[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 48 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 12506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4903]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of an 
Existing Information Collection: Court Orders Affecting Retirement 
Benefits, 5 CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget a request for review of an existing information collection. 
The regulations describe how former spouses give us written notice of a 
court order requiring us to pay benefits to the former spouse. Specific 
information is needed before OPM can make court-ordered benefit 
payments.
    Approximately 19,000 former spouses apply for benefits based on 
court orders annually. We estimated it takes approximately 30 minutes 
to collect the information. The annual burden is 9,500 hours.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via e-mail to [email protected]. 
Please include a mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar 
days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Pamela S. Israel, Chief, 
Operations Support Group, Retirement Services Program, U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3349, Washington, DC 
20415; and Joseph F. Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, 
Publications Team, RIS Support Services/Support Group, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Dan G. Blair,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 05-4903 Filed 3-11-05; 8:45 am]
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