[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68749-68750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33163]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
ACTION: Notice
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Background
On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign OMB control
numbers to collection of information requests and requirements
conducted or sponsored by the Board under conditions set forth in 5 CFR
1320 Appendix A.1. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and
the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection
that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1,
1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Board-
approved collections of information will be incorporated into the
official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of
information. A copy of the OMB 83-I and supporting statement and the
approved collection of information instrument will be placed into OMB's
public docket files. The following information collection, which is
being handled under this delegated authority, has received initial
Board approval and is hereby published for comment. At the end of the
comment period, the
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proposed information collection, along with an analysis of comments and
recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final
approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including
whether the information has practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of
the proposed 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 information collection on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments, which should refer to the OMB control number (or
Agency form number in the case of a new information collection that has
not yet been assigned an OMB number), should be addressed to William W.
Wiles, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20551, or delivered to the
Board's mail room between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and to the security
control room outside of those hours. Both the mail room and the
security control room are accessible from the courtyard entrance on
20th Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. Comments
received may be inspected in room M-P-500 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., except as provided in section 261.8 of the Board's Rules
Regarding Availability of Information, 12 CFR 261.8(a).
A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk
officer for the Board: Alexander T. 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: A copy of the proposed form and
instructions, the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission (OMB 83-I),
supporting statement, and other documents that will be placed into
OMB's public docket files once approved may be requested from the
agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
Mary M. McLaughlin, Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer (202-
452-3829), Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of
the Federal
Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Telecommunications Device for the
Deaf (TDD) users may contact Dorothea Thompson (202-452-3544), Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension,
with revision, of the following report:
1. Report title: Application for Employment with the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (``Application'')
Agency form number: FR 28
OMB control number: 7100-0181
Frequency: on occasion
Reporters: applicants for employment with the Board
Annual reporting hours: 8,500
Estimated average hours per response: 1.0
Number of respondents: 8,500
Small businesses are not affected.
General description of report: This information collection is
required to obtain or retain a benefit (12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(1)) and
is given confidential treatment under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a))
and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(2) and b(6)).
Abstract: The Federal Reserve Board proposes to extend the
Application, with revisions, for three years. The purpose of the
Application is to collect information to determine the qualifications,
suitability, and availability of applicants for employment with the
Board. The Application asks about education, training, employment, and
other information covering the period since the Applicant left high
school.
The proposed revisions include substantively revising several
items. There are no proposed deletions. The Board further proposes
revising text to comply with current law, to reflect changes in
societal language preferences, and to reflect changes in the Board's
Rules Regarding Equal Opportunity.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 24,
1996
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-33163 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45am]
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