Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 1998 / Notices 32257

20415 (FAX: (202) 606–4264; email:

COLA@opm.gov), and

• Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office

Building NW., Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

Copies: For copies of this proposal,

contact Jim Farron at (202) 418–3208 or

by email at jmfarron@opm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt

M. Springmann, (202) 606–2838.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM

published notice of its intention to

request a reinstatement of the price and

background surveys in the Federal

Register on December 12, 1997 (62 FR

65451). No comments were received in

response to that notice. OPM notes that

the notice incorrectly reported the

burden hours for the price survey at 650

hours. The correct number of hours, as

OPM reported in its 1994 extension of

the surveys, is 480. This notice further

extends an opportunity for comments.

Title: Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living

Allowances Price and Background

Surveys.

OMB Control Number: 3206–0199.

Summary: The Nonforeign Area Costof-Living Allowances Price Survey is

used by OPM to collect price data in the

allowance areas under four cost

components: consumption goods and

services, transportation, housing, and

miscellaneous expenses. The price

survey is conducted on approximately

an annual basis.

The Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living

Allowances Background Survey is used

by OPM to collect information to

identify the services, items, quantities,

outlets, and locations that will be

surveyed in the annual price surveys. It

is also used to collect information on

local trade practices, consumer buying

patterns, taxes and fees, and other

economic characteristics related to

living costs. The background survey is

conducted approximately once every 5

years, but is also used on a limited basis

in preparation for each of the price

surveys.

Need/Use for Surveys: The price

survey is necessary for collecting livingcost data used to determine COLAs paid

to General Schedule, U.S. Postal

Service, and certain other Federal

employees in the nonforeign allowance

areas. The information is used to

compare costs in the allowance areas

with costs in the Washington, DC, area,

and to derive a COLA rate when the

local cost of living significantly exceeds

that in the DC area. The background

survey is necessary to determine the

continued appropriateness of items,

services, and businesses selected for the

annual price surveys. OPM uses the

information collected under this survey

to define the sources and parameters for

the price surveys and to improve the

COLA methodology.

Respondents: OPM will survey

selected retail, service, realty, and other

businesses and local governments in the

nonforeign allowance areas and in the

Washington, DC, area. Approximately

5,600 establishments will be contacted

in the price survey, and approximately

300 establishments will be contacted in

the background survey.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

OPM estimates that the average price

survey interview will take

approximately 7 minutes, for a total

burden of 480 hours. The average

background survey interview will take

approximately 10 minutes, for a total

burden of 50 hours.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–15657 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review,

Comment Request; Standard Form

1153

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management (OPM).

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. No. 104–13) and 5 CFR 1320.5

(a)(1)(iv), this notice announces that

OPM has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) a

request for clearance of an information

collection. The information submitted

on Standard Form 1153, Claim for

Unpaid Compensation of Deceased

Civilian Employee, will help determine

claimants’ and others’ rights to deceased

employees’ unpaid compensation.

The authority to settle these claims

was transferred from the General

Accounting Office to the Director of

OMB pursuant to the Legislative Branch

Appropriations Act of 1996.

Subsequently, the Director of OMB

delegated this function to OPM. OPM

published an initial notice of clearance

request on February 24, 1998 in the

Federal Register (63 FR 9272), but

received no comments in response to

the notice.

It is estimated that 3300 individuals

will respond annually for a total burden

of 1,650 hours. To obtain copies of this

proposal please contact James M. Farron

at (202) 418–3208 or by E-mail to

jmfarron@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposed form

should be received on or before July 12,

1998. Submit comments on this

proposal to Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk

Officer, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503. For

further information, please contact Paul

Britner, Office of Personnel

Management, Room 7F08A, 1900 E

Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20415.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–15658 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request; Extension of

Standard Form 113–G

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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) has

submitted a request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

renewal of authority to collect data for

the Monthly Report of Full-time

Equivalent/Work-Year Civilian

Employment (Standard Form 113–G).

The data collected are used by OMB and

OPM to: (1) monitor agencies’ progress

in increasing part-time employment; (2)

aid OMB and the President in making

decisions on agencies’ budget

appropriations for the next fiscal year;

and (3) monitor agency work year usage

under total approved FTE levels during

the current fiscal year. One hundred

thirty-one Federal agencies provide

monthly reports to OPM. It takes 2

hours to complete one report, for an

annual total information collection

burden of 3,144 hours. OPM published

a preliminary notice of its intention to

submit this request to OMB in the

March 18, 1998 Federal Register at page

13292. No comments were received as a

result of this notification.

For copies of the clearance package,

call James M. Farron, Reports and Forms

Manager, on (202) 418–3208, or by email to jmfarron@opm.gov.