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OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202607-3206-011
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: OPM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: OPM E-File System
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/24/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,286	0
Time Burden (Hours)	13,039	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	439,411	0

Abstract: OPM adjudicates appeals under a variety of regulations, including classification appeals, declination of a “reasonable offer” appeals, compensation and leave claims, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims. In addition, OPM plans to adjudicate appeals of additional types of actions, including probationary and trial period appeals, suitability action appeal, and Reduction in Force Appeals. To facilitate agency processing and tracking appeals, OPM created this electronic filing system by which appellants can create an account and file and track their appeals.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	91 FR 5526	02/06/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 46802	07/24/2026
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
OPM E-File System	SF XX

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,286	1,286
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,039	13,039
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	439,411	439,411

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: OPM adjudicates appeals under a variety of regulations in 5 CFR Chapter I. These include classification appeals (parts 511 and 532), declination of a “reasonable offer” appeals (part 536, subpart D), compensation and leave claims (5 CFR 178 Subpart A), and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims (part 551, subpart G). In addition, OPM has proposed regulations to adjudicate appeals of additional types of actions, including probationary and trial period appeals (see 90 FR 61070, Dec. 30, 2025), suitability action appeals (91 FR 5352, February 6, 2026), and Reduction in Force Appeals (91 FR 586, February 10, 2026). To facilitate agency processing and tracking appeals, OPM is creating an electronic filing system by which appellants can create an account and file and track their appeals.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,670,209

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: Alexys Stanley 202 606-1183 alexys.stanley@opm.gov

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