[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65840-65841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18961]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will be sending 
an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
request a revision to the following collection of information: 3220-
0042, Application for Spouse Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act, 
consisting of RRB Form(s) AA-3, Application for Spouse/Divorced Spouse 
Annuity and AA-3cert, Application Summary and Certification. Our ICR 
describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review 
and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose appropriate paperwork 
burdens.
    The RRB invites comments on the proposed collection of information 
to determine: (1) The practical utility of the collection; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the subject 
of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Comments to RRB or OIRA must 
contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of 
your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days 
of publication date.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (71 FR 44727 on August 7, 2006) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

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Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Application for Spouse Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement 
Act.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0042.
    Form(s) submitted: AA-3, Application for Spouse/Divorced Spouse 
Annuity, AA-3cert, Application Summary and Certification.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Abstract: 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.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes to add new items to Form(s) AA-
3cert and AA-3 to further document an applicant's most recent 
nonrailroad work. The items ask for the applicant's most recent job 
title and whether their employer is a seasonal employer. Non-burden 
impacting changes are proposed to the certification statements of 
Form(s) AA-3cert and AA-3 that are intended to provide additional 
specificity regarding post-application events that require an applicant 
to contact the RRB. Other non-burden impacting, editorial 
(clarification) and formatting changes to Form AA-3cert and Form AA-3 
are also proposed.
    The burden estimate for this ICR is unchanged as follows:
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 8,500.
    Total annual responses: 8,500.
    Total annual reporting hours: 4,297.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the form and supporting 
documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance 
officer at (312-751-3363) or [email protected].
    Comments: 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, Karen Matsuoka at 
[email protected], fax (202) 395-6974.

Charles Mierzwa,
RRB Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-18961 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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