[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59472-59473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21408]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: 3206-0182, Optional Form 306 (OF 306)

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 Federal 
agencies that OPM proposes to request the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) renew a previously-approved information collection, 
Optional Form 306 (OF 306).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 31, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from member of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting 
Office of Personnel Management, Suitability Executive Agent Programs, 
P.O. Box 699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, or by electronic mail at 
[email protected]. Please contact Alexys Stanley at 202-936-2501 if 
you have questions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that OPM has submitted 
to OMB a request for renewal of a previously-approved information 
collection, control number 3206-0182, Optional Form 306 (OF 306). The 
information collection (OMB No. 3206-0182) was previously published in 
the Federal Register on April 27, 2022 at 87 FR 24885, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. OPM received five comments in response to 
its request for this collection, which are addressed in the 
Supplemental Statement of this ICR package. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 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.

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    The OF 306 form is completed by applicants who are under 
consideration for Federal or Federal contract employment and collects 
information about an applicant's selective service registration, 
military service, and general background. The information collected on 
this form is mainly used to determine a person's acceptability for 
Federal and Federal contract employment, and that person's retirement 
status and life insurance enrollment. The information on this form may 
be used in conducting an investigation to determine a person's 
suitability or ability to hold a security clearance, and it may be 
disclosed to authorized officials making similar, subsequent 
determinations. The OF 306 asks for personal identifying data and 
information about violations of the law, past convictions, 
imprisonments, probations, parole, military court martial, delinquency 
on a Federal debt, Selective Service Registration, United States 
military service, Federal civilian or military retirement benefits 
received or applied for, and life insurance enrollment.
    A copy of the proposed information collection and the associated 
instructions is available at https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf. OPM is proposing to amend the instructions to better 
clarify the timing of when an individual may be asked to complete the 
OF 306. No other changes are proposed. The systems of record notice for 
this collection is: https://www.opm.gov/information-management/privacy-policy/sorn/opm-sorn-govt-1-general-personnel-records.pdf.

Analysis

    Agency: Suitability Executive Agent Program, Office of Personnel 
Management.
    Title: Optional Form 306 (OF 306).
    OMB Number: 3206-0182.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 315,478.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 78, 870.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kellie Cosgrove Riley,
Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-21408 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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