Federal Register: November 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 217)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-18961
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICE: NOTICES
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will be sending an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request a revision to the following collection of information: 3220 0042, Application for Spouse Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act, consisting of RRB Form(s) AA3, Application for Spouse/Divorced Spouse Annuity and AA3cert, Application Summary and Certification. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the proposed collection of information to determine: (1) The practical utility of the collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the subject of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of publication date.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60day notice (71 FR 44727 on August 7, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
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Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application for Spouse Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act.
OMB Control Number: 32200042.
Form(s) submitted: AA3, Application for Spouse/Divorced Spouse Annuity, AA3cert, Application Summary and Certification.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Act provides for the payment of annuities to spouses of railroad retirement annuitants who meet the requirements under the Act. The application obtains information supporting the claim for benefits based on being a spouse of an annuitant. The information is used for determining entitlement to and amount of the annuity applied for.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes to add new items to Form(s) AA
3cert and AA3 to further document an applicant's most recent
nonrailroad work. The items ask for the applicant's most recent job
title and whether their employer is a seasonal employer. Nonburden
impacting changes are proposed to the certification statements of
Form(s) AA3cert and AA3 that are intended to provide additional
specificity regarding postapplication events that require an applicant to contact the RRB. Other nonburden impacting, editorial
(clarification) and formatting changes to Form AA3cert and Form AA3 are also proposed.
The burden estimate for this ICR is unchanged as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 8,500.
Total annual responses: 8,500.
Total annual reporting hours: 4,297.
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Copies of the form and supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer at (3127513363) or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments: Comments regarding the information collection should be
addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 606112092 or Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Karen Matsuoka at
kmatsuoka@omb.eop.gov, fax (202) 3956974.
Charles Mierzwa,
RRB Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E618961 Filed 11806; 8:45 am]
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