[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 55083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17339]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: New Information Collection, Research 
Agreement Application for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data, OMB Control 
No. 3206-NEW

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-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--(ICR) 3206-NEW, titled ``Research Agreements 
for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data.''

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 13, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations should be sent within 
30 days of publication of this notice. Interested persons are invited 
to submit written comments on the proposed information collection by 
one of the following means.
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://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 https://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 at (202) 860-8580 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. This is a new collection to establish OPM's 
Research Agreement program.
    The information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on November 25, 2022, at 87 FR 72518, allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. OPM received one public comment that was not 
relevant to the proposed collection. The purpose of this notice is to 
allow an additional 30 days for public comments. 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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 4702.
    Title: Research Agreements for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data.
    OMB Number: 3206-NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 20 hours.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-17339 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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