[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 72518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25699]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

[OMB Control No. 3206-NEW]


Submission for Review: New Information Collection, Research 
Agreements for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general 
public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a new 
information collection request (ICR) 3206-NEW, Research Agreements for 
the Use of OPM Record-Level Data.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 24, 
2023. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection by one of the following means:
    Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All 
submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for 
this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and 
other submissions from members of the public is to make these 
submissions available for public viewing on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any 
personal identifiers or contact information.
     Email: [email protected]. Please put ``Research 
Agreements'' in the subject line of the email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information, contact the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Planning, Performance, and 
Evaluation unit, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Megan Kays or via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the 
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for 
this collection. OPM collects and maintains record-level data on job 
applicants, Federal employees, annuitants, and other beneficiaries of 
OPM's programs and services. Research Agreements for the Use of OPM 
Record-Level Data is OPM's proposed mechanism to share data to further 
policy-relevant Federal workforce research. OPM will collect 
information through a Research Agreement Application to enable OPM to 
determine whether providing record level data to a research entity is 
in the public interest. Those who are approved as research partners 
will be required to provide additional information to OPM. This is a 
new collection to establish OPM's Research Agreement program. 
Therefore, we invite 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.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of Personnel Management.
    Title: Research Agreements for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data.
    OMB Number: 3206-NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 95.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 79 Minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 125.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kellie Cosgrove Riley,
Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-25699 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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