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RCF ID: 202404-0503-001CF	Previous RCF ID:
Status: Active	Expiration Date: 11/30/2026
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AgSEC	Agency Tracking No: USDA
Host OMB Control No: 3206-0279	Host ICR Reference No: 202302-3206-005

Title: Personnel Vetting Questionnaire (PVQ) for USDA

Type of RCF: RCF New
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/03/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/03/2024
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): EO: EO 12968 Name/Subject of EO: Name/Subject of EO: Access to Classified Information

Annual Cost to Federal Government:
Agency Contact: Rachelle Ragland-Greene 703 605-0038 Rachelle.Greene@fns.usda.gov

Common Form Information Collections (IC) in this RCF:

IC Title	Responses	Hours	Dollars	Document Type	Form No.	Form Name
Personnel Vetting Questionnaire	110,627	270,142	5,945,587	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	110,627	110,627
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	270,142	270,142
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,945,587	5,945,587

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: USDA Requesting 110,627 respondents will submit one PVQ request for a total annual response of 110,627 with 270,142 estimated annual burden hours.