elements link.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 30, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of the Chief Human Capital 
Officer, ODNI, Washington, DC 20511, 703-275-3369. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3440-NEW, Ancestry and Ethnicity Data Elements. The form 
can be downloaded from http://www.intelligence.gov as noted above.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden via http://www.regulations.gov--a Federal E-
Government Web site that allows the public to find, review, and submit 
comments on documents that agencies have published in the Federal 
Register and that are open for comment. Simply type a key term in the 
information collection title such as ``Ancestry and Ethnicity'' in 
quotes in the Comment or Submission search box, click Go, and follow 
the instructions for submitting comments. Comments received by the date 
specified above will be included as part of the official record.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    A. Purpose--This request concerns a new information collection 
vehicle and is for the purpose of collecting ancestry and ethnicity 
data not otherwise captured in Standard Form (SF) 181, ``Ethnicity and 
Race Identification''. Data collected, obtained by responding to three 
questions, will assist the Intelligence Community in recruiting and 
retaining employees of various national, sub-national, cultural and 
ethnic backgrounds important to the Intelligence Community's mission.
    B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 50,000.
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Hours per Response: 1 minute.
Total Burden Hours: 3 minutes.

    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the Office of the Chief Human 
Capital Officer, ODNI, at Washington, DC 20511, or call 703-275-3369. 
Please cite Ancestry and Ethnicity Data Elements in all correspondence.

Deatri L. Brewer,
DNI PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21003 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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