[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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