[Federal Register: December 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Applicant
Questionnaire: Race, National Origin, Gender, and Disability
Demographics.
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The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Human
Resources Division will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with established review procedures
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The
proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from
the public and other government agencies. Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until February 15, 2008. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
All comments and suggestions, or questions regarding additional
information should be directed to Angela Graham, Human Resources
Specialist, Human Resources Management Section (HRMS), Human Resources
Division (HRD), Staffing Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 935
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room GP-702B, Washington, DC 20636. To view the
proposed collection instrument with instructions on online, please
visit the following link: http://www.fbi.gov/fbijobs_proposedcollection.htm
.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Submit your comments to angela.graham@ic.fbi.gov. Comments
should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have a practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the propose collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques of
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of information collection: Approval of new collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Applicant Questionnaire:
Race, National Origin, Gender, and Disability Demographics.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the department sponsoring the collection: Form 3-873 (Demographic
Information) Human Resources Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Any person applying registering and/or
applying for a position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Abstract: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Management
Directive 715 (MD 715), requires agencies to maintain a system that:
(1) Collects and maintains accurate information on race, national
origin, gender and disability of an agency in accordance with 29 CFR,
paragraph 1614.601; (2) tracks applicant flow data, which identifies
applicants by race, national origin, gender, and disability status and
disposition of applications; and, (3) tracks recruitment activities to
permit analyses of these efforts in any examination of potential
barriers to equality of opportunity. Agencies must also ``conduct an
internal review and analysis of the effects of all current and proposed
policies, practices, and conditions that directly or indirectly,''
related to the employment of individuals with disabilities based on
their race, national origin, gender and disabilities. However, an
Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to, a
collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. In order to comply with MD 715, the FBI is requesting
clearance from OMB in accordance with established review procedures of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Once cleared for use, the form will be used to collect race,
national origin, gender, and disability demographic information from
applicants registering in the FBI's automated hiring system. All job
applicants, whether internal or external, would be asked to complete,
on a voluntary basis, an ``Applicant Questionnaire: Race, National
Origin, Gender, and Disability Demographics.'' The FBI must collect and
evaluate information and data necessary to make an informed assessment
the extent to which the Agency is meeting its responsibility to provide
employment opportunities for qualified applicants and employees with
disabilities, especially those with target disabilities.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for or an average respondent to respond: Total number
of respondents: 609,246. Frequency of response: One time completion of
questionnaire per respondent. Estimated time for average respondent to
respond: 5 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with this collection: There are approximately 50,505 annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
(7) An estimate of the total annual cost: None.
If any additional information is required contact Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice, Justice Management
Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D
Street, NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 11, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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