Submission for Review: It's Time To Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express, RI 38-128, 61338 [2017-27955]

Download as PDF 61338 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 / Notices Advisory Committee Meetings, dated April 15, 2016. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Dated: December 20, 2017. Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer. Submission for Review: It’s Time To Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express, RI 38–128 [FR Doc. 2017–27830 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board The National Science Board’s Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of National Science Board business, as follows: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 4:30–5:30 p.m. EST. TIME AND DATE: This meeting will be held by teleconference at the National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. An audio link will be available for the public. Members of the public must contact the Board Office to request the public audio link by sending an email to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov at least 24 hours prior to the teleconference. PLACE: STATUS: Open. Discussion of Policy Companion Statement to Science and Engineering Indicators 2018. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Point of contact for this meeting is: Mateo Munoz (mmunoz@nsf.gov). Meeting information and updates (time, place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at https:// www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices/ .jsp#sunshine. Please refer to the National Science Board website www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional information. Ann Bushmiller, Senior Counsel to the National Science Board. [FR Doc. 2017–28115 Filed 12–22–17; 5:10 pm] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:43 Dec 26, 2017 Jkt 244001 The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection, It’s Time to Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express, RI 38– 128. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 26, 2018. 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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Retirement Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or sent via electronic mail to Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to (202) 606–0910 or reached via telephone at (202) 606–4808. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection (OMB No. 3206–0226) was previously published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2017, at 82 FR 15724, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received for this collection. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Form RI 38–128 is primarily used by OPM to give recent retirees the opportunity to waive Direct Deposit of their annuity payments. The form is sent only if the separating agency did not give the retiring employee this election opportunity. This form may also be used to enroll in Direct Deposit, which was its primary use before Public Law 104–134 was passed. This law requires OPM to make all recurring benefit payments electronically to beneficiaries who live where Direct Deposit is available. Beneficiaries who do not enroll in the Direct Deposit Program will be enrolled in Direct Express. Analysis Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management. Title: It’s Time to Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express. OMB Number: 3206–0226. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individual or Households. Number of Respondents: 20,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 10,000. Office of Personnel Management. Kathleen M. McGettigan, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2017–27955 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: Organizational Assessment Surveys Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: It's Time To Sign Up for Direct Deposit or 
Direct Express, RI 38-128

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to 
comment on a revised information collection, It's Time to Sign Up for 
Direct Deposit or Direct Express, RI 38-128.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 26, 
2018.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting 
the Retirement Services Publications Team, Office of Personnel 
Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room 3316-L, Washington, DC 20415, 
Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 606-0910 or reached via 
telephone at (202) 606-4808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information 
collection (OMB No. 3206-0226) was previously published in the Federal 
Register on March 30, 2017, at 82 FR 15724, allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received for this collection. 
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.
    Form RI 38-128 is primarily used by OPM to give recent retirees the 
opportunity to waive Direct Deposit of their annuity payments. The form 
is sent only if the separating agency did not give the retiring 
employee this election opportunity. This form may also be used to 
enroll in Direct Deposit, which was its primary use before Public Law 
104-134 was passed. This law requires OPM to make all recurring benefit 
payments electronically to beneficiaries who live where Direct Deposit 
is available. Beneficiaries who do not enroll in the Direct Deposit 
Program will be enrolled in Direct Express.

Analysis

    Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of 
Personnel Management.
    Title: It's Time to Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express.
    OMB Number: 3206-0226.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individual or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,000.

    Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-27955 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6325-38-P


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