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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, 14th day of
February, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019–03055 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Revision of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection: Declaration for Federal
Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Background Investigations
Bureau (NBIB), Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the
opportunity to comment on its proposed
revision of a previously-approved
information collection, Declaration for
Federal Employment, Optional Form
(OF) 306.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until April 23, 2019.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include
the agency name and docket number for
this document. The general policy for
comments and other submissions from
members of the public is to make these
submissions available for public
viewing at http://www.regulations.gov
as they are received without change,
including any personal identifiers or
contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the National
Background Investigations Bureau,
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street NW, Washington, DC 20415,
Attention: Donna McLeod or sent by
email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is
soliciting comments for this collection
as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). The
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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
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.
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. However, if necessary, and
usually in conjunction with another
form or forms, 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 requests that the
applicant provide personal identifying
data, including past convictions,
imprisonments, probations, paroles or
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.
OPM proposes the following
modifications to the OF 306.
• The Instructions include an
explanation that the questions and
answers are not optional and must be
answered.
• In the Privacy Act Statement,
section headings (Authorities, Purpose,
Information Regarding Disclosure of
Your Social Security Number (SSN)) are
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cited for collecting the respondent’s
SSN; and a website link is added for the
System Notice OPM/GOVT–1, General
Personnel Records, https://
www.opm.gov/informationmanagement/privacy-policy/sorn/opmsorn-govt-1-general-personnelrecords.pdf.
• The Public Burden Statement
includes an updated address for the
submission of comments regarding the
burden estimate.
• Additional examples added to
Question 5, Other Names Ever Used.
• Military Service, Question 8 was
amended to list the specific branch
(Army, Army National Guard, Navy, Air
Force, Air National Guard, Marine
Corps, and/or Coast Guard).
• The Background Information
instructions were amended to reflect a
higher traffic fines reporting threshold
and reads ‘traffic fines of $1,000 or less’
from ‘traffic fines of $300 or less.’
• Question 9 currently reads, ‘‘During
the last 7 years, have you been
convicted, been imprisoned, been on
probation, or been on parole? (Includes
felonies, firearms or explosives
violations, misdemeanors, and all other
offenses.) If ‘YES,’ use item 16 to
provide the date, an explanation of the
violation, place of occurrence, and the
name and address of the police
department or court involved.’’
Question 9 is amended to read, ‘‘During
the last 7 years, have you: Been
convicted of any crime (Include
misdemeanors, felonies, firearms or
explosives violations, domestic
violence, alcohol, drugs, and all other
crimes or offenses); Been subject to
judge or court specified conditions
requiring satisfactory completion before
a criminal charge has been or will be
dismissed; Served time in jail or prison
as a result of being convicted of a crime;
or Been on probation or parole? If
‘‘YES,’’ use item 16 to provide the date,
explanation of the violation/charge,
place of occurrence, and the name and
address of the police and court
involved.’’
The verbiage change from asking if
one has been ‘‘imprisoned’’ to ask if one
has ‘‘served time in jail or prison’’ as the
result of a conviction is also for clarity.
OPM is proposing to add a requirement
to admit charges for which one has been
placed into a pretrial intervention or
diversionary program or the like. These
programs allow individuals to agree to
comply with specific conditions in lieu
of criminal prosecution and upon
compliance, to have the charge(s)
dismissed. They are generally available
to those accused of committing a wide
range of offenses. The offender is not
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community supervision and
participants or those who successfully
complete the program, are not
considered to have been convicted. The
proposed change closes a gap for those
who participate in or successfully
complete this type of alternative
disposition and may not have to answer
affirmatively to the current question and
report the details of the offense.
• Question 11, ‘‘Are you currently
under charges for any violation of law?’’
was amended to ‘‘Are you currently
under charges for any violation of law,
on trial or awaiting a trail on criminal
charges?’’
• Question 12, related to reasons for
leaving employment, was organized into
bullet points to improve readability.
• Question 13, related to financial
delinquency, was amended to clarify
that its coverage includes co-signers and
guarantors as well as sole debtors.
• Continuation Space/Agency
Optional Questions, item 16, was
reorganized for greater clarity.
• Certifications/Additional
Questions, APPLICANT instructions
were amended to instruct the applicant
to read and complete the form’s
certification paragraph, and a separate
new consent statement.
• The ‘‘I consent’’ paragraph was
separated from the ‘‘I certify’’ paragraph,
and each paragraph must be signed and
dated. Also added was an explanation
that ‘‘This consent is valid for two (2)
years from the date signed below, or
expires when my affiliation with the

Federal Government ends, whichever is
sooner.’’
Analysis
Agency: NBIB, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management.
Title: Declaration for Federal
Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306.
OMB Number: 3206–0182.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 315,478.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 78,870.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: Request for Medicare
Payment; OMB 3220–0131
Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad
Retirement Act, the RRB administers the
Medicare program for persons covered
by the railroad retirement system. The
collection obtains the information
needed by Palmetto GBA, the Medicare
carrier for railroad retirement
beneficiaries, to pay claims for
payments under Part B of the Medicare
program. Authority for collecting the
information is prescribed in 42 CFR
424.32.
The RRB currently utilizes Forms G–
740S, Patient’s Request for Medicare
Payment, along with Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services Form
CMS–1500, to secure the information
necessary to pay Part B Medicare
Claims. One response is completed for
each claim. Completion is required to
obtain a benefit. The RRB proposes the
following changes to Form G–740S:
• Changed Item 2a from ‘‘Medicare
Claim’’ to ‘‘Medicare Number’’
• Replaced the 12-digit Claim Number
field with an 11-digit Medicare
Number field

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Form No.

Annual
responses

Time
(minutes)

Burden
(hours)

G–740S ........................................................................................................................................

1

0

1

Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Brian
Foster at (312) 751–4826 or
[email protected]. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
1275 or emailed to [email protected].
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
In accordance with the requirement of
Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 which provides
opportunity for public comment on new
or revised data collections, the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) will publish
periodic summaries of proposed data
collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance

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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Employer Reporting; 3220–
0005.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), and Section 6 of
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act (RUIA), railroad employers are
required to submit reports of employee
service and compensation to the RRB as
needed for administering the RRA and
RUIA. To pay benefits due on a
deceased employee’s earnings records or
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