83 FR 5147 - Submission for Review: Designation of Beneficiary (FERS), Standard Form 3102

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 24 (February 5, 2018)

Page Range		5147-5147
FR Document		2018-02231

The Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection, Designation of Beneficiary (FERS), Standard Form 3102.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Designation of Beneficiary (FERS), 
Standard Form 3102

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal 
agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information 
collection, Designation of Beneficiary (FERS), Standard Form 3102.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 7, 
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. 3206-0173) was previously published in the Federal 
Register on April 13, 2017, at 82 FR 17890, 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.
    Standard Form 3102 is used by an employee or an annuitant covered 
under the Federal Employees Retirement System to designate a 
beneficiary to receive any lump sum due in the event of his/her death.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Designation of Beneficiary (FERS).
    OMB Number: 3206-0173.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,888.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 972.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Acting Director.
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the PRA on December 22, 2017. On previously published in the Federal ACTION:Notice of Request for
January 25, 2018, OMB approved the Register on April 13, 2017, at 82 FR Information.
new collection of information through 17890, allowing for a 60-day public
January 31, 2021, under OMB Control comment period. No comments were SUMMARY: On behalf of the National
No. 1212–0069. An agency may not received for this collection. The purpose Science and Technology Council,
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not of this notice is to allow an additional Committee on Technology,
required to respond to, a collection of 30 days for public comments. The Office Subcommittee on Advanced
information unless it displays a of Management and Budget is Manufacturing, the Office of Science
currently valid OMB control number. particularly interested in comments and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests
that: input from all interested parties on the
Issued in Washington DC. development of a National Strategic
Stephanie Cibinic,
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Through this Request for Information
Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including (RFI), OSTP seeks input from the public
Corporation. on ways to improve government
[FR Doc. 2018–02201 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am]
whether the information will have
practical utility; coordination and on long-term guidance
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2. Evaluate the accuracy of the for Federal programs and activities in
agency’s estimate of the burden of the support of United States manufacturing
proposed collection of information, competitiveness, including advanced
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL including the validity of the manufacturing research and
MANAGEMENT methodology and assumptions used; development that will create jobs, grow
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and the economy across multiple industrial
Submission for Review: Designation of sectors, strengthen national security,
clarity of the information to be
Beneficiary (FERS), Standard Form and improve healthcare. The public
collected; and
3102 input provided in response to this RFI
4. Minimize the burden of the
AGENCY: Office of Personnel collection of information on those who will inform OSTP and NSTC as they
Management. are to respond, including through the work with Federal agencies and other
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for use of appropriate automated, stakeholders to develop the strategic
comments. electronic, mechanical, or other plan.
technological collection techniques or DATES: Responses are due by March 7,
SUMMARY: The Retirement Operations, other forms of information technology, 2018.
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel e.g., permitting electronic submissions ADDRESSES: Responses should be
Management (OPM) offers the general of responses. submitted online at https://
public and other Federal agencies the Standard Form 3102 is used by an www.nist.gov/oam/rfi-response or via
opportunity to comment on a revised employee or an annuitant covered under email to amnpo@nist.gov. Submissions
information collection, Designation of the Federal Employees Retirement via email should include ‘‘RFI
Beneficiary (FERS), Standard Form System to designate a beneficiary to Response: National Strategic Plan for
3102. receive any lump sum due in the event Advanced Manufacturing’’ in the
DATES: Comments are encouraged and of his/her death. subject line of the message.
will be accepted until March 7, 2018. Analysis Instructions: Response to this RFI is
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are voluntary. Respondents need not reply
Agency: Retirement Operations,
invited to submit written comments on to all questions listed. For submissions
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
the proposed information collection to via email, clearly indicate which
Management.
the Office of Information and Regulatory questions are being answered. Email
Title: Designation of Beneficiary
Affairs, Office of Management and attachments will be accepted in plain
(FERS).
Budget, 725 17th Street NW, OMB Number: 3206–0173. text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Frequency: On occasion. formats only. Each individual or
Officer for the Office of Personnel Affected Public: Individual or institution is requested to submit only
Management or sent via electronic mail Households. one response. OSTP or NSTC may post
to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or Number of Respondents: 3,888. responses to this RFI, without change,
faxed to (202) 395–6974. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 on a Federal website. OSTP, therefore,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A minutes. requests that no business proprietary
copy of this information collection, with Total Burden Hours: 972. information, copyrighted information,
applicable supporting documentation, Office of Personnel Management.
or personally identifiable information be
may be obtained by contacting the submitted in response to this RFI. Please
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Retirement Services Publications Team, note that the U.S. Government will not
Acting Director. pay for response preparation, or for the
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
[FR Doc. 2018–02231 Filed 2–2–18; 8:45 am] use of any information contained in the
Street NW, Room 3316–L, Washington,
DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, BILLING CODE 6325–38–P response.
or sent via electronic mail to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Said
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to Jahanmir, 301–975–8324,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

(202) 606–0910 or via telephone at (202) OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND Said.Jahanmir@nist.gov.
606–4808. TECHNOLOGY POLICY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As Law 113–235, The Consolidated and
National Strategic Plan for Advanced
required by the Paperwork Reduction Further Continuing Appropriations Act
Manufacturing
Act of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments 2015, incorporating the Revitalize
for this collection. The information AGENCY:Office of Science and American Manufacturing and
collection (OMB No. 3206–0173) was Technology Policy (OSTP). Innovation Act of 2014 revised 42

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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 March 7, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 5147