81 FR 74477 - Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Background Clearance Initiation Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 207 (October 26, 2016)

We (National Park Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at OMB.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74477-74478]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25845]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-WM-PSB-21886; PPWOWMADH2, PPMPSAS1Y.YH0000 (177)]


Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Background 
Clearance Initiation Request

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) have sent an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR 
below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated 
burden and cost. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we 
may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it 
is pending at OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before November 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] 
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192; or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-Background 
Clearance Initiation Request'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Shean Rheams, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005(mail); or [email protected] 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Park Service (NPS), as delegated by the U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM), is authorized to request information to 
determine suitability of applicants for Federal employment and non-
Federal personnel proposed to work under contractor and/or agreement 
who require access to NPS property and/or receive a DOIAccess (personal 
identity verification (PIV)) badges. The conduct of suitability 
determinations is authorizations under Executive Orders 10450, 
``Security requirements for Government employment'' and 10577, 
``Amending the Civil Service Rules and authorizing a new appointment 
system for the competitive service''; sections 3301, 3302, and 9101 of 
Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.); and parts 2, 5, 731, and 736 of 
Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and Federal information 
processing standards. Section 1104 of Title 5 allows OPM to delegate 
personnel management functions to other Federal agencies.
    In line with new regulations mandated by the OPM and the Department 
of the Interior (DOI), the NPS Personnel Security Branch is utilizing 
the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (E-QIP) 
System. As a result, electronic submission of the Standard Form 85, for 
suitability background investigations (NACI), or the Standard Form 85P, 
for Public Trust, is now required. The DOI and NPS requires all 
applicants for Federal employment and non-Federal personnel 
(contractors, partners, etc.) requiring access to NPS property and/or 
receive a DOIAccess PIV badge to be processed for a suitability 
background investigation, in accordance with Executive Order 10450 and 
the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12). The information 
is protected in accordance with the Privacy Act, and we will maintain 
the

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information in a secure system of records (Interior-DOI-45, ``Personnel 
Security Files--Interior'', 47 FR 11036).
    The National Park Service will utilize Form 10-152, ``Background 
Clearance Initiation Request'' to create E-QIP accounts necessary to 
initiate background investigations for all individuals requiring access 
to NPS property and/or receive a DOIAccess (personal identity 
verification (PIV)) badge. The OPM and DOI programs initiating 
background investigations have published notices in the Federal 
Register describing the systems of records (SORN) in which the records 
will be maintained.
    The information collected via NPS Form 10-152 includes detailed 
information for each proposed candidate requiring a background 
clearance, to include:
     Full legal name;
     Social Security Number;
     Date and place of birth;
     Country of citizenship;
     Contact phone number;
     Email address;
     Home address;
     Whether proposed candidate has ever been investigated by 
another Federal agency; and
     If the candidate was investigated by another Federal 
agency, they must provide the name of that agency and the date of the 
investigation.
    Additional information required on Form 10-152 for non-Federal 
personnel includes:
     Name of proposed candidate's company;
     Contract/agreement number; and
     Contract/agreement periods of performance.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024--New.
    Title: National Park Service Background Clearance Initiation 
Request.
    Service Form Number(s): NPS Form 10-152, ``Background Clearance 
Initiation Request''.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control 
Number.
    Description of Respondents: Candidates for Federal employment, as 
well as contractors, partners, and other non-Federal candidates 
proposed to work for the NPS under a Federal contract or agreement who 
require access to NPS property and/or a DOIAccess (PIV) badge.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 6,500.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 7 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 758.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    On April 1, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 
18881) a Notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this 
collection of collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 
days, ending on May 31, 2016. No comments were received.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal 
identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: October 21, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-25845 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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