81 FR 47444 - Submission for Review: 3206-0233, Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-051

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 140 (July 21, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-17223

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) 3206-0233, Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51. 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.

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Submission for Review: 3206-0233, Civil Service Retirement System 
Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-
051

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-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) 3206-0233, Civil Service 
Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death 
Benefits, RI 25-51. 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 September 19, 
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 the U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, Retirement Services, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 
20415-0001, Attention: Alberta Butler, Room 2347-E, or sent via 
electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Retirement 
Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street NW., Room 3316-L, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. 
Benson, or sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to 
(202) 606-0910.

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.
    RI 25-51 will be used by the Civil Service Retirement System solely 
to pay benefits to the widow(er) of an annuitant. This application is 
intended for use in immediately authorizing payments to an annuitant's 
widow or widower, based on the report of death, when our records show 
the decedent elected to provide benefits for the applicant.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express 
Pay Application for Death Benefits.
    OMB: 3206-0233.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 34,800.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 17,400.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
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security, and environmental protection regulatory review options. Stakeholder supporting documentation, may be
mission, without imposing unnecessary feedback will be valuable in helping the obtained by contacting the Retirement
regulatory burden. This requires the NRC develop a final non-LWR vision Services Publications Team, Office of
NRC to consider the effects of a more and strategy that has the benefit of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
dynamic domestic environment and a considering the many views of the NW., Room 3316–L, Washington, DC
globalized non-LWR industry. public and the regulated industry. The 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or
Furthermore, the NRC recognizes the NRC will consider the comments sent via electronic mail to
benefits of having a flexible regulatory submitted and may use them, as Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to
framework, allowing potential appropriate, in the preparation of the (202) 606–0910.
applicants to select a best-fit path final document; however, the NRC does SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
towards regulatory reviews and not anticipate responding to individual of Management and Budget is
decisions. Examples of these flexibilities comments. particularly interested in comments
are described in the draft document. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day that:
The vision and strategy described in of July 2016.
the draft document, once executed, will 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. collection of information is necessary
achieve the goal of assuring the NRC’s
readiness to effectively and efficiently Anna Bradford, for the proper performance of functions
review and regulate non-LWRs, while Chief, Advanced Reactor and Policy Branch, of the agency, including whether the
still protecting public health and safety, Division of Engineering, Infrastructure, and information will have practical utility;
Advanced Reactors, Office of New Reactors. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
promoting the common defense and
security, and protecting the [FR Doc. 2016–17327 Filed 7–20–16; 8:45 am] agency’s estimate of the burden of the
environment. The strategy has three BILLING CODE 7590–01–P proposed collection of information,
strategic objectives: Enhancing technical including the validity of the
readiness, optimizing regulatory methodology and assumptions used;
readiness, and optimizing OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
communication. The steps needed to MANAGEMENT clarity of the information to be
reach the readiness target are described collected; and
in a series of supporting strategies and Submission for Review: 3206–0233, 4. Minimize the burden of the
contributing activities, to be executed Civil Service Retirement System collection of information on those who
during near-term, mid-term, and long- Survivor Annuitant Express Pay are to respond, including through the
term timeframes. Example schedules Application for Death Benefits, RI 25– use of appropriate automated,
that help inform the vision and strategy 051 electronic, mechanical, or other
implementation with potential non- AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel technological collection techniques or
LWR development, application, Management. other forms of information technology,
construction, and operation timeframes ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for e.g., permitting electronic submissions
are also discussed in the draft comments. of responses.
document. RI 25–51 will be used by the Civil
The NRC’s approach under this non- SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, Service Retirement System solely to pay
LWR vision and strategy consists of two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) benefits to the widow(er) of an
phases. Phase 1 is the conceptual offers the general public and other annuitant. This application is intended
planning phase used to lay out the federal agencies the opportunity to for use in immediately authorizing
vision and strategy, gather public comment on an extension, without payments to an annuitant’s widow or
feedback, and finalize the NRC’s change, of a currently approved widower, based on the report of death,
approach. Phase 2 includes detailed information collection request (ICR) when our records show the decedent
internal work planning efforts and task 3206–0233, Civil Service Retirement elected to provide benefits for the
execution. Both phases began in 2016. System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay applicant.
Phase 1 is expected to be completed in Application for Death Benefits, RI 25–
2016, and Phase 2 has a target 51. As required by the Paperwork Analysis
completion date of not later than 2025. Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, Agency: Retirement Operations,
The NRC’s principles of good 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
regulation—independence, openness, Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), Management.
efficiency, clarity, and reliability—are OPM is soliciting comments for this
embodied in this vision and strategy. Title: Civil Service Retirement System
collection. Survivor Annuitant Express Pay
While the NRC does not promote any
particular reactor technology, its DATES: Comments are encouraged and Application for Death Benefits.
responsibilities as a regulator include will be accepted until September 19, OMB: 3206–0233.
working effectively with all 2016. This process is conducted in Frequency: On occasion.
stakeholders, clearly communicating its accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. Affected Public: Individuals or
requirements, and providing regulatory ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Households.
information and feedback in a timely invited to submit written comments on Number of Respondents: 34,800.
manner. Achieving this non-LWR the proposed information collection to
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Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
readiness goal should also provide the U.S. Office of Personnel minutes.
significant regulatory certainty to the Management, Retirement Services, 1900 Total Burden Hours: 17,400.
non-LWR industry, potential applicants, E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415–
0001, Attention: Alberta Butler, Room U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
and other stakeholders.
The NRC encourages all interested 2347–E, or sent via electronic mail to Beth F. Cobert,
parties to comment on the draft non- Alberta.Butler@opm.gov. Acting Director.
LWR vision and strategy document, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A [FR Doc. 2016–17223 Filed 7–20–16; 8:45 am]
particularly on the near-term non-LWR copy of this ICR with applicable BILLING CODE 6325–38–P

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60-Day notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 19, 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 Retirement Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 3316-L, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 606-0910.
FR Citation		81 FR 47444