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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 

persons 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 to be used 

only after a conditional offer of 

employment has been made. e-QIP 

(Electronic Questionnaires for 

Investigations Processing) is a webbased 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 the respondent’s personal 

history is not relevant to particular 

question, since the question branches, 

or expands for additional details, only 

for those persons 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 recommends renewal of the 

form without any proposed changes, 

except to underlying authorities, which 

have been revised in the period since 

the last renewal; the Privacy Act 

Information Statement, to acknowledge 

the transfer of background 

investigations files from OPM to the 

Defense Counterintelligence and 

Security Agency; and the Purpose 

Statement, to make more clear that the 

form may be used for investigations for 

fitness for appointment to a position in 

the excepted service. No other changes 

are recommended at this time. Ongoing 

assessments will occur to ensure the SF 

85 reflects and collects pertinent 

information for the investigative process 

and aligns with governing policies, 

rules, and regulations requiring use of 

this form. 

Analysis 

Agency: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

Title: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive 

Positions (SF 85). 

OMB Number: 3206–0261. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 55,040. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 120 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 110,080. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Alexys Stanley, 

Regulatory Affairs Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13524 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for Review: Alternative 

Annuity Election, RI 20–80 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Retirement Services, Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) offers the 

general public and other federal 

agencies the opportunity to comment on 

an expiring information collection 

request (ICR) with minor edits, 

Alternative Annuity Election, RI 20–80. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until July 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 

Officer for the Office of Personnel 

Management or sent via electronic mail 

to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or 

faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Retirement 

Services Publications Team, Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street 

NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC 

20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or 

sent via electronic mail to 

Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to 

(202) 606–0910 or reached via telephone 

at (202) 606–4808. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is 

soliciting comments for this collection. 

The information collection (OMB No. 

3206–0168) was previously published in 

the Federal Register on April 2, 2021, 

at 86 FR 17419, allowing for a 60-day 

public comment period. No comments 

were received for this collection. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

RI 20–80 is used for individuals who 

are eligible to elect whether to receive 

a reduced annuity and a lump-sum 

payment equal to their retirement 

contributions (alternative form of 

annuity) or an unreduced annuity and 

no lump sum. 

Analysis 

Agency: Retirement Operations, 

Retirement Services, Office of Personnel 

Management. 

Title: Alternative Annuity Election. 

OMB Number: 3206–0168. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individual or 

Households. 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 67 hours. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Alexys Stanley, 

Director, Office of Privacy and Information 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13531 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] 

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