[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 [email protected].

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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