Notice2023-05488
Information Collection; Living Quarters Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039
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Published
March 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
General Services Administration
Abstract
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 16447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05488]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-XXXX; Docket No. 2023-0001; Sequence No. 2]
Information Collection; Living Quarters Eligibility
Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039
AGENCY: Office of Human Resource Management, Division of Human Capital
Policy and Programs, General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding a request for a new
OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new
information collection requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
XXXX; Living Quarters Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039 to:
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for
``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; Living Quarters Eligibility
Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment''
that corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-XXXX; Living
Quarters Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039''. Follow the
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
3090-XXXX; Living Quarters Allowance Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA
Form 5039'' on your attached document. If your comment cannot be
submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email the points
of contact in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document for alternate instructions.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 3090-XXXX; Living Quarters Allowance Eligibility
Questionnaire; GSA Form 5039, in all correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal and/or business
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, approximately two-to-
three days after submission to verify posting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin C. Bennett, Human Resources
Specialist, Office of Human Resources Management, Division of Human
Capital Policy and Programs, at telephone 240-418-6822 or via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#71121e1d181f5f13141f1f140505311602105f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b686467626525696e65656e7f7f4b6c786a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a> for clarification of content.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The General Services Administration routinely hires, reassigns,
promotes or transfers Federal employees to duty stations in foreign
areas (i.e., outside of the United States and its territories and
possessions). Civilian employees located in foreign areas are eligible
for different compensation authorities compared to employees located in
the United States or its territories or possessions. Besides basic pay,
certain foreign allowances are often used as recruitment or retention
incentives to make foreign service more economically feasible. One type
of allowance is called a ``living quarters allowance,'' or ``LQA,'' and
allows an agency to reimburse the cost of rental housing as well as
utilities (such as electricity, natural gas, and water service). Under
this authority (conveyed by the Overseas Differentials and Allowances
Act of 1960, Pub. L. 86-707, Sept. 6, 1960, codified at 5 U.S.C.
5923(a)(2)), not all job candidates or overseas employees are
necessarily eligible (for example, if Government-provided housing is
made available). In addition, for those job candidates eligible, the
amount of the benefit varies by rank (i.e., GS grade), presence
overseas with or without family, and overall family size. Detailed
rules concerning eligibility and other matters are found in the State
Department's Department of State Standardized Regulations, sections
031.12 and Chapter 130.
To more effectively administer LQA, the General Services
Administration (GSA) has created a new agency form, GSA Form 5039,
Living Quarters Allowance Eligibility Questionnaire. This form collects
basic demographic and housing-related information and also includes
questions meant to coordinate housing benefits between the U.S.
military and other Federal agencies (for example, if two spouses work
for different Federal agencies). Individuals who complete this pre-
employment questionnaire are considered job candidates and may be
members of the public (if not already Federal civilian employees). The
purpose of the data collection from job candidates is to ensure that
eligible applicants receive allowance consideration, in the correct
amounts based on the position and family size, and ineligible
candidates are not erroneously provided with this significant monetary
benefit.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 25 per year.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 25.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 25.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are encouraged and are particularly invited on: (a)
whether this collection of information is necessary, (b) whether it
will have practical utility, (c) whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection of information is accurate (and based on
valid assumptions and methodology), (d) whether or not there are ways
to enhance the new form's utility and clarity of the information to be
collected, and (e) whether or not there might be ways in to minimize
the data collection burden through the use of information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: While the proposed GSA Form 5039 is
not included within this article's publication, a copy of form can be
obtained through the Regulatory Secretariat Division by calling 202-
501-4755 or emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ddacedccff8facef8feddfaeefcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d097839182b5b783b5b390b7a3b1feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>. Please cite OMB Control No.
3090-XXXX, Living Quarters Allowance Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA
Form 5039, in all correspondence.
Beth Anne Killoran,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05488 Filed 3-16-23; 8:45 am]
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