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3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

Title: Evidence of Marital Relationship, Living with Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 32200021.

Forms submitted: G124, G124a, G237, G238, G238a.

Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.

Affected public: Individuals or Households.

Abstract: Under the RRA, to obtain a benefit as a spouse of an employee annuitant or as the widow(er) of the deceased employee, an applicant must submit information to be used to determine if the marriage requirements for such benefits have been met. The collection contains information supporting claimed commonlaw marriage, termination of previous marriages, and residency requirements.

Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the collection.

The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Annual Form N

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survey instruments (needed to timely implement customer monitoring activities) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for expedited review and approval.

The average burden per response for customer satisfaction activities is estimated to range from 2 minutes for a Web site questionnaire to 2 hours for participation in a focus group. The RRB estimates an annual burden of 1,750 annual respondents totaling 735 hours for the generic customer survey clearance.

Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 7514981 or Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 606112092 or emailed to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Writt

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Dated: February 15, 2013.
Martha P. Rico,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 201304184 Filed 22013; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 790501P

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disability annuities to qualified employees and widow(ers). The establishment of permanent disability for work in the applicants ``regular occupation'' or for work in any regular employment is prescribed in 20 CFR 220.12 and 220.13 respectively.

The RRB utilizes Form G251, Vocational Report, to obtain an applicant's work history. This information is used by the RRB to determine the effect of a disability on an applicant's ability to work. Form G251 is designed for use with the RRB's disability benefit application forms and is provided to all applicants for employee disability annuities and to those applicants for a widow(er)'s disability annuity who indicate that they have been employed at some time.

Completion is required to obtain or retain a benefit. One response is requested of each respondent.

Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60day notice (77 FR 63358 on October 16, 2012) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicit

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In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111117), Railroad Retirement Board is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2012 Service Contract inventories. This inventory provides information on service contract actions, over $25,000, which the RRB awarded during FY 2012. The information is organized by function to show how contracted resources were used by the agency to support its mission. The inventory has been developed in accordance with guidance issued on November 5, 2010 by the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), as updated by OFPP memorandum dated December 19, 2011. OFPP's guidance is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/servicecontractinventoryguidance.pdf. The Railroad Retirement Board has posted

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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 the RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of the publication date.

Under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), and Section 6 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), railroad employers are required to submit reports of employee service and compensation to the RRB as needed for administering the RRA and RUIA. To pay benefits due on a deceased employee's earnings records or determine entitlement to, and amount of annuity applied for, it is necessary at times to obtain from railroad employers current (lag) service and compensation not yet reported to the RRB through the annual reporting process. The reporting requirements are specified in 20 CFR

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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden [The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows] Form number Annual responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) G421F.................................................... 535 5 45

Total................................................. 535 ................ 45

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utilizes Forms G124, Individual Statement of Marital Relationship; G 124a, Certification of Marriage Information; G237, Statement Regarding Marital Status; G238, Statement of Residence; and G238a, Statement Regarding Divorce or Annulment, to secure the needed information. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits. The RRB proposes minor nonburden impacting changes to the forms in the collection.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden [The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows] Annual Time Burden Form No. responses (minutes) (hours) G124 (in person)............................................... 125 15 31 G124 (by mail).................................................