[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01204]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 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) 3206-0235, Letter Reply to
Request for Information, RI 20-64 and Information on Electing a
Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, 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. 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 March 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 the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, Retirement Services, Union Square Room 370, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415-3500, Attention: Alberta Butler or sent by
email 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-AC, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S.
Benson, or sent by email to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 606-
0910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 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. 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.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-01204 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 am]
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