[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48786-48787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16591]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for OMB Emergency Clearance and 60 Day Notice for 
Comment for a Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection: OPM Form 1300, Presidential Management Fellows Program 
Online Application and Resume Builder

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) submitted a request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review for a 
reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for the 
OPM Form 1300, Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Online 
Application and Resume Builder. Approval of the PMF Online Application 
and Resume Builder is necessary to facilitate the timely registration, 
nomination, selection, and placement of PMF finalists in Federal 
agencies. This also serves as the 60 Day Notice for review for full 
clearance.
    As a result of Executive Order 13318, the OPM issued a final rule 
on May 19, 2005 (FR, Vol. 70, No. 96, Page 28775) implementing new 
program regulations effective June 20, 2005. Consistent with these new 
regulations, the following significant changes have been made to the 
application and nomination process: (1) The programmatic guidance in 
the Program and Application Overview, found under the PMF Web site's 
``How to Apply'' section, was rewritten to reflect myriad changes 
resulting from the new regulations; (2) the nomination process was 
modified to clarify that eligible graduate students are to be nominated 
by their school's Dean, Chairperson, or Academic Program Director (i.e. 
a nominating official), and not by a designee or nomination 
coordinator; and (3) the dates and times were revised from last year to 
reflect the current academic year of 2005/2006.
    We estimate 3,500 to 4,000 applications will be received and 
processed in the 2005/2006 open season for PMF applications. During the 
2004/2005 open season OPM received approximately 3,321 applications, 
leading to 3,073 nominations by colleges and universities. We estimate 
students will need 2 hours to complete the OPM Form 1300 and 
electronically submit it to their school's nominating official. In 
addition, we estimate school nominating officials will need one-half 
hour to receive, review, and render a decision on the student's 
application for nomination into the PMF Program. The annual estimated 
burden for nominees is 8,000 hours and 2,000 hours for school 
nominating officials, for a total of 10,000 hours.
    Comments are particularly invited on: whether this information is 
necessary for the proper performance of functions on 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 the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at 
(202) 606-8358, fax (202) 418-3251, or e-mail to [email protected]. 
Please include your complete mailing address with your request.

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DATES: Comments on this proposal for emergency review should be 
received within 5 calendar days from the date of this publication. We 
are requesting OMB to take action within 10 calendar days from the 
close of this Federal Register Notice on the request for emergency 
review.
    Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
October 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, HRPS[bs]CLCS[bs]PMFP, 
ATTN: Rob Timmins, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 1425, Washington, DC 20415-
9820, E-mail: [email protected]; and
    Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office 
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-16591 Filed 8-17-05; 1:29 pm]
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