81 FR 1279 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Application for Employment With the Federal Aviation Administration

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to revise a currently approved information collection. The information collected is used to evaluate the qualifications of applicants for a variety of positions within the FAA. The FAA seeks to remove a duplicative questionnaire.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 1279]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00317]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Application 
for Employment With the Federal Aviation Administration

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to revise a currently approved 
information collection. The information collected is used to evaluate 
the qualifications of applicants for a variety of positions within the 
FAA. The FAA seeks to remove a duplicative questionnaire.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted March 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ronda 
Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024.

PUBLIC COMMENTS INVITED: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this 
information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden 
could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected 
information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in 
the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0597.
    Title: Application for Employment with the Federal Aviation 
Administration.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection. Information is collected via the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) online USAJOBS system and the FAA's Automated Vacancy 
Information Access Tool for Online Referral (AVIATOR) staffing tool.
    Type of Review: Revision of an information collection.
    Background: Under the provisions of Public Law 104-50, the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) was given the authority and the 
responsibility for developing and implementing its own personnel 
system. The agency requests certain information needed to determine 
basic eligibility for employment and potential eligibility for 
veteran's preference and Veteran's Readjustment Act appointments. In 
addition, occupation specific questions assist us in determining 
candidates' qualifications so that we may hire only the best-qualified 
candidates for our many aviation safety-related occupations. The FAA 
seeks to remove the ``How did you hear about this job'' questionnaire 
since the questionnaire is being added to OPMs online USAJOBS system.
    Respondents: Approximately 118,000 annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 177,000 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 5, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-00317 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
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