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Federal Investigative Services
(FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on an
information collection request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control No. 3206–0005, for
Questionnaire for National Security
Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86). As
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is
soliciting comments for this collection.
The Office of Management and Budget
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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until May 13, 2013.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
SUMMARY:
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Submission for Renewal: Information
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Security Positions, Standard Form 86
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the proposed information collection to
the Federal Investigative Services, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900
E. Street NW., Washington, DC 20415,
Attention: Donna McLeod or sent via
email to FISFormsComments@opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Federal
Investigative Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
Donna McLeod or sent via email to
FISFormsComments@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Questionnaire for National Security
Positions, SF 86, housed in a system
named e-QIP (Electronic Questionnaires
for Investigative Processing), is an
information collection completed by
applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal
Government civilian or military
positions, or positions in private entities
performing work for the Federal
Government under contract. The
collection is used as the basis of
information:
• By the Federal Government in
conducting background investigations,
reinvestigations, and continuous
evaluations, as appropriate, of persons
under consideration for or retention in
national security sensitive positions as
defined in Executive Order 10450 and 5
CFR part 732, and for positions
requiring eligibility for access to
classified information under Executive
Order 12968;
• By agencies in determining whether
a person performing work for or on
behalf of the Federal Government under
a contract should be deemed eligible for
logical or physical access when the
nature of the work is sensitive and
could bring about a material adverse
effect on national security.
The SF 86 is completed by civilian
employees of the Federal Government,
military personnel, and non-federal
employees, including Federal
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. It is
estimated that 263,566 non-federal
individuals, will complete the SF 86
annually. The SF 86 takes
approximately 150 minutes to complete.
The estimated annual burden is 658,915
hours. e-QIP is a web-based system
application that currently houses
electronic versions of the SF 86. This
electronic data collection tool provides
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immediate data validation to ensure
accuracy of the respondent’s personal
information. The e-Government
initiative mandates that agencies utilize
e-QIP for all investigations and
reinvestigations. 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 a 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. As such, the burden
on the respondent will vary depending
on whether the information collection
relates to the respondent’s personal
history. Additionally, once entered, a
respondent’s complete and certified
investigative data remains secured in
the e-QIP system until the next time the
respondent is sponsored by an agency to
complete a new investigative form.
Upon initiation, the respondent’s
previously entered data (except ‘‘yes/
no’’ questions) will populate a new
investigative request and the respondent
will be allowed to update information
and certify the data. In this instance,
time to complete the form is reduced
significantly.
OPM proposes the following changes
to instructions in the SF 86. The section,
‘‘Instructions for Completing This Form
(Paper Form Only),’’ will be amended to
delete the instruction ‘‘If additional
space is required for an explanation or
to list your residences, employment/
self-employment, or education, you
should use a continuation sheet, SF
86A.’’ The SF 86A is no longer useful
as SF 86 requests are conducted entirely
through e-QIP. The instructions in
Section 11, ‘‘Where You Have Lived,’’
will provide clarifying instruction to not
list a spouse, cohabitant, or relative as
the verifier for periods of residence. The
instructions in Section 12, ‘‘Where You
Went to School,’’ will include the
Department of Education Web site
(https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/
search.aspx) to assist respondents in
obtaining their school address(es). The
instructions in Section 20b, ‘‘Foreign
Government Contacts,’’ regarding
contact with a foreign government, will
be amended so that the respondent need
report neither contact related to official
U.S. Government travel (including
official contact as a U.S. military service
member on a U.S. Government military
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duty assignment) nor contact related to
routine visa applications and border
crossings on a U.S. passport. Section
20c, ‘‘Foreign Travel,’’ will be amended
to clarify that travel solely for U.S.
Government business is travel on
official Government orders. Section 23,
‘‘Illegal Use of Drugs and Drug
Activity,’’ will include instruction to
clarify that drug use or activity illegal
under Federal laws must be reported,
even if that use or activity is legal under
state or local law(s). OPM intends to
amend the ‘‘Authorization for Release of
Information’’ to clarify that information
obtained from ‘‘other sources of
information’’ includes publicly
available electronic information.
OPM proposes the following change
to more accurately collect information
regarding legally recognized
relationships. Section 17, ‘‘Marital
Status,’’ will be renamed ‘‘Marital/
Relationship Status.’’ Where the form
requires collection of information
regarding civil marriages and divorces,
the same collection of information will
be required of legally recognized civil
unions and legally recognized domestic
partnerships, and dissolutions of these.
Since information regarding legally
recognized civil unions and domestic
partnerships will be captured in the
‘‘Marital/Relationship Status’’ section,
the definition of cohabitant will be
amended to exclude legally recognized
civil unions and legally recognized
domestic partnerships. Changes will be
made to the branching questions in
Section 20a, ‘‘Foreign Activities,’’ to
collect details regarding prior
ownership of foreign real estate that has
since been sold. This change will
correct a deficit in the branching
questions that do not currently account
for this scenario.
OPM is proposing to make changes to
Question 21, ‘‘Psychological and
Emotional Health,’’ in connection with
a comprehensive review being
conducted by the Director of National
Intelligence, in his role as Security
Executive Agent, with the Department
of Defense, OPM, and other Federal
agencies, for the purpose of clarifying
support for mental health treatment and
encouraging pro-active management of
mental health conditions to support
wellness and recovery.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension: Rule 19d–1;
SEC File No. 270–242, OMB Control No.
3235–0206.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 19d–1 (17 CFR
240.19d–1) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (17 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget)
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
Rule 19d–1 prescribes the form and
content of notices to be filed with the
Commission by self-regulatory
organizations (‘‘SROs’’) for which the
Commission is the appropriate
regulatory agency concerning the
following final SRO actions: (1)
Disciplinary actions with respect to any
person; (2) denial, bar, prohibition, or
limitation of membership, participation
or association with a member or of
access to services offered by an SRO or
member thereof; (3) summarily
suspending a member, participant, or
person associated with a member, or
summarily limiting or prohibiting any
persons with respect to access to or
services offered by the SRO or a member
thereof; and (4) delisting a security.
The Rule enables the Commission to
obtain reports from the SROs containing
information regarding SRO
determinations to delist a security,
discipline members or associated
persons of members, deny membership
or participation or association with a
member, and similar adjudicated
findings. The Rule requires that such
actions be promptly reported to the
Commission. The Rule also requires that
the reports and notices supply sufficient
information regarding the background,
factual basis and issues involved in the
proceeding to enable the Commission:
(1) To determine whether the matter
should be called up for review on the
Commission’s own motion; and (2) to
ascertain generally whether the SRO has
adequately carried out its
responsibilities under the Exchange Act.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Renewal: Information Collection; Questionnaire for
National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86)
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Federal Investigative Services (FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies
the opportunity to comment on an information collection request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 3206-0005, for
Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF
86). 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 soliciting comments for this collection. The Office of
Management and Budget 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 13, 2013.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Federal Investigative
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Donna McLeod or sent via email to
FISFormsComments@opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Federal
Investigative Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E.
Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Donna McLeod or sent via
email to FISFormsComments@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Questionnaire for National Security
Positions, SF 86, housed in a system named e-QIP (Electronic
Questionnaires for Investigative Processing), is an information
collection completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal
Government civilian or military positions, or positions in private
entities performing work for the Federal Government under contract. The
collection is used as the basis of information:
By the Federal Government in conducting background
investigations, reinvestigations, and continuous evaluations, as
appropriate, of persons under consideration for or retention in
national security sensitive positions as defined in Executive Order
10450 and 5 CFR part 732, and for positions requiring eligibility for
access to classified information under Executive Order 12968;
By agencies in determining whether a person performing
work for or on behalf of the Federal Government under a contract should
be deemed eligible for logical or physical access when the nature of
the work is sensitive and could bring about a material adverse effect
on national security.
The SF 86 is completed by civilian employees of the Federal
Government, military personnel, and non-federal employees, including
Federal 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. It is estimated that 263,566 non-federal individuals, will
complete the SF 86 annually. The SF 86 takes approximately 150 minutes
to complete. The estimated annual burden is 658,915 hours. e-QIP is a
web-based system application that currently houses electronic versions
of the SF 86. This electronic data collection tool provides
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immediate data validation to ensure accuracy of the respondent's
personal information. The e-Government initiative mandates that
agencies utilize e-QIP for all investigations and reinvestigations. 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 a 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. As such, the burden on the respondent will vary
depending on whether the information collection relates to the
respondent's personal history. Additionally, once entered, a
respondent's complete and certified investigative data remains secured
in the e-QIP system until the next time the respondent is sponsored by
an agency to complete a new investigative form. Upon initiation, the
respondent's previously entered data (except ``yes/no'' questions) will
populate a new investigative request and the respondent will be allowed
to update information and certify the data. In this instance, time to
complete the form is reduced significantly.
OPM proposes the following changes to instructions in the SF 86.
The section, ``Instructions for Completing This Form (Paper Form
Only),'' will be amended to delete the instruction ``If additional
space is required for an explanation or to list your residences,
employment/self-employment, or education, you should use a continuation
sheet, SF 86A.'' The SF 86A is no longer useful as SF 86 requests are
conducted entirely through e-QIP. The instructions in Section 11,
``Where You Have Lived,'' will provide clarifying instruction to not
list a spouse, cohabitant, or relative as the verifier for periods of
residence. The instructions in Section 12, ``Where You Went to
School,'' will include the Department of Education Web site (https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/search.aspx) to assist respondents in
obtaining their school address(es). The instructions in Section 20b,
``Foreign Government Contacts,'' regarding contact with a foreign
government, will be amended so that the respondent need report neither
contact related to official U.S. Government travel (including official
contact as a U.S. military service member on a U.S. Government military
duty assignment) nor contact related to routine visa applications and
border crossings on a U.S. passport. Section 20c, ``Foreign Travel,''
will be amended to clarify that travel solely for U.S. Government
business is travel on official Government orders. Section 23, ``Illegal
Use of Drugs and Drug Activity,'' will include instruction to clarify
that drug use or activity illegal under Federal laws must be reported,
even if that use or activity is legal under state or local law(s). OPM
intends to amend the ``Authorization for Release of Information'' to
clarify that information obtained from ``other sources of information''
includes publicly available electronic information.
OPM proposes the following change to more accurately collect
information regarding legally recognized relationships. Section 17,
``Marital Status,'' will be renamed ``Marital/Relationship Status.''
Where the form requires collection of information regarding civil
marriages and divorces, the same collection of information will be
required of legally recognized civil unions and legally recognized
domestic partnerships, and dissolutions of these. Since information
regarding legally recognized civil unions and domestic partnerships
will be captured in the ``Marital/Relationship Status'' section, the
definition of cohabitant will be amended to exclude legally recognized
civil unions and legally recognized domestic partnerships. Changes will
be made to the branching questions in Section 20a, ``Foreign
Activities,'' to collect details regarding prior ownership of foreign
real estate that has since been sold. This change will correct a
deficit in the branching questions that do not currently account for
this scenario.
OPM is proposing to make changes to Question 21, ``Psychological
and Emotional Health,'' in connection with a comprehensive review being
conducted by the Director of National Intelligence, in his role as
Security Executive Agent, with the Department of Defense, OPM, and
other Federal agencies, for the purpose of clarifying support for
mental health treatment and encouraging pro-active management of mental
health conditions to support wellness and recovery.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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