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Week of September 7, 2015—Tentative
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting)—Tentative.
(a) Final Rule: Hearing on Challenges
to the Immediate Effectiveness of
Orders (10 CFR parts 2 and 150;
RIN 3150–AJ27). (Tentative).
(b) DTE Electric Co. (Fermi Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 2), Applicant’s
Appeal of LBP–15–5 (Mar. 3, 2015).
(Tentative).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
9:30 a.m. Briefing on Project AIM 2020
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Karen
Fitch: 301–415–7358).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
9:30 a.m. Briefing on NRC
International Activities (Closed—
Ex. 1 & 9).
Week of September 14, 2015—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 14, 2015.
Week of September 21, 2015—Tentative
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Discussion of Management and
Personnel Issues (Closed—Ex. 2 &
6).
Thursday, September 24, 2015
9:30 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the New Reactors
Business Line (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Donna Williams: 301–
415–1322).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.

The schedule for Commission
meetings is subject to change on short
notice. For more information or to verify
the status of meetings, contact Glenn
Ellmers at 301–415–0442 or via email at
[email protected].
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The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the Internet
at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/schedule.html.
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The NRC provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings, or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.
braille, large print), please notify
Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability
Program Manager, at 301–287–0727, by
videophone at 240–428–3217, or by
email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@
nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for
reasonable accommodation will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
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Members of the public may request to
receive this information electronically.
If you would like to be added to the
distribution, please contact the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–
415–1969), or email
[email protected] or
[email protected].
Dated: August 27, 2015.
Glenn Ellmers,
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
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Week of September 28, 2015—Tentative
Monday, September 28, 2015
1:30 p.m. NRC All Employees Meeting
(Public Meeting), Marriott Bethesda
North Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Road,
Rockville, MD 20852.

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Thursday, October 1, 2015
9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the Decommissioning
and Low-Level Waste and Spent
Fuel Storage and Transportation
Business Lines (Public Meeting);
(Contact: Damaris Marcano: 301–
415–7328).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
Week of October 5, 2015—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of October 5, 2015.
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Thursday, September 17,
2015, 2 p.m. (OPEN Portion).
2:15 p.m. (Closed Portion)
PLACE: Offices of the Corporation,
Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New
York Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
STATUS: Meeting OPEN to the Public
from 2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Closed portion will commence at 2:15
p.m. (approx.)
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. President’s Report
2. Minutes of the Open Session of the
June 11, 2015 Board of Directors
Meeting
TIME AND DATE:

FURTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

(CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC 2:15 P.M.):

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1. Proposed FY 2017 Budget
2. Finance Project—Pakistan
3. Finance Project—India
4. Finance Project—South Africa
5. Finance Project—South Africa
6. Minutes of the Closed Session of the
June 11, 2015 Board of Directors
Meeting
7. Reports
8. Pending Projects
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Information on the meeting may be
obtained from Catherine F. I. Andrade at
(202) 336–8768, or via email at
[email protected].
Dated: August 27, 2015.
Catherine F. I. Andrade,
Corporate Secretary, Overseas Private
Investment Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2015–21598 Filed 8–27–15; 4:15 pm]
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U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Notice of Submission for Approval:
Information Collection 3206–0182;
Declaration for Federal Employment,
Optional Form (OF) 306.
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The 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 3206–0182,
Declaration for Federal Employment,
Optional Form (OF) 306. 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 providing an
additional 30 days for public comments.
OPM previously solicited comments for
this collection, with a 60-day public
comment period, at 79 FR 47693
(August 14, 2014).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 30,
2015. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management Budget,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
SUMMARY:

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20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Office of Personnel Management or sent
via electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this information collection, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by contacting Federal
Investigative Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
Donna McLeod or by electronic mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that OPM has
submitted to OMB a request for review
and clearance of a revised information
collection, control number 3206–0182,
Declaration for Federal Employment,
Optional Form (OF) 306. The public has
an additional 30-day opportunity to
comment.
The Declaration for Federal
Employment Optional Form (OF) 306 is
completed by applicants who are under
consideration for Federal or Federal
contract employment. It collects
information about an applicant’s
selective service registration, military
service, and general background. The
information collected on this form is
mainly used to determine a person’s
acceptability for Federal and Federal
contract employment, and his or her
retirement status and life insurance
enrollment. The information on this
form may be used in conducting an
investigation to determine a person’s
suitability or ability to hold a security
clearance, and it may be disclosed to
authorized officials making similar,
subsequent determinations.
The OF 306 asks for personal
identifying data and information about
violations of the law past convictions,
imprisonments, probations, parole,
military court martial, delinquency on a
Federal debt, Selective Service
Registration, United States military
service, Federal civilian or military
retirement benefits received or applied
for, and life insurance enrollment.
The 60-day Federal Register Notice
was published on August 14, 2014
(Federal Register Notices/Volume 79,
Number 157, pages 47693–47694).
Comments were received from an
employee of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), an employee
of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC), and advocacy
groups National Employment Law
Project (NELP), William E. Morris
Institute for Justice, Civil Rights
Restoration Clinic/Rogers College of
Law/University of Arizona, Sargent
Shriver National Center on Poverty Law,
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Fund, Inc. (LDF), and Center for
Community Change (CCC).
OPM accepted, with modifications, a
commenter’s recommendation to add
‘Males Only’ verbiage to Item 7,
Selective Service Registration
instructions. OPM amended the
verbiage from ‘Are you a male born after
December 31, 1959?’ to ‘Were you born
a male after December 31, 1959?’ OPM
did not accept a commenter’s
recommendation to provide additional
instructions regarding the use of the
blank space provided with item 16.
Instructions on the form already explain
the use of this area.
OPM did not accept recommendations
from NELP, William E. Morris Institute
for Justice, Civil Rights Restoration
Clinic/Rogers College of Law/University
of Arizona, Sargent Shriver National
Center on Poverty Law, and CCC, to
remove Item 9, the criminal history
question, or delay presentation of the
question to the applicant.
Recommendations to remove or delay
presentation of the question indicated
that the change would provide fairness
to all applicants during the hiring
process. OPM did not accept this
recommendation because it is not
consistent with governing policies or
current regulation. In accordance with 5
CFR 731.103(d), agencies may begin to
determine an applicant’s suitability at
any time during the hiring process. It is
generally more practical and costeffective to first ensure that the
applicant is eligible for the position,
deemed by OPM or the Delegated
Examining unit to be among the best
qualified, and/or within reach of
selection. However, in certain
circumstances, such as filling law
enforcement positions, an agency may
choose to initiate a preliminary
suitability review at the time of the
application. We note that feedback
received from federal agencies in
response to a recent survey conducted
by OPM revealed that that most agencies
request completion of the OF 306 after
the tentative offer of employment. OPM
is currently conducting a review of 5
CFR part 731 regarding application of
the OF 306. If it is determined that
future changes to the regulation support
the recommendation to delay
presentation of the OF 306 to
applicants, the appropriate instructional
changes to the form will be made at that
time.
NAACP LDF recommends removal of
Items 9 through 11 or to require
completion of the OF 306 at the end of
the hiring process, to ensure that
qualified applicants with criminal
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and obtain federal employment. In
addition, NAACP LDF also questioned
the timeframes required to report
felonies, firearms or explosive
violations, misdemeanors, and all other
offenses in the past seven years; and the
timeframe identified to collect military
court-martial information. According to
NAACP LDF, the types of prior
convictions and the timeframes
included in these questions are
overbroad. In addition NAACP LDF
indicated that the questions are
duplicative of questions presented on
forms required by applicants for public
trust and national security positions.
OPM did not accept these
recommendations. In accordance with 5
CFR 731.103(d) and as explained above,
agencies are provided the flexibility to
determine the appropriate timing to
collect information required by the OF
306. It is important to reiterate that in
most situations, agencies present the OF
306 only after the conditional offer of
employment is made to the applicant.
In regard to the timeframe identified
to collect information for items 9–11,
questions as shown on the OF 306 have
been carefully considered and deemed
appropriate to inform assessment of
suitability for Federal employment or
fitness to perform work for the
government under a contract. Questions
9–11 are carefully tailored for this
purpose. They do not ask about arrests.
Nor do they ask about charges without
dispositions, except when the charges
are current. They ask only about
convictions, imprisonment, parole, and
probation for criminal offenses within
the past seven years. Seven years is a
reasonable scope for questions about
recent convictions, imprisonment,
parole, and probation that may affect
suitability or fitness to work for or on
behalf of the Federal government.
OPM disagrees with the comment that
questions 9–11 are cumulative of
questions on the Questionnaire for
Public Trust Positions and the
Questionnaire for National Security
Positions. The OF 306 may be used for
preliminary suitability screening or for
making an objection to a candidate or
requesting to pass over a candidate. The
Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions
and the Questionnaire for National
Security Positions are forms used to
initiate background investigations that
typically occur later in the hiring
process.
A commenter recommended OPM add
the following language to the
introductory paragraph associated with
questions 9, 10, and 11: ‘‘For Questions
9, 10, and 11, consideration will include
assessing, at least, the nature of the
crime, the time elapsed since the

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criminal conduct occurred, and the
nature of the specific job in question.’’
The instruction for questions 9 through
13 already includes an advisement that
the circumstances of each event listed
will be considered and in most cases,
the respondent can still be considered
for Federal jobs.
A commenter also recommended that
OPM direct agencies to afford screenedout applicants an opportunity to fully
explain the circumstances of their
conviction or charge in light of these
factors. OPM did not accept this
recommendation. OPM has already
provided extensive guidance to agencies
regarding suitability assessments and
consideration of information collected
during the hiring process; and the
commenter’s reference to screen-outs
appears to misconstrue the
individualized nature of Federal hiring
and suitability decisions. As stated in
the form instructions, ‘‘In most cases
you can still be considered for Federal
jobs’’ if you have a conviction record.
A commenter recommended OPM
amend the instruction for question 11,
‘‘Are you currently under charges for
any violation of the law?’’ from
requiring an explanation of the violation
to requiring an explanation of the
charges. OPM accepted this
recommendation. The wording change
will help elicit truthful responses in
cases where the respondent contests
whether a ‘‘violation’’ actually occurred.
A commenter recommended OPM
highlight the instructions in Item 16,
Continuation Space/Agency Optional
Questions. OPM did not accept this
recommendation. Instructions are
provided on the form regarding the
purpose of the Continuation Space/
Agency Optional Questions. OPM
accepted a commenter’s
recommendation to amend instructional
verbiage in Item 17 to clarify that the
instruction applies to individuals who
are applying for a position and have not
yet been selected as well as individuals
who have received a tentative or
condition offer of employment.
This ICR requests categorizing this
form as a common form. Once OMB
approves the use of this common form,
all Federal agencies using the form not
in connection with OPM’s own use
investigation may request the use of this
common form 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.
Analysis:
Agency: Federal Investigative
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
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Title: Declaration for Federal
Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306.
OMB Number: 3206–0182.
Affected Public: Applicants who are
under consideration for Federal or
Federal contract employment.
Number of Respondents: 265,385.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 66,346.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth Cobert,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2015–21627 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Notice of Submission for Approval:
Information Collection 3206–0106;
Interview Survey Form, INV 10
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 3206–0106,
Interview Survey Form, INV 10. As
required by 44 U.S.C. 3507, OPM is
providing an additional 30 days for
public comments. OPM previously
solicited comments for this collection,
with a 60-day public comment period,
at 80 FR 34936 (June 18, 2015).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 30,
2015. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management Budget,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Office of Personnel Management or by
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this information collection, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by contacting Federal
Investigative Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
Donna McLeod or by electronic mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that OPM has
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submitted to OMB a request for review
and clearance of a revised information
collection, control number 3206–0106,
Interview Survey Form, INV 10. The
public has an additional 30-day
opportunity to comment. The Interview
Survey Form, INV 10 is mailed by OPM,
to a random sampling of record and
personal sources contacted during
background investigations when
investigators have performed fieldwork.
The INV 10 is used as a quality control
instrument designed to ensure the
accuracy and integrity of the
investigative product. The form queries
the recipient about the investigative
procedure exhibited by the investigator,
the investigator’s professionalism, and
the information discussed and reported.
In addition to the preformatted response
options, OPM invites the recipients to
respond with any other relevant
comments or suggestions.
The 60-day Federal Register Notice
was published on June 18, 2015 (80 FR
34936). No comments were received. In
addition to the revisions described in
the 60-day notice, OPM proposes to
make additional corrections to the
accompanying Privacy Act notice.
Analysis
Agency: Federal Investigative
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Interview Survey Form, INV 10.
OMB Number: 3206–0106.
Affected Public: A random sampling
of record and personal sources
contacted during background
investigations when investigators have
performed fieldwork.
Number of Respondents: 61,973.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 6,197.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth Cobert,
Acting Director.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP2015–130; Order No. 2683]

New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
an additional Priority Mail International
Regional Rate Boxes Contract 1
negotiated service agreement. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.

SUMMARY:

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