Notice2021-23353
Submission for Review: Representative Payee Application/Information Necessary for a Competency Determination
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
October 27, 2021
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of an existing information collection.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59434-59435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23353]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Representative Payee Application/
Information Necessary for a Competency Determination
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Emergency notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995, Retirement
Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is requesting the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 1,
2021. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been
requested by November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by the following method:
--Federal Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
number or RIN for this document. The general policy for comments and
other submissions from members of the public is to make these
submissions available for public viewing at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers
or contact information.
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 may be obtained by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eaa993989f99c4a88f84998584aa859a87c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5862696e6835597e756874755b746b76357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>
or by fax to (202) 606-0910 or via telephone at (202) 606-4808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 109 Stat. 163 (44 U.S.C. 35) as amended by
the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 642 (40
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection
(OMB No. 3206-0034). 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.
OPM is publishing a final rule to create 5 CFR part 849--
Representative
[[Page 59435]]
Payees. Payments to individuals as representative payees has long been
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8345(e) and 8466(c). The Representative Payee
Fraud Prevention Act of 2019, Public Law 116-126, 134 Stat. 174 (2020)
(the ``Act''), amended the statute to formally define a representative
payee as ``a person (including an organization) designated . . . to
receive payments on behalf of a minor or an individual mentally
incompetent or under other legal disability.'' This Act also made it
unlawful for representative payees to embezzle or misuse benefits and
established the penalty for the misuse of payments by representative
payees.
Congress ordered OPM to promulgate regulations to carry out the
provisions of this Act. Promulgating these regulations requires OPM to
amend both RI 20-7, Representative Payee Application, and RI 30-3,
Information Necessary for a Competency Determination, so that the
information required by the regulations is accurately collected. The
changes in the forms reflect the regulatory requirements.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management.
Title: Representative Payee Application/Information Necessary for a
Competency Determination.
OMB Number: 3206-0140.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Organizations.
Number of Respondents: 12,480 [RI 20-7] and 250 [RI 30-3].
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes [RI 20-7] and 1 hour [RI
30-3].
Total Burden Hours: 6,240 [RI 20-7] and 250 [RI 30-3].
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-23353 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6325-38-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on October 27, 2021.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.