[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3443-3444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00828]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 3206-0136, Designation of Beneficiary:
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, Standard Form 2823
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Healthcare and
Insurance, Federal Employee Insurance Operations offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the
reinstatement of an expired information collection request (ICR)
without change, Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees' Group
Life Insurance, Standard Form 2823. OPM is requesting approval that
this form be designated as a ``Common Form''.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 18,
2024.
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 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 by email to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 606-
0910 or reached via telephone at (202) 936-0401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for
this collection (OMB No. 3206-0136). 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
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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program
established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8701 et seq, provides eligible Federal
employees and annuitants with the ability to enroll in life insurance
coverage under one or more policies issued to the Government by one or
more life insurance companies. MetLife is the life insurance company
that has issued the policy, and MetLife's Office of Federal Employees'
Group Life Insurance insures and administers claims under its contract
with OPM.
Title 5, United States Code, section 8705, provides that employees
and annuitants enrolled in the FEGLI Program may designate
beneficiaries to receive monies payable under the FEGLI Program after
the death of the enrollee. The law also provides that if the enrollee
doesn't designate a beneficiary, the monies will be paid according to
the order of precedence listed in section 8705(a) of the law. Title 5,
Code of Federal Regulations, section 870.802, gives further details on
the requirements for a designation of beneficiary. Section 870.909
provides that an assignee can also use the form to designate
beneficiaries. (An assignee is someone who owns and controls the
insured's insurance.)
Standard Form 2823 is used by any Federal employee or annuitant
enrolled in the FEGLI Program, or an assignee who owns an insured's
insurance, to instruct the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life
Insurance how to distribute the proceeds of the FEGLI coverage when the
statutory order of precedence does not meet their needs.
OPM is requesting approval for this form to be designated as a
``common form'' to allow agencies to use the form for the same purpose.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Healthcare and Insurance,
Federal Employee Insurance Operations.
Title: Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees' Group Life
Insurance.
OMB Number: 3206-0136.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 48,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 12,000.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Stephen Hickman,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2024-00828 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
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