Notice2021-13662
Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS, SF 3106A
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Published
June 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR) with minor edits, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/ Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under FERS, SF 3106A.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 121 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34060-34061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13662]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of
Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/Former Spouse(s)
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under
FERS, SF 3106A
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR) with minor
edits,
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Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/
Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions under FERS, SF 3106A.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6a9afb4a799b5b3a4abafb5b5afa9a886a9aba4e8a3a9b6e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee1e7fcefd1fdfbece3e7fdfde7e1e0cee1e3eca0ebe1fea0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a> or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
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 via electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b5862696e6835597e756874755b746b76357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdfe5eee9efb2def9f2eff3f2dcf3ecf1b2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a> or faxed to
(202) 606-0910 or via telephone at (202) 606-4808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information
collection (OMB No. 3206-0170) was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 30, 2020 at 85 FR 86583, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. One comment was received. Our response is as
follows: ``This is written in response to the comment on Federal
Register Document #2020-28900 regarding the Application for Refund of
Retirement Deductions, Standard Form (SF)-3106 and Current/Former
Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions Under FERS, SF-3106A.
The Standard Form 3106 is used by former Federal employees under
the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to apply for a refund of
retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment, plus any
interest provided by law. Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former Spouse(s)
Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under
FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their current/former
spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of retirement deductions,
which is required by law.
The Office of Personnel Management finds that the comments received
are not relevant to the use of these forms. The Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) covers certain
Federal employees in the armed forces, the reserves, the National Guard
and commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. The USERRA law
allows for restoration to the position he or she would have attained
had the employee not entered the uniformed service provided certain
conditions are met. Since enactment of the law, OPM has provided
guidance to agencies on processing service credit deposits for such
cases.
It appears that the comments are case specific to the processing of
service credit deposits. If denied the opportunity to make the service
credit deposit, the individual would have received a denial decision
and provided information on his/her right to file a request for
reconsideration.''
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
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Standard Form 3106, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions
under FERS is used by former Federal employees under FERS, to apply for
a refund of retirement deductions withheld during Federal employment,
plus any interest provided by law. Standard Form 3106A, Current/Former
Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement
Deductions under FERS, is used by refund applicants to notify their
current/former spouse(s) that they are applying for a refund of
retirement deductions, which is required by law.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations, Retirement Services, Office of
Personnel Management.
Title: Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions under FERS.
OMB Number: 3206-0170.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: SF 3106 = 8,000; SF 3106A = 6,400.
Estimated Time per Respondent: SF 3106 = 30 minutes; SF 3106A = 5
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 4,533 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-13662 Filed 6-25-21; 8:45 am]
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