Qualification (BFOQ)
Denial Corrrespondence in
Support of Whistleblower
OPM 30 Jan 1984
OMB 20 March 1986
DOL 16 April 1986
OPM 2 June 1989

OPM 30 Jan 1984 Denial
United States
Office of Personnel Management
Washington, D.C. 20415

JAN 30 1984

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Mr. Leroy J. Pletten
8401 18 Mile Road 29
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48078

Dear Mr. Pletten:

This is in reply to your Freedom of Information request dated December 12, 1983, and received in this office on January 23, 1984. A copy of your letter was forwarded to this office for reply to those items pertaining to qualification requirements since this office has responsibility for the development of qualifications standards.

Specifically, you requested a copy of any and all qualification requirements issued by OPM that require smoking as a condition of Federal employment. You asked that this include qualification requirements in Handbook X-118 as well as any OPM may have issued or may be using that are not a part of the X-118 system. You also requested that if there are no such requirements that we so state.

This office is not aware of any qualifications standards issued or in use by OPM that require the ability to smoke. As a consequence, we cannot fill your request for copies of such material.
    Sincerely,

    /s/Joseph W. Howe
    Joseph W. Howe
    Assistant Director
        for Standards
        Development
Ed. Note: This is one in a series of supportive OPM letters upholding my position against the ouster.

OMB 20 March 1986 Denial
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE 0F MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

March 20, 1986

Mr. Leroy J. Pletten
8401 18 Mile Road #29
Sterling Heights, MI 48078

Dear Mr. Pletten:

This is in response to your March 3, 1986 Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of any qualification requirements that require smoking, tolerating, or avoiding smoking as a condition of Federal employment, and any forms asking for this information from applicants or employees.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is unaware of any qualification standards in use that require the ability to smoke, tolerate smoking, or avoid smoking. We are also unaware of the existence of any forms that ask for this information.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 [44 USC § 3501 et seq.] requires agencies of the executive branch to submit to OMB for review all collections of information imposed on 10 or more members of the public. Information collections approved or currently under review by OMB are available for public viewing in our docket library. There are some 6,450 forms in the library. There is no compilation of these information collections that address your request.

However, you are free to do a manual search of the information collection in the docket library. The docket library is located in Room 3201 of the New Executive Office Building, 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C.; it is open from 9 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday. It is advisable to call at 202-395-6880 before you come so arrangements can be made for you to be cleared into the building.

I hope this information will be of help to you.
    Sincerely,

    /s/Darrell A. Johnson
    Darrell A. Johnson
    Assistant Director
        for Administration

DOL 16 April 1986 Denial
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Administration and Management
Washinqton, D.C. 20210

April 16 1986

Mr. Leroy J. Pletten
8401 18 Mile Road #29
Sterlinq Heiqhts, MI 48078

Dear Mr. Pletten:

The Secretary has asked me to reply to your Freedom o£ Information Act request of April 1, 1986. My office is unaware of any qualification standards that require the ability to smoke, tolerate smoking or avoid smoking. In addition, we are unaware of any forms asking for such information.

Sincerely,

/s/Larry K. Goodwin
LARRY K. GOODWIN
Director of Personnel Management

OPM 2 June 1989 Denial
United States
Office of Personnel Management
Washington, D.C. 20415

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JUN 2 1989


Mr. Leroy J. Pletten
8401 - 18 Mile Road, #29
Sterling Heights, Michigan 48078-3099

Dear Mr. Pletten:

This is in reply to your Freedom of Information request dated May 26, 1989, concerning smoking requirements in the Federal work place.

The Office of Personnel Management has no documents relating to your inquiry.
    Sincerely,

    /s/Stephen H. Perloff
    Stephen H. Perloff, Chief
    Qualification Standards Branch
    Staffing Policy and Operations
    Career Entry and Employee
        Development Group
Ed. Note: This is one in a series of supportive OPM letters upholding my position against the ouster.