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electronically. If you would like to be 

added to the distribution, please contact 

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 

20555, at 301–415–1969, or by email at 

Betty.Thweatt@nrc.gov or 

Samantha.Miklaszewski@nrc.gov. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of November 25, 2024 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of November 25, 2024. 

Week of December 2, 2024—Tentative 

Thursday, December 5, 2024 

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Equal 

Employment Opportunity, 

Affirmative Employment, and Small 

Business (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

Erin Deeds: 301–415–2887) 

Additional Information: The meeting 

will be held in the Commissioners’ 

Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. The public is 

invited to attend the Commission’s 

meeting in person or watch live via 

webcast at the web address—https://

video.nrc.gov/. 

Week of December 9, 2024—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of December 9, 2024. 

Week of December 16, 2024—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of December 16, 2024. 

Week of December 23, 2024—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of December 23, 2024. 

Week of December 30, 2024—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of December 30, 2024. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For more information or to verify the 

status of meetings, contact Wesley Held 

at 301–287–3591 or via email at 

Wesley.Held@nrc.gov. 

The NRC is holding the meetings 

under the authority of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: November 20, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Wesley W. Held, 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27623 Filed 11–21–24; 11:15 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for Review 3206–0261: 

Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions (SF 85) 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) is requesting the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) renew a previously approved 

information collection, Questionnaire 

for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF 85). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until December 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Office of Personnel 

Management’’ under ‘‘Currently Under 

Review,’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR 

for Public Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by email to SuitEAforms@

opm.gov, or by contacting Lynnette 

Hornung 202–599–0090, or U.S. Office 

of Personnel Management, Suitability 

Executive Agent Programs, P.O. Box 

699, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that OPM has 

submitted to OMB a request for renewal 

of a previously approved information 

collection, control number 3206–0261, 

Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions (SF 85). The public has an 

additional 30-day opportunity to 

comment. The 60 day Federal Register 

Notice was published on September 11, 

2024 (89 FR 73730). No comments were 

received. 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2), OPM is soliciting comments 

for this collection. The Office of 

Management and Budget is particularly 

interested in comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) whether this 

collection is necessary to the proper 

functions of OPM; (2) whether this 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the burden estimates; (4) ways in which 

OPM might enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) ways in which OPM 

might minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Background 

The Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions, Standard Form 85 (SF 85) is 

an information collection completed by 

applicants for, or incumbents of, Federal 

Government civilian positions, or 

positions in private entities performing 

work for the Federal Government under 

contract. The collection is used as the 

basis of information for background 

investigations to establish that such 

individuals are: 

• Suitable for employment or 

retention in Federal employment in a 

low risk, non-sensitive position, or fit 

for employment or retention in Federal 

employment in the excepted service 

when the duties to be performed are 

equivalent to a low risk, non-sensitive 

position; 

• Fit to perform work on behalf of the 

Federal Government pursuant to the 

Government contract, when the duties 

to be performed are equivalent to a low 

risk, non-sensitive position; 

• Eligible for physical and logical 

access to federally controlled facilities 

or information systems, when the duties 

to be performed by the individual are 

equivalent to the duties performed by an 

employee in a low risk, non-sensitive 

position. 

For applicants, the SF 85 is used only 

after a conditional offer of employment 

has been made. eApplication (eApp) is 

a web-based system application that 

houses the SF 85. A variable in 

assessing burden hours is the nature of 

the electronic application. The 

electronic application includes 

branching questions and instructions 

which provide for a tailored collection 

from the respondent based on varying 

factors in the respondent’s personal 

history. The burden on the respondent 

is reduced when their personal history 

is not relevant to particular questions, 

since the question only branches or 

expands for additional details for those 

individuals who have pertinent 

information to provide regarding that 

line of questioning. Accordingly, the 

burden on the respondent will vary 

depending on whether the information 

collection relates to the respondent’s 

personal history. 

OPM requests renewal of the 

information collection for the SF 85. As 

we await the implementation of the 

Personnel Vetting Questionnaire, which 

was approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (87 FR 71700 

and 88 FR 12703) on November 15, 

2023, agencies continue to use the SF 85 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

5 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4). 

6Terms not defined herein are defined in the 

NSCC Rules & Procedures (‘‘Rules’’), available at 

www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures. 

7 I&RS Members include (i) insurance companies 

that are Insurance Carrier/Retirement Services 

Members (‘‘Carriers’’); and (ii) Carriers’ 

intermediaries, such as broker-dealers, banks and 

insurance agencies, that are Members, Mutual 

Fund/Insurance Services Members and Data 

Services Only Members that distribute participating 

Carriers’ insurance products (collectively, 

‘‘Distributors,’’ and, together with ‘‘Carriers,’’ 

collectively referred to herein as ‘‘I&RS Members’’). 

8NSCC has in place procedures to control costs 

and to regularly review pricing levels against costs 

of operation. NSCC’s fees are cost-based plus a 

markup as approved by its Board of Directors. This 

markup is applied to recover development costs 

and operating expenses and to accumulate capital 

sufficient to meet regulatory and economic 

requirements. See NSCC Disclosure Framework for 

Covered Clearing Agencies and Financial Market 

Infrastructures, available at www.dtcc.com/-/media/ 

Files/Downloads/legal/policy-and-compliance/ 

NSCC_Disclosure_Framework.pdf, at 118. 

9 ‘‘I&RS Data’’ means data and information 

relating to I&RS Eligible Products. See Rule 57, 

supra note 6. ‘‘I&RS Eligible Product’’ means an 

insurance product or a retirement or other benefit 

plan or program included in the list for which 

provision is made in Section 1.(d) of Rule 3 of the 

Rules. See definition of I&RS Eligible Product, Rule 

1, supra note 6. 

for investigations of individuals holding 

low risk non-sensitive positions. 

As a result of a new fiscal year 

beginning after the posting of the 60 Day 

Notice on September 11, 2024, the 

number of respondents in the analysis 

has been updated from the average of 

55,000 respondents in FY18, 19 and 20 

to 239,900, which was the number of 

respondents in FY24. The actual 

estimated time per respondent has not 

changed and remains 120 minutes. 

Analysis 

Agency: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

Title: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions, Standard Form 85 (SF 85). 

OMB Number: 3206–0261. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 239,200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 120 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 478,400. 

Alexys Stanley, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27464 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–66–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–101656; File No. SR– 

NSCC–2024–009] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

National Securities Clearing 

Corporation; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change To Add Activity Status 

Tracking to I&RS and Make Certain 

Clarification Changes in the Rules 

November 19, 2024. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on November 

14, 2024, National Securities Clearing 

Corporation (‘‘NSCC’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II and III 

below, which Items have been prepared 

by the clearing agency. NSCC filed the 

proposed rule change pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule 

19b–4(f)(2) 4 and Rule 19b–4(f)(4) 

thereunder.5 The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 

I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Terms of Substance of the Proposed 

Rule Change 

The proposed rule change consists of 

modifications to NSCC’s Insurance & 

Retirement Services (‘‘I&RS’’) in order to 

provide for Activity Status Tracking 

(‘‘Activity Status’’), a new service 

offering designed to allow I&RS 

members to communicate with each 

other relating to activity status of I&RS 

transactions, and to make other 

clarification changes to the Rules, as 

described in greater detail below.6

II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Proposed Rule Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

clearing agency included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the proposed rule change and discussed 

any comments it received on the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. The 

clearing agency has prepared 

summaries, set forth in sections A, B, 

and C below, of the most significant 

aspects of such statements. 

(A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Proposed Rule Change 

1. Purpose 

The proposed rule change consists of 

modifications to I&RS in order to 

provide for Activity Status, a new 

service offering designed to allow I&RS 

members to communicate with each 

other relating to activity status of I&RS 

transactions, and to make other 

clarification changes to the Rules, as 

described in greater detail below. 

The objectives and expected impacts 

of the proposed rule change to I&RS 

Members 7 would be to make available 

a new optional service offering that 

would provide a more efficient method 

for I&RS Members to choose to transmit, 

view and retrieve I&RS Data and to 

improve the Member’s understanding of 

the Rules relating to I&RS. 

Activity Status was developed at the 

request of and in consultation with 

industry participants, and the proposed 

fees for the service offering were 

designed to pay for the costs of 

developing and maintaining such 

offering in a manner that would fulfill 

the requirements expected from 

industry participants consistent with 

NSCC’s cost-based plus markup fee 

model.8 Based on financial projections 

of development and maintenance costs 

and anticipated participation by I&RS 

Members, it is anticipated that the costs 

and revenues would result in a slight 

increase in the overall operating margin 

percentage of I&RS. NSCC anticipates 

recouping the costs of building the 

service offering within approximately 

3.5 years of implementing the fees. In 

addition to the building cost of Activity 

Status, NSCC incurs a run-cost based on 

use and maintenance of its staffing and 

technology resources to operate I&RS. 

NSCC would continue to evaluate the 

costs and revenues of Activity Status 

after implementation to determine if its 

fees for the service are consistent with 

NSCC’s overall pricing methodology. 

As with its other services, if NSCC 

determines that its operating margin is 

too high or too low, NSCC could change 

pricing levels of Activity Status to be 

consistent with its overall pricing 

methodology. 

I&RS 

I&RS allows I&RS Members to 

transmit I&RS Data 9 among each other, 

including data relating to annuity and 

life insurance policy applications and 

premiums, licensing and appointments, 

commission payments, reporting of 

client positions and valuations, asset 

pricing, financial activity reporting and 

annuity customer account transfers. 

I&RS also allows certain I&RS Members 

to settle payments relating to I&RS 

Eligible Products. NSCC does not act as 

a central counterparty with respect to 


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