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

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request for Reclearance of
Expiring Information Collections: OPM Form 1496 and 1496A

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) will submit to the Office of Management and
Budget a request for reclearance of an information collection. OPM
Forms 1496 and 1496A, Application for Deferred Retirement (Separations
before October 1, 1956) and Application for Deferred Retirement
(Separations on or after October 1, 1956) are used by eligible former
Federal employees to apply for a deferred Civil Service annuity. Two
forms are needed because there was a major revision in the law
effective October 1, 1956; this affects the general information
provided with the forms.
    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 3,000 OPM Forms 1496 and 1496A will be completed
annually. We estimate it takes approximately 1 hour to complete the
form. The annual burden is 3,000 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 on or before 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. 97-33877 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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