Notice2021-18930
Notice of Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85)
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Published
September 1, 2021
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
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 Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 167 (Wednesday, September 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 49064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18930]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Notice of Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF
85)
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-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 Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 1,
2021.
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 Budget by the following
method: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency
name and docket number for this document. The general policy for
comments and other submissions from member of the public is to make
these submissions available for public viewing at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Christine
Bilunka, 724-738-1190, ext. 7400, or the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, Suitability Executive Agent Programs, P.O. Box 699,
Slippery Rock, PA 16057, or sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fcceaf6ebdadedff0eff2b1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e6d4b574a7b7f7e514e5310595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that OPM has submitted
to OMB a request for renewal of a previously-approved information
collection, control number 3206-0261, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive
Positions (SF 85). The public has an additional 30-day opportunity to
comment.
The Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions, SF 85 is an
information collection completed by applicants for, or incumbents of,
Federal Government civilian positions, or positions in private entities
performing work for the Federal Government under contract. The
collection is 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 low
risk, non-sensitive position, or fit for employment or retention in
Federal employment in the excepted service when the duties to be
performed are equivalent to a low risk, non-sensitive position;
Fit to perform work on behalf of the Federal Government pursuant to
the Government contract, when the duties to be performed are equivalent
to a low risk, non-sensitive 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 low risk, non-sensitive position.
For applicants, the SF 85 is to be used only after a conditional
offer of employment has been made. e-QIP (Electronic Questionnaires for
Investigations Processing) is a web-based system application that
houses the SF 85. 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 particular
question, since 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 information
collection relates to the respondent's personal history.
OPM recommends renewal of the form without any proposed changes,
except to underlying authorities, which have been revised in the period
since the last renewal; the Privacy Act Information Statement, to
acknowledge the transfer of background investigations files from OPM to
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; and the Purpose
Statement, to make more clear that the form may be used for
investigations for fitness for appointment to a position in the
excepted service. No other changes are recommended at this time.
Ongoing assessments will occur to ensure the SF 85 reflects and
collects pertinent information for the investigative process and aligns
with governing policies, rules, and regulations requiring use of this
form.
The 60 day Federal Register Notice was published on June 25, 2021
(86 FR 13524). No comments were received.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Suitability Executive Agent
Programs.
Title: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85).
OMB Number: 3206-0261.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 55,040.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 120 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 110,080.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-18930 Filed 8-30-21; 11:15 am]
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