[Federal Register: September 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 173)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request For Reclearance of a 
Revised Information Collection: RI 98-7

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of a revised information 
collection. RI 98-7, We Need Important Information About Your 
Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits, is used by OPM to 
verify receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) disability 
benefits, make necessary adjustments to the Federal Employees 
Retirement

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System (FERS) disability benefit, and to notify the annuitant of any 
overpayment payable to OPM. It also notifies the annuitant of the 
responsibility to notify OPM if SSA benefits begin and consequences of 
non-notification.
    Approximately 5,500 RI 98-7 forms will be completed annually. We 
estimate it takes approximately 5 minutes to complete the form. The 
annual burden is 458 hours.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, or email to mbtoomey@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received by October 9, 2001.

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 20415-3520. 
and Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION--CONTACT: Donna 
G. Lease, Team Leader, Forms Analysis and Design, (202) 606-0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
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