[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12044-12045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05124]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Standard Form 1153: Claim for Unpaid 
Compensation of Deceased Civilian Employee 3206-0234

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Merit System Accountability and Compliance, Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal 
agencies the opportunity to comment on an existing information 
collection request (ICR) 3206-0234, Standard Form 1153, Claim for 
Unpaid Compensation of Deceased Civilian Employee. 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 information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2014, at 
Volume 79 FR 59308-59309 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. 
No comments were received for this information collection. The purpose 
of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 6, 
2015. 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 Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 
Personnel Management or send by email to [email protected] or 
faxed to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, 725 
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the 
Office of Personnel Management or send by email to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the

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functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency'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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standard Form 1153, Claim for Unpaid 
Compensation of Deceased Civilian Employee, is used to collect 
information from individuals who have been designated as beneficiaries 
of the unpaid compensation of a deceased Federal employee or who 
believe that their relationship to the deceased entitles them to 
receive the unpaid compensation of the deceased Federal employee. OPM 
needs this information to adjudicate the claim and properly assign a 
deceased Federal employee's unpaid compensation to the appropriate 
individual(s).

Analysis

    Agency: Merit System Accountability and Compliance, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Standard Form 1153, Claim for Unpaid Compensation of 
Deceased Civilian Employee.
    OMB Number: 3206-0234.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 4,400.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,100 hours.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-05124 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
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