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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
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/24/2022
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the revised materials provided by the Agency.

	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

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.

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

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:
	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

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

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	315,478	315,478	315,478	-315,478
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	78,870	78,870	78,870	-78,870
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	433,839	847,853	433,839	-847,853

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.

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

Agency Contact: Charles Conyers 202 606-0125 charles.conyers@opm.gov

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