83 FR 12208 - Submission for Review: Application for Deferred Retirement (for Persons Separated on or After October 1, 1956), OPM 1496A

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 54 (March 20, 2018)

Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the revision of a currently approved information collection, Application for Deferred Retirement (for persons separated on or after October 1, 1956), OPM 1496A.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 12208]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05610]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Application for Deferred Retirement (for 
Persons Separated on or After October 1, 1956), OPM 1496A

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal 
agencies the opportunity to comment on the revision of a currently 
approved information collection, Application for Deferred Retirement 
(for persons separated on or after October 1, 1956), OPM 1496A.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 19, 
2018.

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: A copy of this information collection, 
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 or via telephone at 
(202) 606-4808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information 
collection (OMB No. 3206-0121) was previously published in the Federal 
Register on November 3, 2017, at 82 FR 51306, allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received for this collection. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public 
comments. 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 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.
    OPM Form 1496A is used by eligible former Federal employees to 
apply for a deferred Civil Service annuity.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Application for Deferred Retirement (for persons separated 
on or after October 1, 1956).
    OMB Number: 3206-0121.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 2,800.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,800.

    Office of Personnel Management.
Jeff T.H. Pon,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-05610 Filed 3-19-18; 8:45 am]
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