[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78671-78672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26890]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


OMB No. 3206-0218, Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election, Form 
No. RI 94-7

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Retirement Services within 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) OMB No. 3206-0218, Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election, Form 
No. RI 94-7. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 as 
amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this 
collection. The information collection was previously published in the 
Federal Register (81 FR 44898, July 11, 2016) allowing for a 60-day 
public comment

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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 December 8, 
2016. 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 Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 
Personnel Management or sent 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 and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Office of Personnel Management or sent by email to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form RI 94-7 provides Federal Employees 
Retirement System (FERS) surviving spouses and former spouses with the 
means to elect payment of FERS rollover-eligible benefits directly or 
to an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), eligible employer plan 
or Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account. 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.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Death Benefit Payment Rollover Election.
    OMB: 3206-0218.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,444.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,444.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Beth Cobert,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-26890 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
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