Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36396-36397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17480]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; application for 
employment/Federal Bureau of Investigation. Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for the information collection 
listed below. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register and allowed 60 days for public 
comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 Code 
of Federal Regulation, Part 1320.10. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially 
regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, 
should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice 
Desk Officer, Washington, DC, 20503. Additionally, comments may be 
submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-395-7285. Comments may also be 
submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management 
Division, Information Management and Security Staff, Attention: 
Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ via facsimile 
to 202-514-1534. Written comments and suggestions from the public and 
affected agencies should address one or more of the following points:

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    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of 
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Application for Employment/
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form: FD-140. Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract. Individuals seeking employment with the FBI 
will be required to complete the FD-140. The information collected is 
used to address suitability, trustworthiness, and other security issues 
beyond the seven year scope of Standard Form 86.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50,000 annual 
respondents; 1.5 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 75,000 hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: July 3, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-17480 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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