[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36539-36541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17510]
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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
two (2) Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). 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 collections of information
to determine (1) the practical utility of the collections; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (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
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proper consideration of your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA
receive them within 30 days of publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Non-Resident
Questionnaire; 3220-0145.
Under Public Laws 98-21 and 98-76, benefits under the Railroad
Retirement Act payable to annuitants living outside the United States
may be subject to taxation under United States income tax laws. Whether
the social security equivalent and non-social security equivalent
portions of Tier I, Tier II, vested dual benefit, or supplemental
annuity payments are subject to tax withholding, and whether the same
or different rates are applied to each payment, depends on a
beneficiary's citizenship and legal residence status, and whether
exemption under a tax treaty between the United States and the country
in which the beneficiary is a legal resident has been claimed. To
effect the tax withholding, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) needs
to know a nonresidents citizenship and legal residence status.
To secure the required information, the RRB utilizes Form RRB-1001,
Nonresident Questionnaire, as a supplement to an application as part of
the initial application process, and as an independent vehicle for
obtaining the needed information when an annuitant's residence or tax
treaty status changes. Completion is voluntary. One response is
requested of each respondent.
The RRB estimates that 1,300 Form RRB-1001's are completed
annually. The completion time for Form RRB-1001 is estimated at 30
minutes.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 17895 on April 17, 2009) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Nonresident Questionnaire.
Form(s) submitted: RRB-1001.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0145.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,300.
Total annual responses: 1,300.
Total annual reporting hours: 650.
Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement Act, the benefits payable
to an annuitant living outside the United States may be subject to
withholding under Public Laws 98-21 and 98-76. The form obtains the
information needed to determine the amount to be withheld.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form RRB-1001.
2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: Application for
Survivor Insurance Annuities.
Under Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), monthly
survivor annuities are payable to surviving widow(er)s, parents,
unmarried children, and in certain cases, divorced wives (husbands),
mothers (fathers), remarried widow(er)s, and grandchildren of deceased
railroad employees. The collection obtains the information required by
the RRB to determine entitlement to and the amount of the annuity
applied for.
The RRB currently utilizes Form(s) AA-17, Application for
Widow(ers) Annuity, AA-17b Applications for Determination of Widow(er)
Disability, AA-17cert, Application Summary and Certification, AA-18,
Application for Mother's/Father's and Child's Annuity, AA-19,
Application for Child's Annuity, AA-19a, Application for Determination
of Child Disability, and AA-20, Application for Parent's Annuity to
obtain the necessary information. One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (min) Burden (hrs)
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AA-17 (without assistance)...................................... 100 47 78
AA-17b (total).................................................. 300 .............. 270
(with assistance).............................................. 280 40 187
(without assistance)........................................... 20 50 17
AA-17cert....................................................... 3,000 20 1,000
AA-18 (without assistance)...................................... 12 47 9
AA-19 (without assistance)...................................... 9 47 7
AA-19a (total).................................................. 300 .............. 230
(with assistance).............................................. 285 45 214
(without assistance)........................................... 15 65 16
AA-20 (without assistance)...................................... 1 47 1
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Total....................................................... 4,022 .............. 1,529
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Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 18408 on April 22, 2009) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0030.
Form(s) submitted: AA-17, AA-17b, AA-17cert, AA-18, AA-19, AA-19a,
AA-20.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: Under Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act,
monthly survivor annuities are payable to surviving widow(er)s,
parents, unmarried children, and in certain cases, divorced wives
(husband), mothers (fathers), remarried widow(er)s and grandchildren of
deceased railroad employees. The collection obtains information needed
by the RRB for determining entitlement to and amount of the annuity
applied for.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the
information collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,022.
Total annual responses: 4,022.
Total annual reporting hours: 1,529.
Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the form and
supporting
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documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer at (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. E9-17510 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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