[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42006-42007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15153]


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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). 
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 the 
RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper 
consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive 
them within 30 days of the publication date.
    1. Title and purpose of information collection: Evidence of Marital 
Relationship, Living with Requirements; OMB 3220-0021.
    To support an application for a spouse or widow(er)'s annuity under 
Sections 2(c) or 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act, an applicant must 
submit proof of a valid marriage to a railroad employee. In some cases, 
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existence of a marital relationship is not formalized by a civil or 
religious ceremony. In other cases, questions may arise about the legal 
termination of a prior marriage of the employee, spouse, or widow(er). 
In these instances, the RRB must secure additional information to 
resolve questionable marital relationships. The circumstances requiring 
an applicant to submit documentary evidence of marriage are prescribed 
in 20 CFR 219.30.
    In the absence of documentary evidence, the RRB needs to determine 
if a valid marriage existed between a spouse or widow(er) annuity 
applicant and a railroad employee. The RRB utilizes Forms G-124, 
Individual Statement of Marital Relationship; G-124a, Certification of 
Marriage Information; G-237, Statement Regarding Marital Status; G-238, 
Statement of Residence; and G-238a, Statement Regarding Divorce or 
Annulment, to secure the needed information. One response is requested 
of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (81 FR 24904 on April 27, 2016) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Evidence of Marital Relationship--Living with Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0021.
    Form(s) submitted: G-124, G-124A, G-237, G-238 and G-238A.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Under the RRA, to obtain a benefit as a spouse of an 
employee annuitant or as the widow(er) of the deceased employee, an 
applicant must submit information to be used to determine if the 
marriage requirements for such benefits have been met. The collection 
obtains information supporting claimed common-law marriage, termination 
of previous marriages, and residency requirements.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting 
changes to the forms in the collection.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                      Annual           Time           Burden
                            Form No.                                 Responses       (minutes)        (hours)
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G-124 (in person)...............................................             125              15              31
G-124 (by mail).................................................              75              20              25
G-124a..........................................................             300              10              50
G-237 (in person)...............................................              75              15              19
G-237 (by mail).................................................              75              20              25
G-238 (in person)...............................................             150               3               8
G-238 (by mail).................................................             150               5              13
G-238a..........................................................             150              10              25
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    Total.......................................................           1,100  ..............             196
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    2. Voluntary Customer Surveys in Accordance with E.O. 12862; OMB 
3220-0192. In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the Railroad 
Retirement Board (RRB) conducts a number of customer surveys designed 
to determine the kinds and quality of services our beneficiaries, 
claimants, employers and members of the public want and expect, as well 
as their satisfaction with existing RRB services. The information 
collected is used by RRB management to monitor customer satisfaction by 
determining to what extent services are satisfactory and where and to 
what extent services can be improved. The surveys are limited to data 
collections that solicit strictly voluntary opinions, and do not 
collect information which is required or regulated. The information 
collection, which was first approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) in 1997, provides the RRB with a generic clearance 
authority. This generic authority allows the RRB to submit a variety of 
new or revised customer survey instruments (needed to timely implement 
customer monitoring activities) to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for expedited review and approval.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (81 FR 24905 on April 27, 2016) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Voluntary Customer Surveys in Accordance with E.O. 12862.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0192.
    Form(s) submitted: G-201.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) utilizes voluntary 
customer surveys to ascertain customer satisfaction with the RRB in 
terms of timeliness, appropriateness, access, and other measures of 
quality service. Surveys involve individuals that are direct or 
indirect beneficiaries of RRB services as well as railroad employers 
who must report earnings.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the collection.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: The average burden 
per response for customer satisfaction activities is estimated to range 
from 2 minutes for a Web site questionnaire to 2 hours for 
participation in a focus group. The RRB estimates an annual burden of 
1,620 annual respondents totaling 731 hours for the generic customer 
survey clearance. One response is requested of each respondent. 
Completion is required to obtain a benefit.
    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from Dana Hickman at (312) 751-
4981 or [email protected]. Comments regarding the information 
collection should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement 
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2092 or 
[email protected] and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 
202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected].

Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-15153 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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