[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68644-68645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19964]


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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: Application to Act as 
Representative Payee; OMB 3220-0052. Under Section 12 of the Railroad 
Retirement Act, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) may pay benefits to 
a representative payee when an employee, spouse or survivor annuitant 
is incompetent or is a minor. A representative payee may be a court-
appointed guardian, a statutory conservator or an individual selected 
by the RRB. The procedures pertaining to the appointment and 
responsibilities of a representative payee are prescribed in 20 CFR 
Part 266.
    The forms furnished by the RRB to apply for representative payee 
status,

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and for securing the information needed to support the application 
follow. RRB Form AA-5, Application for Substitution of Payee, obtains 
information needed to determine the selection of a representative payee 
who will serve in the best interest of the beneficiary. RRB Form G-478, 
Statement Regarding Patient's Capability to Manage Payments, obtains 
information about an annuitant's capability to manage payments. The 
form is completed by the annuitant's personal physician or by a medical 
officer, if the annuitant is in an institution. It is not required when 
a court has appointed an individual or institution to manage the 
annuitant's funds or, in the absence of such appointment, when the 
annuitant is a minor. The RRB also provides representative payees with 
a booklet at the time of their appointment. The booklet, RRB Form RB-5, 
Your Duties as Representative Payee-Representative Payee's Record, 
advises representative payees of their responsibilities under 20 CFR 
266.9 and provides a means for the representative payee to maintain 
records pertaining to the receipt and use of RRB benefits. The booklet 
is provided for the representative payee's convenience. The RRB also 
accepts records that were kept by representative payee's as part of a 
common business practice.
    Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each 
respondent. The RRB is proposing non-burden impacting editorial changes 
to Forms AA-5 and G-478. No changes are proposed for the Booklet RB-5. 
The estimated completion time(s) is estimated at 17 minutes for Form 
AA-5, 6 minutes for Form G-478 and 60 minutes for Booklet RB-5. The RRB 
estimates that approximately 3,000 Form AA-5's, 2,000 Form G-478's and 
15,300 RB-5's are completed annually.
    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 or send an e-mail request to [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 send an e-mail to 
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-19964 Filed 11-24-06; 8:45 am]
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