98-24528. The Bureau of Personnel, Recruitment Office; Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49148-49149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24528]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2886]


The Bureau of Personnel, Recruitment Office; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of information collection; Application for 
Federal employment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice.
    The following summarizes the information collection proposal 
submitted to OMB:
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Personnel, Recruitment Office.
    Title of Information Collection: Application for Federal 
Employment.
    Frequency: Yearly.
    Form Number: DS-1950.
    Respondents: Used by individuals to apply for certain excepted 
positions at the Department of State.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 12,500 hours.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to--
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection.

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     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents 
may be obtained from Charles S. Cunningham, Directives Management 
Branch, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, [phone]. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this 
proposal. Comments should refer to the proposed survey by name and/or 
OMB Control Number and should be sent to: OMB, Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 
[phone].

    Dated: June 18, 1998.
Fernando Burbano,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-24528 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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