[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45034-45035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11236]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

[Docket ID: OPM-2024-0013]


Submission for Review: 3206-0173, Designation of Beneficiary 
(Civil Service and Federal Employee Retirement Systems), SF 3102

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, 
offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to 
comment on the review of an expiring information collection request 
(ICR) without change, CSRS/FERS Designation of Beneficiary, SF 3102.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 22, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov 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, by email to [email protected], or via telephone at 
(202) 936-0401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standard Form 3102, CSRS/FERS Designation of 
Beneficiary, is used by an employee or annuitant covered under the 
Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement 
System to designate a beneficiary to receive any lump sum due in the 
event of his/her death.
    OPM is requesting approval for this form to be designated as a 
``common form.'' A common form is an information collection that can be 
used by two or more agencies, or government-wide, for the same purpose. 
It allows a host agency to obtain OMB approval of an information 
collection for use by one or more ``using'' agencies. After OMB grants 
approval, a prospective using agency that seeks to collect identical 
information for the same purpose can obtain approval to use the common 
form by providing its agency-specific information to OMB (e.g., burden 
estimates and number of respondents). See Frequently Asked Questions 
about ROCIS's New Common Forms Module (whitehouse.gov). OPM seeks the 
designation as a common form because this form is used by all Federal 
employees to designate a beneficiary to any lump sum due in the event 
of his/her death.
    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
13), as amended (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), OPM is soliciting comments for 
this collection (OMB No. 3206-0173). OPM 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.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Services.
    Title: CSRS/FERS Designation of Beneficiary.
    OMB Number: 3206-0173.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,888.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 972.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2024-11236 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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