[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20096]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) 
Open Season Express Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System and Open 
Season Web Site

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-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 a revised information collection request (ICR), Federal 
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Express Interactive Voice 
Response (IVR) System and the Open Season Web site, Open Season Online.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 23, 
2017.

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 and 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 Retirement 
Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 
Street NW., Room 3316-L, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. 
Benson, or sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to 
(202) 606-0910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 (OMB No. 3206-0201) was 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 17, 2017, at 82 FR 
22678, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were 
received for this collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments. 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.
    Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Express 
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System, and the Open Season Web site, 
Open Season Online, are used by retirees and survivors. They collect 
information for changing FEHB enrollments, collecting dependent and 
other insurance information for self and family enrollments, requesting 
plan brochures, requesting a change of address, requesting cancellation 
or suspension of FEHB benefits, asking to make payment to the Office of 
Personnel Management when the FEHB payment is greater than the monthly 
annuity amount, or for requesting FEHB plan accreditation and Customer 
Satisfaction Survey information.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season Express 
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System and Open Season Online.
    OMB Number: 3206-0201.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 350,100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 58,350 hours.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-20096 Filed 9-20-17; 8:45 am]
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