Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 19396 [2017-08477]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 80 / Thursday, April 27, 2017 / Notices
Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal
Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza SW., in the Benjamin Franklin
Room.
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 9:00
a.m.—Closed; Wednesday, May 10, at
8:00 a.m.—Open.
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: Representative Payee
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0151. Under
Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA), the RRB may pay annuity
benefits to a representative payee when
an employee, spouse, or survivor
annuitant is incompetent or a minor.
The RRB is responsible for determining
if direct payment to an annuitant or a
representative payee would best serve
the annuitant’s best interest. The
accountability requirements authorizing
the RRB to conduct periodic monitoring
of representative payees, including a
written accounting of benefit payments
received, are prescribed in 20 CFR
266.7. The RRB utilizes the following
forms to conduct its representative
payee monitoring program.
PLACE:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
STATUS:
Matters to be Considered
Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 9:00 a.m.
(Closed)
1. Financial Matters.
2. Strategic Issues.
3. Governors’ Executive Session—
Discussion of prior agenda items and
Board governance.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 8:00 a.m.
(Open)
1. Remarks of the Postmaster General
and CEO and Chairman of the
Temporary Emergency Committee of the
Board.
2. Approval of Minutes of Previous
Meetings.
3. Committee Reports.
4. Quarterly Report on Financial
Performance.
5. Quarterly Service Performance
Report.
6. Tentative Agenda for the June 20
Meeting.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board,
U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000.
Telephone: (202) 268–4800.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
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Form G–99a, Representative Payee
Report, is used to obtain information
needed to determine whether the benefit
payments certified to the representative
payee have been used for the
annuitant’s current maintenance and
personal needs and whether the
representative payee continues to be
concerned with the annuitant’s welfare.
RRB Form G–99c, Representative Payee
Evaluation Report, is used to obtain
more detailed information from a
representative payee who fails to
complete and return Form G–99a or in
situations when the returned Form G–
99a indicates the possible misuse of
funds by the representative payee. Form
G–99c contains specific questions
concerning the representative payee’s
performance and is used by the RRB to
determine whether or not the
representative payee should continue in
that capacity. The RRB proposes no
changes to Forms G–99a and G–99c.
In response to the RRB’s Office of
Inspector General’s recommendation to
strengthen the controls of the agency’s
representative payee monitoring
program, the RRB proposes new Form
G–106, Statement of Care and
Responsibility to Annuitant. In cases
where the representative payee does not
have custody of the annuitant, Form G–
106 will be used to solicit information
about the representative payee’s
performance and the annuitant’s wellbeing from the custodian of the
annuitant. The proposed form contains
specific questions concerning the
representative payee’s performance, and
will be used by the RRB to determine
whether or not the representative payee
should continue in that capacity.
Completion of the forms in this
collection is required to retain benefits.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form number
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
5,400
300
120
500
18
24
31
10
1,620
120
62
83
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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G–99a (legal and all other, excepting parent for child) ...............................................................
G–99c (Parts I and II) ..................................................................................................................
G–99c (Parts I, II, and III) ............................................................................................................
G–106 ..........................................................................................................................................
6,320
........................
1,885
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) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
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should be addressed to Brian Foster,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov.
PO 00000
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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: Representative Payee
Monitoring; OMB 3220-0151. Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA), the RRB may pay annuity benefits to a representative payee
when an employee, spouse, or survivor annuitant is incompetent or a
minor. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct payment to an
annuitant or a representative payee would best serve the annuitant's
best interest. The accountability requirements authorizing the RRB to
conduct periodic monitoring of representative payees, including a
written accounting of benefit payments received, are prescribed in 20
CFR 266.7. The RRB utilizes the following forms to conduct its
representative payee monitoring program.
Form G-99a, Representative Payee Report, is used to obtain
information needed to determine whether the benefit payments certified
to the representative payee have been used for the annuitant's current
maintenance and personal needs and whether the representative payee
continues to be concerned with the annuitant's welfare. RRB Form G-99c,
Representative Payee Evaluation Report, is used to obtain more detailed
information from a representative payee who fails to complete and
return Form G-99a or in situations when the returned Form G-99a
indicates the possible misuse of funds by the representative payee.
Form G-99c contains specific questions concerning the representative
payee's performance and is used by the RRB to determine whether or not
the representative payee should continue in that capacity. The RRB
proposes no changes to Forms G-99a and G-99c.
In response to the RRB's Office of Inspector General's
recommendation to strengthen the controls of the agency's
representative payee monitoring program, the RRB proposes new Form G-
106, Statement of Care and Responsibility to Annuitant. In cases where
the representative payee does not have custody of the annuitant, Form
G-106 will be used to solicit information about the representative
payee's performance and the annuitant's well-being from the custodian
of the annuitant. The proposed form contains specific questions
concerning the representative payee's performance, and will be used by
the RRB to determine whether or not the representative payee should
continue in that capacity.
Completion of the forms in this collection is required to retain
benefits.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-99a (legal and all other, excepting parent for child)......... 5,400 18 1,620
G-99c (Parts I and II).......................................... 300 24 120
G-99c (Parts I, II, and III).................................... 120 31 62
G-106........................................................... 500 10 83
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Total....................................................... 6,320 .............. 1,885
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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) 751-4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or emailed to
Brian.Foster@rrb.gov. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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