81_FR_65140 81 FR 64957 - 3206-0235, Letter Reply To Request for Information, RI 20-64; Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, RI 20-64A; Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, RI 20-64B

81 FR 64957 - 3206-0235, Letter Reply To Request for Information, RI 20-64; Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, RI 20-64A; Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, RI 20-64B

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 183 (September 21, 2016)

Page Range64957-64958
FR Document2016-22757

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) OMB No. 3206-0235, Letter Reply to Request for Information, Form RI 20-64 and Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, Form RI 20-64A. 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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3206-0235, Letter Reply To Request for Information, RI 20-64; 
Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, RI 20-64A; Information on 
Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, RI 20-64B

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) OMB No. 3206-0235, Letter Reply 
to Request for Information, Form RI 20-64 and Information on Electing a 
Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, Form

[[Page 64958]]

RI 20-64A. 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 November 21, 
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, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Alberta 
Butler, Room 2347E 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 OPM, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM'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.
    Form RI 20-64, Letter Reply to Request for Information, is used by 
the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to provide information about 
the amount of annuity payable after a survivor reduction, to explain 
the annuity reductions required to pay for the survivor benefit, and to 
give the beginning rate of survivor annuity. Form RI 20-64A, Former 
Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, is used by the CSRS to obtain a 
survivor benefits election from annuitants who are eligible to elect to 
provide survivor benefits for a former spouse. Form RI 20-64B, 
Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, is a 
pamphlet that provides important information to retirees under the CSRS 
who want to provide a survivor annuity for a former spouse.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Letter Reply to Request for Information; Former Spouse 
Survivor Annuity Election.
    OMB Number: 3206-0235.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 minutes for RI 20-64A and 8 
minutes for RI 20-64.
    Total Burden Hours: 24.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-22757 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Form RI                  OFFICE OF PERSONNEL                                   for the proper performance of functions
                                                  25–14 is used to survey survivor                        MANAGEMENT                                            of the agency, including whether the
                                                  annuitants who are between the ages of                                                                        information will have practical utility;
                                                  18 and 22 to determine if they meet the                 3206–0216, We Need Important                            2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                  requirements of Section 8341(a)(4)(C),                  Information About Your Eligibility for                agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  and Section 8441, title 5, U.S.C., to                   Social Security Disability Benefits, RI               proposed collection of information,
                                                  receive benefits as a student. Form RI                  98–7                                                  including the validity of the
                                                  25–14A provides instructions for                                                                              methodology and assumptions used;
                                                                                                          AGENCY:  U.S. Office of Personnel                       3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  completing the Self-Certification of Full-              Management.
                                                  Time School Attendance For The                                                                                clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                          ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for                 collected; and
                                                  School Year survey form. The Office of                  comments.                                               4. Minimize the burden of the
                                                  Management and Budget is particularly                                                                         collection of information on those who
                                                  interested in comments that:                            SUMMARY:    The Retirement Services,
                                                                                                                                                                are to respond, including through the
                                                    1. Evaluate whether the proposed                      Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
                                                                                                                                                                use of appropriate automated,
                                                  collection of information is necessary                  offers the general public and other
                                                                                                                                                                electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                          federal agencies the opportunity to
                                                  for the proper performance of functions                                                                       technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                          comment on an extension, without
                                                  of the agency, including whether the                                                                          other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                          change, of a currently approved
                                                  information will have practical utility;                                                                      e.g., permitting electronic submissions
                                                                                                          information collection request (ICR)
                                                    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the                                                                             of responses.
                                                                                                          OMB No. 3206–0216, We Need
                                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  Important Information About Your                      Analysis
                                                  proposed collection of information,                     Eligibility for Social Security Disability              Agency: Retirement Operations,
                                                  including the validity of the                           Benefits, RI 98–7. As required by the                 Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
                                                  methodology and assumptions used;                       Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub.                Management.
                                                    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and                  L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as                     Title: We Need Important Information
                                                  clarity of the information to be                        amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act                      About Your Eligibility for Social
                                                                                                          (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting                  Security Disability Benefits.
                                                  collected; and
                                                                                                          comments for this collection.                           OMB Number: 3206–0216.
                                                    4. Minimize the burden of the                         DATES: Comments are encouraged and                      Frequency: On occasion.
                                                  collection of information on those who                  will be accepted until November 21,                     Affected Public: Individuals or
                                                  are to respond, including through the                   2016. This process is conducted in                    Households.
                                                  use of appropriate automated,                           accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.                           Number of Respondents: 4,300.
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                                                                                Estimated Time per Respondent: 5
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                  technological collection techniques or                  invited to submit written comments on                 minutes.
                                                  other forms of information technology,                  the proposed information collection to                  Total Burden Hours: 358.
                                                  e.g., permitting electronic submissions                 the U.S. Office of Personnel                            U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
                                                  of responses.                                           Management, Retirement Services, 1900                 Beth F. Cobert,
                                                  Analysis                                                E Street NW., Room 2347E, Washington,                 Acting Director.
                                                                                                          DC 20415–3500, Attention: Alberta                     [FR Doc. 2016–22755 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Agency: Retirement Operations,                        Butler or sent via electronic mail to                 BILLING CODE 6325–38–P
                                                  Retirement Services, Office of Personnel                Alberta.Butler@opm.gov.
                                                  Management.                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
                                                    Title: Self-Certification of Full-Time                copy of this ICR, with applicable                     OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
                                                  School Attendance For The School Year                   supporting documentation, may be                      MANAGEMENT
                                                  and Information and Instructions for                    obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
                                                                                                          Personnel Management, Retirement                      3206–0235, Letter Reply To Request for
                                                  Completing the Self-Certification of
                                                                                                          Services Publications Team, 1900 E                    Information, RI 20–64; Former Spouse
                                                  Full-Time School Attendance For The                                                                           Survivor Annuity Election, RI 20–64A;
                                                  School Year.                                            Street NW., Room 3316–L, Washington,
                                                                                                          DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson,                 Information on Electing a Survivor
                                                    OMB Number: 3206–0032.                                or sent via electronic mail to                        Annuity for Your Former Spouse, RI
                                                    Frequency: On occasion.                               Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to                      20–64B
                                                    Affected Public: Individuals or                       (202) 606–0910.                                       AGENCY:  U.S. Office of Personnel
                                                  Households.                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form RI                    Management.
                                                                                                          98–7 is used by OPM to verify receipt                 ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
                                                    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
                                                                                                          of Social Security Administration (SSA)               comments.
                                                    Estimated Time per Respondent: 12                     disability benefits, to lessen or avoid
                                                  minutes.                                                overpayment to Federal Employees                      SUMMARY:   The Retirement Services,
                                                    Total Burden Hours: 2,800.                            Retirement System (FERS) disability                   Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
                                                                                                          retirees. It notifies the annuitant of the            offers the general public and other
                                                    U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
                                                                                                          responsibility to notify OPM if SSA                   Federal agencies the opportunity to
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                                                  Beth F. Cobert,                                         benefits begin and the overpayment that               comment on an extension, without
                                                  Acting Director.                                        will occur with the receipt of both                   change, of a currently approved
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–22753 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am]             benefits. The Office of Management and                information collection request, (ICR)
                                                  BILLING CODE 6325–38–P                                  Budget is particularly interested in                  OMB No. 3206–0235, Letter Reply to
                                                                                                          comments that:                                        Request for Information, Form RI 20–64
                                                                                                            1. Evaluate whether the proposed                    and Information on Electing a Survivor
                                                                                                          collection of information is necessary                Annuity for Your Former Spouse, Form


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                                                  64958                   Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 21, 2016 / Notices

                                                  RI 20–64A. As required by the                           from annuitants who are eligible to elect             Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Dave
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.                   to provide survivor benefits for a former             Johnston or sent via electronic mail to
                                                  L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as                     spouse. Form RI 20–64B, Information on                Dave.Johnston@opm.gov.
                                                  amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act                        Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
                                                  (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting                    Former Spouse, is a pamphlet that                     copy of this ICR, with applicable
                                                  comments for this collection.                           provides important information to                     supporting documentation, may be
                                                  DATES: Comments are encouraged and                      retirees under the CSRS who want to                   obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
                                                  will be accepted until November 21,                     provide a survivor annuity for a former               Personnel Management, Retirement
                                                  2016. This process is conducted in                      spouse.                                               Services Publications Team, 1900 E
                                                  accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.                                                                                 Street NW., Room 3316–L, Washington,
                                                                                                          Analysis
                                                  ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                                                                             DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson,
                                                  invited to submit written comments on                     Agency: Retirement Operations,
                                                                                                                                                                or sent via electronic mail to
                                                  the proposed information collection to                  Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
                                                                                                                                                                Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to
                                                  the U.S. Office of Personnel                            Management.
                                                                                                            Title: Letter Reply to Request for                  (202) 606–0910.
                                                  Management, 1900 E Street NW.,
                                                                                                          Information; Former Spouse Survivor                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standard
                                                  Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
                                                                                                          Annuity Election.                                     Form 2823 is used by any Federal
                                                  Alberta Butler, Room 2347E or sent via
                                                                                                            OMB Number: 3206–0235.                              employee or retiree covered by the
                                                  electronic mail to Alberta.Butler@                        Frequency: On occasion.                             Federal Employees’ Group Life
                                                  opm.gov.                                                  Affected Public: Individual or                      Insurance (FEGLI) Program, or an
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A                      Households.                                           assignee who owns an insured’s
                                                  copy of this ICR, with applicable                         Number of Respondents: 38.                          coverage, to instruct the Office of
                                                  supporting documentation, may be                          Estimated Time per Respondent: 45                   Federal Employees’ Group Life
                                                  obtained by contacting the Retirement                   minutes for RI 20–64A and 8 minutes                   Insurance how to distribute the
                                                  Services Publications Team, Office of                   for RI 20–64.                                         proceeds of the FEGLI coverage when
                                                  Personnel Management, 1900 E Street                       Total Burden Hours: 24.                             the statutory order of precedence does
                                                  NW., Room 3316–L, Washington, DC                        U.S. Office of Personnel Management.                  not meet his or her needs. The Office of
                                                  20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or                   Beth F. Cobert,                                       Management and Budget is particularly
                                                  sent via electronic mail to                             Acting Director.                                      interested in comments that:
                                                  Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to                        [FR Doc. 2016–22757 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am]             1. Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                  (202) 606–0910.                                                                                               collection of information is necessary
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 6325–38–P
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office                                                                         for the proper performance of functions
                                                  of Management and Budget is                                                                                   of the agency, including whether the
                                                  particularly interested in comments                     OFFICE OF PERSONNEL                                   information will have practical utility;
                                                  that:                                                   MANAGEMENT                                              2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                    1. Evaluate whether the proposed                                                                            agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  collection of information is necessary                  3206–0136, Designation of Beneficiary:                proposed collection of information,
                                                  for the proper performance of functions                 Federal Employees’ Group Life                         including the validity of the
                                                  of OPM, including whether the                           Insurance, SF 2823                                    methodology and assumptions used;
                                                  information will have practical utility;
                                                    2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM’s                     AGENCY:  U.S. Office of Personnel                       3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  estimate of the burden of the proposed                  Management.                                           clarity of the information to be
                                                  collection of information, including the                ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for                 collected; and
                                                  validity of the methodology and                         comments.                                               4. Minimize the burden of the
                                                  assumptions used;                                                                                             collection of information on those who
                                                    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and                  SUMMARY:   The Retirement Services,                   are to respond, including through the
                                                  clarity of the information to be                        Office of Personnel Management (OPM)                  use of appropriate automated,
                                                  collected; and                                          offers the general public and other                   electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                    4. Minimize the burden of the                         federal agencies the opportunity to                   technological collection techniques or
                                                  collection of information on those who                  comment on a revised information                      other forms of information technology,
                                                  are to respond, including through the                   collection request (ICR) OMB No. 3206–                e.g., permitting electronic submissions
                                                  use of appropriate automated,                           0136, Designation of Beneficiary:                     of responses.
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                        Federal Employees’ Group Life
                                                                                                          Insurance, SF 2823. As required by the                Analysis
                                                  technological collection techniques or
                                                  other forms of information technology,                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub.                  Agency: Retirement Operations,
                                                  e.g., permitting electronic submissions                 L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as                   Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
                                                  of responses.                                           amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act                      Management.
                                                    Form RI 20–64, Letter Reply to                        (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting
                                                                                                                                                                  Title: Designation of Beneficiary:
                                                  Request for Information, is used by the                 comments for this collection.
                                                                                                                                                                Federal Employees’ Group Life
                                                  Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)                  DATES: Comments are encouraged and                    Insurance.
                                                  to provide information about the                        will be accepted until November 21,
                                                                                                                                                                  OMB Number: 3206–0136.
                                                  amount of annuity payable after a                       2016. This process is conducted in
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                                                                                                          accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.                           Frequency: On occasion.
                                                  survivor reduction, to explain the
                                                  annuity reductions required to pay for                  ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                                                                                                                                  Affected Public: Individuals or
                                                  the survivor benefit, and to give the                   invited to submit written comments on                 Households.
                                                  beginning rate of survivor annuity. Form                the proposed information collection to                  Number of Respondents: 48,000.
                                                  RI 20–64A, Former Spouse Survivor                       the U.S. Office of Personnel                            Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
                                                  Annuity Election, is used by the CSRS                   Management, Healthcare and Insurance,                 minutes.
                                                  to obtain a survivor benefits election                  1900 E Street NW., Room 3459–AK,                        Total Burden Hours: 12,000.


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Document Created: 2016-09-21 01:31:34
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action60-Day notice and request for comments.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 21, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ContactA 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 Citation81 FR 64957 

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