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Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

204.

Estimated Total Annual Responses:

204.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 408

burden hours.

The OCC may not conduct or sponsor,

and a respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

unless it displays a currently valid

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) control number.

Dated: April 17, 2001.

Karen Solomon,

Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–10020 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended;

System of Records

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Privacy Act

systems of records.

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department,

Customs Service, gives notice of a

proposed addition to their systems of

records which are subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C.

552a). The U.S. Customs Office of

Human Resources (HRM) is

implementing an electronic job

application system. This computerized

employment application processing

system is designed to dramatically

reduce the time spent in placing

applicants into vacant positions.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than May 24, 2001. This new

system of records will be effective June

4, 2001, unless comments are received

which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments (preferably in

triplicate) may be submitted to the

Office of Regulations and Rulings,

Disclosure Law Branch, U.S. Customs

Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,

Washington, DC 20229. Comments will

be available for inspection and copying

at the Disclosure Law Branch, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Assistant Commissioner, Office of

Human Resources, U.S. Customs

Service, (202) 927–2900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently,

Human Resources Management (HRM)

uses a combination of manual and

automated systems for this purpose.

However, the automated system

(provided by the U.S. Office of

Personnel Management) was developed

to meet a set of generic governmentwide requirements and does not offer

sufficient flexibility to meet the

changing needs of the Customs Service.

These manual systems are extremely

labor-intensive. HRM also requires an

improved method of producing reports

on information submitted by applicants

in order to monitor the status and better

evaluate the success of recruitment and

selection efforts. The proposed system

will accept applications through the

Internet, in addition to hard copy

application forms. The system will

input, organize, rank and track

thousands of applications, as well as

store resume information for retrieval at

a later date.

The new system of records report, as

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act, has been submitted to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight of the House of

Representatives, the Committee on

Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and

the Office of Management and Budget,

pursuant to Appendix I to OMB Circular

A–130, Federal Agency Responsibilities

for Maintaining Records About

Individuals, dated February 8, 1996.

The system notice is published in its

entirety below.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

W. Earl Wright, Jr.,

Chief Management and Administrative

Programs Officer.

Treasury/Customs .286

SYSTEM NAME:

Electronic Job Application Processing

System-Treasury/Customs.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Located in U.S. Customs Headquarters

Offices, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington DC 20229 and at

contractor’s premises (contact the

system administrator for the contractor

address).

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED IN THE

SYSTEM:

Individuals applying for job vacancies

within the United States Customs

Service.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Vacancy announcements,

applications, applicant resumes,

certificates of eligibles, rating

information, test data, interview results

and answers to Knowledge, Skill and

Ability questions. Applicant data

includes but is not limited to, name,

address, social security number (SSN)

and date of birth (DOB).

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; Treasury Department

Order No. 165, Revised, as amended.

PURPOSE(S):

The purpose of this electronic system

of records is to more efficiently acquire,

process, rate and rank job applicants for

positions with the U.S. Customs

Service. This system should result in

positions being filled more quickly with

the most qualified applicant.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS, AND

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:

These records may be used to:

(1) Disclose pertinent information to

appropriate Federal, State, local, or

foreign agencies responsible for

investigating or prosecuting the

violations of, or for enforcing or

implementing, a statute, rule,

regulation, order, or license, where the

disclosing agency becomes aware of an

indication of a violation of civil or

criminal law or regulation;

(2) Disclose information to a Federal,

State, or local agency maintaining civil,

criminal or other relevant enforcement

information or other pertinent

information relevant to the requesting

agency’s or the Customs Service’s hiring

or retention of an individual, or

issuance of a security clearance, license,

contract, grant or other benefit;

(3) Disclose information to a court,

magistrate, or administrative tribunal in

the course of presenting evidence,

including disclosures to opposing

counsel or witnesses in the course of

civil discovery, litigation, or settlement

negotiations, in response to a subpoena

where relevant or potentially relevant to

a proceeding, or in connection with

criminal law proceedings;

(4) Provide information to third

parties during the course of an

investigation to the extent necessary to

obtain information pertinent to an

investigation;

(5) Disclose information to an agency

contractor for the purpose of compiling,

organizing, analyzing, programming,

utilizing or otherwise refining records

subject to the same limitations

applicable to officers and employees of

the U.S. Customs Service under the

Privacy Act;

(6) Provide information to the

National Archives and Records

Administration for use in records

management inspections conducted

under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and

2908;

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(7) Disclose information to officials of

the Merit Systems Protection Board, the

Office of the Special Counsel, the

Federal Labor Relations Authority, the

Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission, or the Office of Personnel

Management when requested in

performance of their authorized duties;

(8) Disclose information to a

Congressional office in response to an

inquiry made at the request of the

individual to whom the record pertains,

and

(9) Provide information to officials of

labor organizations recognized under

the Civil Service Reform Act when

relevant and necessary to their duties of

exclusive representation concerning

personnel policies, practices, and

matters affecting work conditions.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, DISPOSING

OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Magnetic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are indexed by name and

Social Security Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are accessed through Internet

firewalls by authorized Customs

employees through IRE Virtual Private

Network (VRN) and a secure

connection. The host servers are

protected by controlled access

procedures, which includes card key

entry control and cipher locks.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Merit promotion case files are

maintained for two years after the

closing date of the announcement, or

the final disposition of appeals,

whichever is later in accordance with

National Archives and Records

Administration GRS–1.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Staffing Policy, Office of

Human Resources, U.S. Customs

Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20229.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

See Customs Appendix A.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

See Customs Appendix A.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

See Customs Appendix A.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Job applicants, and present and past

employers, and other federal agencies.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 01–10127 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[PS–74–89]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, 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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning an

existing final regulation, PS–74–89 (T.D.

8282), Election of Reduced Research

Credit (§ 1.280C–4).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 25, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Election of Reduced Research

Credit.

OMB Number: 1545–1155.

Regulation Project Number: PS–74–

89.

Abstract: This regulation relates to the

manner of making an election under

section 280C(c)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code. This election enables a

taxpayer to claim a reduced income tax

credit for increasing research activities

and thereby avoid a reduction of the

section 174 deduction for research and

experimental expenditures.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals and

business or other for-profit

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 50.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained as long

as their contents may become material

in the administration of any internal

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and

tax return information are confidential,

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: April 12, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10160 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Revenue Procedure 2000–

12

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.