[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48295-48296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23300]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Clearance of a Revised 
Information Collection: SF 3106 and SF 3106A

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 (OMB) a request for clearance of a revised 
information collection. SF 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement 
Deductions/Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), is used by 
former Federal employees under FERS, to apply for a refund of 
retirement deductions

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withheld during Federal employment, plus any interest provided by law. 
SF 3106A, Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for 
Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS, is used by refund 
applicants to notify their current/former spouse(s) that they are 
applying for a refund of retirement deductions, which is required by 
law.
    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 21,585 SF 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement 
Deductions, will be processed annually. The SF 3106 takes approximately 
30 minutes to complete for a total of 10,793 hours annually. 
Approximately 17,268 of SF 3106A, Current/Former Spouse's Notification 
of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, will be processed 
annually. The SF 3106A takes approximately 5 minutes to complete for a 
total of 1,439 hours. The total annual burden is 12,232.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or E-mail to [email protected]. 
Please include your mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received on or before 
November 19, 2001.

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: Donna G. 
Lease, Team Leader, Forms Analysis and Design, Budget and 
Administrative Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 01-23300 Filed 9-18-01; 8:45 am]
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