[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04398]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal
Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment
System
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an
existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0272, Federal
Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment
System. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended
by the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that: Evaluate whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; 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; Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 May 13, 2019.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following method:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number
for this document. The general policy for comments and other
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Julia Elam,
Office of Personnel Management, 1600 E St. NW, Rm. 4316-AL, Washington,
DC 20415 Attention: Julia Elam, call (202) 606-2128, or send via
electronic mail to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Employees Dental and Vision
Insurance Program Enrollment System uses BENEFEDS, which is the secure
enrollment website sponsored by OPM that allows eligible individuals to
enroll or change enrollment in a FEDVIP plan. Eligible individuals use
the system to enroll or change enrollment during the annual Open Season
or when experiencing a qualifying life event under 5 CFR 894.101.
Federal Civilian and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, retirees
(annuitants), survivor annuitants, compensationers, and their eligible
family members can enroll and be enrolled in FEDVIP. In addition, most
uniformed services retirees and their families are eligible to enroll
in dental and vision insurance and most uniformed services active duty
family members became eligible to enroll in vision insurance under
FEDVIP during the 2018 Open Season for coverage effective January 1,
2019. OPM uses this enrollment system to carry out its responsibility
to administer the FEDVIP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. chapters 89A and
89B and implementing regulations (5 CFR part 894) but has been doing so
without an OMB control number.
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) OPM is soliciting comments for this collection
(OMB No. 3206-XXXX).
Agency: Office of Personnel Management.
Title: Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
(FEDVIP) Enrollment System.
OMB Number: 3206-0272.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 332,304.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 44,307 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-04398 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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