[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 66785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28456]


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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 
clarify 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:
    Public Service Pension Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0136.
    Public Law 95-216 amended the Social Security Act of 1977 by 
providing, in part, that spouse or survivor benefits may be reduced 
when the beneficiary is in receipt of a pension based on employment 
with a Federal, State, or local government unit. Initially, the 
reduction was equal to the full amount of the government pension. 
Public Law 98-21, changed the reduction to two-thirds of the amount of 
the government pension. Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(f)(1) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act (RRA) provides that an spouse or survivor annuity should 
be equal in amount to what the annuitant would receive if entitled to a 
like benefit from the Social Security Administration. Therefore, the 
public service pension (PSP) reduction provision applies to RRA 
annuities.
    Regulations pertaining to the collection of evidence relating to 
public service pensions or worker's compensation paid to spouse or 
survivor applicants or annuitants are found in 20 CFR 219.64c. The RRB 
utilizes Form G-208, Public Service Pension Questionnaire, and Form G-
212, Public Service Monitoring Questionnaire, to obtain information 
used to determined whether an annuity reduction is in order. Completion 
is voluntary. However, failure to complete the forms could result in 
the nonpayment of benefits. One response is requested of each 
respondent.
    The RRB proposes to revise Form G-208 to request additional 
information regarding service time worked under the Federal Employee 
Retirement System (FERS). Additional nonburden impacting, editorial and 
reformatting changes, which include enhanced instructions intended to 
make the form easier to complete, are also proposed. The RRB also 
proposes minor non burden impacting editorial changes to Form G-212. 
The completion time for the G-208 is estimated at 15 minutes. The 
completion time for the G-212 is estimated at 3 minutes. The RRB 
estimates that approximately 1,700 Form G-208's and 1,000 Form G-212's 
are completed annually.
    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 
(212) 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. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-28456 Filed 11-6-00; 8:45 am]
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