Federal Register: December 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 250)
DOCID: FR Doc 03-32129
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICE: NOTICES
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
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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: Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities: OMB 32200030.
Under Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), monthly survivor annuities are payable to surviving widow(er)s, parents, unmarried children, and in certain cases, divorced wives (husbands), mothers (fathers), remarried widow(er)s, and grandchildren of deceased railroad employees. The collection obtains the information required by the RRB to determine entitlement to and the amount of the annuity applied for.
The RRB currently utilizes Form(s) AA17, Application for Widow(ers) Annuity, AA17b Applications for Determination of Widow(er) Disability, AA17cert, Application Summary and Certification, AA18, Application for Mother's/Father's and Child's Annuity, AA19, Application for Child's Annuity, AA19a, Application for Determination of Child Disability, and AA20, Application for Parent's Annuity to obtain the necessary information. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits. The RRB proposes no changes to any of the forms currently in the information collection. Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows: Annual Form Nos. responses Time (min) Burden (hrs) AA17 (manual, without assistance).............................. 150 47 113 AA17b (with assistance)........................................ 380 40 253 AA17b (without assistance)..................................... 20 50 17 AA17cert....................................................... 3,265 20 1,088 AA18 (manual, without assistance).............................. 12 47 9 AA19 (manual, without assistance).............................. 9 47 7 AA19a (with assistance)........................................ 285 45 214 AA19a (without assistance)..................................... 15 65 16 AA20 (manual, without assistance).............................. 1 47 1
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
(312) 7513363. Comments regarding the information collection should be
addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois 606112092. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 0332129 Filed 123003; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 790501P
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,