[Federal Register: May 18, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 95)]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of an
Information Collection: SF 3104 and SF 3104B

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PublicLaw 104-13,
May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to
submit to the Office ofManagement and Budget a request for reclearance of an information
collection. SF 3104, Application for Death Benefits/Federal Employees Retirement System, is
used to apply for benefits under the Federal Employees Retirement System based on the death of
an employee, former employee, or retiree who was covered by FERS at the time of his/her death
or separation from Federal Service. SF 3104B, Documentation and Elections in Support of
Application for Death Benefits when Deceased was an Employee at the Time of Death, is used
by applicants for death benefits under FERS if the deceased was a Federal Employee at the time
of death.

Comments are particularly invited on: whether this 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 4,054 SF 3104s are completed annually. We estimate that it takes approximately
60 minutes to complete the form. The annual burden is 4,054 hours. Approximately 2,920 SF
3104Bs are completed annually. We estimate that it takes 60 minutes to fill out the form. The
annual burden is 2,920 hours. The combined total annual burden is 6,974 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 July 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: John C. Crawford, Chief, FERS Division,
Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW,
Room 3313, 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. 98-13059 Filed 5-15-98; 8:45 am]
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