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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request for Reclearance of
an Expiring Information Collection:
OMB Control No. 3206–0106; Form INV
10, ‘‘Mail Reinterview Form’’
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AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13), this notice announces that
the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for re-clearance of an
expiring information collection, Mail
Reinterview Form (INV 10), OMB
Control No. 3206–0106. OPM sends the
INV 10 questionnaire to a random
sampling of record and personal sources
contacted during background
investigations when investigators have
performed fieldwork. The INV 10 is
used as a quality control instrument
designed to ensure the accuracy and
integrity of the investigative product, as
it inquires of the sources about the
investigative procedure employed by
the investigator, the investigator’s
professionalism, and the information
discussed and reported.
It is estimated that 114,000 INV 10
forms are sent to individual sources
annually. Of those, it is estimated that
50,000 individuals respond. We
anticipate sending and receiving a
similar number of INV 10 forms in the
years ahead. Each form takes
approximately six minutes to complete.
The estimated annual burden is 5,000
hours.
We received no comments as a result
of the 60-day Federal Register Notice,
published in the Federal Register on
June 19, 2008. Therefore, we determined
that this collection of information
continues to be necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management and its
Federal Investigative Services Division,
which administers its background
investigations. Further, we maintain
that our estimate of the public burden
of this collection is accurate, based on
valid assumptions and methodology.
The existing reinterview questionnaire
addresses all of the questions relevant to
ensure the accuracy and integrity of the
investigative product at this time.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary-Kay Brewer on (703) 305–1002,
Fax (703) 603–0576 or e-mail to
MaryKay.Brewer@opm.gov. Please be
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sure to include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to:
Kathy Dillaman, Associate Director,
Federal Investigative Services
Division, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E. Street, NW.,
Room 5416, Washington, DC 20415,
and
John W. Barkhamer, OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT:
Mary-Kay Brewer, Program Analyst,
Operational Policy Group, Federal
Investigative Services Division, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, (703)
305–1002.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206–0199]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request for Reinstatement
of an Expired Information Collection:
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living
Allowance Price and Background
Surveys
AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for
reinstatement of the Nonforeign Area
Cost-of-Living Allowance Price and
Background Surveys (OMB Control No.
3206–0199), a previously-cleared
information collection that was recently
discontinued at OPM’s discretion and
for which the OMB clearance has
expired. OPM uses price surveys and
background surveys to gather data to be
used in determining nonforeign area
cost-of-living allowances (COLAs) paid
to certain Federal employees in Alaska,
Hawaii, Guam and the Northern
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the
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U.S. Virgin Islands. OPM conducts price
surveys in the Washington, DC, area on
an annual basis and once every 3 years
in each allowance area on a rotating
basis. Prior to these surveys, OPM
conducts background surveys that are
similar to the price surveys, but much
more limited in scope. OPM uses the
results of the background surveys to
prepare for the price surveys.
The COLA Price Survey is necessary
for collecting living-cost data used to
determine COLAs. OPM uses the Price
Survey results to compare prices in the
allowance areas with prices in the
Washington, DC, area and to derive
COLA rates where local living costs
significantly exceed those in the DC
area. The COLA Background Survey is
necessary to determine the continued
appropriateness of items, services, and
businesses selected for the annual price
surveys. OPM uses the Background
Survey results to identify items to be
priced and the outlets at which OPM
will price the items in the Price
Surveys.
OPM will survey selected retail,
service, realty, and other businesses and
local governments in the allowance
areas and in the Washington, DC, area.
OPM will contact approximately 2,000
establishments in each annual Price
Survey and approximately 100
establishments in each annual
Background Survey. Participation in the
surveys is voluntary.
OPM estimates that the average price
survey interview will take
approximately 6 minutes, for a total
burden of 200 hours. The average
background survey interview will take
approximately 6.5 minutes, for a total
burden of 11 hours.
For copies of or further information
on this proposal, contact J. Stanley
Austin by telephone at (202) 606–2838,
by fax at (202) 606–4264, or by e-mail
at COLA@opm.gov. If you are requesting
a copy of this proposal, please include
your mailing address with your request.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to:
Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy
Associate Director for Performance and
Pay Systems, Strategic Human
Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Room 7H31,
1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415–8200; fax: (202) 606–4264; or email: COLA@opm.gov; and
John W. Barkhamer, OPM Desk
Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
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Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM
published notice of its intention to
request an extension of the price and
background surveys in the Federal
Register on May 2, 2008 (73 FR 24321).
OPM did not receive any comments in
response to the notice.
Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and purpose of information
collection: Request for Internet Services,
OMB 3220–0198.
The RRB uses a Personal
Identification Number (PIN)/Password
system that allows RRB customers to
conduct business with the agency
electronically. As part of the system, the
RRB collects information needed to
establish a unique PIN/Password that
allows customer access to RRB Internetbased services. The information
collected is matched against records of
the railroad employee that are
maintained by the RRB. If the
information is verified, the request is
approved and the RRB mails a Password
Request Code (PRC) to the requestor. If
the information provided cannot be
verified, the requestor is advised to
contact the nearest field office of the
RRB to resolve the discrepancy. Once a
PRC is obtained from the RRB, the
requestor can apply for a PIN/Password
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online. Once the PIN/Password has been
established, the requestor has access to
RRB Internet-based services. The RRB
estimates that approximately 9,756
requests for PRC’s and PIN/Passwords
are received annually and that it takes
5 minutes per response to secure a PRC
and 1.5 minutes to establish a PIN/
Password. Completion is voluntary,
however, the RRB will be unable to
provide a PRC or allow a requestor to
establish a PIN/Password (thereby
denying system access), if the requests
are not completed. The RRB proposes
no changes to the PRC and PIN/
Password screens.
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, please call the RRB
Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or
send an E-mail request to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.gov. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be sent to Ronald J. Hodapp,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 or
Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Comments
should be received within 60 days of
this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
1. Application and Claim for RUIA
Benefits Unpaid at Death; OMB 3220–
0055
Under Section 2(g) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
benefits under that Act that accrued but
were not paid because of the death of an
employee shall be paid to the same
individual(s) to whom benefits are
payable under Section 6(a)(1) of the
Railroad Retirement Act. The provisions
relating to the payment of such benefits
are prescribed in 20 CFR 325.5 and 20
CFR 335.5.
The RRB provides Form UI–63,
Application for Benefits Due but Unpaid
at Death, for use in applying for the
accrued sickness or unemployment
benefits unpaid at the death of the
employee and for securing the
information needed by the RRB to
identify the proper payee. Completion
time for Form UI–63 is estimated at 7
minutes. Completion is required to
obtain a benefit. One response is
requested of each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (73 FR 51535 & 51536 on
September 3, 2008) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
two (2) Information Collection Requests
(ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR describes the information we seek
to collect from the public. Review and
approval by OIRA ensures that we
impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collections of information to
determine (1) The practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain
the OMB control number of the ICR. For
proper consideration of your comments,
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Title: Application and Claim for RUIA
Benefits Due at Death.
Form(s) submitted: UI–63.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0055.
Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 12/31/2008.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 200.
Total annual responses: 200.
Total annual reporting hours: 23.
Abstract: The collection obtains the
information needed by the Railroad
Retirement Board to pay, under section
2(g) of the RUIA, benefits under that Act
accrued, but not paid because of the
death of the employee.
Changes Proposed: Non-burden
impacting editorial changes to Form UI–
63 are proposed.
2. Continuing Disability Report; OMB
3220–0187.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable or is reduced for any month in
which the annuitant works for a railroad
or earns more than prescribed dollar
amounts from either non-railroad
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206-0199]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reinstatement of
an Expired Information Collection: Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living
Allowance Price and Background Surveys
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for reinstatement of the Nonforeign
Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Price and Background Surveys (OMB Control
No. 3206-0199), a previously-cleared information collection that was
recently discontinued at OPM's discretion and for which the OMB
clearance has expired. OPM uses price surveys and background surveys to
gather data to be used in determining nonforeign area cost-of-living
allowances (COLAs) paid to certain Federal employees in Alaska, Hawaii,
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. OPM conducts price surveys in the Washington, DC, area on an
annual basis and once every 3 years in each allowance area on a
rotating basis. Prior to these surveys, OPM conducts background surveys
that are similar to the price surveys, but much more limited in scope.
OPM uses the results of the background surveys to prepare for the price
surveys.
The COLA Price Survey is necessary for collecting living-cost data
used to determine COLAs. OPM uses the Price Survey results to compare
prices in the allowance areas with prices in the Washington, DC, area
and to derive COLA rates where local living costs significantly exceed
those in the DC area. The COLA Background Survey is necessary to
determine the continued appropriateness of items, services, and
businesses selected for the annual price surveys. OPM uses the
Background Survey results to identify items to be priced and the
outlets at which OPM will price the items in the Price Surveys.
OPM will survey selected retail, service, realty, and other
businesses and local governments in the allowance areas and in the
Washington, DC, area. OPM will contact approximately 2,000
establishments in each annual Price Survey and approximately 100
establishments in each annual Background Survey. Participation in the
surveys is voluntary.
OPM estimates that the average price survey interview will take
approximately 6 minutes, for a total burden of 200 hours. The average
background survey interview will take approximately 6.5 minutes, for a
total burden of 11 hours.
For copies of or further information on this proposal, contact J.
Stanley Austin by telephone at (202) 606-2838, by fax at (202) 606-
4264, or by e-mail at COLA@opm.gov. If you are requesting a copy of
this proposal, please include your mailing address with your request.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to:
Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy Associate Director for Performance
and Pay Systems, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office
of Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415-8200; fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov; and
John W. Barkhamer, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, 725 17th
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Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM published notice of its intention to
request an extension of the price and background surveys in the Federal
Register on May 2, 2008 (73 FR 24321). OPM did not receive any comments
in response to the notice.
Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8-30287 Filed 12-19-08; 8:45 am]
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