Notice2026-03990
Information Collection; Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form 5040)
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Published
February 27, 2026
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 an extension to an existing information collection requirement.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9854-9855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03990]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-0329; Docket No. 2026-0001; Sequence No. 1]
Information Collection; Overseas Employment Service Agreement
(GSA Form 5040)
AGENCY: Office of Human Resource Management, Human Capital Strategic
Planning and Programs Division, General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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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 an
extension to an existing information collection requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 28, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0329; ``Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form 5040)'' to:
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Submit comments via the Federal
eRulemaking portal by searching for ``Information Collection 3090-0329;
Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form 5040).'' Select the
link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds with ``Information
Collection 3090-0329; Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form
5040).'' Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment''
screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 3090-0329; Overseas Employment Service
Agreement (GSA Form 5040)'' 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 3090-0329; Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form
5040),'' 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, Human Capital
Planning
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and Programs Division, at telephone 240-418-6822 or via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25464a494c4b0b47404b4b405151654256440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84e7ebe8edeaaae6e1eaeae1f0f0c4e3f7e5aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a> for clarification of content.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Federal leave law (5 U.S.C. 6304(b) and 6305) requires that
employees be on defined, time-limited, foreign tours of duty as well as
have agency agreements in place for return transportation. The
Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) covering living
quarters allowance (5 U.S.C. 5923(a)(2) and DSSR 031.12) also require
documented tours of duty with an agency commitment for return
transportation. At GSA, the overseas tour of duty and permanent change
of station commitments and requirements are contained within a single,
standard agency form: GSA Form 5040, the ``Overseas Employment and
Service Agreement''. As part of the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR)
(41 CFR part 302), when an agency pays for permanent change of station
the employee must commit to at least one year of subsequent agency
service. This form also contains clauses that serve to create an
enforceable service agreement under the FTR.
This form was first developed during 2022 and was published for
public comment on February 14, 2023 (88 FR 9521) and then on June 8,
2023 (88 FR 37542). Our agency has subsequently used this form to
determine leave benefits and foreign allowance eligibility, advise
employees of their rights and responsibilities, and ensure that the
human resources and payroll accounting records are accurate before,
during and after the permanent change of station.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 25 per year.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 25.
Hours per Response: 8.
Total Burden Hours: 200.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are currently being solicited to help GSA
understand whether any modifications or improvements to GSA Form 5040
are necessary, or would be beneficial, to streamline the leave and
allowance eligibility approval process. Interested persons are also
invited to send comments regarding: (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 (d) whether or not there might be ways to
minimize the data collection burden through the use of information
technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Please visit the GSA Forms Library
at <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library">https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library</a> to view and/or download a copy of
GSA Form 5040. Requesters may obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the GSA, Regulatory Secretariat Division by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecabbfadbe898bbf898fac8b9f8dc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b1c081a093e3c083e381b3c283a753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0329,
``Overseas Employment Service Agreement (GSA Form 5040),'' in all
correspondence.
Patrick Dale,
Team Lead, Regulatory Secretariat Division, General Services
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-03990 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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