[Federal Register: April 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 72)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Reclearance of a Revised 
Information Collection: RI 98-7

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 (OMB) a request for reclearance of a revised 
information collection. RI 98-7, We Need Important Information About 
Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits, is used to 
verify receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) disability 
benefits, make necessary adjustments to the Federal Employees 
Retirement System (FERS) disability benefit, and to notify the retiree 
of any overpayment amount payable to OPM. It also specifically notifies 
the retiree of his or her responsibility to notify OPM of his or her 
Social Security status and the consequences of non-notification.
    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 2,200 RI 98-7 forms will be completed annually. We 
estimate it takes approximately 5 minutes to complete the form. The 
annual burden is 183 hours.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, or email to mbtoomey@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received on or before June 
12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to John W. Crawford, Chief, FERS 
Division, Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel 
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3313, Washington, DC 20415-3520.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT:  Donna 
G. Lease, Budget and Administrative Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Steven R. Cohen,
Acting Director.
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