[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29123-29125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13370]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments

    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

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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: Financial 
Disclosure Statement; OMB 3220-0127.
    Under Section 10 of the Railroad Retirement Act and Section 2(d) of 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the RRB may recover 
overpayments of annuities, pensions, death benefits, unemployment 
benefits, and sickness benefits that were made erroneously. An 
overpayment may be waived if the beneficiary was not at fault in 
causing the overpayment and recovery would cause financial hardship. 
The regulations for the recovery and waiver of erroneous payments are 
contained in 20 CFR 255 and CFR 340.
    The RRB utilizes Form DR-423, Financial Disclosure Statement, to 
obtain information about the overpaid beneficiary's income, debts, and 
expenses if that person indicates that (s)he cannot make restitution 
for the overpayment. The information is used to determine if the 
overpayment should be waived as wholly or partially uncollectible. If 
waiver is denied, the information is used to determine the size and 
frequency of installment payments. The beneficiary is made aware of the 
overpayment by letter and is offered a variety of methods for recovery. 
One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is voluntary. 
However, failure to provide the requested information may result in a 
denial of the waiver request.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, 2017) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Financial Disclosure Statement.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0127.
    Form(s) submitted: DR-423.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement and the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Acts, the Railroad Retirement Board has 
authority to secure from an overpaid beneficiary a statement of the 
individual's assets and liabilities if waiver of the overpayment is 
requested.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form DR-423.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                    Annual
                           Form No.                               responses      Time (minutes)  Burden  (hours)
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DR-423.......................................................           1,200               85            1,700
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    2. Title and purpose of information collection: Representative 
Payee Parental Custody Monitoring; OMB 3220-0176.
    Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the 
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to select, make payments 
to, and to conduct transactions with, a beneficiary's relative or some 
other person willing to act on behalf of the beneficiary as a 
representative payee. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct 
payment to the beneficiary or payment to a representative payee would 
best serve the beneficiary's interest. Inherent in the RRB's 
authorization to select a representative payee is the responsibility to 
monitor the payee to assure that the beneficiary's interests are 
protected. The RRB utilizes Form G-99D, Parental Custody Report, to 
obtain information needed to verify that a parent-for-child 
representative payee still has custody of the child. One response is 
required from each respondent.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, 2017) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Representative Payee Parental Custody Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0176.
    Form(s) submitted: G-99D.
    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 a representative payee. The collection 
obtains information needed to verify the parent-for-child payee still 
retains custody of the child.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-99D.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                    Annual
                           Form No.                               responses      Time (minutes)  Burden  (hours)
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G-99D........................................................             800                5               67
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    3. Title and purpose of information collection: Statement Regarding 
Contributions and Support of Children; OMB 3220-0195.
    Section 2(d)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), provides, in 
part, that a child is deemed dependent if the conditions set forth in 
Section 202(d)(3), (4) and (9) of the Social Security Act are met. 
Section 202(d)(4) of the Social Security Act, as amended by Public Law 
104-121, requires as a condition of dependency, that a child receives 
one-half of his or her support from the stepparent. This dependency 
impacts upon the entitlement of a spouse or survivor of an employee 
whose entitlement is based upon having a stepchild of the employee in 
care, or on an individual seeking a child's annuity as a stepchild of 
an employee. Therefore, depending on the employee for at least one-half 
support is a condition affecting eligibility for increasing an employee 
or spouse annuity under the social security overall minimum provisions 
on the basis of the presence of a dependent child, the employee's 
natural child in limited situations, adopted children, stepchildren, 
grandchildren, step-grandchildren and equitably adopted children. The 
regulations outlining

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child support and dependency requirements are prescribed in 20 CFR 
222.50-57.
    In order to correctly determine if an applicant is entitled to a 
child's annuity based on actual dependency, the RRB uses Form G-139, 
Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children, to obtain 
financial information needed to make a comparison between the amount of 
support received from the railroad employee and the amount received 
from other sources. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One 
response is required of each respondent.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, 2017) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0195.
    Form(s) submitted: G-139.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Dependency on the employee for at least one-half support 
is a condition affecting eligibility for increasing an employee or 
spouse annuity under the social security overall minimum provisions on 
the basis of the presence of a dependent child, the employee's natural 
child in limited situations, adopted children, stepchildren, 
grandchildren and step-grandchildren. The information collected 
solicits financial information needed to determine entitlement to a 
child's annuity based on actual dependency.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-139.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                    Annual
                           Form No.                               responses      Time (minutes)   Burden (hours)
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G-139........................................................             500               60              500
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    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 Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or [email protected] and to the OMB 
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: 
[email protected].

Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13370 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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