[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43156-43157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13961]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

[Notice BSC-HCM-2023-0004; Docket No. BSC-HCM-2023-0004; Sequence 1]


Business Standards Council Review of Human Capital Federal 
Integrated Business Framework Business Standards: Request for Public 
Comment

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the opportunity to provide 
input on the Human Capital Federal Integrated Business Framework 
Business Standards (HC-FIBF) and the Human Capital Information Model 
version 5.2 (HCIM v5.2). The HC-FIBF contains proposed service 
activities, business capabilities, and service measures for Agency 
Human Capital Strategy, Policies, and Operation Plan; Employee 
Accountability; Labor Relations; Human Capital Analytics and Employee 
Records; Agency Human Capital Evaluation; and Personnel Action Request 
(PAR) Processing (Human Capital Business Reference Model (HCBRM) 
Functions A1, A7-A10, and X1), and standard data elements for HCBRM 
Functions A1, A7-A10. The HCIM v5.2 contains the Registry, Domain 
Values, and Systems and Forms Mapping products, along with Release 
Notes that detail the specific updates included in HCIM v5.2. HCIM v5.2 
focuses on HCBRM Functions A1 and A7-A10. This input will be used in 
formulation of business standards for Federal human capital management.

DATES: Comments due: Interested parties should submit comments via the 
method outlined in the ADDRESSES section on or before August 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to Notice BSC-HCM-2023-0004 by 
Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the 
Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for ``Notice BSC-HCM-2023-
0004''. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``Notice 
BSC-HCM-2023-0004''. Follow the instructions provided at the screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Notice BSC-HCM-
2023-0004'' on your attached document.
     Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite 
``Notice BSC-HCM-2023-0004,'' in all correspondence related to this 
notice. Comments received generally will be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your 
comment(s), please check https://www.regulations.gov, approximately 
two-to-three business days after submission to verify posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey S. Pollack, Human Resources 
Line of Business (HRLOB) Program Manager, at 202-936-0068, or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 26, 2019, the Office of Management 
and Budget published OMB memorandum 19-16, Centralized Mission Support 
Capabilities for the Federal Government (available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/M-19-16.pdf). Mission 
support business standards, established and agreed to by agencies, 
using the Federal Integrated Business Framework (FIBF) website at 
https://ussm.gsa.gov/fibf/, enable the Federal Government to better 
coordinate on the decision-making needed to determine what can be 
adopted and commonly shared. These business standards are an essential 
first step towards agreement on outcomes, data, and cross-functional 
end to end processes that will drive economies of scale and leverage 
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government's buying power. The business standards will be used as the 
foundation for common mission support services shared by Federal 
agencies.
    OPM serves as the Human Capital Management (HCM) business standards 
lead on the Business Standards Council (BSC). The goal of the HCM 
business standards is to standardize Human Capital Management across 
the Federal government. The HCM business capabilities, service metrics, 
and standard data elements document the key activities, inputs, 
outputs, data elements, and other functional area intersections. OPM is 
seeking public feedback on these draft business standards, including 
comments on understandability of the standards, suggested changes, and 
usefulness of the draft standards to industry and agencies.
    Guiding questions in standard development include:
     Do the draft business standards appropriately document the 
business processes covered?
     Are the draft business standards easy to understand?
     Will your organization be able to show how your solutions 
and/or services can meet these draft business standards?
     What would you change about the draft business standards? 
Is there anything missing?
    Comments will be used in formulation of the final business 
standards.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-13961 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
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