2021-10701. 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: OCHCO Personnel Security Integrated System for Tracking (PerSIST) OMB Control No. Pending/New

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: July 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone [phone] (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [e-mail] for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at [phone].

Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: PIV & Pre-Security Form (HUD Form 22019).

OMB Approval Number: Pending.

Type of Request: New.

Form Number: HUD 22019.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The PII collected and maintained in PerSIST is relevant and necessary to carrying out the investigatory process used to document and support decisions regarding the suitability, eligibility, and fitness for service of applicants for federal employment and contract positions, including long-term students, interns, or volunteers to the extent that their duties require access to federal facilities, information, systems, or applications. The following proposed use and authorities that govern the collection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data within the PerSIST system is established under HSPD-12 and in accordance with the Personnel Security and Suitability Policy, Handbook. 755.1 (2019), Chapter 4. http://hudatwork.hud.gov/​HUD/​chco/​doc/​PSS-52019.

Information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annum	Burden hour per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
22019 PIV Pre-Screen Application	1,625	1	1,625	.17	276.25	$34.86	$9,630.08
Total	1,625	1	1,625	.17	276.25	34.86	9,630.08

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following:

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions.

C. Authority

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

Lori A. Michalski,

Acting Chief Human Capital Officer.