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collection completed by applicants for,
or incumbents of, Federal Government
civilian positions, or positions in
private entities performing work for the
Federal Government under contract.
The collection is used as the basis of
information for background
investigations to establish that such
persons are:
• Suitable for employment or
retention in Federal employment in a
low risk, non-sensitive position, or fit
for employment or retention in Federal
employment in the excepted service
when the duties to be performed are
equivalent to a low risk, non-sensitive
position;
• Fit to perform work on behalf of the
Federal Government pursuant to the
Government contract, when the duties
to be performed are equivalent to a low
risk, non-sensitive position;
• Eligible for physical and logical
access to federally controlled facilities
or information systems, when the duties
to be performed by the individual are
equivalent to the duties performed by an
employee in a low risk, non-sensitive
position.
For applicants, the SF 85 is to be used
only after a conditional offer of
employment has been made. e-QIP
(Electronic Questionnaires for
Investigations Processing) is a webbased system application that houses
the SF 85. A variable in assessing
burden hours is the nature of the
electronic application. The electronic
application includes branching
questions and instructions which
provide for a tailored collection from
the respondent based on varying factors
in the respondent’s personal history.
The burden on the respondent is
reduced when the respondent’s personal
history is not relevant to particular
question, since the question branches,
or expands for additional details, only
for those persons who have pertinent
information to provide regarding that
line of questioning. Accordingly, the
burden on the respondent will vary
depending on whether the information
collection relates to the respondent’s
personal history.
OPM recommends renewal of the
form without any proposed changes,
except to underlying authorities, which
have been revised in the period since
the last renewal; the Privacy Act
Information Statement, to acknowledge
the transfer of background
investigations files from OPM to the
Defense Counterintelligence and
Security Agency; and the Purpose
Statement, to make more clear that the
form may be used for investigations for
fitness for appointment to a position in
the excepted service. No other changes

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are recommended at this time. Ongoing
assessments will occur to ensure the SF
85 reflects and collects pertinent
information for the investigative process
and aligns with governing policies,
rules, and regulations requiring use of
this form.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive
Positions (SF 85).
OMB Number: 3206–0261.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 55,040.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 120
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 110,080.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Alternative
Annuity Election, RI 20–80
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

Retirement Services, Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) offers the
general public and other federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
an expiring information collection
request (ICR) with minor edits,
Alternative Annuity Election, RI 20–80.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until July 26, 2021.
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 and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Office of Personnel
Management or sent via electronic mail
to [email protected] or
faxed to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Retirement
Services Publications Team, Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC
20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or
sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed to
(202) 606–0910 or reached via telephone
at (202) 606–4808.
SUMMARY:

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As
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is
soliciting comments for this collection.
The information collection (OMB No.
3206–0168) was previously published in
the Federal Register on April 2, 2021,
at 86 FR 17419, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. No comments
were received for this collection. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
The 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.
RI 20–80 is used for individuals who
are eligible to elect whether to receive
a reduced annuity and a lump-sum
payment equal to their retirement
contributions (alternative form of
annuity) or an unreduced annuity and
no lump sum.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Alternative Annuity Election.
OMB Number: 3206–0168.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individual or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 20
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 67 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Director, Office of Privacy and Information
Management.
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