[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 86345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28785]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


OMB Emergency Review and 60-Day Notice for Comment for Existing 
Information Collection Request: OPM Form 1203-FX, Occupational 
Questionnaire OMB No. 3206-0040

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 the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request for emergency clearance and review for existing 
information collection request for the OPM Form 1203-FX, Occupational 
Questionnaire. Approval of the Occupational Questionnaire, OPM Form 
1203-FX is necessary to collect information from applicants to 
determine their level of qualification when applying for Federal 
employment. This also serves as the 60-Day Notice for review for full 
clearance.

DATES: Comments on this proposal for emergency review must be received 
on or before January 30, 2017. We respectfully request OMB take action 
within five (5) calendar days from the close of this Federal Register 
Notice on the request for emergency review. Comments are encouraged and 
will be accepted until December 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Program Management Office 
(ICR), Automated System Management Group, U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 2445A, Washington, DC 20415.
    For Information Regarding Administrative Coordination Contact: 
Charles Cutshall, Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building NW., 
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of this proposal, contact 
the Automated Systems Management Group, Office of Personnel Management, 
1900 E. Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Program Management 
Office (ICR) or via email to [email protected]. Please include your 
complete mailing address or email address with your request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Emergency clearance is requested given the 
current form expires December 2016 and continuation of operations is 
necessary.
    Approximately 11,400,000 respondents will complete the Occupational 
Questionnaire. We estimate it takes 40 minutes to complete the OPM 
1203-FX. Electronic submissions are processed through secure Government 
Web sites maintained by OPM, and in cases where respondents are unable 
to submit via Web site, via a fax server for electronic processing. The 
total annual estimated burden is 7,600,000 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.

Beth Cobert,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-28785 Filed 11-29-16; 8:45 am]
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