[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 6587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02252]


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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.
    Title and purpose of information collection: Vocational Report; OMB 
3220-0141. Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) (45 
U.S.C. 231a) provides for payment of disability annuities to qualified 
employees and widow(er)s. The establishment of permanent disability for 
work in the applicant's ``regular occupation'' or for work in any 
regular employment is prescribed in 20 CFR 220.12 and 220.13, 
respectively.
    To enable the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) to determine the 
effect of a disability on an applicant's ability to work, the RRB needs 
the applicant's work history. The RRB utilizes Form G-251, Vocational 
Report, to obtain this information.
    Form G-251 is provided to all applicants for employee disability 
annuities and to those applicants for a widow(er)'s disability annuity 
who indicate that they have been employed at some time. Form G-251 is 
designed for use with the RRB's disability benefit application forms. 
Form G-251 is similar to Form SSA-3369-BK, OMB 0960-0578. The RRB 
proposes the no changes to the Form G-251.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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G-251 (with assistance).........................................           5,730              40           3,820
G-251 (without assistance)......................................             270              50             225
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    Total.......................................................           6,000  ..............           4,045
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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 Kennisha Tucker at (312) 469-2591 
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 emailed 
to [email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-02252 Filed 2-4-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7905-01-P