[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10506-10507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5348]


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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 
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: Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance 
Pay Report.
    (2) Form(s) submitted: BA-9.
    (3) OMB Number: 3220-0173.
    (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 4/30/1999.
    (5) Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    (6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 27.
    (8) Total annual responses: 1,072.

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    (9) Total annual reporting hours: 1,340.
    (10) Collection description: Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement 
Act provides for a lump-sum payment to an employee or the employee's 
survivor equal to the Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a 
separation allowance or severance payment for which the employee did 
not receive credits toward retirement. The collection obtains 
information concerning the separation allowances and severances 
payments from railroad employers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 
Laurie Schack (202-395-7316), Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-5348 Filed 3-3-99; 8:45 am]
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