[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54856-54857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19606]
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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.
1. 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 266.
The forms furnished by the RRB to apply for representative payee
status, 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 Benefits, obtains information about an annuitant's capability
to manage their own benefits. 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
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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 are 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, G-478, and the RB-5 booklet.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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AA-5............................................................ 3,000 .............. 850
Individuals................................................. 2,250 17 637.5
Institutions................................................ 750 .............. 212.5
G-478........................................................... 2,000 6 200.0
RB-5............................................................ 15,300 .............. 15,300
Individuals................................................. 11,475 60 11,475
Institutions................................................ 3,825 .............. 3,825
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Total................................................... 20,300 .............. 16,350
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2. Employer Service and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0070.
Section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)
specifies the maximum normal unemployment and sickness benefits that
may be paid in a benefit year. Section 2(c) further provides for
extended benefits for certain employees and for beginning a benefit
year early for other employees. The conditions for these actions are
prescribed in 20 CFR 302.
All information about creditable railroad service and compensation
needed by the RRB to administer Section 2(c) is not always available
from annual reports filed by railroad employers with the RRB (OMB 3220-
0008). When this occurs, the RRB must obtain supplemental information
about service and compensation.
The RRB utilizes Form UI-41, Supplemental Report of Service and
Compensation, and Form UI-41a, Supplemental Report of Compensation, to
obtain the additional information about service and compensation from
railroad employers. Completion of the forms is mandatory. One response
is required of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form UI-
41 and UI-41a.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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UI-41........................................................... 100 8 13
UI-41a.......................................................... 50 8 7
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Total....................................................... 150 .............. 20
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Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact 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 emailed to
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-19606 Filed 8-16-16; 8:45 am]
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