FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
OMB No. - 3206-0211; Reemployment of Annuitants
A. JUSTIFICATION
Explain the circumstances of this collection, why this collection is necessary. and the legal statutes that allow it.
Sections 8344 and 8468 of title 5, United States Code, govern the reemployment of Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuitants in the Federal service. Some types of annuities terminate on reemployment, while other types of annuities continue during reemployment, with all or a portion of the annuity being offset from the reemployed annuitant’s basic pay. Consequently, the reemploying agency needs timely information regarding the reemployed annuitant’s type of separation for retirement and amount of annuity. Only then can the agency correctly establish the net rate of pay. The agency is also responsible for notifying the retirement system that the annuitant is reemployed.
Section 837.103(c) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, requires the reemployed annuitant to provide certain specific information to the employing agency. The information may be provided orally, or in writing, at the employing agency’s discretion. No special form is required. The information which must be provided is –
- Whether the annuitant is then in receipt of annuity;
- The gross monthly amount of annuity the annuitant is then receiving;
- Whether the annuitant is retired on disability; and if so, whether the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) has found the annuitant recovered from the disability
or restored to earning capacity; and
- If the annuitant is retired under CSRS, whether the annuitant’s retirement was based on an involuntary separation, not for charges of misconduct or delinquency.
The employing agency is required to provide specific information to OPM –
- The annuitant's name, date of birth, social security number (if applicable), and
retirement claim number;
- A description of the kind of appointment;
- Whether the amount of annuity allocable to the period of reemployment is, or will be,
withheld from the reemployed annuitant's pay; and
When the appointment is an interim appointment under 5 C.F.R. 772.102, an explicit statement that the appointment is required by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989.
Describe how, by whom, and for what purpose the information is to be used. Except for a new collection, describe how the agency has made use of the information received from the current collection.
The reemploying agency uses this information to determine whether annuity should be offset from the reemployed annuitant’s pay, and if so, how much. If this information collection were not made the agencies could not comply with the law.
How are the respondents expected to complete the collection? Can this collection be completed electronically (e.g., through a website or application)?
A written or oral request by the employing agency at the time of reemployment is the most efficient means of obtaining this information.
Does this collection duplicate any other collection of information? Describe why the agency doesn’t already have this information within their systems.
The information collected is a unique capture of the retiree’s individual annuity amount and current government position offer that can neither be duplicated nor found within any current OPM system. Agencies need to collect timely information regarding the type and amount of annuity being received so the correct rate of pay can be determined. Agencies provide this information to OPM so a determination can be made whether the reemployed retiree’s annuity must be terminated.
Describe any impacts on small business. If applicable, describe any methods used to minimize those impacts.
This information collection request has no impact on small businesses and organizations.
What are consequences to the Federal program or policy goals if this collection is not done or the information is collected less frequently? Describe any technical or legal obstacles to reducing burden.
If this information is not collected, OPM may pay persons who are no longer eligible and/or agencies may overpay salary to reemployed annuitants. The information is collected only once in each case.
Do any of the following special circumstances apply?
• requiring respondents to report information to the agency more often than quarterly;
•requiring respondents to prepare a written response to a collection of information in fewer than 30 days after receipt of it;
•requiring respondents to submit more than an original and two copies of any document;
• requiring respondents to retain records, other than health, medical, government contract, grant-in-aid, or tax records, for more than three years;
• in connection with a statistical survey, that is not designed to produce valid and reliable results that can be generalized to the universe of study;
• requiring the use of a statistical data classification that has not been reviewed and approved by OMB;
• that includes a pledge of confidentiality that is not supported by authority established in statute or regulation, that is not supported by disclosure and data security policies that are consistent with the pledge, or which unnecessarily impedes sharing of data with other agencies for compatible confidential use; or
• requiring respondents to submit proprietary trade secrets, or other confidential information unless the agency can demonstrate that it has instituted procedures to protect the information's confidentiality to the extent permitted by law.
There are no special circumstances involved in the collection of this information.
Cite the Federal Register publication for a request for public comments and address any comments received.
On June 2, 2025, a 60-Day Federal Register Notice was published at 90 FR 23385 requesting comments. No comments were received.
Are payments or gifts given to the respondents?
No gifts or payments of any kind have been provided to any individuals who are connected to this collection.
Describe any assurances of privacy/confidentiality. Cite specific privacy laws, relevant OPM regulations, and SORNs.
This information collection is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 and OPM regulations (5 CFR 831.106). The routine uses of disclosure appear in the Federal Register for OPM/Central-1 (87 FR 5874, published February 2, 2022).
Are any questions of a sensitive nature asked, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private? If yes, provide justification. This justification should include the reasons why the agency considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the information, the explanation to be given to persons from whom the information is requested, and any steps to be taken to obtain their consent.
The information collection does not include questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. The submission of this information is voluntary. However, if it is not collected, annuitants could be paid more than the law provides.
Describe
the hour time burden and the hour cost burden on the respondent
needed to complete this collection. Please specify hourly
salary for your respondent audience by referencing Bureau
of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
or
other alternative wage site, when applicable.
The number of annual reemployed annuitants by the Government is approximately 3,000. The information is collected only upon reemployment. No special form is required. We estimate that providing this information takes five minutes. The annual burden is 250 hours and is not expected to vary. The Total Annual Respondent Cost is $8,165.
Form Name |
Form Number |
No. of Respondents |
No. of Responses per Respondent |
Average Burden per Response (in hours) |
Total Annual Burden (in hours) |
Average Hourly Wage Rate |
Total Annual Respondent Cost |
Reemployment of Annuitants |
N/A |
3,000 |
1 |
.08333 |
250 |
$32.66 |
$8,165 |
Describe the non-hourly
monetary burden to respondents needed to complete this collection.
This is defined as out-of-pocket costs such as application fees for
the collection, document fees (birth/death
certificates, school transcripts), mailing costs (printing,
postage,
and/or mileage),
or anything else respondents may need to pay to complete and/or
implement the collection.
There is no general cost associated with this information collection.
Describe the cost incurred by the Federal Government to complete this collection table.
The annualized cost to the
Federal government is $71,967. This cost was determined by employee
salary hours devoted to the program and overhead.
Explain any changes/adjustments to this collection since the previous submission, if applicable. Describe whether these changes impact the hour or cost burden. If yes, describe if the impact is the result of deliberate Federal government action (“program change”) or something else (“adjustment”).
Due to a streamlined process of handling reemployment actions, all notifications of reemployment will be sent to an email box where the actions will be processed by a special team. Any adjustment to this collection is due to updates and variables in economic costs outside of the control of this collection.
Specify if the data gathered by this collection will be published. This could include Congressional reporting, using respondent numbers in budget justification, or other broad reporting.
The details of this ICR are not
published. However, there may occasionally be aggregate data
reported, as needed, including in Congressional reporting, budget
justifications, or other broad reporting.
If applicable, explain the reason(s) for seeking approval to not display the OMB expiration date.
We seek approval to not display the OMB clearance expiration date on the forms and to communicate version changes to the public via the revision date. OPM has modified our Paperwork Reduction Act notice to ensure respondents can verify the validity of the OMB control number and collection.
18.
Explain
each exception to the topics of the certification statement
identified in
“Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions.”
There are no exceptions to the certification statement.
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