[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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