[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59840-59841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21369]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal 
Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment 
System

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-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, amended by 
the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this collection.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 2, 
2022. 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Meredith 
Gitangu, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW, Rm. 3468, 
Washington, DC 20415 Attention: Meredith Gitangu or send via electronic 
mail to [email protected]; or by phone at (202) 606-2678.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2021 in a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 894. The proposed rule had a 60-day comment 
period during which OPM received 7 comments, and 2 comments were 
unresponsive. No comments were received for the information 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 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.
    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. FEDVIP is 
available to eligible Federal civilian and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 
employees, retirees (annuitants), survivor annuitants, compensationers, 
and their eligible family members (dependents); and certain TRICARE-
eligible individuals (TEIs) who are authorized under section 715 of 
Public Law 114-328, on an enrollee-pay-all basis; there is no 
government contribution toward premiums.
    The proposed rule, 89 FR 57764, published on October 21, 2021 
proposes to modify eligibility for coverage under the FEDVIP to certain 
Federal employees on temporary appointments and certain employees on 
seasonal and intermittent schedules who became eligible for Federal 
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) in 2015, and the rule also includes 
Postal employees on temporary appointments and seasonal and 
intermittent schedules. It also proposes to expand access to FEDVIP 
benefits to certain firefighters on temporary appointments and 
intermittent emergency response personnel who became eligible for FEHB 
coverage in 2012. This rule also updates the provisions on enrollment 
for active duty service members who become eligible for FEDVIP as 
uniformed service retirees pursuant to FY17 NDAA. In addition, this 
rule adds QLEs for enrollees who may become eligible for and enroll in 
dental and/or vision services from the VA. Lastly, the rule also has 
technical corrections and clarifications to the part.
    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).
    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. 3206-0272).
    Agency: Office of Personnel Management.
    Title: Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program 
(FEDVIP) Enrollment System.
    OMB Number: 3206-0272-RENEWAL.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 388,261.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: .1211 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 47,108 hours.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kellie Cosgrove Riley,
Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-21369 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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