Federal Register: November 7, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 216)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-28286
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 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: Survivor Questionnaire; OMB 32200032.
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Under Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), benefits that may be due on the death of a railroad employee or a survivor annuitant include (1) a lumpsum death benefit, (2) a residual lumpsum payment, (30 accrued annuities due but unpaid at death, and (4) monthly survivor insurance payments. The requirements for determining the entitlement of possible beneficiaries to these benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR 234.
When the RRB receives notification of the death of a railroad employee or survivor annuitant, an RRB field office utilizes Form RL 94F, Survivor Questionnaire, to secure additional information from surviving relatives needed to determine if any further benefits are payable under the RRA. Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
The RRB proposes no changes to Form RL94F. The completion time for the RL94F is estimated at between 5 to 11 minutes. The RRB estimates that approximately 8,000 responses are received annually.
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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 (312)
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.
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