[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 209 (Monday, October 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27518]


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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 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, 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 to add items that secure 
information pertaining to the direct deposit of benefits and Medicare 
processing and delete items no longer required. Language required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, will be added as well as other 
minor cosmetic and editorial changes. The RRB estimates that 10,800 AA-
3's are completed annually at an estimated completion time of 33 to 58 
minutes per response. Total respondent burden is estimated at 5,982 
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 (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. 96-27518 Filed 10-25-96; 8:45 am]
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