[Federal Register: October 9, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 196)]
[Notices]
[Page 52796-52797]


OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised
Information Collection: Form 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 a request for review of a revised information
collection. RI 98-7, Eligibility for Social Security Administration
(SSA) Disability Benefits, is used to verify receipt of 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.
    Approximately 2000 RI 98-7 forms will be completed annually. We
estimate it takes approximately 5 minutes to complete the form. The
annual burden is 166 hours.
    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 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 use of the appropriate
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.

    For copies of this proposal, contact Jim Farron on (202) 418-3208,
or E-mail to jmfarron@opm.gov.

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DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.

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

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT:
Mary
Beth Smith-Toomey, Management Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Acting Director.
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