[Federal Register: April 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 72)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review; Request for Reinstatement of Revised
Optional Forms: OPM Form OF 510, Applying for a Federal Job, and OPM
Form OF 612, Optional Application for Federal Employment
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget a request for reinstatement of revised optional forms
Applying for a Federal Job (OF 510) and Optional Application for
Federal Employment (OF 612). The OF 510 is used to provide guidance to
the general public on how to apply for Federal jobs. The form provides
information on what necessary work, education, and other information
applicants should provide in association with vacancy announcements and
completing their application method of choice. The OF 612 is a data
collection form used to collect applicant qualification information
associated with vacancy announcements. The form provides necessary
guidance to applicants so that they can be considered for employment
when applying for Federal jobs.
A comment request for these optional forms was published in the
Federal Register on October 8, 1999 [FR Doc. 99-26230]. During the
initial 60-day comment request, OPM received and took action on the
following comments: (1) Updated Privacy Act and Public Burden
Statements have been incorporated in both optional forms; (2) an
applicant e-mailed OPM identifying format errors on our downloadable OF
612, a Microsoft Word file, from OPM's USAJOBS web site [http://
www.usajobs.opm.gov], which has since been corrected; and (3) one
Federal agency e-mailed OPM clarifying whether it was OPM's intention
to make the OF 612 mandatory and whether applicants can still use
resumes for applying to Federal employment. OPM responded stating we
have no intention of making the OF 612 mandatory and that application
via a resume is still perfectly acceptable. The OF 612 will continue to
be an ``optional form.''
In addition, OPM has revised the OF 510 to include updated
information and tips for applying for a Federal job, updated Privacy
Act and Public Burden Statements, and re-designed the optional form for
a new look and easier flow. The OF 612 has been revised to include
updated Privacy Act and Public Burden Statements. Existing stock of
both optional forms are still usable until current stock is depleted.
Upon clearance from the Office of Management and Budget, it is
OPM's intention to make both optional forms available via OPM's web
site and OPM's USAJOBS web site. Presently both existing versions of
these optional forms are available on both sites. A transmittal memo
from OPM will be sent to all Federal agency personnel directors via the
Human Resources Management Council, announcing the approved forms and
where/how to order new stock.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 202-
606-8358 or e-mail at mbtoomey@opm.gov.
DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received on or before May
14, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Employment Service, ATTN: Rob
Timmins, 1900 E Street NW., Room 1425, Washington, DC 20415-9820
and
Office of Management & Budget, Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, ATTN: Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Steven R. Cohen,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 01-9127 Filed 4-12-01; 8:45 am]
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