Census Employment Inquiry

ICR 201811-0607-005

OMB: 0607-0139

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Unchanged
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2018-11-15
Supporting Statement B
2018-06-25
Supporting Statement A
2018-08-22
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
3363 Unchanged
ICR Details
0607-0139 201811-0607-005
Active 201806-0607-002
DOC/CENSUS
Census Employment Inquiry
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 12/10/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 11/16/2018
The functionality of the Census Bureau’s electronic collection application C-SHARPS shall allow an applicant to skip questions they do not wish to answer for the voluntary BC-171 form.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2021 08/31/2021 08/31/2021
1,000,000 0 1,000,000
333,333 0 333,333
0 0 0

The Census Bureau currently uses the BC-170A (for current survey positions), BC-170B (for special census positions), and BC-170D (for decennial positions) 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. To address the issue of having multiple forms that asks the same questions for different census positions, the Census Bureau intends to consolidate the contents of the four forms into two 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. The Census Bureau also intends to have the Census Schedule A Recruitment, Assessment, and Payroll System (C-SHARPS) online applicant system as the main place for applicants to submit a job applications for all census positions. In limited circumstances (lack of internet, lack of computer, etc.), paper forms and an online PDF form will also be available for applicants to complete and submit to the Regional Office.

US Code: 5 USC Pt. III, Ch 33, Sub 1, 1 & 20 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 13 USC 23 a & c Name of Law: null
   US Code: 5 USC Part II, Chapter 13 Name of Law: null
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  83 FR 15356 04/10/2018
83 FR 30400 06/28/2018
Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Census Employment Inquiry BC-170, BC-171(SP), BC-170(SP), BC-171 Census Jobs! ,   ¡Trabajos del Censo! ,   Additional Applicant Information ,   Información Adicional sobre el Solicitante

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 333,333 333,333 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The change in burden is due to the hiring of field staff for the Census 2020 operations and because of consolidating three different employment forms into two forms.

$170,000
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Hector Merced 301 763-8822

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
11/16/2018


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