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OMB Control No: 3206-0182	ICR Reference No: 201508-3206-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201109-3206-003
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: 02/18/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2015
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the additional materials provided by the Agency.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2019	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2016
Responses	265,385	0	178,114
Time Burden (Hours)	66,346	0	44,529
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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. OPM accepted comments received from federal agencies from the 60-day Federal Register Notice, published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2014 (Federal Register Notices / Volume 79, Number 157, page 47693) regarding: a) 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?' b) instruction for question 11. OPM amended "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. The wording change will help elicit truthful responses in cases where the respondent contests whether a "violation" actually occurred. c) instructional verbiage in Item 17. OPM amended 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.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 47693	08/14/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 52523	08/31/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	265,385	178,114	87,271
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	66,346	44,529	21,817
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden changes are reflective of the number of new background investigations being conducted.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Michele DeMarion 724 794-5612 ext. 5274 Michele.DeMarion@opm.gov

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