[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13059]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of an
Information Collection: SF 3104 and SF 3104B
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for reclearance of an information
collection. SF 3104, Application for Death Benefits/Federal Employees
Retirement System, is used to apply for benefits under the Federal
Employees Retirement System based on the death of an employee, former
employee, or retiree who was covered by FERS at the time of his/her
death or separation from Federal Service. SF 3104B, Documentation and
Elections in Support of Application for Death Benefits when Deceased
was an Employee at the Time of Death, is used by applicants for death
benefits under FERS if the deceased was a Federal Employee at the time
of death.
Comments are particularly invited on: whether this information is
necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Office of
Personnel Management, and whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 4,054 SF 3104s are completed annually. We estimate
that it takes approximately 60 minutes to complete the form. The annual
burden is 4,054 hours. Approximately 2,920 SF 3104Bs are completed
annually. We estimate that it takes 60 minutes to fill out the form.
The annual burden is 2,920 hours. The combined total annual burden is
6,974 hours. For copies of this proposal, contact Jim Farron on (202)
418-3208, or E-mail to jmfarron@opm.gov.
DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received by July 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: John C. Crawford, Chief, FERS
Division, Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC 20415.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT: Mary
Beth Smith-Toomey, Budget & Administrative Services Division, (202)
606-0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 98-13059 Filed 5-15-98; 8:45 am]
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