This collection is approved for 6 months only. If the Agency wants to use this collection for more than 6 months, a 60 and 30 day notice should be published. The Agency should report this collection as a violation in the Information Collection Budget.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2019
6 Months From Approved
332,304
0
0
44,307
0
0
0
0
0
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.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Pub. L. 114-328, expanded FEDVIP eligibility to certain TRICARE-eligible individuals (TEIs). The interim final rule also expands eligibility for enrollment in FEDVIP to certain Federal employees on temporary appointments and certain employees on seasonal and intermittent schedules that became eligible for Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) enrollment beginning in 2015 to align FEDVIP coverage with FEHB Program coverage. The rule also finalizes the expansion of access to FEDVIP benefits to certain firefighters on temporary appointments and intermittent emergency response personnel. Expansion of FEDVIP to additional Federal employees falls under OPMâs regulatory authority at 5 U.S.C. 8962 and 5 U.S.C. 8992 to determine eligibility of employees based on the nature and type of employment.
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-10.30.18_rev1.doc
FED VIP (BENFEDS.com)