Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION:

Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for OMB review and approval of the information collection system described below.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: Applicant Background Questionnaire.

OMB Number: New collection.

Form Number : 2100/14.

Annual Burden: Estimated annual number of respondents: 16,000; Estimated time per response: 3 minutes; Average annual burden hours: 800 hours.

Expiration Date of OMB Clearance: New collection.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.

FDIC Contact: Tamara R. Manly, (202) 898-7453, Office of the Executive Secretary, Room F-4058, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.

Comments: Comments on this collection of information are welcome and should be submitted on or before May 30, 2000, to both the OMB reviewer and the FDIC contact listed above.

ADDRESSES:

Information about this submission, including copies of the proposed collection of information, may be obtained by calling or writing the FDIC contact listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicant Background Questionnaire will be completed voluntarily by FDIC job applicants who are not currently FDIC employees. Responses to questions on the survey will provide information on gender, age, disability, race/national origin, and the applicant's source of vacancy announcement information. Data will be used by the Office of Diversity and Economic Opportunity and the Personnel Services Branch to evaluate the effectiveness of various recruitment methods used by the FDIC to ensure that the agency meets workforce diversity objectives.