[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 50224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24565]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request for Reclearance of 
Previously Approved Collections: Standard Forms 85, 85P, 85P-S, 86, and 
86A

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public 
Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of five (5) information 
collections.
    Executive Orders 10450 and 12968 require that investigations be 
conducted on all persons entering Federal service, or assigned to 
Federal positions affecting the public trust or requiring a security 
clearance. The Standard Form 85, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 
Positions, is completed by appointees to non-sensitive positions in the 
Federal government, and is used by OPM to conduct National Agency 
Checks and Inquiries investigations. The Standard Form 85P, 
Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, is completed by persons 
seeking placement in positions designated as low, moderate or high risk 
to the public trust because of their sensitive duties. This information 
collection also includes the Standard Form 85P-S, Supplemental 
Questionnaire for Selected Positions, which is requested for selected 
positions at the high risk level. Information collected on the SF 85P 
and SF 85P-S is used by OPM and other Federal agencies to initiate 
background investigations required to determine suitability for 
placement in public trust or other sensitive, non-access positions. The 
Standard Form 86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions, is 
completed by persons performing or seeking to perform national security 
duties for the Federal government, and is used by OPM and other Federal 
agencies to initiate national security investigations. These 
information collections include Standard Form 86A, Continuation Sheet 
for Questionnaires SF 86, SF 85P and SF 85, which provides formatted 
space to continue answers to questions on the other forms.
    We estimate 10 respondents who are not Federal employees will 
complete the SF 85 annually, that the burden for each response is 30 
minutes, and that the total annual burden is five hours. The number of 
non-Federal employees expected to complete the SF 85P is 2,000, each 
form requires approximately 60 minutes to complete, and the annual 
burden is estimated at 2,000 hours. The number of non-Federal employees 
expected to complete the SF 85P-S is 300, each form requires 
approximately 10 minutes to complete, and the annual burden is 
estimated at 50 hours. The number of non-Federal employees expected to 
complete the SF 86 and SF 86A is 200,000, the form requires an average 
of 90 minutes to complete, and the annual burden is estimated at 
300,000 hours.
    For copies of this request, please contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, 
by phone at: (202) 606-8358, by FAX at: (202) 418-3251, or by e-mail 
at: [email protected]. Please include a mailing address with your 
request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received on or before 
November 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to:
Richard A. Ferris, Associate Director, Investigations Service, U.S. 
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., room 5416, 
Washington, DC 20415-4000

and

Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, NW., room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rasheedah I. Ahmad, Program Analyst, 
Investigations Service, OPM, (202) 606-7983.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-24565 Filed 10-1-01; 8:45 am]
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