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RCF ID: 202403-0705-002CF	Previous RCF ID:
Status: Active	Expiration Date: 11/30/2026
Agency/Subagency: DOD/OUSDI	Agency Tracking No:
Host OMB Control No: 3206-0279	Host ICR Reference No: 202302-3206-005

Title: Personnel Vetting Questionnaire

Type of RCF: RCF New
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/26/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2024
Terms of Clearance:

Description of Agency Usage: The Personnel Vetting Questionnaire is an information collection completed by applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal Government civilian or military positions, or positions in private entities performing work for or on behalf of the Federal Government under contract. The collection is used as the basis of information by the Federal Government in conducting personnel vetting background investigations, reinvestigations, and continuous vetting, as appropriate. It is also used by agencies in determining whether a person performing work for or on behalf of the Federal Government under a contract should be deemed eligible for logical or physical access for the nature of the work. In most cases, this collection is completed once a conditional job offer of employment is provided to the respondent.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $36,119,244
Agency Contact: Stepheny Fanning 571 305-6685 stepheny.l.fanning.civ@mail.mil

Common Form Information Collections (IC) in this RCF:

IC Title	Responses	Hours	Dollars	Document Type	Form No.	Form Name
Personnel Vetting Questionnaire	865,057	2,112,397	46,492,013	Form and Instruction	3206-NEW	PVQ Part A
				Form and Instruction	3206-NEW	PVQ Part B
				Form and Instruction	3206-NEW	PVQ Part C
				Form and Instruction	3206-NEW	PVQ Part D
				Form and Instruction	3206-NEW	PVQ Certification and Releases
				Instruction

RCF Summary of Burden:

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	865,057	865,057
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,112,397	2,112,397
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	46,492,013	46,492,013

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: Due to amount of background investigations occurring, this number accurately reflects the number of forms completed by DoD respondents annually.