Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form OF 306 Declaration for Federal Employment	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form OF 306 Declaration for Federal Employment	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
Form OF 306 Declaration for Federal Employment	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Form OF 306 Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
OF 306-Supporting Statement 2022_final - 3206-0182.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-10-24	Repair queued
30 Day Notice 3206-0182 2022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-10-17	Repair queued
opm-sorn-govt-1-general-personnel-records.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-10	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
33664	Declaration for Federal Employment	Form and Instruction	Removed	Declaration for Federal Employment
33664	Declaration for Federal Employment	Form and Instruction	Removed
256471	Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)	Form and Instruction	New	Declaration for Federal Employment
256471	Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3206-0182	ICR Reference No: 202210-3206-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-3206-001
Agency/Subagency: OPM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/28/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/24/2022
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the revised materials provided by the Agency.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	315,478	0	315,478
Time Burden (Hours)	78,870	0	78,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	433,839	0	847,853

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Abstract: 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. Finally, the Fair Chance Act regulations will outline adverse action procedures that will apply when it is alleged that an agency employee has violated the requirements and appeal procedures that will be available from a determination by OPM adverse to the Federal employee. OPM is proposing these changes to implement the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act). With some exceptions, the Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies and Federal contractors acting on their behalf from requesting that an applicant for Federal employment disclose criminal history record information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment to that applicant.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 1104
   US Code: 5 USC 1302, 3301, 3304, 3328, 8716
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 24885	04/27/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 59472	09/30/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Declaration for Federal Employment	OF 306	Declaration for Federal Employment
Declaration for Federal Employment (OF 306)	OF 306	Declaration for Federal Employment

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	315,478	315,478	0	315,478	-315,478	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	78,870	78,870	0	78,870	-78,870	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	433,839	847,853	0	433,839	-847,853	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies and Federal contractors acting on their behalf from requesting that an applicant for Federal employment disclose criminal history record information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment to that applicant. The Fair Chance Act identifies some positions to which the prohibition shall not apply and requires OPM to issue regulations identifying additional positions to which the prohibition shall not apply.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,040,729,264

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/24/2022

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