00-322. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1188-1189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-322]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for 
public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad 
Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of proposed data 
collections.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information has practical

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utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden related to the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Title and purpose of information collection: Application for Spouse 
Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act; OMB 3220-0042 Section 2(c) 
of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), provides for the payment of 
annuities to spouses of railroad retirement annuitants who meet the 
requirements under the RRA. The age requirements for a spouse annuity 
depend on the employee's age and date of retirement and the employee's 
years of railroad service. The requirements relating to the annuities 
are prescribed in 20 CFR 216, 218, 219, 232, 234, and 295.
    The RRB uses Form AA-3, Application for Spouse/Divorced Spouse 
Annuity, to obtain the information needed to determine an applicant's 
entitlement to an annuity and the amount of the annuity. Completion is 
required to obtain a benefit. One response is requested of each 
respondent.
    The RRB proposes to revise Form AA-3 by adding an item that 
clarifies whether the Medicare processing section of the form needs to 
be completed. Significant non-burden impacting formatting, cosmetic and 
editorial changes are also proposed. The RRB estimates that 8,500 Form 
AA-3's are completed annually at an estimated completion time of 33 to 
58 minutes per response. Total respondent burden is estimated at 4,717 
hours.
    Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or 
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, 
and/or supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at 
[phone]. Comments regarding the information collection should be 
addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-322 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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