[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31715-31716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14539]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request--Background Investigation Request for Contractor 
Employees--FNS-775

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on the proposed information collection. This is an update of a 
currently approved collection. The purpose of this information 
collection request is to continue the use of the electronic form FNS-
775, titled ``Background Investigation Request for Contractor 
Employees.'' This form will continue to provide for the collection of 
Personal Identification Information required in the conduct of a 
background investigation which is a pre-requisite for the contractor 
employees to be granted a security clearance for employment at all FNS 
locations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 7, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility;
    (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions that were used; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to: Joseph Binns, Food and Nutrition Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 317, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via email to 
[email protected]. Comments will also be

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accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments electronically.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Joseph 
Binns at 703-605-1181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Background Investigation Request for Contractor Employees 
Form.
    Form Number: FNS-775.
    OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
    Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: Update of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Form FNS-775 is designed to collect user information 
required to conduct background investigations for contractor employees 
required in order to grant security clearances for contractor 
employees.
    Affected Public: Contractors, FNS.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
    The respondents are contractor employees at all FNS locations 
across the nation, inclusive of the FNS Headquarters in Alexandria, VA 
and at the seven (7) FNS regional offices across the USA. The estimated 
annual number of respondents who will be required to complete the FNS-
775 for requisite background investigation requests for contract 
employees is 750.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 750.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.167 of an hour. Each respondent 
takes approximately 0.167 of an hour, or 10 minutes, to complete the 
required information on the online form.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 125 hours. See the 
table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of 
respondent.

                                                      Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents
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                                                                                    Number of
                                                                    Number of       responses     Total  annual    Estimate of  burden     Total  annual
           Affected public                    Form number          respondents    annually per      responses      hours per  response     burden  hours
                                                                                   respondent
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Contractors..........................  FNS-775.................             750               1             750  0.16667 (10 minutes)...             125
Annualized Totals....................  ........................             750               1             750  10 minutes.............             125
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    Dated: June 19, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-14539 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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