[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26219-26220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12443]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Investigations Forms 41-44

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Title 
44, U.S. Code, Chapter 35), this notice announces that OPM intends to 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
reclearance of four information collections and solicit comments on 
them. OPM uses these forms to request information by mail for use in 
OPM investigations. These investigations are conducted to determine 
suitability for Federal employment and/or the ability to hold a 
security clearance as prescribed in Executive Orders 10450, 12968 and 
10577 (5 CFR Part V) and 5 U.S.C. 3301.
    INV Form 41, Investigative Request for Employment Data and 
Supervisor Information, is sent to former employers and/or supervisors.
    INV Form 42, Investigative Request for Personal Information, is 
sent to references.
    INV Form 43, Investigative Request for Educational Registrar and 
Dean of Students Record Data, is sent to educational institutions.
    INV Form 44, Investigative Request for Law Enforcement Data, is 
sent to local law enforcement agencies.
    Based upon current usage it is estimated that 1,609,000 individuals

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will respond annually ( 770,000 to INV Form 41; 412,000 to INV Form 42; 
98,000 to INV Form 43; and 329,000 to INV Form 44) with each response 
requiring approximately 5 minutes. The total burden requested is 
134,083 hours.
    Comments are particularly invited on:

--Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of functions of the Office of Personnel Management, and 
whether it will have practical utility;
--Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; and
--Ways in which we can minimize the burden of collection of information 
on those who respond, through the use of appropriate technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    To obtain copies of this proposal please contact James M. Farron at 
(202) 418-3208 or by E-mail to [email protected].

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 60 calendar 
days from the date of this publication. Submit comments on this 
proposal to Richard A. Ferris, Associate Director, U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management, Room 5416, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20415.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 98-12443 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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