[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 58541-58542] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-23273] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Applicant Background Questionnaire AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``PRA''), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of an existing information collection, as required by the PRA. On June 25, 2012 (77 FR 37906), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following information collection: Applicant Background Questionnaire (OMB No. 3064-0138). No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its request for renewal to OMB for review. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 22, 2012. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods:http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/federal/notices.html. Email: [email protected] Include the name of the collection in the subject line of the message. Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202-898-3719), Counsel, Room NYA-5050, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429. Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leneta G. Gregorie, at the FDIC address above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal To Renew the Following Currently Approved Collection of Information Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire. OMB Number: 3064-0138. Form No.: FDIC 2100/14. Form Number: FDIC 2100/14. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: FDIC job applicants who are not current FDIC employees. Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000. Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes. Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours. General Description of Collection: The FDIC Applicant Background Questionnaire is completed voluntarily by FDIC job applicants who are not current FDIC employees. Responses to questions on the survey provide information on gender, age, disability, race/national origin, and to the applicant's source of vacancy announcement information. Data is used by the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and the Human Resources Branch to evaluate the effectiveness of various recruitment methods used by the FDIC to ensure that the agency meets workforce diversity objectives. Request for Comment Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. [[Page 58542]] All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated at Washington, DC, this 17th day of September 2012. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012-23273 Filed 9-20-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714-01-P