[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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