[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 11683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4107]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Proposed Collection; 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) intends to submit to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) 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.
    Comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of 
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 19,000 former spouses apply for benefits based on 
court orders annually. We estimate 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 60 calendar 
days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Ronald W. Melton, Deputy 
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement 
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
    For Information Regarding Administrative Coordination--Contact: 
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, Publications Team, RIS Support Services/
Support Group, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-4107 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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