These reports request information from
the survivors of deceased Federal employees which verify dependents
status when making a claim for benefits and on a periodic basis in
accepted claims. Some of the forms are used to obtain information
on claimed dependents in disability cases.
US Code:
5 USC 8101 et seq. Name of Law: Augmented Compensation for
Dependents
The adjustment in the burden
hours is due to having a better accountability of tracking receipt
of responses via a computer data base. The previous number of
annual respondents of 1880, is being reduced to 1358, which
represents a reduction of 522 respondents. The approved number of
hours is 1077 and the requested number is 870, a decrease of 207.
Due to an increase in postage from $0.42 to $0.47, maintenance and
reporting costs increased from the approved amount of $452, to
$638, which represents an increase of $186.00.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.