[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55038-55039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19514]


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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, 
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 collection of information 
to 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 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.
    Title and purpose of information collection: Continuing Disability 
Report; OMB 3220-0187. Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act 
(45 U.S.C. 231a), an annuity is not payable or is reduced for any month 
in which the annuitant works for a railroad or earns more than 
prescribed dollar amounts from either non-railroad employment or self-
employment. Certain types of work may indicate an annuitant's recovery 
from disability. The provisions relating to the reduction or non-
payment of an annuity by reason of work, and an annuitant's recovery 
from disability for work, are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17-220.20. The 
RRB conducts continuing disability reviews (CDR) to determine whether 
an annuitant continues to meet the disability requirements of the law. 
Provisions relating to when and how often the RRB conducts CDR's are 
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.186.
    Form G-254, Continuing Disability Report, is used by the RRB to 
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information for a CDR determination, including a determination prompted 
by a report of work, return to railroad service, allegation of medical 
improvement, or a routine disability review call-up. Form G-254a, 
Continuing Disability Update Report, is used to help identify a 
disability annuitant whose work activity and/or recent medical history 
warrants completion of Form G-254 for a more extensive review.
    Completion is required to retain a benefit. One response is 
requested of each respondent to Forms G-254 and G-254a.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (85 FR 39225 on June 30, 2020) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Continuing Disability Report.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0187.
    Forms submitted: G-254, G-254a, and RL-8a.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a disability annuity 
can be reduced or not paid, depending on the amount of earnings and 
type of work performed. The collection obtains information about a 
disabled annuitant's employment and earnings.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-254 and 
Form G-254a. The RRB proposes to remove Form RL-8A from the information 
collection.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                      Annual           Time           Burden
                           Form number                               responses       (minutes)        (hours)
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G-254:
    Annuitant...................................................           1,000              35             583
    Employer verification.......................................             100               5               8
    Doctor, hospital, or clinic verification....................             100               5               8
    Vocational, Rehabilitation..................................             100               5               8
    Other governmental agency verification......................             100               5               8
    School verification.........................................             100               5               8
G-254a..........................................................           1,500               5             125
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    Total.......................................................           3,000  ..............             748
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    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from 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 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19514 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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