Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 78225-78226 [E6-22250]

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• National Archives and Records Administration

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 249 (Thursday, December 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78225-78226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22250]


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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to 
request extension of two currently approved information collections. 
The first information collection is the Applicant Background Survey, NA 
Form 3035, which is used to obtain source of recruitment, ethnicity, 
race, and disability data on job applicants. The information is used to 
determine if the recruitment is effectively reaching all aspects of the 
relevant labor pool. The information is also used to determine if there 
are proportionate acceptance rates at various stages of the recruitment 
process. The second information collection is the Personal Identity 
Verification (PIV) Request, NA Form 6006, used by NARA employees, on-
site contractors, volunteers, Foundation members, Interns, and others 
in order to obtain a Federal Identity Card (FIC). The public is invited 
to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 26, 2007 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments 
(NHP), Room 4400, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 
Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740-6001; or faxed to 301-713-7409; or 
electronically mailed to tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed information collection and supporting statement 
should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm at telephone number 301-837-1694, 
or fax number 301-713-7409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Public Law 104-13), NARA invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed information collections. The 
comments and suggestions should address one or more of the following 
points: (a) Whether the proposed information collections are necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of NARA; (b) the accuracy 
of NARA's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collections; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways, including the use of 
information technology, to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents; and (e) whether small businesses are 
affected by these collections. The comments that are submitted will be 
summarized and included in the NARA request for Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. In this notice, NARA is soliciting comments concerning the 
following information collection:
    1. Title: Applicant Background Survey.
    OMB number: 3095-0045.
    Agency form number: NA Form 3035.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,547.
    Estimated time per response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion (when applicant wishes to apply 
for a job at NARA).
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 460 hours.
    Abstract: NARA is below parity with the relevant Civilian Labor 
Force representation for many of our mission critical occupations, and 
has developed a 10 year Strategic Plan to improve representation and be 
more responsive to the changing demographics of the country. The only 
way to determine if there are barriers in the recruitment and selection 
process is to track the groups that apply and the groups at each stage 
of the selection process. There is no other objective way to make these 
determinations and no source of this information other than directly 
from applicants.
    The information is not provided to selecting officials and plays no 
part in the selection of individuals. Instead, it is used in summary 
form to determine trends over many selections within a given occupation 
or organizational area. The information is treated in a very 
confidential manner. No information from this form is entered into the 
Personnel File of the individual selected, and the records of those not 
selected are destroyed after the conclusion of the selection process.
    The format of the questions on ethnicity and race are compliant 
with the OMB requirements and are identical to those used in the year 
2000 census. This form is a simplification and update of a similar OPM 
applicant background survey used by NARA for many years.
    This form is used to obtain source of recruitment, ethnicity, race, 
and disability data on job applicants to determine if the recruitment 
is effectively reaching all aspects of the relevant labor pool and to 
determine if there are proportionate acceptance rates at various stages 
of the recruitment process. Response is optional. The

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information is used for evaluating recruitment only, and plays no part 
in the selection of who is hired.
    2. Title: Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Request.
    OMB number: 3095-0057.
    Agency form number: NA Form 6006.
    Type of review: Regular.
    Affected public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Federal Government.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,500.
    Estimated time per response: 3 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 75 hours.
    Abstract: The collection of information is necessary as to comply 
with HSPD-12 requirements. Use of the form is authorized by 44 U.S.C 
2104. At the NARA College Park facility, individuals receive a 
proximity card with the Federal Identity Card (FIC) that is 
electronically coded to permit access to secure zones ranging from a 
general nominal level to stricter access levels for classified records 
zones. The proximity card system is part of the security management 
system that meets the accreditation standards of the Government 
intelligence agencies for storage of classified information and serves 
to comply with E.O. 12958.

    Dated: December 20, 2006.
Martha Morphy,
Assistant Archivist for Information Services.
[FR Doc. E6-22250 Filed 12-27-06; 8:45 am]
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