[Federal Register: February 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 39)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comments Requested
ACTION: 30-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. The proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register Volume 72,
Number 241, page 71436, on December 17, 2007, allowing for a 60 day
comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until March 28, 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), Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room GP-702B, Washington, DC
20636. Comments must be submitted on or before March 22, 2008. To view
the proposed collection instrument with instructions on online, please
visit the following link: (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 proposed 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 FD-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;
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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 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 additional information is required contact: Ms. Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, Justice Management Division, United
States Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-3684 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]
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