[Federal Register: October 27, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 208)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Notice of Intent To Request OMB Approval for Continuation of Form 
OPM-1386

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Proposed Information Collection Submitted for Public Comment 
and Recommendations.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3506-3507), the Office of Personnel Management plans to 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request to extend its 
approval of form OPM-1386, Applicant Race and National Origin 
Questionnaire, which gathers information concerning the race and 
national origin of applicants for employment under the Outstanding 
Scholar provision of the Luevano Consent Decree, 93 F.R.D. 68 (1981).
    Under the terms of 44 U.S.C. 3507, the public is invited to comment 
on the need for this information, its practical utility, the accuracy 
of OPM's burden estimate, and on ways to minimize that reporting 
burden.

DATES: Comments are requested by December 26, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to: Leonard R. Klein, Associate Director 
for Employment, Room 6F08, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For copies of the form, and further information, contact Mike 
Carmichael or Christina Gonzales, (202) 606-0830, FAX (202) 606-2329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of Form OPM-1386

    A Federal court decree, issued in 1981 and still binding, requires 
recordkeeping on Federal employment selection procedures, including 
race and national origin (RNO) data, to determine the ``relative impact 
of the procedure upon blacks and upon Hispanics as compared with non-
Hispanic whites.'' OPM and other agencies use form OPM-1386 to collect 
the RNO data from applicants being considered for selection under the 
Outstanding Scholar provision of the decree. Using the standardized 
form makes it easier to collect and consolidate the required data for 
use by the Federal Government and by the plaintiffs. OPM and agencies 
do not need to use form OPM-1386 to collect data on applicants being 
considered through traditional examining processes; court-required 

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data on those applicants is collected as part of an application process 
that is not required for Outstanding Scholars.
    The form OPM-1386 is not considered in the selection process, but 
is used only to collect statistical data.

Annual Reporting Burden

    Approximately 100,000 forms will be processed annually. The average 
estimated response time is 8 minutes for a total public burden of 
13,300 hours.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
James B. King,
Director.
[FR Doc. 95-26434 Filed 10-26-95; 8:45 am]
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