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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for the Review of a Revised Information Collection: Form DPRS-2809

Mon, Jun 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection. DPRS 2809, Request to Change Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Enrollment, is used by former spouses and Temporary Continuation of Coverage recipients who are eligible to elect, cancel, or change health benefits enrollment during open season.

Approximately 27,000 DPRS2809 forms are completed annually. We estimate it takes approximately 45 minutes to complete the forms. The annual burden is 20,250 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth SmithToomey on (202) 6068358, FAX (202) 4183251 or via Email to MaryBeth.Smith Toomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.

Suitability

Mon, Jun 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This proposed rule is one of a number of initiatives the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has undertaken to simplify and streamline the system of Federal Government investigative and adjudicative processes to make them more efficient and as equitable as possible. A key objective of these initiatives is to limit duplication of efforts by applying reciprocity where appropriate to those processes. This proposed rule would establish the requirements for applying reciprocity to Federal employment suitability determinations and investigations.

Testimony by OPM Employees and Production of Official Records in Legal Proceedings

Mon, Jun 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would set forth procedures that requesters would have to follow when making demands or requests to an OPM employee to produce official records or provide testimony relating to official information, in connection with a legal proceeding in which OPM is not a party. As proposed, this rule would establish procedures to respond to such demands and requests in an orderly and consistent manner. The proposed rule, among other benefits, will promote uniformity in decisions, protect confidential information, provide guidance to requesters, and reduce the potential for both inappropriate disclosures of official information and wasteful allocation of agency resources.

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Proposed Clearance of Revised Information Collection

Mon, Jun 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for clearance of these information collections:

Questionnaire for NonSensitive Positions, SF 85;

Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, SF 85P;

Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions, SF 85PS;

Questionnaire for National Security Positions, SF 86;

Continuation Sheet for Questionnaires SF 85, SF 85P, and SF 85PS, SF 86A;

Certification Statement for SF 86, SF 86C; and

Parallel, electronic versions of the SF 85, SF 85P, SF 85PS, and SF 86, including accompanying releases, housed in a system named eQIP (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing).

These information collections are completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, Government positions, or positions for the Gov

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Reclearance of an Expiring Information Collection: Fingerprint Charts

Mon, Jun 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of an expiring information collection (Fingerprint Charts SF 87 and SF 87A; OMB No. 32060150). The Fingerprint Charts are used in processing fingerprint checks submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assist in determining whether an applicant is suitable for Federal employment or should be granted a security clearance.

The SF 87 and SF 87A are used as a basis of any criminal history check. The SF 87 and SF 87A are completed by respondents for, or incumbents of, Government positions or positions for the Government under contract, or by military personnel. The charts are used as the basis for background investigations to establish that such persons are:

Suitable for employment or retention in the position;

Excepted Service

Mon, Jun 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under

Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.