[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 222 (Monday, November 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65111-65112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22582]


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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) is forwarding 
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 a currently approved collection of information: 
3220-0151, Representative Payee Monitoring consisting of Form(s) G-99a, 
Representative Payee Report and G-99c, Representative Payee Evaluation 
Report. 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.
    Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB may 
pay annuity benefits to a representative payee when an employee, spouse 
or survivor annuitant is incompetent or a minor. The RRB is responsible 
for determining if direct payment to an annuitant or a representative 
payee would best serve the annuitant's best interest. The 
accountability requirements authorizing the RRB to conduct periodic 
monitoring of representative payees, including a written accounting of 
benefit payments received, are prescribed in 20 CFR 266.7.
    The RRB utilizes the following forms to conduct its representative 
payee monitoring program. Form G-99a, Representative Payee Report, is 
used to obtain information needed to determine whether the benefit 
payments certified to the representative payee have been used for the 
annuitant's current maintenance and personal needs and whether the 
representative payee continues to be concerned with the annuitant's 
welfare. RRB Form G-99c, Representative Payee Evaluation Report, is 
used to obtain more detailed information from a representative payee 
who fails to complete and return Form G-99a, or in situations when the 
returned Form G-99a indicates the possible misuse of funds by the 
representative payee. Form G-99c contains specific questions concerning 
the representative payee's performance and is used by the RRB to 
determine whether or not the representative payee should continue in 
that capacity. Completion of the forms in this collection is required 
to retain benefits.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (72 FR 48696 on August 24, 2007) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Representative Payee Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0151.
    Form(s) submitted: G-99a, G-99c.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Abstract: Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the 
RRB is authorized to select, make payments to, and conduct transactions 
with an annuitant's relative or some other person willing to act on 
behalf of the annuitant as representative payee. The

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collection obtains information needed to determine if a representative 
payee is handling benefit payments in the best interest of the 
annuitant.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-99a. Minor, 
non-burden impacting editorial changes are proposed to Form G-99c.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
    Estimated Completion Time for Form(s): Completion time for G-99a is 
estimated at 18 minutes. Completion time for Form G-99c is estimated at 
24 to 31 minutes.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 6,000.
    Total annual responses: 6,535 (6,000 G-99a's and 535 G-99c's).
    Total annual reporting hours: 2,032.
    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 sent to 
Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or [email protected], and to the 
Office of Management Budget at Attn: Desk Officer for RRB, Fax: (202) 
395-6974 or via e-mail to [email protected].

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-22582 Filed 11-16-07; 8:45 am]
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