[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54881-54882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25476]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-New (VA Form 0913)]


Agency Information Collection (Applicant Background Survey) 
Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Human Resources and Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Human Resources 
and Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the 
collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and 
burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA's

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OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. 
Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New (VA Form 0913)'' in any 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, fax (202) 273-0443 or e-mail 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-New 
(VA Form 0913).''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: Applicant Background Survey, VA Form 0913.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-New (0913).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Abstract: VA Form 0913 will be used to collect data needed for 
planning and assessing affirmative employment program initiatives. The 
data will be used to report in an aggregated manner to the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission and to conduct aggregated adverse 
impact analysis to ensure VA's employment and selection decisions are 
fair and equitable.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on August 13, 2009, at page 40868.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,250.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.

    Dated: October 18, 2009.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Denise McLamb,
Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
[FR Doc. E9-25476 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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