79 FR 15 pgs. 3876-3877 - Submission for Review: 3206-0218, Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election, RI 94-7

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Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 15Pages: 3876 - 3877

FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-01228 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 am]

Agency: Personnel Management Office

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

Pages: 3876, 3877

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Submission for Review: 3206-0218, Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election, RI 94-7

AGENCY:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

30-Day Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

[top] 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) 3206-0218, Death Benefit Payment

Rollover Election, RI 94-7. 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. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2013 at Volume 78 FR 55124 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received for this information 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 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.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 24, 2014. 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 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 by email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting 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 by email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

RI 94-7 provides Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) surviving spouses and former spouses with the means to elect payment of FERS rollover-eligible benefits directly or to an Individual Retirement Arrangement.

Analysis

Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management.

Title: Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election.

OMB: 3206-0218.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Number of Respondents: 3,444.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.

Total Burden Hours: 3,444.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Katherine Archuleta,

Director.

[FR Doc. 2014-01228 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 am]

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