[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56743-56744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20006]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Application 
for Employment With the Federal Aviation Administration

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection. The information collected is used to evaluate the 
qualifications of applicants for a variety of positions within the FAA.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

PUBLIC COMMENTS INVITED: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this 
information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden 
could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected 
information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in 
the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0597.
    Title: Application for Employment with the Federal Government.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on May 3, 2016 (81 FR 26615). There were no comments. 
Under the provisions of Public Law 104-50, the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) was given the authority and the responsibility for 
developing and implementing its own personnel system. The agency 
requests certain information needed to determine basic eligibility for 
employment and potential eligibility for veteran's preference and 
Veteran's Readjustment Act appointments. In addition, occupation 
specific questions assist the FAA in determining candidates' 
qualifications so that only the best-qualified candidates may be hired 
for the many aviation safety-related occupations.
    Respondents: Approximately 118,000 annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 177,000 hours.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 17, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy & 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-20006 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P