[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 233 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78151-78152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26511]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Notice of Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 
85P) and Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S)

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Suitability 
Executive Agent Programs, is notifying the general public and other 
federal agencies that OPM proposes to request the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to renew a previously-approved information collection, 
Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and Supplemental 
Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 4, 
2021.

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 Budget by the following 
method: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency 
name and docket number for this document. The general policy for 
comments and other submissions from member of the public is to make 
these submissions available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any 
personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Lisa M. Loss, 
(202) 606-7017, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Suitability 
Executive Agent Programs, P.O. Box 699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, or 
sent by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This notice announces that OPM has submitted to OMB a request for 
renewal of a previously-approved information collection, control number 
3206-0258, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and 
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S). The 
public has an additional 30-day opportunity to comment. The 
Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, SF 85P and Supplemental 
Questionnaire for Selected Positions, SF 85P-S, are information 
collections completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal 
Government civilian positions, or positions in private entities 
performing work for the Federal Government under contract (SF 85P 
only). The collections are used as the basis of information for 
background investigations to establish that such persons are:
     Suitable for employment or retention in Federal employment 
in a public trust position or fit for employment or retention in 
Federal employment in the excepted service when the duties to be 
performed are equivalent in degree of trust reposed in the incumbent to 
a public trust position;
     Fit to perform work on behalf of the Federal Government 
pursuant to the Government contract, when the duties to be performed 
are equivalent in degree of trust reposed in the individual to a public 
trust position;
     Eligible for physical and logical access to federally 
controlled facilities or information systems, when the duties to be 
performed by the individual are equivalent to the duties performed by 
an employee in a public trust position.
    For applicants, the SF 85P and SF 85P-S are to be used only after a 
conditional offer of employment has been made. The SF 85P-S is 
supplemental to the SF 85P and is used only as approved by OPM, for 
certain positions such as those requiring carrying of a firearm. e-QIP 
(Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing) is a web-
based system application that houses the SF 85P and SF 85P-S. A 
variable in assessing burden hours is the nature of the electronic 
application. The electronic application includes branching questions 
and instructions which provide for a tailored collection from the 
respondent based on varying factors in the respondent's personal 
history. The burden on the respondent is reduced when the respondent's 
personal history is not relevant to particular question, since the 
question branches, or expands for additional details, only for those 
persons who have pertinent information to provide regarding that line 
of questioning. Accordingly, the burden on the respondent will vary 
depending on whether the information collection relates to the 
respondent's personal history.
    OPM recommends renewal of the form without any proposed changes, 
except to underlying authorities, which have been revised in the period 
since the last renewal, and the Privacy Act Information Statement, to 
acknowledge the transfer of background investigations files from OPM to 
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. No other changes 
are recommended at this time. Ongoing assessments will occur to ensure 
the SF 85P and SF 85P-S reflect and collect pertinent information for 
the investigative process and align with governing policies, rules, and 
regulations requiring use of these forms.
    The 60 day Federal Register Notice was published on September 16, 
2020 (85 FR 57890). No comments were received.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Suitability Executive Agent 
Programs.
    Title: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and 
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S).
    OMB Number: 3206-0258.
    Affected Public: Individuals.

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    Number of Respondents: 112,894 (SF 85P); 11,717 (SF 85P-S).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 155 minutes (SF 85P); 10 minutes (SF 
85P-S).
    Total Burden Hours: 282,235 (SF 85P); 1,953 (SF 85P-S).

    Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-26511 Filed 12-2-20; 8:45 am]
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