Notice2025-13276

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

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July 16, 2025

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Federal Reserve System

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, the Applications for Employment with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FR 28; OMB No. 7100-0181).

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32009-32010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13276]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Notice, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, with revision, 
the Applications for Employment with the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System (FR 28; OMB No. 7100-0181).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 15, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 28, by any of the 
following methods:
    <bullet> Agency website: <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/">https://www.federalreserve.gov/</a>. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments, including attachments. 
Preferred method.
    <bullet> Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20551.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as mailing address.
    <bullet> Other Means: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8c8cddad4d1dbdbd7d5d5ddd6cccbf8decada96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="78080d1a14111b1b1715151d160c0b381e0a1a561f170e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. You must include the 
OMB number or the FR number in the subject line of the message.
    Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, 
comments received will be made available on the Board's website at 
<a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposals/">https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposals/</a> without change and will 
not be modified to remove personal or business information including 
confidential, contact, or other identifying information. Comments 
should not include any information such as confidential information 
that would not be appropriate for public disclosure. Public comments 
may also be viewed electronically or in person in Room M-4365A, 2001 C 
St. NW, Washington, DC 20551, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during Federal 
business weekdays.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Desk Officer for the Federal 
Reserve Board, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance 
Officer--Nuha Elmaghrabi--Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147a617c753a71787975737c6675767d547266763a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed8398858cc38881808c8a859f8c8f84ad8b9f8fc38a829b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (202) 
452-3884.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board 
authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign 
OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or 
sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the 
Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In 
determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board 
will consider all comments received from the public and other agencies.
    During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed 
PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and 
instructions, supporting statement (which contains more detail about 
the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and 
other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public 
website at <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review">https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review</a> or 
may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears 
above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the 
supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 28. 
Final versions of these documents will be made available at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, if approved.

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposals

    The Board invites public comment on the following information 
collections, which are being reviewed under authority delegated by the 
OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following:
    a. Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary 
for the

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proper performance of the Board's functions, including whether the 
information has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the Board's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collections, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    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; and
    e. Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Board 
should modify the proposal.

Proposal Under OMB Delegated Authority To Extend for Three Years, With 
Revision, the Following Information Collections

    Collection title: Applications for Employment with the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
    Collection identifier: FR 28.
    OMB control number: 7100-0181.
    General description of collection: The forms that comprise the FR 
28 are used to manage the Board's hiring process by collecting needed 
information on candidates. The FR 28a (Application for Employment), is 
used to examine, rate, or assess the applicant's qualifications, and to 
contact the applicant to arrange an interview. The FR 28a can be 
completed either online in two parts (the Initial Application portion 
and, if selected for an interview, the Interview Selection portion) or 
in its entirety as a PDF. The FR 28s (Applicant's Voluntary Self-
Identification) is used for equal employment opportunity (EEO) 
recordkeeping, reporting, and self-evaluation of hiring practices. The 
FR 28i (Research Assistant Application) is a supplement to the FR 28a 
and is used to collect contact information for an application for 
employment as a Research Assistant (RA), including to help match an RA 
candidate's interests with the different research areas at the Board 
and determine the applicants' data analysis and programming experience. 
The FR 28c (Pre-Hire Conflict of Interest Screening Form) is used to 
ensure advance knowledge of a prospective employee's potential 
conflicts of interest.
    Proposed revisions: The Board proposes to revise the FR 28a by 
removing one data field. The Board proposes to revise the FR 28s by 
changing one data field. The Board proposes to revise the FR 28i by 
adding eight new data fields and removing one data field, and to revise 
the FR 28c by adding a new section to the form and updating the 
language of several of the questions for readability and to include 
questions about financial assets not previously contemplated due to 
technological changes that have occurred. Lastly, the Board proposes to 
revise the FR 28 clearance to include a new Reference Check Form (FR 
28r).
    Frequency: Event-generated.
    Respondents: Individuals seeking employment with the Board.
    Total estimated number of respondents: FR 28a (Initial 
Application), 32,600; FR 28a (Interview Selection), 1,769; FR 28a 
(PDF), 238; FR 28s, 32,838; FR 28i, 330; FR 28c, 2007; FR 28r, 650.
    Estimated average hours per response: FR 28a (Initial Application), 
0.48; FR 28a (Interview Selection), 1.51; FR 28a (PDF), 1.69; FR 28s, 
0.02; FR 28i, 0.91; FR 28c, 0.62; FR 28r, 0.34.
    Total estimated change in burden: -62.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 21,143.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 12, 2025.
Benjamin W. McDonough,
Deputy Secretary and Ombuds of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2025-13276 Filed 7-15-25; 8:45 am]
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