83 FR 15356 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Form BC-170, U.S. Census Employment Application and Form BC-171, Additional Applicant Information

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)

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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Form BC-170, 
U.S. Census Employment Application and Form BC-171, Additional 
Applicant Information

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before June 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]). You may also submit comments, identified by 
Docket Number USBC-2018-0004, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of the 
public record. No comments will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov 
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, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Michael A. DeFrank, Chief, Management Services 
Branch. Mr. DeFrank can be reached by telephone on 301-763-2864 or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau proposes consolidating the contents of the four 
forms used to collect information on job applicants into two new forms: 
The BC-170, U.S. Census Employment Application and the BC-171, 
Additional Applicant Information forms.
    Currently, the Census Bureau uses the BC-170A, BC-170B, and BC-170D 
forms to collect applicant information such as personal data and work 
experience. Selecting officials review the applicant information 
indicated on these forms to evaluate the eligibility and quality of an 
applicant for employment at the Census Bureau. In addition, the Census 
Bureau uses the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) common 
use form 3046-0046, Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal 
Employment, to collect voluntary applicant data. All of these forms are 
available online in a PDF fillable format for applicants to complete 
and submit to the Regional Office. Paper forms of the BC-170A, B and D 
are available as a secondary option under some circumstances (i.e., 
special request, lack of internet access).
    The Census Bureau currently uses the:
     BC-170A to collect applicant information for temporary 
office and field positions for current surveys such as the Current 
Population Survey (CPS).
     BC-170B to collect applicant information for temporary 
office and field positions for special censuses.
     BC-170D to collect applicant information for temporary 
office and field positions for Decennial censuses.
     EEOC common use form 3046-0046, Demographic Information on 
Applicants for Federal Employment, which asks about voluntary applicant 
information including Race, Hispanic Origin, and Disability.
    Because the Census Bureau uses three different BC-170 forms based 
on the specific applicant information required for each operation, 
applicants interested in multiple positions across operations often 
need to submit duplicative information on different forms, which causes 
unnecessary burden on the applicants. Consequently, selecting officials 
often need to assess multiple forms that comprise duplicate information 
from the same applicant, which causes unnecessary burden on the 
selecting officials. Additionally, voluntary applicant information is 
currently captured across the three BC-170 forms and the EEOC common 
use form, Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal Employment, 
adding to the undue burden on both the applicant and human resources 
staff.
    To address this issue, the Census Bureau intends to consolidate the 
contents of the four forms into two new forms, the BC-170, U.S. Census 
Employment Application and the BC-171, Additional Applicant Information 
forms. The current EEOC common use form 3046-0046, Demographic 
Information on Applicants for Federal Employment will be replaced by 
the BC-171. The BC-171 collects the same information as the EEOC common 
use form, including Race, Hispanic Origin, and Disability. In addition, 
the BC-171 contains the Education and Recruiting Sources questions 
needed to evaluate Census Bureau recruitment strategies. Upon receiving 
OMB approval for this submission, we would submit a ``discontinue use'' 
request for the EEOC common form.
    The Census Bureau conducted a thorough review of the three BC-170 
forms and the EEOC common form to identify, assess, and eliminate 
redundant and/or nonessential collection of data that contributed to 
unnecessary burden on the applicant. Table A below includes additional 
information on how the four forms were consolidated into the BC-170 and 
BC-171.

                                                     Table A
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                                                     Old forms                                 New forms
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           Content                                                       EEOC common
                                 BC-170A       BC-170B       BC-170D      use form       BC-170        BC-171
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General Applicant                       X             X             X   ............            X   ............
 Information................
Voluntary Applicant                     X             X             X             X   ............            X
 Information................
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    The specific changes made to consolidate the BC-170A, B, and D are 
as follows:
    1. Rearranged the contents so that the general applicant 
information questions, regardless of position and operations, appear in 
the BC-170 (e.g., Name, Address);
    2. Removed the Prior Work Experience and Education fields as the 
Census Bureau no longer requires them to determine eligibility and/or 
qualifications of an applicant;
    3. Removed the Driver's License field as the Census Bureau does not 
use this to determine eligibility and/or qualifications of an 
applicant;
    4. Removed the Period of Service and Branch/Rank/Campaign 
Expeditionary Badge or Award sub-fields in the Veterans' Preference 
field as the Census Bureau already collects them elsewhere on the 
application through the DD-214 attachment;
    5. Removed the Types of Work field as it is not needed to determine 
eligibility and/or qualifications of an applicant;
    6. Added a Selective Service Number sub-field in the Selective 
Service field in the BC-170 so that the Census Bureau could use this 
information to adjudicate the application since the OF-306 is not 
required from all applicants;
    7. Added additional lines to the Additional Information section in 
the BC-170 to allow applicants to provide detailed information, as 
needed;
    8. Updated the Introduction section in the BC-170 with updated 
descriptions of the Types of Work, Duration of Work, Applicant 
Instructions, Eligibility, Pay, Training, Privacy Act Statement, and 
Assessment Instructions;
    9. Updated the Availability field to capture general applicant 
availability broken down into Evenings, Weekends, and Weekdays in lieu 
of specific applicant availability broken down into Any Hours, 
Mornings, Afternoons, and Evenings segmented by days of the week;
    10. Moved the Education question to the BC-171 to make it 
voluntary, as it is used to determine recruitment strategies and is not 
needed to

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determine eligibility and/or qualifications of an applicant;
    11. Moved the Recruiting Sources question to the BC-171 to make it 
voluntary, as it is used to determine recruitment strategies and is not 
needed to determine eligibility and/or qualifications of an applicant.
    The Census Bureau intends for applicants to access, complete, and 
submit both the BC-170 and BC-171 to human resources staff via the 
Census Schedule A Recruitment, Assessment, and Payroll System (C-
SHARPS) online applicant system. The Census Bureau also intends for a 
paper form of the BC-170 and BC-171 to be accessible to applicants 
under some circumstances (i.e., special request, lack of internet 
access) and all forms will be available electronically in PDF format 
for applicants to complete and submit to the Regional Office. Lastly, 
C-SHARPS, paper forms and the online PDF format forms will be available 
in Spanish for both stateside and Puerto Rico.

II. Method of Collection

    The main method of collection will be online using Census Schedule 
A Recruitment, Assessment, and Payroll System (C-SHARPS) accessible in 
English and Spanish for both stateside and Puerto Rico. The BC-170 and 
BC-171 will also be available in English and Spanish for both stateside 
and Puerto Rico:
     On paper as a secondary option under some circumstances 
(i.e., special request, lack of internet access),
     Online in PDF format for applicants to complete and submit 
to the Regional Office.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0139.
    Form Number(s): BC-170 and BC-171.
    Type of Review: Change to a previous OMB approval.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000,000 persons (Note that on 
non-Decennial periods of data collection after 2020, the estimated 
number of respondents annually is approximately 12,000 persons).
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes (Note that this is based on 
calculations that determined 15 minutes for completing the BC-170 and 5 
minutes for completing the BC-171. The combined total is 20 minutes for 
applicants completing both forms).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 333,334 annual hours on 
average.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Chapter 1, Subchapter II, Section 
23 a and c.; Title 5 U.S.C., Part II, Chapter 13; Title 5 U.S.C. Part 
III, Chapter 33, Subchapter 1, Section 1 and 20.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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comments may be mailed to the Eastern FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agenda
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Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353– Civil Rights in Arkansas: Criminal
Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 8311 Justice
20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or Future Plans and Actions
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7533. these discussions. These meetings are David Mussatt,
Records and documents discussed available to the public through the Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
during the meeting will be available for above call in numbers. Any interested [FR Doc. 2018–07254 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am]
public viewing as they become available member of the public may call this BILLING CODE P
at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/ number and listen to the meeting. An
meetings.aspx?cid=272 and clicking on open comment period will be provided
the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ to allow members of the public to make
links. Records generated from this a statement as time allows. The DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
meeting may also be inspected and conference call operator will ask callers
reproduced at the Eastern Regional to identify themselves, the organization Census Bureau
Office, as they become available, both they are affiliated with (if any), and an Proposed Information Collection;
before and after the meeting. Persons email address prior to placing callers Comment Request; Form BC–170, U.S.
interested in the work of this advisory into the conference room. Callers can Census Employment Application and
committee are advised to go to the expect to incur regular charges for calls Form BC–171, Additional Applicant
Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, they initiate over wireless lines, Information
or to contact the Eastern Regional Office according to their wireless plan. The
at the above phone number, email or Commission will not refund any AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau,
street address. incurred charges. Callers will incur no Commerce.
Tentative Agenda charge for calls they initiate over land- ACTION: Notice.
line connections to the toll-free
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. telephone number. Persons with hearing SUMMARY: The Department of
I. Welcome and Introductions impairments may also follow the Commerce, as part of its continuing
II. Briefing proceedings by first calling the Federal effort to reduce paperwork and
Panel One: Government Officials Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and respondent burden, invites the general
Panel Two: Advocates providing the Service with the public and other Federal agencies to
Panel Three: Professionals and conference call number and conference take this opportunity to comment on
Academicians ID number. proposed and/or continuing information
III. Open Session— Members of the public are also collections, as required by the
IV. Adjournment entitled to submit written comments; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Dated: April 5, 2018. the comments must be received in the DATES: To ensure consideration, written
David Mussatt, regional office within 30 days following comments must be submitted on or
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. the meeting. Written comments may be before June 11, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–07354 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am] mailed to the Regional Programs Unit, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
BILLING CODE P U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL Paperwork Clearance Officer,
60615. They may also be faxed to the Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@ Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Notice of Public Meetings of the usccr.gov. Persons who desire internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
Arkansas Advisory Committee to the additional information may contact the You may also submit comments,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– identified by Docket Number USBC–
AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 8311. 2018–0004, to the Federal e-Rulemaking
Rights. Records generated from this meeting Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All
ACTION: Announcement of meeting. may be inspected and reproduced at the comments received are part of the
Regional Programs Unit Office, as they public record. No comments will be
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, become available, both before and after posted to http://www.regulations.gov for
pursuant to the provisions of the rules the meeting. Records of the meeting will public viewing until after the comment
and regulations of the U.S. Commission be available via www.facadatabase.gov period has closed. Comments will
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the under the Commission on Civil Rights, generally be posted without change. All
Federal Advisory Committee Act that Arkansas Advisory Committee link Personally Identifiable Information (for
the Arkansas Advisory Committee (https://www.facadatabase.gov/ example, name and address) voluntarily
(Committee) will hold a meeting on committee/meetings.aspx?cid=236). submitted by the commenter may be
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Friday, April 20, 2018 at 12pm Central Click on ‘‘meeting details’’ and then publicly accessible. Do not submit
time. The Committee will discuss next ‘‘documents’’ to download. Persons Confidential Business Information or
steps in their study of civil rights and interested in the work of this Committee otherwise sensitive or protected
criminal justice in the state. are directed to the Commission’s information. You may submit
DATES: The meeting will take place on website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may attachments to electronic comments in
Friday, April 20, 2018 at 12 p.m. contact the Regional Programs Unit at Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Central. the above email or street address. Adobe PDF file formats only.

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determine eligibility and/or Respondent’s Obligation: Required to ‘‘Petitions for The Imposition of
qualifications of an applicant; obtain or retain benefits. Monitoring or Controls On Recyclable
11. Moved the Recruiting Sources Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Metallic materials; Public Hearings.’’
question to the BC–171 to make it Chapter 1, Subchapter II, Section 23 a These activities are statutory in nature
voluntary, as it is used to determine and c.; Title 5 U.S.C., Part II, Chapter 13; and, therefore, must remain a part of
recruitment strategies and is not needed Title 5 U.S.C. Part III, Chapter 33, BIS’s information collection budget
to determine eligibility and/or Subchapter 1, Section 1 and 20. authorization.
qualifications of an applicant. Affected Public: Business or other for-
The Census Bureau intends for IV. Request for Comments profit organizations.
applicants to access, complete, and Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Frequency: On Occasion.
submit both the BC–170 and BC–171 to the proposed collection of information Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
human resources staff via the Census is necessary for the proper performance This information collection request
Schedule A Recruitment, Assessment, of the functions of the agency, including may be viewed at reginfo.gov http://
and Payroll System (C–SHARPS) online whether the information shall have www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the
applicant system. The Census Bureau practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the instructions to view Department of
also intends for a paper form of the BC– agency’s estimate of the burden Commerce collections currently under
170 and BC–171 to be accessible to (including hours and cost) of the review by OMB.
applicants under some circumstances proposed collection of information; (c) Written comments and
(i.e., special request, lack of internet ways to enhance the quality, utility, and recommendations for the proposed
access) and all forms will be available clarity of the information to be information collection should be sent
electronically in PDF format for collected; and (d) ways to minimize the within 30 days of publication of this
applicants to complete and submit to burden of the collection of information notice to OIRA_Submission@
the Regional Office. Lastly, C–SHARPS, on respondents, including through the omb.eop.gov.
paper forms and the online PDF format use of automated collection techniques Sheleen Dumas,
forms will be available in Spanish for or other forms of information Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
both stateside and Puerto Rico. technology. Chief Information Officer.
II. Method of Collection Comments submitted in response to [FR Doc. 2018–07358 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am]
this notice will be summarized and/or BILLING CODE 3510–33–P
The main method of collection will be included in the request for OMB
online using Census Schedule A approval of this information collection;
Recruitment, Assessment, and Payroll they also will become a matter of public DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
System (C–SHARPS) accessible in record.
English and Spanish for both stateside Foreign-Trade Zones Board
and Puerto Rico. The BC–170 and BC– Sheleen Dumas,
171 will also be available in English and Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the [S–53–2018]
Spanish for both stateside and Puerto Chief Information Officer.
Foreign-Trade Zone 119—Minneapolis-
Rico: [FR Doc. 2018–07260 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am]
• On paper as a secondary option St. Paul, Minnesota; Application for
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under some circumstances (i.e., special Subzone; AGCO Corporation, Jackson
request, lack of internet access), and Round Lake, Minnesota
• Online in PDF format for applicants DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE An application has been submitted to
to complete and submit to the Regional the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
Office. Submission for OMB Review; the Greater Metropolitan Area Foreign
Comment Request Trade Zone Commission, grantee of FTZ
III. Data
The Department of Commerce will 119, requesting subzone status for the
OMB Control Number: 0607–0139. facilities of AGCO Corporation (AGCO),
Form Number(s): BC–170 and BC– submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the located in Jackson and Round Lake,
171.
Type of Review: Change to a previous following proposal for collection of Minnesota. The application was
OMB approval. information under the provisions of the submitted pursuant to the provisions of
Affected Public: Individuals or Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
households. Chapter 35). amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the
Estimated Number of Respondents: Agency: Bureau of Industry and regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
3,000,000 persons (Note that on non- Security. part 400). It was formally docketed on
Decennial periods of data collection Title: Miscellaneous Short Supply April 5, 2018.
after 2020, the estimated number of Activities. The proposed subzone would consist
respondents annually is approximately Form Number(s): None. of the following sites: Site 1 (196 acres)
12,000 persons). OMB Control Number: 0694–0102. 202 Industrial Park, Jackson, Jackson
Estimated Time per Response: 20 Type of Review: Regular submission. County; Site 2 (31.42 acres) One Sather
minutes (Note that this is based on Estimated Total Annual Burden Plaza, Round Lake, Nobles County; Site
calculations that determined 15 minutes Hours: 201. 3 (6.34 acres) 170 Industrial Plaza,
for completing the BC–170 and 5 Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. Jackson, Jackson County; and, Site 4 (5
minutes for completing the BC–171. The Estimated Time per Response: 201 acres) 136 550th Avenue, Jackson,
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combined total is 20 minutes for hours. Jackson County. No authorization for
applicants completing both forms). Needs and Uses: This information production activity has been requested
Estimated Total Annual Burden collection is comprised of two rarely at this time. The proposed subzone
Hours: 333,334 annual hours on used short supply activities: would be subject to the existing
average. ‘‘Registration of U.S. Agricultural activation limit of FTZ 119.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Commodities for Exemption from Short In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
Public: $0. Supply Limitations On Export’’, and regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Michael A. DeFrank, Chief, Management Services Branch. Mr. DeFrank can be reached by telephone on 301-763-2864 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 15356

83 FR 15356 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Form BC-170, U.S. Census Employment Application and Form BC-171, Additional Applicant Information

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCECensus Bureau

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