[Federal Register: July 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 138)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revised Information 
Collections Fingerprint Chart Standard Form 87 (SF-87) and Standard 
Form 87A (SF-87A), OMB No. 3206-0150

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget a request for clearance of revised information collections. The 
Fingerprint Charts (SF-87 and SF-87A) 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 and should be granted a security clearance.
    The SF-87 and SF-87A are completed by:
     Applicants to Government positions;
     Incumbents of Government positions;
     Contractors for the Government; and
     Military personnel.
    The SF-87 and SF-87A are used as the basis for criminal history 
checks to establish suitability for:
     Initial employment or retention as a Government employee;
     Initial employment or retention as a contract employee;
     Public trust positions; and
     Sensitive or national security positions requiring access 
to classified national security information or special nuclear 
information or material.
    Comments are particularly invited on:
     Whether this collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of functions of the Office of Personnel 
Management and its Center for Federal Investigative Services, which 
administers its background investigations.
     Whether our estimate of the public burden of this 
collection is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; 
and
     Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on those who are asked to respond, through the use of 
the appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    It is estimated that 363,500 SF-87 or SF-87A inquiries are sent to 
individuals annually. Each form takes approximately five minutes to 
complete. The estimated annual burden is approximately 28,630 hours.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, fax (202) 418-3251 or e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. 
Please be sure to include a mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 60 calendar 
days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Kathy Dillaman, Deputy 
Associate Director, Center for Federal Investigative Services, U.S. 
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, Room 5416, Washington, 
DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SaBrina Price--Program Analyst, 
Program Services Group, Center for Federal Investigative Services, U.S. 
Office of Personnel Management, (202) 606-3534.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-16399 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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