Bureau of Personnel; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection [OMB Control Number 1405-0008]: Registration for the Foreign Service Officer Written Examination

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3201]

Bureau of Personnel; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection [OMB

Control Number 1405-0008]: Registration for the Foreign Service Officer

Written Examination

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following

information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the

publication of this notice.

The following summarizes the information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: Continuation.

Originating Office: PER/REE.

Title of Information Collection: Registration for the Foreign

Service Officer Written Examination.

Frequency: One application period per year.

Form Number: 1405-0008.

Respondents: Registrants for the Foreign Service Officer Written

Examination.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,600.

Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes per response.

Total Estimated Burden: 3,415 hours.

Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to:

Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility.

Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the

collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions

used.

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be

collected.

Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,

including through the use of automated collection techniques or other

forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed information

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collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Beatrice E.

Smotherman, Bureau of Personnel, Examination Division, Foreign Service

Written Officer Examination (202) 261-8906, U.S. Department of State,

Washington, DC 20522. Public comments and questions should be directed

to the State Department Desk Officer, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington,

DC 20530, (202) 395-5971.

Dated: December 13, 1999.

Rueben Torres,

Executive Director, Bureau of Personnel, Department of State.

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