Federal Register: November 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 216)
DOCID: FR Doc 00-28456
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DOCUMENT 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
clarify 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:
Public Service Pension Questionnaire; OMB 32200136.
Public Law 95216 amended the Social Security Act of 1977 by providing, in part, that spouse or survivor benefits may be reduced when the beneficiary is in receipt of a pension based on employment with a Federal, State, or local government unit. Initially, the reduction was equal to the full amount of the government pension. Public Law 9821, changed the reduction to twothirds of the amount of the government pension. Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(f)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides that an spouse or survivor annuity should be equal in amount to what the annuitant would receive if entitled to a like benefit from the Social Security Administration. Therefore, the public service pension (PSP) reduction provision applies to RRA annuities.
Regulations pertaining to the collection of evidence relating to public service pensions or worker's compensation paid to spouse or survivor applicants or annuitants are found in 20 CFR 219.64c. The RRB utilizes Form G208, Public Service Pension Questionnaire, and Form G 212, Public Service Monitoring Questionnaire, to obtain information used to determined whether an annuity reduction is in order. Completion is voluntary. However, failure to complete the forms could result in the nonpayment of benefits. One response is requested of each respondent.
The RRB proposes to revise Form G208 to request additional information regarding service time worked under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Additional nonburden impacting, editorial and reformatting changes, which include enhanced instructions intended to make the form easier to complete, are also proposed. The RRB also proposes minor non burden impacting editorial changes to Form G212. The completion time for the G208 is estimated at 15 minutes. The completion time for the G212 is estimated at 3 minutes. The RRB estimates that approximately 1,700 Form G208's and 1,000 Form G212's are completed annually.
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at
(212) 7513363. Comments regarding the information collection should be
addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 606112092. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 0028456 Filed 11600; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 790501M
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,