Notice2022-21369
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment System
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Published
October 3, 2022
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0272, Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment System. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 190 (Monday, October 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59840-59841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21369]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal
Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment
System
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an
existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0272, Federal
Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment
System. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, amended by
the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this collection.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 2,
2022. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following method:
<bullet> 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 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Meredith
Gitangu, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW, Rm. 3468,
Washington, DC 20415 Attention: Meredith Gitangu or send via electronic
mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#56101312001f061639263b78313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99dfdcddcfd0c9d9f6e9f4b7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>; or by phone at (202) 606-2678.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2021 in a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 894. The proposed rule had a 60-day comment
period during which OPM received 7 comments, and 2 comments were
unresponsive. No comments were received for the information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. 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.
The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
Enrollment System uses BENEFEDS, which is the secure enrollment website
sponsored by OPM that allows eligible individuals to enroll or change
enrollment in a FEDVIP plan. Eligible individuals use the system to
enroll or change enrollment during the annual Open Season or when
experiencing a qualifying life event under 5 CFR 894.101. FEDVIP is
available to eligible Federal civilian and U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
employees, retirees (annuitants), survivor annuitants, compensationers,
and their eligible family members (dependents); and certain TRICARE-
eligible individuals (TEIs) who are authorized under section 715 of
Public Law 114-328, on an enrollee-pay-all basis; there is no
government contribution toward premiums.
The proposed rule, 89 FR 57764, published on October 21, 2021
proposes to modify eligibility for coverage under the FEDVIP to certain
Federal employees on temporary appointments and certain employees on
seasonal and intermittent schedules who became eligible for Federal
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) in 2015, and the rule also includes
Postal employees on temporary appointments and seasonal and
intermittent schedules. It also proposes to expand access to FEDVIP
benefits to certain firefighters on temporary appointments and
intermittent emergency response personnel who became eligible for FEHB
coverage in 2012. This rule also updates the provisions on enrollment
for active duty service members who become eligible for FEDVIP as
uniformed service retirees pursuant to FY17 NDAA. In addition, this
rule adds QLEs for enrollees who may become eligible for and enroll in
dental and/or vision services from the VA. Lastly, the rule also has
technical corrections and clarifications to the part.
OPM uses this enrollment system to carry out its responsibility to
administer the FEDVIP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. chapters 89A and 89B
and implementing regulations (5 CFR part 894).
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) OPM is soliciting comments for this collection
(OMB No. 3206-0272).
Agency: Office of Personnel Management.
Title: Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
(FEDVIP) Enrollment System.
OMB Number: 3206-0272-RENEWAL.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 388,261.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .1211 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 47,108 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Kellie Cosgrove Riley,
Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-21369 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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