[Federal Register: April 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 77)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised 
Information Collection: RI 25-51

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 (OMB) a request for review of a revised 
information collection. RI 25-51, Civil Service Retirement System 
(CSRS) Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, 
will be used by the Civil Service Retirement System solely to pay 
benefits to the widow(er) of an annuitant. This application is intended 
for use in immediately authorizing payments to an annuitant's widow or 
widower, based on the report of death, when our records show the 
decedent elected to provide benefits for the applicant.
    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 
of information 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 the use 
of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Approximately 34,800 RI 25-51 forms are completed annually. The 
form takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The annual burden is 
17,400 hours.
    For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on 
(202) 606-8358, fax (202) 418-3251 or via e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. 
Please include a mailing address with your request.

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

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Ronald W. Melton, Chief, 
Operations Support Group, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, 
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3349A, 
Washington, DC 20415-3540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, 
Publications Team, Support Group, (202) 606-0623.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 04-8959 Filed 4-20-04; 8:45 am]
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