[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3642]



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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 
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 annuitant 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 utilizes Form 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 1,300 Form RRB-1001's are completed 
annually. The completion time for Form RRB-1001 is estimated at 30 
minutes. No changes are proposed to Form RRB-1001.
    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 
(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 should be received within 
60 days of this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3642 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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