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April 15, 2016, using one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES
section. The request must state:
• The amount of time requested to
speak;
• The interest you represent (e.g.,
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any; and
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Contact the OSHA Docket Office for
assistance in making submissions to, or
obtaining materials from, the public
docket.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health,
directed the preparation of this notice
under the authority granted by 29 U.S.C.
656; 40 U.S.C. 3704; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29
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3; and Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 1–
2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012).
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 21,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
Commission, 401 9th Street NW., Suite
500N, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Dupont at compplan@ncpc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
updated Federal Elements of the
Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital may be viewed electronically at:
https://www.ncpc.gov/compplan.
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 8721(a).
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING
COMMISSION
Dated: March 17, 2016.
Anne R. Schuyler,
General Counsel.
Final Adoption of Updated Federal
Elements of the Comprehensive Plan
for the National Capital
[FR Doc. 2016–06800 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]
National Capital Planning
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of final adoption of
updated Federal Elements of the
Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
AGENCY:
BILLING CODE 7520–01–P
Notice of Submission for Approval:
Information Collection 3206–0258;
Questionnaire for Public Trust
Positions (SF 85P) and Supplemental
SUMMARY: The National Capital Planning Questionnaire for Selected Positions
Commission (NCPC) adopted updates to (SF 85P–S)
the Federal Elements of the
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel
Comprehensive Plan for the National
Management.
Capital (Comprehensive Plan) on
February 4, 2016. The updated elements ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
will become effective on Tuesday, April comments.
5, 2016.
SUMMARY: Federal Investigative Services
NCPC is the central planning agency
(FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel
for the federal government in the
Management (OPM) is notifying the
National Capital Region and prepares
general public and other federal
and adopts a ‘‘comprehensive,
agencies that OPM is seeking Office of
consistent, and coordinated plan for the
Management and Budget (OMB)
National Capital.’’ The Federal Elements
approval of a revised information
guide planning and development, and
collection control number 3206–0258,
address matters related to Federal
Questionnaire for Public Trust
properties and interests in the National
Positions, Standard Form 85P (SF 85P)
Capital Region, which include the
and Supplemental Questionnaire for
District of Columbia; Montgomery and
Selected Positions, Standard Form SF
Prince George’s Counties in Maryland;
85P–S (SF 85P–S). OPM is soliciting
Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince
comments for this collection as required
William Counties in Virginia; and all
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
cities within the boundaries of these
1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter
counties. The Federal Elements provide
35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen
the policy framework for Commission
Act (Pub. L. 104–106). The Office of
actions on plans and proposals
Management and Budget is particularly
submitted for its review. The eight
interested in comments that:
Federal Elements in the Comprehensive
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
Plan include Urban Design, Federal
collection of information is necessary
Workplace, Foreign Missions &
for the proper performance of the
International Organizations,
functions of the agency, including
Transportation, Parks & Open Space,
whether the information will have
Federal Environment, Historic
practical utility;
Preservation, and Visitors &
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Commemoration.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Dates and Time: The 2016 Federal
proposed collection of information,
Elements were adopted on February 4,
including the validity of the
2016 and will become effective on
methodology and assumptions used;
Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
ADDRESSES: The updated Federal
clarity of the information to be
Elements of the Comprehensive Plan for collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
the National Capital may be viewed at
collection of information on those who
the National Capital Planning
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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 24, 2016.
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 by
electronic mail at FISFormsComments@
opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this information collection, 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 by
electronic mail at FISFormsComments@
opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Questionnaire for Public Trust
Positions, SF 85P and Supplemental
Questionnaire for Selected Positions, SF
85P–S, including accompanying
releases, housed in a system named eQIP (Electronic Questionnaires for
Investigative Processing), are
information collections completed by
applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal
Government civilian positions, or
positions in private entities performing
work for the Federal Government under
contract (SF 85P only). The collections
are used as the basis of information for
background investigations to establish
that such persons are:
• Suitable for employment or
retention in Federal employment in a
public trust position or fit for
employment or retention in Federal
employment in the excepted service
when the duties to be performed are
equivalent in degree of trust reposed in
the incumbent to a public trust position;
• Fit to perform work on behalf of the
Federal Government pursuant to the
Government contract, when the duties
to be performed are equivalent in degree
of trust reposed in the individual to a
public trust position;
• Eligible for physical and logical
access to federally controlled facilities
or information systems, when the duties
to be performed by the individual are
equivalent to the duties performed by an
employee in a public trust position.
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The SF 85P and SF 85P–S are
completed by applicants for, or
incumbents of, Federal Government
civilian positions, or positions in
private entities performing work for the
Federal Government under contract. For
applicants, the SF 85P and SF 85P–S are
to be used only after a conditional offer
of employment has been made. The SF
85P–S is supplemental to the SF 85P
and is used only as approved by OPM,
for certain positions such as those
requiring carrying of a firearm. e-QIP
(Electronic Questionnaires for
Investigations Processing) is a webbased system application that houses
the SF 85P and SF 85P–S. 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 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.
Accordingly, the burden on the
respondent will vary depending on
whether the information collection
relates to the respondent’s personal
history.
OPM proposes new changes to the SF
85P. The proposed changes identified in
this notice represent modifications to
the last approved version of this
collection which were published in a
60-day notice in the Federal Register on
December 29, 2010 (Federal Register
Notices/Volume 75, Number 249, pages
82095–82097) and in a 30-day notice in
the Federal Register on August 20,
2012, (Federal Register Notices/Volume
77, Number 161, pages 50175–50184). A
copy of the latest approved version of
this collection and the new proposed
changes is available upon request, as
noted above. The instructional portion
of the form will be modified to provide
additional explanatory information
regarding the collection of the spouse or
cohabitant’s social security number.
OPM will remove instructions that were
needed only for persons completing a
paper form, as the form is only collected
by OPM through electronic means. OPM
will request, in section 7, ‘‘Your Contact
Information’’ that the respondent
provide three contact numbers to
facilitate contact between investigative
personnel and the respondent; however
respondents will be advised that only
one number is required. Section 9,
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‘‘Citizenship’’ will be expanded to
collect additional information to assist
in verifying derived citizenship of
respondents born outside of the U.S.
Section 18, ‘‘Relatives’’ will include
additional categories of relatives about
which information will be collected,
namely ‘‘Half-brother, Half-sister,
Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, and
Guardian’’ to align the collection with
the information required per
investigative standards for public trust
positions. Section 19, ‘‘Foreign
Countries You Have Visited’’ will be
amended to clarify that travel solely for
U.S. Government business is travel ‘‘on
official Government orders.’’ Section 21,
‘‘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). Changes are proposed in
section 26, ‘‘Involvement in NonCriminal Court Actions to collect
information regarding the respondent’s
participation in non-criminal court
actions whereas the previous collection
was limited to the respondent’s
participation in such court actions when
he or she was the defendant. The
general ‘‘Authorization for Release of
Information’’ includes clarifying
language noting that ‘‘other sources of
information’’ from which information is
gathered during the investigation may
include publically available electronic
information, including public posts on
social media. The ‘‘Fair Credit Reporting
Disclosure and Authorization’’ includes
an updated reference to the noted
Executive Order.
OPM proposes changes to the SF 85P–
S. Question 3, ‘Your Use of Illegal Drugs
and Drug Activity’’ will also include
clarifying instruction 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). It is
possible that there will be additional
changes to conform language on the SF
85P–S to language in similar forms.
This ICR also requests categorizing
these forms as common forms. OPM will
continue to estimate the burden based
on all Federal agencies that submit the
SF 85P and SF 85P–S to OPM for
investigation. If and when approves the
use of common forms, all Federal
agencies using these forms not in
connection with an OPM investigation
may request the use of these common
forms without additional 60 or 30 day
notice and comment requirements. At
that point, each such agency will
account for its number of respondents
and the burden associated with the
agency’s use.
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Agency: Federal Investigative
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Questionnaire for Public Trust
Positions (SF 85P) and Supplemental
Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF
85P–S).
OMB Number: 3206–0258.
Affected Public: The SF 85P and SF
85P–S are information collections
completed by applicants for, or
incumbents of, Federal Government
civilian positions, or positions in
private entities performing work for the
Federal Government under contract.
The SF 85P will be used by the Federal
Government in conducting background
investigations and reinvestigations of
persons under consideration for, or
retention of, public trust positions. The
form may also be used by agencies in
determining whether a subject
performing work for, or on behalf of, the
Government under a contract, should be
deemed eligible for logical or physical
access. For applicants, the SF 85P and
SF 85P–S are to be used only after a
conditional offer of employment has
been made. The SF 85P–S is
supplemental to the SF 85P and is used
only as approved by OPM, for certain
positions such as those requiring
carrying of a firearm.
Number of Respondents: 112,894 (SF
85P); 11,717 (SF 85P–S).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 155
minutes (SF 85P); 10 minutes (SF 85P–
S).
Total Burden Hours: 282,235 (SF
85P); 1,953 (SF 85P–S).
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016–06811 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6325–53–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2016–99 and CP2016–127;
Order No. 3171]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
the addition of Priority Mail Contract
198 to the competitive product list. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: March 28,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
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Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
and 39 CFR 3020.30–.35, the Postal
Service filed a formal request and
associated supporting information to
add Priority Mail Contract 198 to the
competitive product list.1
The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed a redacted
contract related to the proposed new
product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
39 CFR 3015.5. Request, Attachment B.
To support its Request, the Postal
Service filed a copy of the contract, a
copy of the Governors’ Decision
authorizing the product, proposed
changes to the Mail Classification
Schedule, a Statement of Supporting
Justification, a certification of
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and
an application for non-public treatment
of certain materials. It also filed
supporting financial workpapers.
II. Notice of Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2016–99 and CP2016–127 to
consider the Request pertaining to the
proposed Priority Mail Contract 198
product and the related contract,
respectively.
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s filings in
the captioned dockets are consistent
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
due no later than March 28, 2016. The
public portions of these filings can be
accessed via the Commission’s Web site
(https://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Curtis E.
Kidd to serve as Public Representative
in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1 Request
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By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–06732 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2016–105 and CP2016–133;
Order No. 3173]
New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
the addition of Priority Mail & FirstClass Package Service Contract 16 to the
competitive product list. This notice
informs the public of the filing, invites
public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: March 28,
2016.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
of the United States Postal Service to
Add Priority Mail Contract 198 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, March 18, 2016 (Request).
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1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2016–99 and CP2016–127 to
consider the matters raised in each
docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Curtis E.
Kidd is appointed to serve as an officer
of the Commission to represent the
interests of the general public in these
proceedings (Public Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than
March 28, 2016.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
and 39 CFR 3020.30–.35, the Postal
Service filed a formal request and
associated supporting information to
add Priority Mail & First-Class Package
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Notice of Submission for Approval: Information Collection 3206-
0258; Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S)
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) is notifying the general public and other federal
agencies that OPM is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of a revised information collection control number 3206-0258,
Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, Standard Form 85P (SF 85P)
and Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions, Standard Form SF
85P-S (SF 85P-S). 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). 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
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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 24, 2016.
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 by electronic mail at
FISFormsComments@opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection,
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 by electronic mail at FISFormsComments@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, SF
85P and Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions, SF 85P-S,
including accompanying releases, housed in a system named e-QIP
(Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing), are
information collections completed by applicants for, or incumbents of,
Federal Government civilian positions, or positions in private entities
performing work for the Federal Government under contract (SF 85P
only). The collections are used as the basis of information for
background investigations to establish that such persons are:
Suitable for employment or retention in Federal employment
in a public trust position or fit for employment or retention in
Federal employment in the excepted service when the duties to be
performed are equivalent in degree of trust reposed in the incumbent to
a public trust position;
Fit to perform work on behalf of the Federal Government
pursuant to the Government contract, when the duties to be performed
are equivalent in degree of trust reposed in the individual to a public
trust position;
Eligible for physical and logical access to federally
controlled facilities or information systems, when the duties to be
performed by the individual are equivalent to the duties performed by
an employee in a public trust position.
The SF 85P and SF 85P-S are completed by applicants for, or
incumbents of, Federal Government civilian positions, or positions in
private entities performing work for the Federal Government under
contract. For applicants, the SF 85P and SF 85P-S are to be used only
after a conditional offer of employment has been made. The SF 85P-S is
supplemental to the SF 85P and is used only as approved by OPM, for
certain positions such as those requiring carrying of a firearm. e-QIP
(Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing) is a web-
based system application that houses the SF 85P and SF 85P-S. 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 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. Accordingly, the burden on the respondent will vary
depending on whether the information collection relates to the
respondent's personal history.
OPM proposes new changes to the SF 85P. The proposed changes
identified in this notice represent modifications to the last approved
version of this collection which were published in a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register on December 29, 2010 (Federal Register Notices/
Volume 75, Number 249, pages 82095-82097) and in a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register on August 20, 2012, (Federal Register Notices/Volume
77, Number 161, pages 50175-50184). A copy of the latest approved
version of this collection and the new proposed changes is available
upon request, as noted above. The instructional portion of the form
will be modified to provide additional explanatory information
regarding the collection of the spouse or cohabitant's social security
number. OPM will remove instructions that were needed only for persons
completing a paper form, as the form is only collected by OPM through
electronic means. OPM will request, in section 7, ``Your Contact
Information'' that the respondent provide three contact numbers to
facilitate contact between investigative personnel and the respondent;
however respondents will be advised that only one number is required.
Section 9, ``Citizenship'' will be expanded to collect additional
information to assist in verifying derived citizenship of respondents
born outside of the U.S. Section 18, ``Relatives'' will include
additional categories of relatives about which information will be
collected, namely ``Half-brother, Half-sister, Father-in-law, Mother-
in-law, and Guardian'' to align the collection with the information
required per investigative standards for public trust positions.
Section 19, ``Foreign Countries You Have Visited'' will be amended to
clarify that travel solely for U.S. Government business is travel ``on
official Government orders.'' Section 21, ``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). Changes are proposed
in section 26, ``Involvement in Non-Criminal Court Actions to collect
information regarding the respondent's participation in non-criminal
court actions whereas the previous collection was limited to the
respondent's participation in such court actions when he or she was the
defendant. The general ``Authorization for Release of Information''
includes clarifying language noting that ``other sources of
information'' from which information is gathered during the
investigation may include publically available electronic information,
including public posts on social media. The ``Fair Credit Reporting
Disclosure and Authorization'' includes an updated reference to the
noted Executive Order.
OPM proposes changes to the SF 85P-S. Question 3, `Your Use of
Illegal Drugs and Drug Activity'' will also include clarifying
instruction 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). It is possible that there will be additional changes to conform
language on the SF 85P-S to language in similar forms.
This ICR also requests categorizing these forms as common forms.
OPM will continue to estimate the burden based on all Federal agencies
that submit the SF 85P and SF 85P-S to OPM for investigation. If and
when approves the use of common forms, all Federal agencies using these
forms not in connection with an OPM investigation may request the use
of these common forms without additional 60 or 30 day notice and
comment requirements. At that point, each such agency will account for
its number of respondents and the burden associated with the agency's
use.
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Agency: Federal Investigative Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) and
Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions (SF 85P-S).
OMB Number: 3206-0258.
Affected Public: The SF 85P and SF 85P-S are information
collections completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal
Government civilian positions, or positions in private entities
performing work for the Federal Government under contract. The SF 85P
will be used by the Federal Government in conducting background
investigations and reinvestigations of persons under consideration for,
or retention of, public trust positions. The form may also be used by
agencies in determining whether a subject performing work for, or on
behalf of, the Government under a contract, should be deemed eligible
for logical or physical access. For applicants, the SF 85P and SF 85P-S
are to be used only after a conditional offer of employment has been
made. The SF 85P-S is supplemental to the SF 85P and is used only as
approved by OPM, for certain positions such as those requiring carrying
of a firearm.
Number of Respondents: 112,894 (SF 85P); 11,717 (SF 85P-S).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 155 minutes (SF 85P); 10 minutes (SF
85P-S).
Total Burden Hours: 282,235 (SF 85P); 1,953 (SF 85P-S).
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-06811 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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