[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4398-4399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1458]


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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 an extension without change of 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

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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.
    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 (75 FR 41557 on July 16, 2010) 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: Extension without change 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 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 Forms G-99a or 
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: 5,400.
    Total Annual Responses: 5,820 (5,400 G-99a's and 420 G-99c's).
    Total Annual Reporting Hours: 1,802.
    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 addressed 
to Patricia A. Henaghan, 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. 2011-1458 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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