[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18811-18812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8063]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 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: 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) 3206-0235,
Letter Reply to Request for Information, RI 20-64, and Former Spouse
Survivor Annuity Election, 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 information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2010 at Volume 75 FR
70710 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 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 5, 2011.
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 via electronic mail to [email protected] 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 via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
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.
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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: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 30.
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.
John Berry,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-8063 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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