[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6357-6358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01995]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Renewal: New Information Collection, Fingerprint 
Chart Standard Form 87 (SF 87)

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Federal Investigative Services (FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies 
the opportunity to comment on a new information collection request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 3206-0150, for 
the Fingerprint Chart Standard Form 87 (SF 87). As required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) 
as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is 
soliciting comments for this collection. The Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) is particularly interested in comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 1, 
2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 
Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974; and Federal 
Investigative Service, U.S Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Donna McLeod or sent via 
electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Federal 
Investigative Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Donna McLeod or sent via 
electronic mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SF 87 is a fingerprint card, which is 
utilized to conduct a national criminal history check, which is a 
component of a background investigation. The SF 87 is completed by 
applicants who are under consideration for Federal employment; by 
Federal employees, to determine whether they should be retained in such 
employment; by individuals being considered to perform work for the 
Federal Government under a Government contract or to continue such 
work; and by persons seeking long-term access to Federal facilities and 
systems. The SF 87 fingerprint chart is used in background 
investigations to help establish facts required to determine, for 
example, whether the subject of the investigation should be adjudicated 
to be eligible for logical and physical access to Government facilities 
and systems; suitable or fit for Federal employment; fit to perform 
work on behalf of the Federal Government under a Government contract; 
eligible to hold a position that is sensitive for national security 
reasons; or eligible for access to classified information. The SF 87 
form is utilized only when a hardcopy fingerprint chart must be 
obtained, as opposed to the electronic collection of fingerprints. 
Modifications to the SF 87 include the addition of four blocks, 
Submitting Office Number (SON), Security Office Identifier (SOI), 
Intra-Government Payment, Collection Code (IPAC) and Miscellaneous 
Identification Number (MNU) and the removal of the printed ORI number, 
USOPMOOOZ-FIPC Boyer, PA. The addition of the SON, SOI, IPAC and MNU 
blocks support billing and processing enhancements. The printed ORI 
number is no longer necessary because SF 87 forms are converted to 
images and transmitted to the FBI electronically. The Public Burden 
Statement address is updated to state U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, Federal Investigative Services, Attn: OMB Number 3206-0150, 
1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.
    Because OPM is eliminating the printed ORI number, a separate 
collection that does not have an ORI number, the SF 87A is redundant. 
Accordingly, OPM is eliminating the SF 87A form.
    Due to the SF 87 form's small size and the fact that it may be 
maintained in multiple systems of records, it does not list all 
potentially applicable routine uses under the Privacy Act. Accordingly 
5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3)(C) requires that an agency issuing the SF 87 form 
must also give the subject a copy of the routine uses for the 
applicable system of records.
    It is estimated that 210,533 SF 87 forms are provided to 
individuals annually. The SF 87 takes approximately 5 minutes to 
complete.

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The estimated annual burden is 17,544 hours.
    The 2009 OMB Terms of Clearance required an accurate reflection of 
the number of people who incur a cost for submitting their fingerprints 
to federal agencies and the total cost per annum. Calculations derived 
from Federal agency survey data and OPM data estimated that, at a 
maximum, 52,633 forms are submitted to federal agencies annually by 
individuals, who may incur a financial burden to obtain fingerprints at 
local police departments, when security offices are unable to conduct 
the fingerprinting. The estimated individual financial burden is 
$17.00. The estimated maximum annual financial burden is $894,765.
    The 60 day Federal Register Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 (Federal Register Notices/Vol. 
77, Number 228, pages 70848-70849) as required by 5 CFR part 1320, 
affording the public an opportunity to comment on the form.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-01995 Filed 1-29-13; 8:45 am]
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