Submission for Review: 3206-0136, Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, Standard Form 2823, 3443-3444 [2024-00828]

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Individuals, or third parties with written authorization from the individual, wishing to amend their records must submit a written request, in accordance with 29 CFR 4902.5, identifying the information they wish to correct in their file, in addition to following the requirements of the Record Access Procedure above. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 18, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by the following method: • Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. 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AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Healthcare and Insurance, Federal Employee Insurance Operations offers the general public and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DATES: 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 by email to Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to (202) 606–0910 or reached via telephone at (202) 936–0401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection (OMB No. 3206–0136). 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 E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 3444 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2024 / Notices other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. The Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8701 et seq, provides eligible Federal employees and annuitants with the ability to enroll in life insurance coverage under one or more policies issued to the Government by one or more life insurance companies. MetLife is the life insurance company that has issued the policy, and MetLife’s Office of Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance insures and administers claims under its contract with OPM. Title 5, United States Code, section 8705, provides that employees and annuitants enrolled in the FEGLI Program may designate beneficiaries to receive monies payable under the FEGLI Program after the death of the enrollee. The law also provides that if the enrollee doesn’t designate a beneficiary, the monies will be paid according to the order of precedence listed in section 8705(a) of the law. Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, section 870.802, gives further details on the requirements for a designation of beneficiary. Section 870.909 provides that an assignee can also use the form to designate beneficiaries. (An assignee is someone who owns and controls the insured’s insurance.) Standard Form 2823 is used by any Federal employee or annuitant enrolled in the FEGLI Program, or an assignee who owns an insured’s insurance, to instruct the Office of Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance how to distribute the proceeds of the FEGLI coverage when the statutory order of precedence does not meet their needs. OPM is requesting approval for this form to be designated as a ‘‘common form’’ to allow agencies to use the form for the same purpose. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Stephen Hickman, Federal Register Liaison. Analysis II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Healthcare and Insurance, Federal Employee Insurance Operations. Title: Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance. OMB Number: 3206–0136. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Number of Respondents: 48,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 12,000. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 [FR Doc. 2024–00828 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–99321; File No. SR– CboeBZX–2024–002] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Modify Historical Depth Data Fees January 11, 2024. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on January 2, 2024, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BZX’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BZX’’) proposes to amend its Fee Schedule. The text of the proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5. The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the Exchange’s website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/ equities/regulation/rule_filings/BZX/), at the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of 1 15 2 17 PO 00000 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose The Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedule, effective January 2, 2024. By way of background, the Exchange currently makes available for purchase Depth Data, which is a daily archive of the Exchange’s depth of book real-time feed, which provides depth-of-book quotations and execution information based on equity orders entered into the System.3 The Exchange also offers Historical Depth Data, which offers such data on a historical basis, i.e., T+1 or later, dating back to September 2019. The Depth Data and Historical Depth Data are available for purchase to Members and Non-Members on the Cboe LiveVol, LLC (‘‘LiveVol’’) website,4 for internal use only; LiveVol is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Exchange’s parent company, Cboe Global Markets, Inc. The Exchange’s options platform (‘‘BZX Options’’) and affiliated equities and options exchanges (i.e., Cboe Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Cboe Options’’), Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (‘‘C2 Options’’), Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘EDGX’’), Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BYX’’), and Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc. (‘‘EDGA’’) (collectively, ‘‘Affiliates’’) also offer similar data products.5 Particularly, each of the Exchange’s Affiliates offer a daily and historical archive of their depth of book real-time feed with execution information based on their trading activity that is substantially similar to the information provided by the Exchange through its Depth Data products. Currently, the Exchange charges a fee of $500 per month of Historical Depth Data accessed by a user. This fee has been in place, without change, since April 2010 when the Exchange first began charging for access to historical quotation and transactions data from the Exchange’s PITCH data feed (‘‘Historical PITCH Data’’).6 In the time since, the 3 See BZX Fee Schedule and BZX Rule 11.22. Daily end-of-day delivery is provided via the DataShop SFTP. Files will typically become available after 10 p.m. ET; see also BZX Rule 1.5, which defines ‘‘System.’’ 4 See https://datashop.cboe.com/cboe-us-equitiespitch. 5 See, for example, EDGX Fee Schedule, BYX Fee Schedule, EDGA Fee Schedule. 6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61885 (April 9, 2010), 75 FR 20018 (April 16, 2010) (SR– BATS–2010–002); see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74285 (February 18, 2015), 80 FR 9828 E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3443-3444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00828]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Submission for Review: 3206-0136, Designation of Beneficiary: 
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, Standard Form 2823

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Healthcare and 
Insurance, Federal Employee Insurance Operations offers the general 
public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the 
reinstatement of an expired information collection request (ICR) 
without change, Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees' Group 
Life Insurance, Standard Form 2823. OPM is requesting approval that 
this form be designated as a ``Common Form''.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 18, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and docket 
number for this document. The general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as they are 
received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact 
information.

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 by email to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 606-
0910 or reached via telephone at (202) 936-0401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 (OMB No. 3206-0136). 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

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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program 
established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8701 et seq, provides eligible Federal 
employees and annuitants with the ability to enroll in life insurance 
coverage under one or more policies issued to the Government by one or 
more life insurance companies. MetLife is the life insurance company 
that has issued the policy, and MetLife's Office of Federal Employees' 
Group Life Insurance insures and administers claims under its contract 
with OPM.
    Title 5, United States Code, section 8705, provides that employees 
and annuitants enrolled in the FEGLI Program may designate 
beneficiaries to receive monies payable under the FEGLI Program after 
the death of the enrollee. The law also provides that if the enrollee 
doesn't designate a beneficiary, the monies will be paid according to 
the order of precedence listed in section 8705(a) of the law. Title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations, section 870.802, gives further details on 
the requirements for a designation of beneficiary. Section 870.909 
provides that an assignee can also use the form to designate 
beneficiaries. (An assignee is someone who owns and controls the 
insured's insurance.)
    Standard Form 2823 is used by any Federal employee or annuitant 
enrolled in the FEGLI Program, or an assignee who owns an insured's 
insurance, to instruct the Office of Federal Employees' Group Life 
Insurance how to distribute the proceeds of the FEGLI coverage when the 
statutory order of precedence does not meet their needs.
    OPM is requesting approval for this form to be designated as a 
``common form'' to allow agencies to use the form for the same purpose.

Analysis

    Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Healthcare and Insurance, 
Federal Employee Insurance Operations.
    Title: Designation of Beneficiary: Federal Employees' Group Life 
Insurance.
    OMB Number: 3206-0136.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,000.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Stephen Hickman,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2024-00828 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
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