80 FR 63212 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Request

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 201 (October 19, 2015)

BPA is seeking comments on a proposed submission to OMB for clearance of a collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. BPA collects information necessary to verify the personal identity of potential employees and contractors. The information assists BPA in the performance of identity verification and registration prior to issuance of a DOE Security Badge and ensures compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), a mandatory, Government-wide standard for secure and reliable forms of identification issued by the Federal Government to its employees and contractors.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63212-63213]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26470]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Request

AGENCY: DOE-Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

ACTION: 60-Day notice of submission of information collection approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: BPA is seeking comments on a proposed submission to OMB for 
clearance of a collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. BPA collects information necessary to 
verify the personal identity of potential employees and contractors. 
The information assists BPA in the performance of identity verification 
and registration prior to issuance of a DOE Security Badge and ensures 
compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), 
a mandatory, Government-wide standard for secure and reliable forms of 
identification issued by the Federal Government to its employees and 
contractors.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by first class mail to: 
Christopher M. Frost, CGC-7, Bonneville Power Administration, 905 NE 
11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232, or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Christopher M. Frost, at the mailing address above or by 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:

I. Abstract

    A recent internal audit of PRA compliance determined that this 
existing collection does not have an OMB clearance number. BPA is 
seeking approval for an information collection on personally 
identifiable information (PII) of new and existing Federal and

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contract personnel that will be used during the identity verification 
process. This information helps BPA determine eligibility for 
employment and access to BPA and DOE facilities. The relevant form, BPA 
F 5632.09e, collects name, home and email address, date and place of 
birth, Social Security number, and relevant Federal or contract work 
history. No third party notification or public disclosure burden is 
associated with this collection.

II. Request for Comments

    BPA requests that you send your comments to the locations listed in 
the ADDRESSES section above. Your comments should include:
    (a) The necessity of the information collection for the proper 
performance of BPA's functions, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden (hours and costs) of 
the collection of the information;
    (c) Ways BPA could enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways BPA could minimize the burden of the collection of the 
information, such as through the use of automated collection techniques 
or other forms of information technology.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid 
Office of Management and Budget control number. Comments may be made 
available to the public, including your address, phone number, and 
email address. You may request that BPA withholds your personally 
identifiable information, but there is no guarantee that BPA will be 
able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: New.
    Information Collection Request Title: Personal Identity 
Verification (PIV) Request.
    Type of Request: New.
    Respondents: BPA employees (Federal and contract) and applicants.
    Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1350.
    Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1350.
    Average Minutes per Response: 3.
    Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 67.5.
    Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Issued in Portland, Oregon, on October 8, 2015.
Christopher M. Frost,
Agency Records Officer, FOIA/Privacy Officer, Governance and Internal 
Controls.
[FR Doc. 2015-26470 Filed10-16-15; 8:45 am]
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