Federal Register: December 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 242)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-27649
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICE: NOTICES
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collections; Comment Request
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
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) publishes periodic summaries of proposed data collections. The information collections numbered below are pending at RRB and will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice.
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
Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report; OMB 32200173
Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for a lumpsum payment to an employee or the employee's survivors equal to the Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a separation allowance or severance payment for which the employee did not receive credits toward retirement. The lumpsum is not payable until retirement benefits begin to accrue or the employee dies. Also, section 4(a1)(iii) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act provides that a railroad employee who is paid a separation allowance is disqualified for unemployment and sickness benefits for the period of time the employee would have to work to earn the amount of the allowance. In order to calculate and provide payments, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) must collect and maintain records of separation allowances and severance payments which were subject to Tier II taxation from railroad employers. The RRB uses Form BA9 to obtain, on a quarterly basis, the information needed from railroad employers concerning the separation allowances and severance payments made to railroad employees and/or the survivors of railroad employees. All reports contain a oneline entry for each such payment or adjustment. Completion is mandatory. Responses are requested quarterly. The RRB proposes no changes to Form BA9.
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows: Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
Annual Time Burden
Form
Representative Payee Parental Custody Monitoring; OMB 32200176
Under section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to select, make payments to, and to conduct transactions with, a beneficiary's relative or some other person willing to act on behalf of the beneficiary as a representative payee. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct payment to the beneficiary or payment to a representative payee would best serve the beneficiary's interest. Inherent in the RRB's authorization to select a representative payee is the responsibility to monitor the payee to assure that the beneficiary's interests are protected. Triennially, the RRB utilizes Form G99d, Parental Custody Report, to obtain information needed to verify that a parentforchild representative payee still has custody of the child. One response is required from each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G 99d.
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows: Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
Annual Time Burden
Form
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information
regarding any of the information collections listed above or to obtain
copies of the information collection justifications, forms, and/or
supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312)
7513363 or send an email request to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.gov. Comments
regarding the information collections should be addressed to Ronald J.
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 606112092 or send an email to Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.gov. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
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) publishes periodic summaries of proposed data collections. The information collections numbered below are pending at RRB and will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice.
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
Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report; OMB 32200173
Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for a lumpsum payment to an employee or the employee's survivors equal to the Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a separation allowance or severance payment for which the employee did not receive credits toward retirement. The lumpsum is not payable until retirement benefits begin to accrue or the employee dies. Also, section 4(a1)(iii) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act provides that a railroad employee who is paid a separation allowance is disqualified for unemployment and sickness benefits for the period of time the employee would have to work to earn the amount of the allowance. In order to calculate and provide payments, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) must collect and maintain records of separation allowances and severance payments which were subject to Tier II taxation from railroad employers. The RRB uses Form BA9 to obtain, on a quarterly basis, the information needed from railroad employers concerning the separation allowances and severance payments made to railroad employees and/or the survivors of railroad employees. All reports contain a oneline entry for each such payment or adjustment. Completion is mandatory. Responses are requested quarterly. The RRB proposes no changes to Form BA9.
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows: Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
Annual Time Burden
Form
Representative Payee Parental Custody Monitoring; OMB 32200176
Under section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to select, make payments to, and to conduct transactions with, a beneficiary's relative or some other person willing to act on behalf of the beneficiary as a representative payee. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct payment to the beneficiary or payment to a representative payee would best serve the beneficiary's interest. Inherent in the RRB's authorization to select a representative payee is the responsibility to monitor the payee to assure that the beneficiary's interests are protected. Triennially, the RRB utilizes Form G99d, Parental Custody Report, to obtain information needed to verify that a parentforchild representative payee still has custody of the child. One response is required from each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G 99d.
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows: Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
Annual Time Burden
Form
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information
regarding any of the information collections listed above or to obtain
copies of the information collection justifications, forms, and/or
supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312)
7513363 or send an email request to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.gov. Comments
regarding the information collections should be addressed to Ronald J.
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 606112092 or send an email to Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.gov. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 0427649 Filed 121604; 8:45 am]
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