[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33784-33785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13524]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection 3206-0261: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85)
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) renew a previously-approved
information collection, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF
85).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 24,
2021. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following method:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: 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 members 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 Loss, 202-
606-1800, or 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: OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). The Office of Management and Budget 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.
The Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions, SF 85 is an
information
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collection completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal
Government civilian positions, or positions in private entities
performing work for the Federal Government under contract. The
collection is 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 low risk, non-sensitive position, or fit for employment or
retention in Federal employment in the excepted service when the duties
to be performed are equivalent to a low risk, non-sensitive position;
Fit to perform work on behalf of the Federal Government
pursuant to the Government contract, when the duties to be performed
are equivalent to a low risk, non-sensitive 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 low risk, non-sensitive position.
For applicants, the SF 85 is to be used only after a conditional
offer of employment has been made. e-QIP (Electronic Questionnaires for
Investigations Processing) is a web-based system application that
houses the SF 85. 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; the Privacy Act Information Statement, to
acknowledge the transfer of background investigations files from OPM to
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; and the Purpose
Statement, to make more clear that the form may be used for
investigations for fitness for appointment to a position in the
excepted service. No other changes are recommended at this time.
Ongoing assessments will occur to ensure the SF 85 reflects and
collects pertinent information for the investigative process and aligns
with governing policies, rules, and regulations requiring use of this
form.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Personnel Management.
Title: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85).
OMB Number: 3206-0261.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 55,040.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 120 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 110,080.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-13524 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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