Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS, SF 3106A, 34060-34061 [2021-13662]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 121 / Monday, June 28, 2021 / Notices
The information collection (OMB No.
3206–0245) was previously published in
the Federal Register on April 14, 2021,
at 86 FR 19652, 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.
RI 20–120 is designed to collect
information the Office of Personnel
Management needs to comply with the
wishes of the retired Federal employee
whose marriage has ended. This form
provides an organized way for the
retiree to give us everything at one time.
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Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Request for Change to
Unreduced Annuity.
OMB Number: 3206–0245.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2,500.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Verification of
Who is Getting Payments, RI 38–107
and RI 38–147, 3206–0197
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Retirement Services, Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) offers the
general public and other federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
an expiring information collection
request (ICR) with minor edits,
Verification of Who is Getting Payments
RI 38–107 and RI 38–147.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until July 28, 2021.
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 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. 3206–0197) was
previously published in the Federal
Register on March 18, 2021, at 86 FR
14771, 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
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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.
RI 38–107 is designed for use by the
Retirement Inspection Branch when
OPM, for any reason, must verify that
the entitled person is indeed receiving
the monies payable. RI 38–147 collects
the same information and is used by
other groups within Retirement
Operations. Failure to collect this
information would cause OPM to pay
monies absent the assurance of a correct
payee.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Verification of Who is Getting
Payments.
OMB Number: 3206–0197.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 25,400.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 4,234 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 3206–0170,
Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/
Former Spouse(s) Notification of
Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions Under FERS, SF 3106A
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Retirement Services, Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) offers the
general public and other federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
an expiring information collection
request (ICR) with minor edits,
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 121 / Monday, June 28, 2021 / Notices
Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/
Former Spouse(s) Notification of
Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions under FERS, SF 3106A.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until July 28, 2021.
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 ICR 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 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. 3206–0170) was
previously published in the Federal
Register on December 30, 2020 at 85 FR
86583, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. One comment was
received. Our response is as follows:
‘‘This is written in response to the
comment on Federal Register
Document #2020–28900 regarding the
Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions, Standard Form (SF)–3106
and Current/Former Spouse(s)
Notification of Application for Refund
of Retirement Deductions Under FERS,
SF–3106A.
The Standard Form 3106 is used by
former Federal employees under the
Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS) to apply for a refund of
retirement deductions withheld during
Federal employment, plus any interest
provided by law. Standard Form 3106A,
Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification
of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions under FERS, is used by
refund applicants to notify their
current/former spouse(s) that they are
applying for a refund of retirement
deductions, which is required by law.
The Office of Personnel Management
finds that the comments received are
not relevant to the use of these forms.
The Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
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(USERRA) covers certain Federal
employees in the armed forces, the
reserves, the National Guard and
commissioned corps of the Public
Health Service. The USERRA law allows
for restoration to the position he or she
would have attained had the employee
not entered the uniformed service
provided certain conditions are met.
Since enactment of the law, OPM has
provided guidance to agencies on
processing service credit deposits for
such cases.
It appears that the comments are case
specific to the processing of service
credit deposits. If denied the
opportunity to make the service credit
deposit, the individual would have
received a denial decision and provided
information on his/her right to file a
request for reconsideration.’’
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 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 3106, Application for
Refund of Retirement Deductions under
FERS is used by former Federal
employees under FERS, to apply for a
refund of retirement deductions
withheld during Federal employment,
plus any interest provided by law.
Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former
Spouse(s) Notification of Application
for Refund of Retirement Deductions
under FERS, is used by refund
applicants to notify their current/former
spouse(s) that they are applying for a
refund of retirement deductions, which
is required by law.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Application for Refund of
Retirement Deductions under FERS.
OMB Number: 3206–0170.
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Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: SF 3106 =
8,000; SF 3106A = 6,400.
Estimated Time per Respondent: SF
3106 = 30 minutes; SF 3106A = 5
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 4,533 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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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
an Information Collection Request (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 the RRB or OIRA must
contain the OMB control number of the
ICR. For proper consideration of your
comments, it is best if the RRB and
OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Claimant Appeal Under the
Railroad Retirement Act or and Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act; OMB
3220–0007.
Under Section 7(b)(3) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231f),
and Section 5(c) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)
(45 U.S.C. 355) any person aggrieved by
a decision made by an office of the RRB
on his or her application for an annuity
or benefit under those Acts has the right
to appeal to the RRB. This right is
prescribed in 20 CFR 260 and 20 CFR
320. The notification letter, which is
provided at the time of filing the
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of
Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/Former Spouse(s)
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under
FERS, SF 3106A
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR) with minor
edits,
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Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/
Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions under FERS, SF 3106A.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 28,
2021.
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 ICR 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 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. 3206-0170) was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 30, 2020 at 85 FR 86583, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. One comment was received. Our response is as
follows: ``This is written in response to the comment on Federal
Register Document #2020-28900 regarding the Application for Refund of
Retirement Deductions, Standard Form (SF)-3106 and Current/Former
Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions Under FERS, SF-3106A.
The Standard Form 3106 is used by former Federal employees under
the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to apply for a refund of
retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment, plus any
interest provided by law. Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former Spouse(s)
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under
FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their current/former
spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of retirement deductions,
which is required by law.
The Office of Personnel Management finds that the comments received
are not relevant to the use of these forms. The Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) covers certain
Federal employees in the armed forces, the reserves, the National Guard
and commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. The USERRA law
allows for restoration to the position he or she would have attained
had the employee not entered the uniformed service provided certain
conditions are met. Since enactment of the law, OPM has provided
guidance to agencies on processing service credit deposits for such
cases.
It appears that the comments are case specific to the processing of
service credit deposits. If denied the opportunity to make the service
credit deposit, the individual would have received a denial decision
and provided information on his/her right to file a request for
reconsideration.''
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 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 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions
under FERS is used by former Federal employees under FERS, to apply for
a refund of retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment,
plus any interest provided by law. Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former
Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions under FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their
current/former spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of
retirement deductions, which is required by law.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of
Personnel Management.
Title: Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under FERS.
OMB Number: 3206-0170.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: SF 3106 = 8,000; SF 3106A = 6,400.
Estimated Time per Respondent: SF 3106 = 30 minutes; SF 3106A = 5
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 4,533 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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