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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6371-6372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2903]

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY:  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION:  Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY:  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 proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the FDIC is 
soliciting comments concerning an information collection titled 
``Applicant Background Questionnaire.''

DATES:  Comments must be submitted on or before April 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  Interested parties are invited to submit written comments 
to Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst (Regulatory Analysis), (202) 
898-7453, Office of the Executive Secretary, Room 4058, Attention: 
Comments/OES, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20429. All comments should refer to ``Applicant 
Background Questionnaire.'' 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 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. [FAX number (202) 898-
3838; Internet address: [email protected]].
    A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk 
officer for the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Tamara R. Manly, at the address 
identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal To Add the Following Collection of Information

    Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: new collection.

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    Frequency of Response: Occasional.
    Affected Public: Potential FDIC employment applicants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    General Description of Collection: The FDIC Applicant Background 
Questionnaire will be completed voluntarily by FDIC job applicants who 
are not currently FDIC employees. Responses to questions on the survey 
will provide information on gender, age, disability, race/national 
origin, and the applicant's source of vacancy announcement information. 
Data will be used by the Office of Diversity and Economic Opportunity 
and the Personnel Services 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.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the 
collection should be modified prior to submission to OMB for review and 
approval. Comments submitted in response to this notice also will be 
summarized or included in the FDIC's requests to OMB for renewal of 
this collection. All comments will become a matter of public record.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of February 2000.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman.
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-2903 Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]
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