[Federal Register: November 19, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 223)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of an 
Existing Information Collection: Court Orders Affecting Retirement 
Benefits

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 a request for review of an existing information collection. 
The regulations describe how former spouses give us written notice of a 
court order requiring us to pay benefits to the former spouse. Specific 
information is needed before OPM can make court-ordered benefit 
payments.
    Approximately 19,000 former spouses apply for benefits based on 
court orders annually. We estimate it takes approximately 30 minutes to 
collect the information. The annual burden is 9,500 hours.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey via FAX 
(202) 418-3251 or e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include your 
mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar 
days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--

Ronald W. Melton, Chief, Operations Support Division, Retirement and 
Insurance Service, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 
NW., Room 3349A, Washington, DC 20415-3450.
      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, Budget and 
Administrative Services Division, (202) 606-0623.

Office of Personnel Management,
Kay Coles James,
Director.
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