[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5469]
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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: Comments received by the Office of Personnel Management and
the Office of Management and Budget during the 60 day and 30 day
comment periods announced in the Federal Register, vol. 74, no. 89,
dated May 11, 2009 and vol. 74, no. 167 dated August 31, 2009, resulted
in revisions to the proposed information collection instrument.
Revisions include a statement of authorities for collecting the
information as well as detailed privacy and paperwork reduction act
statements, as the previous proposal did not include sufficient detail
in this regard. Revisions also include making the collection instrument
a stand alone form, and not an addendum to the SF 181, Ethnicity and
Race Identification, as previously proposed. The data captured from
this proposed collection instrument is to assess the IC's progress in
recruitment and retention and not for equal employment opportunity
business purposes. Therefore, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the ODNI 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 currently
captured by the Intelligence Community. 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://intelligence.gov/3place.shtml. Click on the
Federal Register--Data Elements link.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 12, 2010.
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 from job
applicants and employees. Data collected, obtained by responding to
three questions, will enable the Intelligence Community to assess
progress in recruiting and retaining U.S citizens who possess native or
near-native familiarity with the culture of countries and geographic
regions relevant to national security interests.
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.
Sherrill Nicely,
DNI PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-5469 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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