[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2997-2998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1204]


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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

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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

Nonresident Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0145
    Under Public Laws 98-21 and 98-76, benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act payable to annuitants living outside the United States 
may be subject to taxation under United States income tax laws.
    Whether the social security equivalent and non-social security 
equivalent portions of Tier I, Tier II, vested dual benefit, or 
supplemental annuity payments are subject to tax withholding, and 
whether the same or different rates are applied to each payment, 
depends on a beneficiary's citizenship and legal residence status, and 
whether exemption under a tax treaty between the United States and the 
country in which the beneficiary is a legal resident has been claimed. 
To effect the required tax withholding, the Railroad Retirement Board 
(RRB) needs to know a nonresidents citizenship and legal residence 
status.
    To secure the required information, the RRB-1001, Nonresident 
Questionnaire, as a supplement to an application as part of the initial 
application process, and as an independent vehicle for obtaining the 
needed information when an annuitant's residence or tax treaty status 
changes. Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each 
respondent.
    The RRB estimates that 1,500 Form RRB-1001's are completed 
annually. The completion time for Form RRB-1001 is estimated at 30 
minutes. No change are proposed to Form RRB-1001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. 00-1204 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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