Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: October 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 200)]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Clearance of a Revised Information Collection: SF 3104 and SF 3104B

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of a revised information collection. SF 3104, Application for Death Benefits/Federal Employees Retirement System, is used to apply for death benefits under the Federal Employees Retirement System based on the death of an employee, former employee or retiree who was covered by FERS at the time of his/her death or separation from Federal Service. SF 3104B, Documentation and Elections in Support of Application for Death Benefits when Deceased was an Employee at the Time of Death, is used by applicants for death benefits under FERS if the deceased was a Federal Employee at the time of death.

It is estimated that approximately 4,873 SF 3104s are expected to be processed annually. This form requires approximately 60 minutes to complete. An annual burden of 4,873 hours is estimated. Approximately 3,188 SF 3104Bs are expected to be processed annually. It is estimated that the form requires approximately 60 minutes to complete. An annual burden of 3,188 hours is estimated. The total annual burden is 8,061.

For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, or E-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received on or before November 16, 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, Wshington, DC 20415, and Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management & Budget, New Executive Office Building, NW, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION--CONTACT: Donna G. Lease, Budget & Administrative Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

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

[FR Doc. 98-27818Filed10-15-98; 8:45 am]

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