[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35550-35551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14160]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: Claim for Unpaid Compensation for Deceased 
Civilian Employee, SF 1153, 3206-0234

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 as 
amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act, this notice announces that the U.S. 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of an expiring 
information collection. Standard Form 1153, Claim for Unpaid 
Compensation for Deceased Civilian Employee, is used to collect 
information from individuals who have been designated as beneficiaries 
of the unpaid compensation of a deceased Federal employee who believe 
that their relationship to the deceased entitles them to receive the 
unpaid compensation of the deceased Federal employee. OPM needs this 
information in order to adjudicate the claim and properly assign a 
deceased Federal employee's unpaid compensation to the appropriate 
individual(s).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 7, 
2021. 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 the Merit System Accountability 
and Compliance, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Damon Ford or sent via electronic mail 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the 
Compensation and Leave Claims Program, Office of Personnel Management, 
1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Damon Ford or sent 
via electronic mail to [email protected] or 202-606-2980.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    MSAC adjudicates classification appeals, job-grading appeals, FLSA 
Claims, compensation and leave Claims, and declination of reasonable 
offer appeals, as well as the settling of disputed Claims for unpaid 
compensation due deceased Federal employees. This adjudicative function 
provides Federal employees administrative due process rights to 
challenge compensation and related agency decisions without having to 
seek redress in Federal courts. These decisions are also a critical 
resource for agency HR offices in making their own classification, pay, 
and FLSA determinations.

Analysis

    Agency: Merit System Accountability and Compliance, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: Standard Form 1153, Claim for Unpaid Compensation of 
Deceased Civilian Employee.
    OMB Number: 3260-0234.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal Employees and Retirees.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 750 hours.


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Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-14160 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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