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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 75105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30612]

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 19, 2012 / 
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 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making 
efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or continuing 
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 19, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia Joyner, Bureau for Management, 
Office of Management Services, Information and Records Division, U.S. 
Agency for International Development, Room 2.07C, RRB, Washington, DC 
20523, (202) 712-5007 or via email sjoyner@usaid.gov.

ADDRESSES: Send comments via email at tdebnam@usaid.gov, United States 
Agency for International Development, Office of Security, Ronald Reagan 
Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.06-012, Washington, DC 
20523, 202-712-1752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB No: OMB 0412-0549.
    Form No.: AID 566-01, AID 566-02, AID 566-03, AID 566-04, and AID 
566-05,
    Title: Residence, Employment, and Personal Reference Inquiry Type 
of Review: Reinstatement of Information Collection.
    Purpose: USAID is required by Executive order that Background 
investigations be conducted on all persons entering Federal Service. 5 
U.S.C. 3301 and 5 CFR 5.2 require that investigations and 
determinations be made concerning the qualifications and fitness of 
applicants for federal employment. A National Agency Check and written 
inquiries are the minimum investigation required for employment in any 
department or agency of the Government as prescribed in Section 3(a) of 
the Executive Order 10450.

Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 8976.
    Total annual responses: 6552.
    Total annual hours requested: 46 hours.

    Dated December 11, 2012.
Lynn Winston,
Division Chief Bureau for Management, Office of Management Services, 
Information and Records Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-30612 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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