Notice2024-28703
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection
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Published
December 6, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed new information collection, Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96938-96939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28703]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information
Collection
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the
proposed new information collection, Decennial Census Temporary,
Intermittent Applicant Information Collection, prior to the submission
of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before Monday, February
10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c88e848ce68cadabada6a6a1a9a4e687beadbabba1afa0bc88f4a9e8a0baadaef5" http: census.gov">census.gov</a>">FLD.Decennial.Oversight@<a href="http://census.gov">census.gov</a></a>. Please reference Decennial
Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection, in the
subject line of your comments. You may also submit comments, identified
by Docket Number USBC-2024-0030, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments received are part of the
public record. No comments will be posted to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments
will generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable
Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Anna Parikos, Chief, Decennial Administrative Branch, 301-763-7209,
[[Page 96939]]
and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db9d979ff59fbeb8beb5b5b2bab7f594adbea9a8b2bcb3af9be7bafbb3a9bebde6" http: census.gov">census.gov</a>">FLD.Decennial.Oversight@<a href="http://census.gov">census.gov</a></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau is implementing an electronic Decennial Census
Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection to gather
information from job seekers needed to fill temporary, intermittent
Decennial Census Program positions, starting with the 2026 Census Test.
Questions used to qualify and select applicants for positions are in
the job application information section of the collection. This section
collects Social Security number, date of birth, contact information,
citizenship status, selective service and veteran's preference status
and documentation, Federal employment/annuity status, access to
transportation, hours of availability and related job experience. The
supplemental voluntary applicant information section includes questions
found on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) common
use form 3046-0046, Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal
Employment, developed to support EEOC Management Directive (MD) 715-1.
The voluntary questions also include recruiting source and education
questions to help improve future recruiting efforts.
This collection gathers basic information needed for all temporary,
intermittent decennial positions, streamlining the application process
for both the applicant and the Census Bureau, by allowing applicants to
be considered for several positions with one set of application data.
To further evaluate each applicant's fit for positions, after
completing the Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant
Information Collection, applicants will answer position related
assessment questions.
The Census Bureau discontinued a similar collection for the Current
Surveys, Special Census, and Decennial Census Programs under OMB No.
0607-0139.
II. Method of Collection
Data will be gathered electronically in a system called, Decennial
Administrative, Recruiting, Hiring, and Training System (DARHTS).
Applicants will visit <a href="http://census.gov">census.gov</a>, click on a link to access the DARHTS,
create an account and proceed to complete the job application
information, the supplemental voluntary applicant information, and then
the position specific assessment questionnaires. The DARHTS system will
create an electronic PDF output of the job application information
questions and the applicant respondent's answers as a record. If the
applicant respondent makes subsequent changes to their job application
information, the system will create additional PDF documents for each
change submission. Each PDF created will include the OMB clearance
number and the expiration date.
The Census Bureau is not including for clearance an online Spanish
version of DARHTS or paper versions of the job application information
or supplemental voluntary applicant information for the three-year
period covered by this request. The current collection does not require
these job application alternatives. Subsequent renewals will include
the Spanish and paper versions, when the collection is rolled out to
Puerto Rico and remote parts of Alaska.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Affected Public: Individuals interested in being considered for
temporary, intermittent decennial census jobs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000 over 3 years.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,333 average per year, 4,000
total over 3 years.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 23a and 23;
EEOC Management Directive (MD) 715-1 and Executive Order 13548.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-28703 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]
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