Court Orders Affecting Retirement Benefits - 5 CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
COARB_Published_30DayFR_Notice_2017_03_28.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-04-04
COARB_60DayFRN_Published_2016_07_21.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-04-04
COARB_OMB_SupportingStmt_2017_01_12.doc Supporting Statement A	2017-04-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33695	Court Orders Affecting Retirement Benefits - 5 CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721 Other-Regulation	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3206-0204	ICR Reference No: 201704-3206-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201405-3206-002
Agency/Subagency: OPM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Court Orders Affecting Retirement Benefits - 5 CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/20/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/15/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2017
Responses	19,000	0	19,000
Time Burden (Hours)	9,500	0	9,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 5 CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721 require former spouses of Federal employees to write to OPM, providing specific information needed for OPM to make court-ordered benefit payments. This information is needed to identify affected employees and to certify that the court order remains in effect.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 8345(j) Name of Law: Payment of Benefits; Commencement, termination, and waiver of annuity (CSRS)
   US Code: 5 USC 8467 Name of Law: FERS; Court Orders
   US Code: 5 USC 8341(h) Name of Law: Survivor Annuities (CSRS)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 47445	07/21/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 15392	03/28/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Court Orders Affecting Retirement Benefits - 5 CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721	COARB	Denial No Divorce Decree

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	19,000	19,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,500	9,500	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 05/15/2017

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