[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 19132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7277]


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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: 05/31/2005.
    (5) Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    (6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 20.
    (8) Total annual responses: 2,030.
    (9) Total annual reporting hours: 2,537.
    (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 severance payments 
paid from railroad employers.
    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency 
clearance officer (312-751-3363) or [email protected].
    Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed 
to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2092 or [email protected] 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.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7277 Filed 4-11-05; 8:45 am]
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