[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67145-67146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27544]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Expiring Information Collection 3206-0182,
Declaration for Federal Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Federal Investigative Services (FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies
the opportunity to comment on an information collection request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 3206-0182, for the
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Declaration for Federal Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306. 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. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 1,
2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974; and FIS, OPM, 1900 E
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Lisa Loss or sent via
electronic mail to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting FIS, OPM, 1900
E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Lisa Loss or sent via
electronic mail to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that OPM submitted OMB
a request for review and clearance of the revised collection of
information, Declaration for Federal Employment Optional Form (OF) 306
(OMB Control No. 3206-0182).
The OF 306 is completed by applicants who are under consideration
for Federal or Federal contract employment. It collects information
about an applicant's selective service registration, military service,
and general background. The information collected on this form is
mainly used to determine a person's acceptability for Federal and
Federal contract employment. However, if necessary, and usually in
conjunction with another form or forms, the information on this form
may be used in conducting an investigation to determine a person's
suitability or ability to hold a security clearance, and it may be
disclosed to authorized officials making similar, subsequent
determinations.
The OF 306 requests that the applicant provide personal identifying
data, including past convictions, imprisonments, probations, paroles or
military court martial, delinquency on a Federal debt, Selective
Service Registration, United States military service and Federal
civilian or military retirement pay or pension received or applied for.
It is estimated that 178,114 individuals will respond annually. Each
form takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. The annual estimated
burden is 44,529 hours.
The 60-day Federal Register Notice was published in the Federal
Register on April 19, 2010 (Federal Register Notices/Volume 75, Number
74, page 20399). Comments from the Department of Treasury (Treasury),
Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of
Human Resources Management (USDA-HRM), USDA Rural Development, and
General Services Administration (GSA) iterated the need for continuing
this information collection to assist Federal agencies during the
hiring process. Treasury, USDA-HRM, and GSA specifically commented on
the public burden statement and characterized the burden as accurate
and valid.
In addition, comments from Federal agencies and members of the
public made recommendations for adjustments to the form. The Department
of Treasury (Treasury) recommended that OPM develop an automated
version of the form to include electronic signature to minimize the
burden on job candidates and streamline the hiring process. OPM will
take this recommendation for future consideration. OPM accepted
comments from Treasury regarding formatting changes for the collection
of middle names and suffixes.
OPM accepted Treasury's recommendation to collect the country of
citizenship of the respondent in order to assist agencies in the hiring
process for the majority of Federal positions that may be filled only
by U.S. citizens. OPM did not accept Treasury's recommendation to
collect information as to whether the respondent has been arrested/
charged but will consider including this question in future revisions
to the investigative questionnaire for non-sensitive positions. OPM
intends to limit the scope of the collection for conviction,
imprisonment, probation, parole, and military court-martial to the past
7 years vice 10 in order to align this collection with the collection
of information on investigative questionnaires which generate
collection of local law enforcement records. OPM particularly invites
comment during this 30-day notice period regarding these proposed
changes to the collection.
OPM rejected a comment from a member of the public to collect the
lifetime criminal record from the respondent. OPM also rejected a
comment from a member of the public that recommended that Federal
employment and Federal contract employment be extended only to persons
with at least a GED or high school diploma as the comment was outside
of the scope of the request for comments on the proposed collection.
John Berry,
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-27544 Filed 10-29-10; 8:45 am]
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