2019-08655. Submission for Review: Certification of Qualifying District of Columbia Service

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

30-Day notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a reinstatement with change of an expired information collection RI 20-126, Certification of Qualifying District of Columbia Service under Section 1905 of Public Law 111-84.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 30, 2019. 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 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 [e-mail] or faxed to [phone].

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-L, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or sent by email to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone] or reached via telephone at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 28, 2018 at Volume 83 FR 61174 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 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.

Form RI 20-126 is used to certify that an employee performed certain service with the District of Columbia (DC) that qualifies under section 1905 of Public Law 111-84 for determining retirement eligibility. However, this service cannot be used in the computation of a retirement benefit.

Analysis

Agency: Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management.

Title: Certification of Qualifying District of Columbia Service under Section 1905 of Public Law 111-84.

OMB Number: 3206-0268.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 500.

Office of Personnel Management.

Alexys Stanley,

Regulatory Affairs Analyst.