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entering the comment submissions into
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day
of August, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Acting Secretary for the Commission.
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Submission for Review: Application for
Deferred or Postponed Retirement;
Federal Employees Retirement
System, RI 92–19
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Retirement Services,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
offers the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on an extension, without
change, of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR)
3206–0190, Application for Deferred or
Postponed Retirement: Federal
Employees Retirement System, RI 92–
19. 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. 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 OPM, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM’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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 15, 2013.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
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supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Retirement
Services Publications Team, 1900 E
Street NW., Room 4445, Washington,
DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson,
or sent by email to
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to
(202) 606–0910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RI 92–19
is used by separated employees to apply
for either a deferred or a postponed
FERS annuity benefit.
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Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, Retirement Services,
Union Square 370, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415–3500, Attention:
Alberta Butler or sent by email to
Alberta.Butler@opm.gov.
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Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
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Title: Application for Deferred or
Postponed Retirement: Federal
Employees Retirement System (FERS).
OMB Number: 3206–0190.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 1964.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 60
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 1964.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Elaine Kaplan,
Acting Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program: Medically Underserved Areas
for 2014
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice of Medically
Underserved Areas for 2014.
AGENCY:
enrollees of certain FEHB plans who
receive covered health services in states
with critical shortages of primary care
physicians. Accordingly, for calendar
year 2013, the following 14 states are
considered as Medically Underserved
Areas under the FEHB Program:
Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Carolina and Wyoming. The states of
Montana, and South Dakota are
removed as Medically Underserved
Area in 2014.
DATES:
Effective Date: January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynelle T. Frye, 202–606–0004.
FEHB law
(5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(2)) requires special
consideration for enrollees of certain
FEHB plans who receive covered health
services in states with critical shortages
of primary care physicians. This section
of the law requires that a state be
designated as a Medically Underserved
Area if 25 percent or more of the
population lives in an area designated
by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) as a primary medical
care manpower shortage area. Such
states are designated as Medically
Underserved Areas for purposes of the
FEHB Program, and the law requires
non-HMO FEHB plans to reimburse
beneficiaries, subject to their contract
terms, for covered services obtained
from any licensed provider in these
states.
FEHB regulations (5 CFR 890.701)
require OPM to make an annual
determination of the states that qualify
as Medically Underserved Areas for the
next calendar year by comparing the
latest HHS state-by-state population
counts on primary medical care
manpower shortage areas with U.S.
Census figures on state resident
populations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Elaine Kaplan,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
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The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has completed its
annual determination of the states that
qualify as Medically Underserved Areas
under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits (FEHB) Program for calendar
year 2014. This is necessary to comply
with a provision of the FEHB law that
mandates special consideration for
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Medically Underserved
Areas for 2014
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice of Medically Underserved Areas for 2014.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed
its annual determination of the states that qualify as Medically
Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
Program for calendar year 2014. This is necessary to comply with a
provision of the FEHB law that mandates special consideration for
enrollees of certain FEHB plans who receive covered health services in
states with critical shortages of primary care physicians. Accordingly,
for calendar year 2013, the following 14 states are considered as
Medically Underserved Areas under the FEHB Program: Alabama, Arizona,
Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming. The states of Montana,
and South Dakota are removed as Medically Underserved Area in 2014.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynelle T. Frye, 202-606-0004.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEHB law (5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(2)) requires
special consideration for enrollees of certain FEHB plans who receive
covered health services in states with critical shortages of primary
care physicians. This section of the law requires that a state be
designated as a Medically Underserved Area if 25 percent or more of the
population lives in an area designated by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) as a primary medical care manpower shortage area.
Such states are designated as Medically Underserved Areas for purposes
of the FEHB Program, and the law requires non-HMO FEHB plans to
reimburse beneficiaries, subject to their contract terms, for covered
services obtained from any licensed provider in these states.
FEHB regulations (5 CFR 890.701) require OPM to make an annual
determination of the states that qualify as Medically Underserved Areas
for the next calendar year by comparing the latest HHS state-by-state
population counts on primary medical care manpower shortage areas with
U.S. Census figures on state resident populations.
Elaine Kaplan,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-19886 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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