[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68754-68755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24878]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    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: 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) (45 U.S.C. 231a) of the Railroad Retirement Act, 
an applicant must submit proof of a valid marriage to a railroad 
employee. In some cases, the 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. Forms G-124, G-237, G-238, 
and G-238a can be completed either with assistance from RRB personnel 
during an in-office interview or by mail. One response is requested of 
each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits. The RRB 
proposes minor non-burden impacting changes to Forms G-124, G-124a, and 
G-237 to remove the words ``husband'' or ``wife'' and replace them with 
gender-neutral term ``spouse''. The RRB proposes no changes to Forms G-
238 and G-238a.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (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. Title and purpose of information collection: Employer Service 
and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0070.
    Section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) (45 
U.S.C. 352) 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 Form UI-41a.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 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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    3. Title and purpose of information collection: Customer 
Satisfaction Monitoring; 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. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-
201.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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G-201...........................................................              50               2               2
Web-Site Survey.................................................             300               5              25
Periodic Survey.................................................           1,020              12             204
Focus Groups....................................................             250             120             500
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    Total.......................................................           1,620  ..............             731
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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. 2022-24878 Filed 11-15-22; 8:45 am]
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