Notice2023-11119
Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86)
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Published
May 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew a previously-approved information collection request (ICR), Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33943-33944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11119]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard
Form 86 (SF 86)
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to renew a previously-approved information
collection request (ICR), Questionnaire for National Security
Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86).
DATES: Comments will be accepted until July 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or
Regulatory Information Number and title, by the following method:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: <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 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 <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 email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4714322e3302060128352a340728372a69202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c5f796578494d4a637e617f4c637c61226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by contacting Alexys Stanley, 202-606-1800, or
U. S. Office of Personnel Management, Suitability Executive Agent
Programs, P.O. Bo 699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection 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 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.
Background
The Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86
(SF 86) is completed by civilian employees of the Federal Government,
military personnel, and non-federal employees, including general
contractors and individuals otherwise not directly employed by the
Federal Government but who perform work for or on behalf of the Federal
Government. For applicants for civilian Federal employment, the SF 86
is to be used only after a conditional offer of employment has been
made. The Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-
QIP) is a web-based system application that houses the SF 86. 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 questions, 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.
This recommendation is due to the forthcoming plan to replace the SF-86
with the Personnel Vetting Questionnaire, which is currently under
review for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (87 FR 71700
and 88 FR 12703).
Analysis
Agency: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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Title: Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form
86 (SF 86).
OMB Number: 3206-0005.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 470,124.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 150 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 1,175,310.
Office of Personnel Management.
Stephen Hickman,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-11119 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am]
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