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Information Collection Request

SF 85P Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions and SF 85PS Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions

ICR 201508-3206-003 · OMB 3206-0258 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Form SF 85PS SF 85PS, Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positons Form and Instruction Unchanged Available
Form SF 85P Sf 85P Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions Form and Instruction Unchanged Available
SF 85P (OMB 3206-0258)-- Emergency Extension (EE) Request.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2015-08-26 Available
SF 85P Content Guide_revised for 30 Day Notice-FINAL DMS.DOC Supplementary Document Uploaded 2012-08-20 Available
Supporting Statement-FINAL-DMS.DOC Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2012-08-20 Available
sf 85p 30 day.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2012-08-20 Repair queued
FRN, Vol. 75, No. 249, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, Pages 82095-82097.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2011-01-04 Available
published central-9 2010-12132[1].pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2010-11-23 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
195380 SF 85PS, Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positons Form and Instruction Unchanged
194388 Sf 85P Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions Form and Instruction Unchanged
ICR Details
3206-0258 201508-3206-003
Historical Active 201008-3206-005
OPM
SF 85P Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions and SF 85PS Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Emergency 09/03/2015
Approved without change 09/09/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/28/2015
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2016 6 Months From Approved 09/30/2015
124,611 0 124,611
143,071 0 143,071
0 0 0
This NEW package was originally part of the OMB 3206-0005. OMB requested this be unbundled. The SF 85P will be used by the U.S. Government in conducting background investigations and reinvestigations of persons (Federal and Contract) under consideration for, or retention of, public trust positions. The SF 85PS is supplemental to the SF 85P and is used only after an offer of employment has been made.
Several years ago OPM requested that OMB unbundle the SF 85, SF 85P, SF 85PS, and the SF 86 into separate clearance packages. This change was made to allow greater flexibility when making required changes that may impact a particular form. Since that time several policy changes have occurred which no longer supports this need. Through government reform, standards used to conduct background investigations changed to the Federal Investigative Standards (FIS), which applies a tiered approach to investigations. With this approach there is a clear alignment of investigation requirements for suitability and national security investigation. OPM is working to develop a tiered questionnaire that will apply the same basic principles identified with the FIS. With the tiered questionnaire model, all questions identified from all forms will be housed in a centralized databased. Questions will be presented to the applicant based on the required investigation level. For example, an individual requiring an investigation to support Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 will only be presented questions normally collected on the SF 85. The same will hold true for other levels of investigations. Questions that are the same between all forms will be standardized within the database. In addition to moving forward with the tiered questionnaire, approval is still pending final changes associated the SF 86. Once changes are approved for the SF 86, where appropriate, similar questions will be modified on the SF 85P and the SF 85PS.
US Code: 5 USC 3301 Name of Law: Government Organization and Employees
   US Code: 5 USC 3302 Name of Law: Government Organization and Employees
   EO: EO 10450 Name/Subject of EO: Security Requirements for Government Employment
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
No
  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 124,611 124,611 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 143,071 143,071 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Michele DeMarion 724 794-5612 ext. 5274 [email protected]
  No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
08/28/2015