Submission for Review: 3206-0136, Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, SF 2823

• Published date: 07 October 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 63301
• Record Number: 2020-22153
• Section: Notices
• Court: Personnel Management Office

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 195 (Wednesday, October 7, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 7, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 63301]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-22153]
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                OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
                Submission for Review: 3206-0136, Designation of Beneficiary:
                Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, SF 2823
                AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
                ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments.
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                SUMMARY: The Federal Employee Insurance Operations, Healthcare
                Insurance, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general
                public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a
                revised information collection request, Designation of Beneficiary:
                Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, SF 2823.
                DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 6,
                2020.
                ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
                the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
                Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street
                NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
                Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to:
                [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
                of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information
                collection (OMB No. 3206-0136) was previously published in the Federal
                Register on March 9, 2020 at 85 FR 13678, allowing for a 60-day public
                comment period. A comment was received for this collection. In
                response, per FEGLI law and regulation, employees are not allowed to
                use electronic signatures or PIV/CAC cards to sign the SF 2823
                (Designation of Beneficiary) form. Per 5 CFR 870.802(b), a designation
                of a beneficiary must be completed in writing, signed by the insured
                individual, and witnessed and signed by two people. OPM is currently
                working on guidance for agency human resources personnel to allow more
                flexibility to certify FEGLI forms. Any changes to the process would be
                temporary. However, no changes can be made to the Designation of
                Beneficiary form's signature requirement, as any change to this form
                would require a change to FEGLI law. The purpose of this notice is to
                allow an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 the 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.
                 Standard Form 2823 is used by any Federal employee or retiree
                covered by the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program,
                or an assignee who owns an insured's coverage, 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 his or her needs.
                Analysis
                 Agency: Federal Employee Insurance Operations, Healthcare
                Insurance, OPM.
                 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.
                Office of Personnel Management.
                Stephen Hickman,
                Deputy Executive Secretary.
                [FR Doc. 2020-22153 Filed 10-6-20; 8:45 am]
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