[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45881-45882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23050]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

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the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the 
Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

    (1) Collection title: Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities.
    (2) Form(s) submitted: AA-17, AA-17b, AA-18, AA-19, AA-19a, AA-20.
    (3) OMB Number: 3220-0030.
    (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 10/31/1998.
    (5) Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    (6) Respondents: Individuals or households.
    (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 5,765.
    (8) Total annual responses: 5,765.
    (9) Total annual reporting hours: 2,864.
    (10) Collection description: Under Section 2(d) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act, monthly survivor annuities are payable to surviving 
widow(ers), parents, unmarried children, and in certain cases, divorced 
wives (husbands), mothers (fathers), remarried widow(ers) and 
grandchildren of deceased railroad employees. The collection obtains 
information needed by the RRB for determining entitlement to and amount 
of the annuity applied for.

Additional Information or Comments

    Copies of the form and supporting documents can be obtained from 
Chuck Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer (312-751-3363). Comments 
regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. 
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 
Illinois 60611-2092 and the OMB reviewer, Laura Oliven (202-395-7316), 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23050 Filed 8-26-98; 8:45 am]
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