[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 37495] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-17571] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire. Form Number(s): BC-1431. Agency Approval Number: 0607-0494. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden: 133,333 hours. Number of Respondents: 3,200,000. Avg Hours Per Response: 2.5 minutes. Needs and Uses: The Applicant Background Questionnaire is completed on a voluntary basis by applicants for temporary (Schedule A) positions with the Census Bureau at the time of application and testing. Temporary positions normally last 8-12 weeks, and applicants must meet the minimum qualifications of a written test. The BC-1431 is used to collect minority and handicapped information in order for the Census Bureau to evaluate its Schedule A recruitment program and to strengthen affirmative action recruitment. This information is useful in determining whether we have a representative sample of the community from which we are hiring and allows us to adjust recruiting efforts quickly and to employ local applicants for indigenous hiring. Background information provided by applicants will not be used in applicant screening or selection and will not be available to the selecting official. An applicant's decision to complete or not complete this form will not affect his or her opportunity to be selected for a position with the Census Bureau. The expected number of applicants for temporary Census Bureau jobs is increasing significantly because of our efforts to hire over 800,000 enumerators for Census 2000. In this request, we seek an addition to annual reporting burden to cover this increase. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: One-time. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Pub. L. 92-261; Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Section 717.-- Pub. L. 94-311; Joint Resolution relating to the publication of economic and social statistics for Americans of Spanish origin or descent.--43 FR 38297, Section 4; Information on Impact.--`` 5 U.S.C. 7201; Anti-discrimination Policy; Minority Recruitment Program. OMB Desk Officer: Linda Hutton, (202) 395-7858. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5033, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Linda Hutton, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: July 6, 1999. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 99-17571 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P