[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44051-44052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18600]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Revision of an Existing Information
Collection, USAJOBS
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the
general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on
a revised information collection request (ICR) 3206-0219, USAJOBS. As
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-
106), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is soliciting comments
for this collection. The information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2011 at Volume 76 FR No.
120 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were
received for this information collection. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
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 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 or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 22,
2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
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, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Office of Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAJOBS is the official Federal Government
source for Federal jobs and employment information. The Applicant
Profile and Resume Builder are two components of the USAJOBS
application system. USAJOBS reflects the minimal critical elements
collected across the Federal Government to assess an applicant's
qualifications for Federal jobs under the authority of sections 1104,
1302, 3301,
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3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of title 5, United States Code. This
revision proposes to in part, permit the migration of USAJOBS to a new
platform. In addition, this revision proposes to:
(A.) Discontinue the use of the Application for Federal Employment
Optional Form 612. This action is being taken to facilitate a more
seamless employment application process for both Federal agencies and
job seekers, consistent with the goals of Federal hiring reform.
(B.) Revise the collection of Demographic Information on Applicants
by removing the sourcing question ``How did you learn about this
position?'' along with the pre-populated answer choices provided for
this question.
(C.) Add basic eligibility questions to the Applicant Profile as
well as optional questions to the Applicant Profile in USAJOBS that
will allow applicants to self-identify (subject to subsequent
verification by the appointing agency) as eligible for certain special
hiring authorities. This is expected to streamline some hiring actions
by allowing agencies to search for resumes of applicants who have
volunteered information about their eligibility under special hiring
authorities. Information volunteered by applicants about their
potential eligibility under one or more special hiring authorities will
be stored in USAJOBS and will only become visible to agencies that are
considering filling a job using a special hiring authority. In that
case, the hiring agency will be able to search USAJOBS for potential
applicants who have chosen to indicate that they believe they are
eligible to be selected under the special authority the agency seeks to
use.
Applicants who do not choose to use this opportunity to volunteer
information about their eligibility under a special hiring authority
may still choose to apply for jobs, as they are announced, under any of
these special hiring authorities for which they are eligible. If
applicants volunteer to provide information through the Web site about
the special hiring authorities for which they believe they are
eligible, then agencies that are searching for potential applicants to
hire under one of these authorities may be able to locate their resume
through USAJOBS and invite them to apply. Otherwise, this information
will be retained in the USAJOBS database and not disclosed.
We estimate it will take approximately 38 minutes to initially
complete the Resume Builder, depending on the amount of information the
applicant wishes to include, and approximately five minutes to
initially complete the Applicant Profile. We estimate over 3,500,000
new USAJOBS accounts will be submitted annually. The total annual
estimated burden is 2,508,333 hours.
John Berry,
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-18600 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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