The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program Enrollment System uses BENEFEDS, which is the secure enrollment website sponsored by OPM that allows eligible individuals to enroll or change enrollment in a FEDVIP plan. Eligible individuals use the system to enroll or change enrollment during the annual Open Season or when experiencing a qualifying life event under 5 CFR 894.101. Federal Civilian and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, retirees (annuitants), survivor annuitants, compensationers, and their eligible family members can enroll and be enrolled in FEDVIP. In addition, most uniformed services retirees and their families will be eligible to enroll in dental and vision insurance and most uniformed services active duty family members will be eligible to enroll in vision insurance under FEDVIP.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is requesting emergency clearance for an information collection request used for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Enrollment System. In addition to the emergency clearance, we will also complete the normal OMB review process and post the 60-Day and 30-Day Federal Register Notices following the Emergency Federal Register Notice.
OPM is requesting emergency clearance for the FEDVIP Enrollment System to carry out its responsibility to administer the FEDVIP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. chapters 89A and 89B and implementing regulations (5 CFR Part 894). The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim final rule to expand eligibility for enrollment in the FEDVIP to additional groups.
To carry out OPM's responsibility to administer the FEDVIP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. chapters 89A and 89B and implementing regulations (5 CFR Part 894)
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.
Supporting_Statement Part A-FEDVIP_10.31.18.doc
FED VIP (BENFEDS.com)