01-14333. Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Clearance of a Revised Information Collection: RI 25-14 and RI 25-14A

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 (OMB) a request for clearance of a revised information collection. RI 25-14, Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance, is used to survey survivor annuitants who are between the ages of 18 and 22 to determine if they meet the requirements of Section 8341(a)(C), and Section 8441, title 5, U.S. Code, to receive benefits as a student. RI 25-14A, Information and Instructions for Completing the Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance, provides instructions for completing the Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance survey form.

Comments are particularly invited on:

• Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of OPM, and whether it will have practical utility;
• Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection 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 use of the appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Approximately 14,000 RI 12-14 forms are completed annually. We estimate it takes approximately 12 minutes to complete the form. The annual burden is 2,800 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on [phone], or E-mail to [e-mail].

DATES:

Comments on this proposal should be received on or before August 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES:

Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Chief, Operations Support Division, Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3349A, Washington, DC 20415-3540.

For Information Regarding Administrative Coordination Contact: Donna G. Lease, Team Leader, Forms Analysis and Design, Budget and Administrative Services Division, [phone].

Office of Personnel Management.

Steven R. Cohen,

Acting Director.