81 FR 44899 - Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions/FERS (SF 3106) and Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS (SF 3106A)

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 132 (July 11, 2016)

Page Range		44899-44900
FR Document		2016-16329

The Retirement Services, 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 information collection request (ICR) 3206-0170, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions/FERS (SF 3106) and Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS (SF 3106A). 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. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2016 [Volume 81, No. 76, Pg. 23333] allowing for a 60-day public comment period. One comment was received for this information collection to make minor edits to the formatting of the form that is under review. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of 
Retirement Deductions/FERS (SF 3106) and Current/Former Spouse(s) 
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under 
FERS (SF 3106A)

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, 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 
information collection request (ICR) 3206-0170, Application for Refund 
of Retirement Deductions/FERS (SF 3106) and Current/Former Spouse(s) 
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under 
FERS (SF 3106A). 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. 
The information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on April 20, 2016 [Volume 81, No. 76, Pg. 23333] allowing for 
a 60-day public comment period. One comment was received for this 
information collection to make minor edits to the formatting of the 
form that is under review. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 10, 
2016. 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 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 
[email protected] 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 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 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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.
    SF 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions/Federal 
Employees Retirement System (FERS), is used by former Federal employees 
under FERS, to apply for a refund of retirement deductions withheld 
during Federal employment, plus any interest provided by law. SF 3106A, 
Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of 
Retirement Deductions Under FERS, is used by refund applicants to 
notify their current/former spouse(s) that they are

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applying for a refund of retirement deductions, which is required by 
law.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions/Federal 
Employees Retirement System; Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of 
Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under FERS.
    OMB Number: 3206-0170.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: SF 3106 = 8,000; SF 3106A = 6,400.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: SF 3106 = 30 minutes; SF 3106A = 5 
minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4533.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-16329 Filed 7-8-16; 8:45 am]
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60-Day notice and request for
ACTION: spouses and former spouses with the purpose of this notice is to allow an
comments. means to elect payment of FERS additional 30 days for public comments.
rollover-eligible benefits directly or to DATES: Comments are encouraged and
SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, an Individual Retirement Arrangement.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will be accepted until August 10, 2016.
offers the general public and other Analysis This process is conducted in accordance
Federal agencies the opportunity to with 5 CFR 1320.1.
Agency: Retirement Operations,
comment on an extension, without ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
change, of a currently approved Management. invited to submit written comments on
information collection request (ICR) the proposed information collection to
Title: Death Benefit Payment Rollover
3206–0218, Death Benefit Payment Office of Information and Regulatory
Election.
Rollover Election, RI 94–007. As Affairs, Office of Management and
OMB: 3206–0218.
required by the Paperwork Reduction Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Frequency: On occasion. Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Affected Public: Individuals or
chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger- Officer for the Office of Personnel
Households. Management or sent via electronic mail
Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is
Number of Respondents: 3,444. to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or
soliciting comments for this collection.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 faxed to (202) 395–6974.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and hour.
will be accepted until September 9, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
Total Burden Hours: 3,444.
2016. This process is conducted in copy of this ICR, with applicable
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. supporting documentation, may be
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Beth F. Cobert, obtained by contacting the Office of
invited to submit written comments on Acting Director. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
the proposed information collection to [FR Doc. 2016–16328 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am] Office of Management and Budget, 725
the U.S. Office of Personnel BILLING CODE 6325–38–P 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Management, Retirement Services, 1900 Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415– Personnel Management or sent via
0001, Attention: Alberta Butler, Room OFFICE OF PERSONNEL electronic mail to oira_submission@
2347–E, or sent by email to MANAGEMENT omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
Alberta.Butler@opm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
Submission for Review: 3206-0170,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A of Management and Budget is
Application for Refund of Retirement
copy of this ICR with applicable particularly interested in comments
Deductions/FERS (SF 3106) and
supporting documentation, may be that:
Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification
obtained by contacting the Retirement 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
of Application for Refund of
Services Publications Team, U.S. Office collection of information is necessary
Retirement Deductions Under FERS
of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street for the proper performance of functions
(SF 3106A)
NW., Room 3316–L, Washington, DC of the agency, including whether the
20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel information will have practical utility;
sent by email to Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov Management. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
or faxed to (202) 606–0910. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for agency’s estimate of the burden of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office comments. proposed collection of information,
of Management and Budget is including the validity of the
particularly interested in comments SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, methodology and assumptions used;
that: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
1. Evaluate whether the proposed offers the general public and other clarity of the information to be
collection of information is necessary federal agencies the opportunity to collected; and
for the proper performance of functions comment on an extension, without 4. Minimize the burden of the
of OPM, including whether the change, of a currently approved collection of information on those who
information will have practical utility; information collection request (ICR) are to respond, including through the
2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM’s 3206–0170, Application for Refund of use of appropriate automated,
estimate of the burden of the proposed Retirement Deductions/FERS (SF 3106) electronic, mechanical, or other
collection of information, including the and Current/Former Spouse(s) technological collection techniques or
validity of the methodology and Notification of Application for Refund other forms of information technology,
assumptions used; of Retirement Deductions Under FERS e.g., permitting electronic submissions
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and (SF 3106A). As required by the of responses.
clarity of the information to be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. SF 3106, Application for Refund of
collected; and L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as Retirement Deductions/Federal
4. Minimize the burden of the amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act Employees Retirement System (FERS),
collection of information on those who (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting is used by former Federal employees
are to respond, including through the comments for this collection. The under FERS, to apply for a refund of
use of appropriate automated, information collection was previously retirement deductions withheld during
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electronic, mechanical, or other published in the Federal Register on Federal employment, plus any interest
technological collection techniques or April 20, 2016 [Volume 81, No. 76, Pg. provided by law. SF 3106A, Current/
other forms of information technology, 23333] allowing for a 60-day public Former Spouse(s) Notification of
e.g., permitting electronic submissions comment period. One comment was Application for Refund of Retirement
of responses. received for this information collection Deductions Under FERS, is used by
RI 94–7 provides Federal Employees to make minor edits to the formatting of refund applicants to notify their
Retirement System (FERS) surviving the form that is under review. The current/former spouse(s) that they are

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applying for a refund of retirement E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415– OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
deductions, which is required by law. 0001, Attention: Alberta Butler, Room MANAGEMENT
2347–E, or sent via electronic mail to
Analysis Submission for Review: 3206-0174,
Alberta.Butler@opm.gov.
Agency: Retirement Operations, Survivor Annuity Election for a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Spouse, RI 20-63; Cover Letter Giving
copy of this ICR, with applicable
Management. Information About the Cost To Elect
supporting documentation, may be
Title: Application for Refund of Less Than the Maximum Survivor
obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
Retirement Deductions/Federal Annuity, RI 20–116; Cover Letter
Personnel Management, Retirement
Employees Retirement System; Current/ Giving Information About the Cost To
Services Publications Team, 1900 E
Former Spouse(s) Notification of Elect the Maximum Survivor Annuity,
Street NW., Room 3316–L, Washington,
Application for Refund of Retirement RI 20–117
DC 20415–0001, Attention: Cyrus S.
Deductions under FERS.
Benson, or sent via electronic mail to AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel
OMB Number: 3206–0170.
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to Management.
Frequency: On occasion.
(202) 606–0910. ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office comments.
Number of Respondents: SF 3106 = of Management and Budget is SUMMARY: The Retirement Services,
8,000; SF 3106A = 6,400. particularly interested in comments Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Estimated Time per Respondent: SF that: offers the general public and other
3106 = 30 minutes; SF 3106A = 5 1. Evaluate whether the proposed federal agencies the opportunity to
minutes. collection of information is necessary comment on an extension, with change
Total Burden Hours: 4533. for the proper performance of functions of a currently approved information
U.S. Office of Personnel Management. of the agency, including whether the collection request (ICR) 3206–0174,
Beth F. Cobert, information will have practical utility; Survivor Annuity Election for a Spouse
Acting Director. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the (RI–20–63), Cover Letter Giving
[FR Doc. 2016–16329 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am]
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Information About the Cost to Elect Less
proposed collection of information, Than the Maximum Survivor Annuity
BILLING CODE 6325–38–P
including the validity of the (RI 20–116), Cover Letter Giving
methodology and assumptions used; Information About the Cost to Elect the
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and Maximum Survivor Annuity (RI 20–
MANAGEMENT clarity of the information to be 117). As required by the Paperwork
collected; and Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
Submission for Review: 3206–0190, 4. Minimize the burden of the 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the
Application for Deferred or Postponed collection of information on those who Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106),
Retirement: Federal Employees are to respond, including through the OPM is soliciting comments for this
Retirement System, RI 92–19 use of appropriate automated, collection. The information collection
electronic, mechanical, or other was previously published in the Federal
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Register on February 22, 2016 at
technological collection techniques or
Management. Volume 81 FR 8760 allowing for a 60-
other forms of information technology,
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for e.g., permitting electronic submissions day public comment period. No
comments. of responses. comments were received for this
information collection. The purpose of
SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, RI 92–19 is used by separated this notice is to allow an additional 30
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees to apply for either a deferred days for public comments.
offers the general public and other or a postponed FERS annuity benefit. DATES: Comments are encouraged and
federal agencies the opportunity to Analysis will be accepted until August 10, 2016.
comment on an extension, without This process is conducted in accordance
change, of a currently approved Agency: Retirement Operations, with 5 CFR 1320.1.
information collection request (ICR) Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
3206–0190, Application for Deferred or Management.
invited to submit written comments on
Postponed Retirement: Federal Title: Application for Deferred or the proposed information collection to
Employees Retirement System, RI 92– Postponed Retirement: Federal Office of Information and Regulatory
19. As required by the Paperwork Employees Retirement System (FERS). Affairs, Office of Management and
Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, OMB Number: 3206–0190. Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Frequency: On occasion. Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106),
Affected Public: Individuals or Officer for the Office of Personnel
OPM is soliciting comments for this
Households. Management or sent via electronic mail
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,964. to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or
DATES: Comments are encouraged and Estimated Time per Respondent: 60 faxed to (202) 395–6974.
will be accepted until September 9, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
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minutes.
2016. This process is conducted in copy of this ICR, with applicable
Total Burden Hours: 1,964.
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. supporting documentation, may be
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are obtained by contacting the Office of
invited to submit written comments on Beth F. Cobert, Information and Regulatory Affairs,
the proposed information collection to Acting Director. Office of Management and Budget, 725
the U.S. Office of Personnel [FR Doc. 2016–16325 Filed 7–8–16; 8:45 am] 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Management, Retirement Services, 1900 BILLING CODE 6325–38–P Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 10, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
Contact		A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting 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 [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
FR Citation		81 FR 44899