81 FR 70711 - Information and Instructions on Your Reconsideration Rights, OMB No. 3206-0237

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)

Page Range		70711-70711
FR Document		2016-24791

The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), OMB No. 3206-0237, Information and Instructions on Your Reconsideration Rights. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. 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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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Information and Instructions on Your Reconsideration Rights, OMB 
No. 3206-0237

AGENCY: 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 a revised information collection request (ICR), OMB No. 
3206-0237, Information and Instructions on Your Reconsideration Rights. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public 
comments. 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 14, 
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 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: To obtain a copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, contact 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 information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register (81 FR 31267, May 18, 2016) allowing 
for a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received. Although 
the Office of Management and Budget did not receive any comments 
previously, we are particularly interested in seeking comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the 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.
    Form RI 38-47 gives specific instructions on how to request 
reconsideration of an initial decision that affects an individual's 
rights and interests under the Civil Service Retirement System or the 
Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition, reconsideration 
rights are extended for denials of requests to enroll or change 
enrollment of health and life insurance benefits under the Federal 
Retired or Federal Employees Health Benefits program or the Federal 
Employees Group Life insurance program.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Information and Instructions on Your Reconsideration Rights.
    OMB Number: 3206-0237.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,325 hours.

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
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NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606– Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), Employees Retirement System. In
1048. OPM is soliciting comments for this addition, reconsideration rights are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section collection. extended for denials of requests to
4314(c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C., DATES: Comments are encouraged and enroll or change enrollment of health
requires each agency to establish, in will be accepted until November 14, and life insurance benefits under the
accordance with regulations prescribed 2016. This process is conducted in Federal Retired or Federal Employees
by the Office of Personnel Management, accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. Health Benefits program or the Federal
one or more SES performance review ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Employees Group Life insurance
boards. The board reviews and evaluates invited to submit written comments on program.
the initial appraisal of a senior the proposed information collection to Analysis
executive’s performance by the the Office of Information and Regulatory
supervisor, and considers Agency: Retirement Operations,
Affairs, Office of Management and
recommendations to the appointing Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
authority regarding the performance of Management.
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Title: Information and Instructions on
the senior executive. Officer for the Office of Personnel Your Reconsideration Rights.
Office of Personnel Management. Management or sent via electronic mail OMB Number: 3206–0237.
Beth F. Cobert, to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or Frequency: On occasion.
Acting Director. faxed to (202) 395–6974. Affected Public: Individuals or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Households.
The following have been designated
obtain a copy of this ICR, with Number of Respondents: 3,100.
as members of the Performance Review
applicable supporting documentation, Estimated Time per Respondent: 45
Board of the U.S. Office of Personnel
contact the Office of Information and minutes.
Management: Total Burden Hours: 2,325 hours.
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Kiran Ahuja, Chief of Staff Management and Budget, 725 17th U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen McGettigan, Chief Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Management Officer Beth F. Cobert,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of Acting Director.
Michael Grant, White House Liaison Personnel Management or sent via
Dennis Coleman, Chief Financial Officer electronic mail to oira_submission@
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Jonathan Foley, Director—Office of BILLING CODE 6325–38–P
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
Planning and Policy Analysis
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Kenneth Zawodny, Associate Director
for Retirement Services information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register (81 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Joseph Kennedy, Associate Director for
Human Resources Solutions FR 31267, May 18, 2016) allowing for a [Docket Nos. CP2016–49; MC2017–1 and
Mark Reinhold, Associate Director for 60 day public comment period. No CP2017–1; MC2017–2 and CP2017–2;
comments were received. Although the MC2017–3 and CP2017–3; MC2017–4 and
Employee Services and Chief Human CP2017–4]
Capital Officer Office of Management and Budget did
Andrea Bright, Deputy Associate not receive any comments previously,
we are particularly interested in seeking New Postal Products
Director for Human Resources—
Executive Secretariat comments that: AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
1. Evaluate whether the proposed ACTION: Notice.
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collection of information is necessary
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for the proper performance of the SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing
functions of the agency, including recent Postal Service filings for the
whether the information will have Commission’s consideration concerning
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practical utility; negotiated service agreements. This
MANAGEMENT 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the notice informs the public of the filing,
Information and Instructions on Your agency’s estimate of the burden of the invites public comment, and takes other
Reconsideration Rights, OMB No. proposed collection of information, administrative steps.
3206–0237 including the validity of the DATES: Comments are due: October 14,
methodology and assumptions used; 2016 (Comment due date applies to all
AGENCY: Office of Personnel 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and Docket Nos. listed above)
Management. clarity of the information to be ADDRESSES: Submit comments
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for collected; and electronically via the Commission’s
comments. 4. Minimize the burden of the
Filing Online system at http://
collection of information on those who
SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
are to respond, including through the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) comments electronically should contact
use of appropriate automated,
offers the general public and other the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
electronic, mechanical, or other
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
federal agencies the opportunity to technological collection techniques or
comment on a revised information telephone for advice on filing
other forms of information technology,
collection request (ICR), OMB No. 3206– alternatives.
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
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0237, Information and Instructions on of responses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Your Reconsideration Rights. The Form RI 38–47 gives specific David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
purpose of this notice is to allow an instructions on how to request 202–789–6820.
additional 30 days for public comments. reconsideration of an initial decision SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As required by the Paperwork that affects an individual’s rights and
Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, interests under the Civil Service Table of Contents
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Retirement System or the Federal I. Introduction

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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 November 14, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
Contact		To obtain a copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, contact 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 70711