[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 58392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20030]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), 
Directorate of Human Development, announces the proposed extension of a 
public information collection and seeks public comment on the 
provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
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 proposed information collection; (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.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 
5, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to: Directorate of Human 
Development, Policy and Program Division, HDSD, Mail Stop L-028, ATTN: 
Sheree Cannady, Arnold, MO 63010-6238.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to the above address, 
or call Sheree Cannady, (314) 263-4976.
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Applicant Background 
Survey; NGA Form xxxx, OMB Number 0704-TBD.
    Needs and Uses: This form is used to obtain the source of 
recruitment, ethnicity, race, and disability data on job applicants to 
determine if the recruitment is effectively reaching all aspects of the 
relevant labor pool and to determine if there are proportionate 
acceptance rates at various states of the recruitment process. Response 
is optional. The information is used for evaluating recruitment only 
and plays no part in the selection process.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Burden Hours: 900.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection

    National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is below parity with 
the Relevant Civilian Labor Force representation for many mission 
critical occupations. The Agency's Directorate of Human Development 
identifies the job skills that will be needed in our current and future 
workforce. NGA has a broad mission and has employees located throughout 
the country and world. As a result, it requires a multitude of job 
skills and employee backgrounds. The customers who transact business 
with the Agency bring with them a wide variety of backgrounds, 
cultures, and experiences. A diverse workforce enables the Agency to 
provide a measure of understanding to its customers by relating to the 
diverse background of those customers. By including employees of all 
backgrounds, all NGA employees gain a measure of knowledge, background, 
and experience that are beneficial in serving the agency's customers.
    In order to determine if there are barriers in our recruitment and 
selection processes, we must rank the demographic groups that apply for 
our jobs. There is no other statistically valid method to make these 
determinations, and no source of this information other than directly 
from applicants. The data collected is not provided to selecting 
officials and plays no part in the merit staffing or the selection 
processes. The data collected will be used in summary form to determine 
trends covering the demographic make-up of applicant pools and job 
selections within a given occupation or organizational group. The 
records of those applicants not selected are destroyed in accordance 
with the agency's records management process.

    Dated: September 8, 2005.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-20030 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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