[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 121 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34060-34061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13662]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of 
Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/Former Spouse(s) 
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under 
FERS, SF 3106A

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to 
comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR) with minor 
edits,

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Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/
Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement 
Deductions under FERS, SF 3106A.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 28, 
2021.

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 or via telephone at (202) 606-4808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information 
collection (OMB No. 3206-0170) was previously published in the Federal 
Register on December 30, 2020 at 85 FR 86583, allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. One comment was received. Our response is as 
follows: ``This is written in response to the comment on Federal 
Register Document #2020-28900 regarding the Application for Refund of 
Retirement Deductions, Standard Form (SF)-3106 and Current/Former 
Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement 
Deductions Under FERS, SF-3106A.
    The Standard Form 3106 is used by former Federal employees under 
the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to apply for a refund of 
retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment, plus any 
interest provided by law. Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former Spouse(s) 
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under 
FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their current/former 
spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of retirement deductions, 
which is required by law.
    The Office of Personnel Management finds that the comments received 
are not relevant to the use of these forms. The Uniformed Services 
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) covers certain 
Federal employees in the armed forces, the reserves, the National Guard 
and commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. The USERRA law 
allows for restoration to the position he or she would have attained 
had the employee not entered the uniformed service provided certain 
conditions are met. Since enactment of the law, OPM has provided 
guidance to agencies on processing service credit deposits for such 
cases.
    It appears that the comments are case specific to the processing of 
service credit deposits. If denied the opportunity to make the service 
credit deposit, the individual would have received a denial decision 
and provided information on his/her right to file a request for 
reconsideration.''
    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 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.
    Standard Form 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions 
under FERS is used by former Federal employees under FERS, to apply for 
a refund of retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment, 
plus any interest provided by law. Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former 
Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement 
Deductions under FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their 
current/former spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of 
retirement deductions, which is required by law.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under FERS.
    OMB Number: 3206-0170.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: SF 3106 = 8,000; SF 3106A = 6,400.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: SF 3106 = 30 minutes; SF 3106A = 5 
minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,533 hours.

Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-13662 Filed 6-25-21; 8:45 am]
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