[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53174-53175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-WM-PSB-NPS0027720; PPWOWMADH2 199 PPMPSAS1Y.YH0000 (199); OMB 
Control Number 1024-0282]


Agency Information Collection Activities; National Park Service 
Background Clearance Initiation Request

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Phadrea Ponds, Acting NPS Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525; or by 
email at [email protected]; or by telephone at 970-267-7231. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1024-0282 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR by mail contact Shean Rheams, Security Administrator, 
National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20005; or by 
email at [email protected]; or by telephone at 202-354-1974. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1024-0282 in the subject line of your 
comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The NPS, as delegated by the U.S. Office of Personnel

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Management (OPM), is authorized to request information to determine the 
suitability of applicants for Federal employment and non-Federal 
personnel proposed to work under contractor and/or agreement who 
require access to NPS property and/or to receive DOIAccess personal 
identity verification (PIV) badges. Suitability determinations are 
authorized under Executive Orders 10450, ``Security requirements for 
Government employment'' and 10577, ``Amending the Civil Service Rules 
and authorizing a new appointment system for the competitive service''; 
sections 3301, 3302, and 9101 of Title 5, U.S.C.; and parts 2, 5, 731, 
and 736 of Title 5, CFR, and Federal information processing standards. 
Section 1104 of Title 5 allows OPM to delegate personnel management 
functions to other Federal agencies, extending these capabilities to 
the NPS.
    To conform with regulations mandated by the OPM and the Department 
of the Interior (DOI), NPS requires all applicants for Federal 
employment and non-Federal personnel requiring access to NPS property 
and/or receive a DOIAccess PIV badge to be processed for a suitability 
background investigation, in accordance with Executive Order 10450 and 
the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12). To collect 
information pursuant to this requirement, the NPS Personnel Security 
Branch uses the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing 
(E-QIP) System. As part of this process, electronic submission of the 
Standard Form 85, for suitability background investigations (NACI), or 
the Standard Form 85P, for Public Trust, is now required. The 
information collected is protected in accordance with the Privacy Act, 
and maintained in a secure system of records (Interior-DOI-45, 
``Personnel Security Files--Interior'', 47 FR 11036).
    The NPS uses Form 10-152, ``Background Clearance Initiation 
Request'' to create E-QIP accounts necessary to initiate background 
investigations for all individuals requiring access to NPS property 
and/or to receive a DOIAccess PIV badge. The OPM and DOI programs 
initiating background investigations have published System of Records 
Notices in the Federal Register describing the systems in which the 
records will be maintained.
    The information collected by NPS Form 10-152 includes detailed 
information for each proposed candidate requiring a background 
clearance, to include:
     Full legal name;
     Social Security Number;
     Date and place of birth;
     Country of citizenship;
     Contact phone number;
     Email address;
     Home address;
     Whether proposed candidate has ever been investigated by 
another Federal agency; and
     If the candidate was investigated by another Federal 
agency, they must provide the name of that agency and the date of the 
investigation.
    Additional information required on Form 10-152 for non-Federal 
personnel includes:
     Name of proposed candidate's company;
     Contract/agreement number; and
     Contract/agreement periods of performance.
    Title of Collection: National Park Service Background Clearance 
Initiation Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0282.
    Form Number: NPS 10-152, ``Background Clearance Initiation 
Request''.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Candidates for Federal employment, as 
well as contractors, partners, and other non-Federal candidates 
proposed to work for the NPS under a Federal contract or agreement who 
require access to NPS property and/or a DOIAccess PIV badge.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 6,500.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,500.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 7 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 758.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-21683 Filed 10-3-19; 8:45 am]
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