[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8080-8081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02941]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11365]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Employment 
Application for Locally Employed Staff or Family Member

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested 
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 
30 days for public comment.

DATES: Submit comments up to March 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    <bullet> Title of Information Collection: Employment Application 
for Locally Employed Staff or Family member.
    <bullet> OMB Control Number: 1405-0189.
    <bullet> Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    <bullet> Originating Office: Bureau of Global Talent Management, 
Office of Overseas Employment (GTM/OE).
    <bullet> Form Number: DS-0174.
    <bullet> Respondents: The respondents are locals who live in 175 
countries abroad and who are applying for a position at the U.S. 
Embassy, Consulate or Mission in their country. In addition, Family 
members who are accompanying their partners to assignments in the U.S. 
Embassies, Consulates or Mission abroad.
    <bullet> Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000,000.
    <bullet> Estimated Number of Responses: 1,000,000.
    <bullet> Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    <bullet> Total Estimated Burden Time: 250,000.
    <bullet> Frequency: On occasion.
    <bullet> Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
    <bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
    <bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost 
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    <bullet> Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are 
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you 
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your 
personal information, will be available for public review.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The information solicited is used to establish eligibility and 
qualifications at U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Missions abroad. The 
respondents are locals who live in the 175 countries abroad and who are 
applying for a position at the U.S. Embassy, Consulate or Mission in 
their country. In addition, Family members who are accompanying

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their partners to assignments in the U.S. Embassies, Consulates or 
Mission abroad. The authority is the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 
amended, and 22 U.S.C. 2669(c).

Methodology

    Candidates for employment use the DS-0174 to apply for Mission-
advertised positions around the world. Mission recruitments generate 
approximately 1 million applications per year, the majority of which 
are collected electronically using an applicant management system, 
Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA). Data that HR and hiring 
officials extract from the DS-0174 determine employment eligibility and 
qualifications for the position, and selections according to Federal 
Policies.

Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-02941 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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