[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18266-18267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07658]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Report of Withholdings and Contributions 
for Health Benefits, Life Insurance and Retirement (Standard Form 
2812); Report of Withholdings and Contributions for Health Benefits By 
Enrollment Code (Standard Form 2812-A); Supplemental Semiannual 
Headcount Report (OPM Form 1523), 3206-0262

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Trust Funds Group of the Office of Chief Financial Officer, 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and 
other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on changes to the 
existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0262, Standard Form 
2812, Standard Form 2812-A, and OPM Form 1523. As

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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 December 
8, 2014 at Volume 79 FR 72710 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 May 4, 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 sent via electronic mail 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 sent via electronic mail 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 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.
    Section 401 of the ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013,'' signed into 
law by the President on December 26, 2013, makes another change to the 
Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS). Beginning January 1, 2014, 
new employees (as designated in the statute) will have to pay higher 
employee contributions, an increase of 1.3 percent of salary above the 
percentage set for the FERS Revised Annuity Employees (RAE). Section 
8401 of Title 5, United States Code, has been amended to add a new 
definition of FERS Further Revised Annuity Employees (FRAE). With one 
exception, there is no difference in the FERS basic benefit paid to 
FERS, FERS-RAE, and FERS-FRAE employees. (The FERS basic benefit for 
congressional employees and Members of Congress under FERS-RAE and 
FERS-FRAE is different than the basic benefit paid to those groups 
under FERS.)

Analysis

    Agency: Trust Funds Group of the Office of Chief Financial Officer, 
Office of Personnel Management.
    Title: (1) Report of Withholdings and Contributions for Health 
Benefits, Life Insurance and Retirement (Standard Form 2812); (2) 
Report of Withholdings and Contributions for Health Benefits By 
Enrollment Code (Standard Form 2812-A); (3) Supplemental Semiannual 
Headcount Report (OPM Form 1523).
    OMB Number: 3206-0262.
    Affected Public: Public Entities with Federal Employees and 
Retirees.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,700.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-07658 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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