[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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