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###### Office of Personnel Management

# AGENCY:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

# ACTION:

Notice and Request for Comments.

# SUMMARY:

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an extension without change of a currently approved collection, information collection request (ICR) 3206-0250, Certificate of Medical Examination. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection.

# DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 17, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to Employee Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Phil Spottswood or via electronic mail to                         *employ@opm.gov.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Hiring Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Phil Spottswood or via electronic mail to                         *employ@opm.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Optional Form (OF) 178, Certificate of Medical Examination, is used to collect medical information about individuals who are incumbents of positions which require physical fitness/agility testing and/or medical examinations, or who have been selected for such a position contingent upon meeting physical fitness/agility testing and medical examinations as a condition of employment. This information is needed to ensure fair and consistent treatment of employees and job applicants, to adjudicate the medically-based passover of a preference eligible, and to adjudicate claims of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection to:

                    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;                          ( print page 74778)    

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.                

## Analysis

*Agency:*                     Employee Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.                

*Title:*                     Certificate of Medical Examination.                

*OMB Number:*                     3206-0250.                

*Affected Public:*                     Federal Government.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     45,000.                

*Estimated Time per Respondent:*                     3 hours.                

*Total Burden Hours:*                     135,000 hours.                

Katherine Archuleta,

Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

[FR Doc. 2014-29448 Filed 12-15-14; 8:45 am]

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