Rules and Regulations. 60-Day Notice and request for comments

Agency: Office of Personnel Management
Action: 60-Day Notice and request for comments
Citation: FR Doc. 2017-24301

Summary

The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on revised information collection requests (ICR), Financial Resources Questionnaire (RI 34-1, RI 34-17, and RI 34-18) and Notice of Amount Due Because Of Annuity Overpayment (RI 34-3, RI 34-19, and RI 34-20).

Dates

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 8, 2018.

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. 3206-0167). 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. Form Financial Resources Questionnaire (RI 34-1), Financial Resources Questionnaire—Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Premiums Underpaid (RI 34-17), and Financial Resources Questionnaire—Federal Employees Health Benefits Premiums Underpaid (RI 34-18), collects detailed financial information for use by OPM to determine whether to agree to a waiver, compromise, or adjustment of the collection of erroneous payments from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Notice of Amount Due Because Of Annuity Overpayment (RI 34-3), Notice of Amount Due Because of FEGLI Premium Underpayment (RI 34-19), and Notice of Amount Due Because of FEHB Premium Underpayment (RI 34-20), informs the annuitant about the overpayment and collects information from the annuitant about how repayment will be made. Analysis Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management. Title: Financial Resources Questionnaire/Notice of Debt Due Because of Annuity Overpayment OMB Number: 3206-0167. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Number of Respondents: 2,081. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 60 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 2,081 hours. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Kathleen M. McGettigan, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2017-24301 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am]