Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comments Requested: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; Applicant Questionnaire: Race, National Origin, Gender, and Disability Demographics, 13151-13152 [2012-5247]

Agencies

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13151-13152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5247]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-0047]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comments Requested: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection; 
Applicant Questionnaire: Race, National Origin, Gender, and Disability 
Demographics

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Human 
Resources Division will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with established review procedures 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The 
proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from 
the public and other government agencies. The proposed revised 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until April 4, 2012. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    All comments and suggestions, or questions regarding additional 
information should be directed to Angela Graham, Human Resources 
Specialist (Special Projects/Policy), Human Capital Planning Section 
(HCPS), Human Resources Division (HRD), Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room 10975, Washington, DC, 
20535. To view the proposed collection instrument with instruction, 
please visit the following link: https://www.fbi.gov/fbijobs_proposedcollection.htm.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the revised collection of information are 
encouraged. Comments should address one or more of the following four 
points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
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for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have a 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 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Applicant Questionnaire: 
Race, National Origin, Gender and Disability Demographics
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Form 3-873, Sponsor: Human 
Resources Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Any person registering and/or applying for a position at the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    Abstract: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Management 
Directive 715 (MD 715), requires agencies to maintain a system that: 
(1) Collects and maintains accurate information on race, national 
origin, gender and disability of an applicant/or employee in accordance 
with 29 CFR, paragraph 1614.601; (2) tracks applicant flow data; and 
(3) tracks recruitment activities to permit analyses of these efforts 
in any examination of potential barriers to equality of opportunity. 
Agencies must also ``conduct an internal review and analysis of the 
effects of all current and proposed policies, practices, and conditions 
that directly or indirectly,'' related to the employment of individuals 
with disabilities based on their race, national origin, gender and 
disabilities. However, an Agency may not collect demographics 
information, unless it displays a valid OMB control number. In order to 
comply with MD 715, the FBI is requesting clearance from OMB in 
accordance with established review procedures of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Once cleared for use, the revised form will be 
used to collect race, national origin, gender, and disability 
demographic information from applicants registering in the FBI's 
automated hiring system. All job applicants, whether internal or 
external, would be asked to complete, on a voluntary basis, an 
``Applicant Questionnaire: Race, National Origin, Gender, and 
Disability Demographics.'' The FBI must collect and evaluate 
information and data necessary to make an informed assessment the 
extent to which the Agency is meeting its responsibility to provide 
employment opportunities for qualified applicants and employees with 
disabilities, especially those with target disabilities.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for or an average respondent to respond: There are 
approximately 455,937 respondents that submit a one-time completion of 
questionnaire per respondent for a total of responses with an estimated 
response time of 5 minutes per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with this collection: There are approximately 37,994.75 annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-5247 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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