[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8259]



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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: Annual Earnings 
Questionnaire for Annuitants in Last Pre-Retirement Non-Railroad 
Employment; OMB 3220-0179. Under Section 2(e)(3) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act (RRA), an annuity is not payable for any month in which 
a beneficiary works for a railroad. In addition, an annuity is reduced 
for any month in which the beneficiary works for an employer other than 
a railroad employer and earns more than prescribed amounts. Under the 
1988 amendments to the RRA, the Tier II portion of the regular annuity 
and any supplemental annuity must be reduced by one dollar for each two 
dollars of Last Pre-Retirement Non-Railroad Employment (LPE) earnings 
for each month of such service. However, the reduction cannot exceed 
fifty percent of the Tier II and supplemental annuity amount for the 
month to which such deductions apply. LPE generally refers to an 
annuitants last employment with a non-railroad person, company, or 
institution prior to retirement which was performed whether at the same 
time of, or after an annuitant stopped railroad employment. The 
collection obtains earnings information needed by the RRB to determine 
if possible reductions in annuities because of Last Pre-Retirement Non-
Railroad Employment Earnings (LPE) are in order.
    The RRB utilizes Form G-19L to obtain LPE earnings information from 
annuitants. Companion Form G-19L.1, which serves as an instruction 
sheet and contains the Paperwork Reduction/Privacy Act Notice for the 
collection accompanies each Form G-19L sent to an annuitant. One 
response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to 
retain a benefit. The RRB proposes minor editorial changes to Form G-
19L and Form G-19L.1.
    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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                                           Annual      Time      Burden 
               Form #(s)                 responses    (Min)      (Hrs)  
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G-19L                                        6,000         30      3,000
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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. 96-8259 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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