[Federal Register: October 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 200)]
[Notices]               
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request Investigations Forms 
41-44

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Title 
44, U. S. Code, Chapter 35), this notice announces that OPM has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
reclearance of four information collections and solicits comments on 
them. OPM uses these form to request information by mail for use in OPM 
investigations.
    These investigations are conducted to determine suitability for 
Federal employment and/or the ability to hold a security clearance as 
prescribed in Executive Orders 10450, 12968 and 10577 (5 CFR Part V) 
and 5 U.S.C. 3301.
    INV Form 41, Investigative Request for Employment Data and 
Supervisor Information, is sent to former employers and/or supervisors.
    INV Form 42, Investigative Request for Personal Information, is 
sent to references.

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    INV Form 43, Investigative Request for Educational Registrar and 
Dean of Students Record Data, is sent to educational institutions.
    INV Form 44, Investigative Request for Law Enforcement Data, is 
sent to local law enforcement agencies.
    INV Form 40, General Request for Investigative Data, is no longer 
being used for public information collection and has been removed from 
this collection.
    Based upon current usage it is estimated that 1,609,000 individuals 
will respond annually (770,000 to INV Form 41; 412,000 to INV Form 42; 
98,000 to INV Form 43; and 329,000 to INV Form 44) with each response 
requiring approximately 5 minutes. The total burden requested is 
134,083 hours.
    To obtain copies of this proposal please contact Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey at (202) 606-8358 or by E-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar 
days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Richard A. Ferris, Associate 
Director, Investigations Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 
Room 5416, 1900 E. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415, and Joseph Lackey, 
OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
NW, Washington, DC 20503.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 98-27820 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am]
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