Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: April 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 83)]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of an Information Collection: SF 3106 and SF 3106A

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of an information collection. SF 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, and SF 3106A, Current/Former Spouse's Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, are used by former Federal employees who contributed to the Federal Employee's Retirement System to receive a refund of retirement deductions and any other money to their credit in the Retirement fund.

Comments are particularly invited on: whether this information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Office of Personnel Management, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

There are approximately 81,000 respondents for the SF 3106 and 40,500 respondents for the SF 3106A. It takes approximately 27 minutes to complete SF 3106 and 6 minutes to complete SF 3106A. The annual burden for SF 3106 is 36,450 and 4,050 for the SF 3106A.

For copies of this proposal, contact Jim Farron on (202) 418-3208, or E-mail to jmfarron@opm.gov

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received on or before June 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--John C. Crawford, Chief, FERS Division, Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC 20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION--CONTACT: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Budget & Administrative Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

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Office of Personnel Management. Janice R. Lachance, Director.

[FR Doc. 98-11402Filed4-29-98; 8:45 am]

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