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Information Collection Request

Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member

ICR 202512-1405-001 · OMB 1405-0189 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Form DS-174 Employment Application for Locally Employed Staff or Family Member Form and Instruction New Available
Form DS-174 Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member Form and Instruction Removed Available
LegalAuthorities_112025.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-09 Repair queued
LegalAuthorities_2022.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2022-02-11 Available
Supporting-Statement_30day_112025.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2025-12-09 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
278374 Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member Form and Instruction NewEmployment Application for Locally Employed Staff or Family Member
190750 Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member Form and Instruction RemovedApplication for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member
190750 Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member Other-Screenshots Removed
ICR Details
1405-0189 202512-1405-001
Received in OIRA 202202-1405-001
STATE/AFA
Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 12/09/2025
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 04/30/2026
600,000 1,000,000
150,000 750,000
0 0
The information solicited is used to establish eligibility and qualifications at U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Missions abroad. The respondents are locals who live in the 175 countries abroad and who are applying for a position at the U.S. Embassy, Consulate or Mission in their country. In addition, Family members who are accompanying their partners to assignments in the U.S. Embassies, Consulates or Mission abroad.
US Code: 22 USC 2669(c) Name of Law: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
   PL: Pub.L. 96 - 465 103,105.206,301,303,311,408 Name of Law: Foreign Service Act of 1980
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  90 FR 12757 09/10/2025
90 FR 12877 12/08/2025
No
  Total Request 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 600,000 1,000,000 0 -400,000 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 150,000 750,000 0 -600,000 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
The cost to the Federal government is approximately $2,000,000 per year to pay for the Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) software. This is the price of the contract signed by the Bureau of Human Resources and Monster Government Solutions to provide the ERA software.
$2,000,000
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Anne Amadou 202 663-1405
  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.
12/09/2025