[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01204]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: 3206-0235, Letter Reply To Request for 
Information, RI 20-64; Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, RI 20-
64A; Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, 
RI 20-64B

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to 
comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection request, (ICR) 3206-0235, Letter Reply to 
Request for Information, RI 20-64 and Information on Electing a 
Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, RI 20-64A. As required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) 
as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is 
soliciting comments for this collection. The Office of Management and 
Budget is particularly interested in comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of functions of OPM, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 24, 
2014. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, Retirement Services, Union Square Room 370, 1900 E Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20415-3500, Attention: Alberta Butler or sent by 
email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Retirement 
Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street, NW., Room 3316-AC, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. 
Benson, or sent by email to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 606-
0910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RI 20-64, Letter Reply to Request for 
Information, is used by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to 
provide information about the amount of annuity payable after a 
survivor reduction, to explain the annuity reductions required to pay 
for the survivor benefit, and to give the beginning rate of survivor 
annuity. RI 20-64A, Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, is used by 
the CSRS to obtain a survivor benefits election from annuitants who are 
eligible to elect to provide survivor benefits for a former spouse. RI 
20-64B, Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former 
Spouse, is a pamphlet that provides important information to retirees 
under the CSRS who want to provide a survivor annuity for a former 
spouse.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Letter Reply to Request for Information; Former Spouse 
Survivor Annuity Election.
    OMB Number: 3206-0235.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Time Per respondent: 45 minutes for RI 20-64A and 8 
minutes for RI 20-64.
    Total Burden Hours: 24.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-01204 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 am]
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