[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20886]


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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 of the 
Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
    Summary of Proposal(s): (1) Collection title: Application for 
Spouse Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act.
    (2) Form(s) submitted: AA-3, AA-3cert.
    (3) OMB Number: 3220-0042.
    (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 10/31/2003.
    (5) Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    (6) Respondents: Individuals or households.
    (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 8,500.
    (8) Total annual responses: 8,500.
    (9) Total annual reporting hours: 4,297.
    (10) Collection description: The Railroad Retirement Act provides 
for the payment of annuities to spouses of railroad retirement 
annuitants who meet the requirements under the Act. The application 
obtains information supporting the claim for benefits based on being a 
spouse of an annuitant. The information is used for determining 
entitlement to and amount of the annuity applied for.
    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms 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 to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, 
at the Office of Management and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-20886 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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