[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88139-88140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27985]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Renewal of an Existing Information 
Collection, USA Staffing's Onboarding Features

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 the 
renewal of the following existing information collection request (ICR): 
OMB Control Number 3206-0278, USA Staffing's Onboarding Features.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 19, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent 
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection 
request, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting USA Staffing Program Office, Office of Personnel Management, 
1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Bridget Dongarra via 
email to [email protected] or by phone at 202-553-1319.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, as amended (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), OPM is soliciting comments 
for this collection. This information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2023, at 88 FR 17042, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received 
for this information collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
an additional 30 days for public comments.
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice 
announces that OPM intends to submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget a request for review of a previously approved emergency 
collection for USA Staffing's Onboarding features. USA Staffing is 
OPM's talent acquisition solution. Federal agencies use USA Staffing to 
onboard candidates for

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Federal positions while complying with appropriate rules and 
procedures. Federal agencies purchase the services of USA Staffing 
through an Interagency Agreement (IAA) under the provisions of the 
Revolving Fund, 5 U.S.C. 1304(e)(1), which permits OPM to perform human 
resources management services for Federal agencies on a cost-recovery 
basis.
    USA Staffing's public facing web page for new hires provides a 
single interface to submit data and forms required during the Federal 
onboarding process. New Hires are individuals selected for Federal 
employment but who have not yet entered on duty and who authenticate at 
USA Staffing using their USAJOBS.gov accounts. USA Staffing captures 
the essential information Federal agencies require to onboard 
applicants for Federal jobs under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 1104, 1302, 
3301-3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394.
    This information collection was initially approved under an 
emergency authorization in pursuit of compliance with Executive Order 
(E.O.) 14043, titled ``Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination 
for Federal Employees.'' This action seeks to reinstate the information 
collection independent of that Executive Order and instead focus on the 
regular business of the USA Staffing Onboarding system--gathering new 
hire information in pursuit of timely and efficient entry-on-duty 
actions.
    Some New Hire information elements collected by USA Staffing are 
collected under different OMB control numbers. Information for these 
elements that have their own approvals (such as the OF 306 and I-9 
forms) are not included in this collection. The subject of this 
information collection includes questions about basic identity, 
employment and service background, benefits enrollments, and payroll. 
The initial emergency clearance did not distinguish between these two 
contexts.
    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 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: USA Staffing, Onboarding.
    OMB Number: 3206-0278.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 570,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 190,000 hours.

Office of Personnel Management
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-27985 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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