[Federal Register: December 30, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 249)]
[Notices] [Page 67924-67925]

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a New
Information Collection: Form RI 25-51

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public
Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for review of a new information
collection. RI 25-51, Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) Survivor
Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, will be used by
the Civil Service Retirement System solely to pay benefits to the
widow(er) of an annuitant. The application is intended for use in
immediately authorizing payments to an annuitant's widow or widower,
based on the report of death, when our records show the decedent
elected to provide benefits for the applicant.
    Comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the
Office of Personnel Management, and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection
of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
    Approximately 22,000 RI 25-51 forms will be completed annually. We
estimate it takes approximately 30 minutes to complete the form. The
annual estimated burden is 11,000 hours.
   For copies of this proposal, contact Jim Farron on (202) 418-3208,
or E-mail to jmfarron@opm.gov

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received by March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Lorraine E. Dettman, Chief,
Operations Support Division, Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room 3349,
Washington, DC 20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION--CONTACT:
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Budget & Administrative Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-33878 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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