[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75078-75079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24121]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Renewal Without Change of an Existing 
Information Collection: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 
85P) and Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S)

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-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 other 
federal agencies that OPM proposes to request the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to renew a previously-approved information collection, 
Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and Supplemental 
Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 2, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or 
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 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 or RIN 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

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personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by email to 
[email protected], or by contacting Alexys Stanley, 202-606-1800, or 
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Suitability Executive Agent 
Programs, P.O. Box 699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) as amended (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), OPM is 
soliciting comments for this collection (OMB No. 3206-0194). OPM 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.

Background

    The Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, SF 85P and 
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions, SF 85P-S, are 
information collections completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, 
Federal Government civilian positions, or positions in private entities 
performing work for the Federal Government under contract (SF 85P 
only). The collections are 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 
public trust position or fit for employment or retention in Federal 
employment in the excepted service when the duties to be performed are 
equivalent in degree of trust reposed in the incumbent to a public 
trust position;
    Fit to perform work on behalf of the Federal Government pursuant to 
the Government contract, when the duties to be performed are equivalent 
in degree of trust reposed in the individual to a public trust 
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 public trust position.
    For applicants, the SF 85P and SF 85P-S are to be used only after a 
conditional offer of employment has been made. The SF 85P-S is 
supplemental to the SF 85P and is used only as approved by OPM, for 
certain positions such as those requiring carrying of a firearm. eApp 
(Electronic Application) is a web-based system application that houses 
the SF 85P and SF 85P-S. 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 a particular 
question. 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 respondent's personal 
history relates to the information collection.
    OPM recommends renewal of the form without any proposed changes.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Suitability Executive Agent 
Programs.
    Title: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and 
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S).
    OMB Number: 3206-0258.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 152,700 (SF 85P); 16,700 (SF 85P-S).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 155 minutes (SF 85P); 10 minutes (SF 
85P-S).
    Total Burden Hours: 394,475 (SF 85P); 2,783 (SF 85P-S).

Stephen Hickman,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-24121 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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