[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31815-31816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15373]


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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

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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 to and amount of the annuity applied for.
    The RRB 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-19a (Application 
for Determination of Child Disability), 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.
    The RRB proposes non-burden impacting editorial and formatting 
changes to all of the forms in this collection.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden                                      
                        [The estimated annual respondent burden is unchanged as follows:]                       
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                       Form #(s)                         Annual  responses     Time  (min.)      Burden  (hrs.) 
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AA-17 (with assistance)................................              3,800                 27              1,710
AA-17 (without assistance).............................                200                 47                157
AA-17b (with assistance)...............................                380                 40                253
AA-17b (without assistance)............................                 20                 50                 17
AA-18 (with assistance)................................                333                 27                150
AA-18 (without assistance).............................                 17                 47                 13
AA-19 (with assistance)................................                665                 27                299
AA-19 (without assistance).............................                 35                 47                 27
AA-19a (with assistance)...............................                285                 45                214
AA-19a (without assistance)............................                 15                 65                 16
AA-20 (with assistance)................................                 13                 27                  6
AA-20 (without assistance).............................                  2                 47                  2
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      Total............................................              5,765  .................              2,864
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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 materials, 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 by August 10, 1998.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-15373 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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