New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
12/14/2021
12/14/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
250
0
63
0
0
0
The President, by Executive order
13991 (January 20, 2021) established the Safer Federal Workforce
Task Force. The Taskforce was established to give the heads of
federal agencies ongoing guidance to keep their employees safe and
their agencies operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. The
Taskforce issued guidance, in accordance with the President’s
Executive Order 14043 (September 9, 2021), requiring federal
employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 22, 2021
absent a legally required exception. The Taskforce issued guidance
regarding individuals who start their government service after
November 22, 2021, stating that those individuals should be fully
vaccinated prior to their start date, except in limited
circumstances where an accommodation is legally required. The
guidance also provided that agencies should require documentation
to prove vaccination status of those individuals prior to the enter
on-duty date. To determine whether individuals who have been
offered a position with the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC) are fully vaccinated during the onboarding process
and before their enter on-duty date, in compliance with the
Taskforce guidance, the OCC has developed a form in an online
application (Appian vaccination attestation form). The Request form
was developed, consistent with guidance issued by the Taskforce and
the U.S. Department of Treasury, to gather information from
employees regarding their vaccination status and proof of
vaccination. The Appian vaccination attestation form will also be
used to collect information from prospective employees. In order to
comply with the Taskforce guidance, the information to be collected
on the Appian vaccination attestation form is needed prior to the
time periods established under 5 CFR part 1320. Compliance with the
vaccination mandate and the Taskforce guidance is essential to
protecting the health and safety of the OCC’s workforce, which is
essential to the OCC’s accomplishment of its mission. The OCC
cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures
because the use of normal clearance procedures will prevent the OCC
onboarding new employees and, at the same time, obtaining
information on the Appian vaccination attestation form that is
needed to comply with the timeframes Taskforce’s guidance issued
pursuant to Executive Order.
The President, by
Executive order 13991 (January 20, 2021) established the Safer
Federal Workforce Task Force. The Taskforce was established to give
the heads of federal agencies ongoing guidance to keep their
employees safe and their agencies operating during the COVID-19
pandemic. The Taskforce issued guidance, in accordance with the
President’s Executive Order 14043 (September 9, 2021), requiring
federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 22,
2021 absent a legally required exception. The Taskforce issued
guidance regarding individuals who start their government service
after November 22, 2021, stating that those individuals should be
fully vaccinated prior to their start date, except in limited
circumstances where an accommodation is legally required. The
guidance also provided that agencies should require documentation
to prove vaccination status of those individuals prior to the enter
on-duty date. To determine whether individuals who have been
offered a position with the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC) are fully vaccinated during the onboarding process
and before their enter on-duty date, in compliance with the
Taskforce guidance, the OCC has developed a form in an online
application (Appian vaccination attestation form). The Request form
was developed, consistent with guidance issued by the Taskforce and
the U.S. Department of Treasury, to gather information from
employees regarding their vaccination status and proof of
vaccination. The Appian vaccination attestation form will also be
used to collect information from prospective employees. In order to
comply with the Taskforce guidance, the information to be collected
on the Appian vaccination attestation form is needed prior to the
time periods established under 5 CFR part 1320. Compliance with the
vaccination mandate and the Taskforce guidance is essential to
protecting the health and safety of the OCC’s workforce, which is
essential to the OCC’s accomplishment of its mission. The OCC
cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures
because the use of normal clearance procedures will prevent the OCC
onboarding new employees and, at the same time, obtaining
information on the Appian vaccination attestation form that is
needed to comply with the timeframes Taskforce’s guidance issued
pursuant to Executive Order.
The increase in burden is due
to the fact that this is a new collection.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Kristin Merritt 202
649-5585
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.