Notice2023-20638
Submission for Review: 3206-0233, Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51
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Published
September 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of the following expiring information collection request (ICR) with change: Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65760-65761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20638]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
[Docket ID: OPM-2023-0032]
Submission for Review: 3206-0233, Civil Service Retirement System
Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services,
offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on the review of the following expiring information collection
request (ICR) with change: Civil Service Retirement System Survivor
Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 24,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following method:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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 sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#56152f242325781433382539381639263b78313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d794aea5a2a4f995b2b9a4b8b997b8a7baf9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a> or faxed to (202) 606-
0910 or reached via telephone at (202) 936-0401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Eligible recipients of Civil Service
Retirement System (CSRS) survivor benefits generally must apply for
those benefits using Standard Form (SF) 2800, Application for Death
Benefits. In a defined set of circumstances, a current surviving spouse
of a deceased annuitant of the CSRS who elected a survivor annuity
benefit for the surviving spouse may be eligible for Express Pay. OPM
still requires a signed application and certified copy of the death
certificate. Instead of completing the SF 2800, the survivor applies
for the benefit by completing the form RI 25-51, Civil Service
Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death
Benefits, because of the likelihood these surviving spouses are
entitled to survivor annuity benefits. Use of this form allows OPM to
expedite processing and to limit possible financial hardship that a
delay in payment might otherwise cause affected surviving spouses.
Minor changes were made to the form and instructions to provide
respondents clear instructions and to update contact information. No
changes are being made to the approved burden hours for this
information collection.
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)
as amended (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection (OMB No. 3206-0233). OPM 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.
Analysis
Agency: Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Services.
Title: Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express
Pay Application for Death Benefits.
OMB Number: 3206-0233.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 34,800.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 17,400 hours.
Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2023-20638 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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