[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9209-9210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5309]
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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 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
Survivor Insurance Annuities: OMB 3220-0030 Under Section 2(d) of the
Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), monthly survivor annuities are payable
to surviving widow(er)s, parents, unmarried children, and in certain
cases, divorced wives (husbands), mothers (fathers), remarried
widow(er)s, and grandchildren of deceased railroad employees. The
collection obtains the information required by the RRB to determine
entitlement of the annuity applied for.
The RRB currently utilizes Form(s) AA-17 (Application for
Widow(ers) Annuity), AA-17b (Applications for Determination of
Widow(er) Disability), AA-18 (Application for Mother's/Father's and
Child's Annuity), AA-19 (Application for Child's Annuity), AA-19b
(Application for Determination of Child Disability), AA-19s
(Application for child's Annuity/Full-time Student), and AA-20
(Application for Parent's Annuity) to obtain the necessary information.
One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to
obtain benefits.
In order to implement a presumed Electronic Funds Transfer policy,
revisions to Forms AA-17, AA-18, AA-19, and AA-20 are being proposed
that request information about an applicant's financial institution.
Additional changes to Forms AA-17 and AA-20 are being proposed that
will expedite Medicare enrollment and reduce jurisdictional problems
with other agencies. Modifications proposed to Form AA-19 will allow
Form AA-19s to be eliminated. Assorted minor editorial and reformatting
changes are also being proposed to all of the forms.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:
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Annual Burden
Form No. responses Time (min) (hrs.)
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AA-17 (with assistance).......... 3,800 25 1,583
AA-17 (without assistance)....... 200 45 150
AA-17b (with assistance)......... 380 40 253
AA-17b (without assistance)...... 20 50 17
AA-18 (with assistance).......... 333 25 139
AA-18 (without assistance)....... 17 45 13
AA-19 (with assistance).......... 237 25 99
AA-19 (without assistance)....... 13 45 10
AA-19a (with assistance)......... 285 45 214
AA-19a (without assistance)...... 15 65 16
AA-20 (with assistance).......... 13 25 5
AA-20 (without assistance)....... 2 45 2
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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 (312)
751-3363. 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. 96-5309 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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