[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40866-40867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19996]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

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:
    Request to Non-Railroad Employer for Information About Annuitant's 
Work and Earnings; OMB 3220-0107.
    Under the 1988 amendments to Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement 
Act (RRA), a railroad employee's retirement annuity or an annuity paid 
to the spouse of a railroad employee is subject to work deduction in 
the Tier II component of the annuity and any employee supplemental 
annuity for any month in which the annuitant works for a Last Pre-
Retirement Non-Railroad Employer (LPE). LPE is defined as the last 
person,

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company, or instituting, other than a railroad employer, that employed 
an employee or spouse annuitant. In addition, the employee, spouse or 
divorced spouse Tier I annuity benefit is subject to work deductions 
under Section 2(F)(1) of the RRA for earnings from any non-railroad 
employer that are over the annual exempt amount. The regulations 
pertaining to non-payment of annuities by reason of work are contained 
in 20 CFR 230.1 and 230.2.
    The RRB utilizes Form RL-231-F, Request to Non-Railroad Employer 
for Information About Annuitant's Work and Earnings, to obtain the 
information needed for determining if any work deduction should be 
applied because an annuitant worked in non-railroad employment after 
the annuity beginning date. One response is requested of each 
respondent. Completion is voluntary.
    The RRB proposes to revise Form RL-231-F to incorporate language 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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                                        Annual       Time       Burden  
              Form No.                 responses     (min)       (hrs)  
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RL-231-F............................         600          30         300
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      Total.........................         600  ..........         300
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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. 96-19996 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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