[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10631]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Proposed Collections; 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) publishes periodic summaries of 
proposed data collections. The information collections numbered below 
are pending at RRB and will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the 
date of this notice.
    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.

1. Title and Purpose of Information Collection

    Application for Benefits Due but Unpaid at Death; OMB 3220-0055. 
Under section 2(g) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), 
benefits under that Act that accrued but were not paid because of the 
death of an employee shall be paid to the same individual(s) to whom 
benefits are payable under section 6(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement 
Act. The provisions relating to the payment of such benefits are 
prescribed in 20 CFR 325.5 and 20 CFR 335.5.
    The RRB provides Form UI-63 for use in applying for the accrued 
sickness or unemployment benefits unpaid at the death of the employee 
and for securing the information needed by the RRB to identify the 
proper payee. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One response 
is requested of each respondent.
    The RRB proposes minor editorial and formatting changes to the UI-
63. A column has been added to request the telephone number of the 
payer of burial expenses and a check box has been added to remind 
survivors of the deceased employee that proof of relationship is needed 
to determine the person(s) entitled to unpaid benefits due at the time 
of death. The completion time for the UI-63 is estimated at 7 minutes. 
The RRB estimates that approximately 200 responses are received 
annually.

2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection

    Employee's Certification; OMB 3220-0140. Section 2 of the Railroad 
Retirement Act (RRA), provides for the payment of an annuity to the 
spouse or divorced spouse of a retired railroad employee. For the 
spouse or divorced spouse to qualify for an annuity, the RRB must 
determine if any of the employee's previous marriages create an 
impediment either to the current marriage between the employee and his 
or her spouse or to the marriage which previously existed between the 
employee and his or her former spouse.
    The requirements relating to obtaining evidence for determining 
valid marital relationships are prescribed in 20 CFR 219.30 through 
219.35.
    Section 2(e) of the RRA requires that an employee must relinquish 
all rights to any railroad employer service before a spouse annuity can 
be paid.
    The RRB uses Form G-346 to obtain the information needed for 
determining if any of the employee's previous marriages create an 
impediment to the current marriage. Form G-346 is completed by the 
retired employee who is the husband or wife of the applicant for a 
spouse annuity. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One 
response is requested of each respondent.
    The RRB proposes to change the function of Form G-346 by requiring 
that it be completed in all cases where the employee and spouse do not 
file simultaneously. Currently, Form G-346 is only completed when the 
spouse filed for an annuity more than 1 year after the employee filed. 
The RRB also proposes to make minor editorial and formatting changes to 
Form G-346. The RRB estimates that 7,610 G-346's will be completed 
annually at an estimated completion time of five minutes per response. 
Total respondent burden is estimated at 634 hours.
    Additional Information or Comments: To request more information 
regarding any of the information collections listed above or to obtain 
copies of the information collection justifications, forms, and/or 
supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312) 
751-3363 or send an e-mail request to [email protected]. Comments 
regarding the information collections should be addressed to Ronald J. 
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 
Illinois 60611-2092 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-10631 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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