Notice2026-09678
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Existing Information Collection: Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment
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Published
May 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Suitability Executive Agent Programs, is notifying the general public and Federal agencies that OPM proposes to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) renew a previously approved information collection, Optional Form 306 (OF 306), Declaration for Federal Employment, without change.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27379-27380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09678]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Existing
Information Collection: Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal
Employment
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-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 Federal
agencies that OPM proposes to request the Office
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of Management and Budget (OMB) renew a previously approved information
collection, Optional Form 306 (OF 306), Declaration for Federal
Employment, without change.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the Federal Rulemaking Portal:
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments. 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: Joe Knouff, Director, Suitability
Executive Agent Programs, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, P.O. Box
699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b183e223f0e0a0b243b26652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c99abca0bd8c8889a6b9a4e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), OPM provides the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on this proposed renewal
of an information collection. This process helps ensure that the
collection is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions,
minimizes public burden, and enhances the practical utility of the
information collected.
The OF 306 is completed by applicants who are under consideration
for Federal or Federal contract employment. The information collected
on this form is mainly used to determine a person's acceptability for
Federal and Federal contract employment, and that person's retirement
status and life insurance enrollment. 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 form asks for personal identifying data and
information about violations of the law, past convictions,
imprisonments, probations, parole, military court martial, delinquency
on a Federal debt, Selective Service Registration, United States
military service, Federal civilian or military retirement benefits
received or applied for, and life insurance enrollment. The information
collected can be obtained at the pre-appointment stage and may support
preliminary eligibility and suitability screening; additional
investigative forms may be required where appropriate.
A copy of the proposed information collection and the associated
instructions are available at: <a href="https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf">https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf</a>. OPM is not proposing any revisions to the form at this
time.
OPM invites comments on:
1. 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. The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
4. Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
ANALYSIS
Agency: Suitability Executive Agent Program, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Optional Form 306 (OF 306), Declaration for Federal
Employment.
OMB Number: 3206-0182.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 217,102.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 54,276 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2026-09678 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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