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Chapter 35), agencies are required to
publish a Notice in the Federal Register
notifying the public that the agency has
prepared an information collection for
OMB review and approval and has
requested public review and comment
on the submission. Comments are being
solicited on the need for the
information; the accuracy of the
Agency’s burden estimate; the quality,
practical utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize reporting the burden,
including automated collected
techniques and uses of other forms of
technology.
Comments must be received
within 60 calendar-days of publication
of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments and
requests for copies of the subject form
to the Agency Submitting Officer: Essie
Bryant, Records Manager, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation, 1100
New York Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20527.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Submitting Officer: Essie
Bryant, Records Manager, (202) 336–
8563.
DATES:

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Summary Form Under Review
Type of Request: New form.
Title: U.S. Effects Screening
Questionnaire.
Form Number: OPIC–252.
Frequency of Use: One per investor
per project (as needed) and OPICsupported financial intermediaries (as
required by finance agreement or
insurance contract).
Type of Respondents: Businesses or
other institutions; individuals.
Standard Industrial Classification
Codes: All.
Description of Affected Public: U.S.
companies or citizens investing
overseas.
Reporting Hours: 200 (2 hours per
form).
Number of Responses: 100 per year.
Federal Cost: $15,276.
Authority for Information Collection:
Sections 231 (k)–(m) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
Abstract (Needs and Uses): The U.S.
Effects Screening Questionnaire will be
used to identify potential negative
impacts on the U.S. economy and
employment which could result from
the investment. This form is submitted
prior to a formal OPIC application or as
required by OPIC-supported financial
intermediaries. Title VI of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
(codified at 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.)
prohibits OPIC from supporting
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loss of U.S. jobs, or that have
performance requirements that may
reduce substantially the positive trade
benefits likely to accrue to the U.S. from
the investment.

Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of
Personnel Management or sent via
electronic mail to oira_
[email protected] or faxed to
(202) 395–6974.

Dated: August 22, 2014.
Nichole Cadiente,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal
Affairs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Health
Benefits Election Form, SF 2809, 3206–
0160
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Healthcare & Insurance/
Federal Employee Insurance Operations
(FEIO), Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) offers the general public and
other Federal agencies the opportunity
to comment on a revised information
collection request (ICR) 3206–0160,
Health Benefits Election Form. As
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is
soliciting comments for this collection.
The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on April 25, 2014 at Volume 79
FR 23020 allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were
received for this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 29,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Office of Personnel
Management or sent via electronic mail
to [email protected] or
faxed to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
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The Office
of Management and Budget is
particularly interested in comments
that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
The Health Benefits Election Form is
used by Federal employees, annuitants
other than those under the Civil Service
Retirement System (CSRS) and the
Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS) including individuals receiving
benefits from the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, former spouses
eligible for benefits under the Spouse
Equity Act of 1984, and separated
employees and former dependents
eligible to enroll under the Temporary
Continuation of Coverage provisions of
the FEHB law (5 U.S.C. 8905a). A
different form (OPM 2809) is used by
CSRS and FERS annuitants whose
health benefit enrollments are
administered by OPM’s Retirement
Operations.
Analysis
Agency: Federal Employee Insurance
Operations, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Health Benefits Election Form.
OMB Number: 3206–0160.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 18,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 9,000.

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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. PI2014–1; Order No. 2163]

Statutory Public Service or Public
Activity Reporting
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Commission is
establishing a proceeding on the scope
of public service or activity cost
reporting pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3651(b)(1)(C). The Commission seeks
public comment on this topic. It is also
filing a related Postal Service
memorandum as a library reference.
This notice informs the public of the
filing, invites public comment, and
takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September
17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at http://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Public Inquiry
IV. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

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The Commission invites public
comment concerning the scope of public
service or activity cost reporting in its
Annual Report to the President and
Congress (Annual Report). Specifically,
the Commission seeks public comment
on the universe of other public services
or activities that the Commission should
review under 39 U.S.C. 3651(b)(1)(C).
II. Background
Each year, to fulfill its responsibilities
under 39 U.S.C. 3651, the Commission
issues an Annual Report concerning its
operations under title 39. 39 U.S.C.
3651(a). The Annual Report must
contain, among other things, an estimate
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Service in providing other public
services or activities which, in the
judgment of the Postal Regulatory
Commission, would not otherwise have
been provided by the Postal Service but
for the requirements of law. Id.
3651(b)(1)(C).
In its most recent Annual Report, the
Commission stated that in 2014 it would
review the scope of other public
services or activities under section
3651(b)(1)(C).1 For FY 2013, that
estimate included only the costs of
delivering mail six days a week instead
of five days, and revenue lost from
unzoned First-Class Mail and Library/
Media rates Id. at 30. The Commission
noted, however, that this approach may
be too narrow, and that a more
comprehensive interpretation of section
3651(b)(1)(C) could also include the
estimated net cost of activities such as
the Inspection Service or the Postal
Service Office of Inspector General, as
well as services such as the addressing
system or emergency response. Id. at 31.
The legislative history of 39 U.S.C.
3651 provides some insight into
determining what Postal Service actions
to include as other public services or
activities. A 2005 House Committee
Report stated that as part of the Annual
Report, the Commission is directed to
prepare an estimate of public service
costs borne by the Postal Service
including universal service costs,
revenue-forgone costs, and other costs
(e.g., law enforcement activities).2 Aside
from law enforcement activities, other
public services or activities may include
provisions in the U.S. Code that require
the Postal Service to provide services or
activities that may fall under the rubric
of the public interest.
In early 2014, the Commission
requested that the Postal Service
provide its views on the universe of
other public service or activities that it
believes the Commission should review
under section 3651(b)(1)(C), including
an estimate of these costs. The Postal
Service submitted an analysis of
activities that could qualify for reporting
under section 3651(b)(1)(C), which is
included in this docket as Library
Reference 1. In its analysis, the Postal
Service identified the following
activities for potential future reporting:
• Employee and retiree health
benefits;
• Federal retirement benefits;
• Binding arbitration of labor issues;
• Postal Inspection Service;
• Office of Inspector General;
1 Annual Report to the President and Congress
Fiscal Year 2013 at 31.
2 H.R. Rep. No. 109–66, part 1, at 50 (2005).

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• Merit Systems Protection Board and
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission appeals;
• Federal workers’ compensation
program; and
• Other regulatory requirements,
including Postal Regulatory
Commission funding and aspects of
service performance measurement,
emergency detection and response, and
federal purchasing requirements.
See Library Reference 1 at 4–16.
The Postal Service also states that
other unfunded mandates, such as
compliance with the Freedom of
Information Act and Privacy Act,
impose costs that may not be substantial
enough to warrant reporting in the
Annual Report. Id. at 16. It emphasizes
that it is not suggesting that the
activities listed in the analysis are
unimportant or that the Postal Service
necessarily should not be required to
perform them. Id. at 4. Rather, it asserts
that the purpose of section
3651(b)(1)(C)’s reporting requirement is
to inform Congress and the President of
Postal Service mandates so that
policymakers may make better informed
decisions in these areas. Id.
III. Public Inquiry
The Commission establishes Docket
No. PI2013–2 to invite public comment
on the meaning of–other public services
or activities in 39 U.S.C. 3651(b)(1)(C).
Specifically, it seeks comments on the
Postal Service’s analysis of activities
that could qualify for reporting under
section 3651(b)(1)(C), which is included
as Library Reference 1. The Commission
also requests comments that identify
additional public services or activities
that should be included in this
calculation and an estimate of these
costs. For each public service or activity
identified, comments should provide
the estimated FY 2013 cost or an
explanation of how such costs could be
estimated, as well as the basis used to
develop any estimated costs.
Comments are due no later than
September 17, 2014. Reply comments
are due no later than October 1, 2014.
Comments are to be submitted via the
Commission’s online filing system at
http://www.prc.gov unless a waiver is
obtained. Information on how to obtain
a waiver may be found by contacting the
Commission’s dockets section at 202–
789–6846.
Section 505 of title 39 requires
designation of an officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) in
all public proceedings to represent the
interests of the general public. The
Commission hereby designates James
Waclawski as Public Representative in
this proceeding.

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