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security benefit to one-half of the
portion of the pension based on noncovered employment after 1956. Section
8011 of Public Law 100–647 changed
the effective date of the onset from the
first month of eligibility to the first
month of concurrent entitlement to the
non-covered service benefit and the
RRA benefit.
Section 3(a)(1) of the RRA provides
that the Tier I benefit of an employee
annuity will be equal to the amount
(before any reduction for age or
deduction for work) the employee
would receive if he or she would have
been entitled to a like benefit under the
Social Security Act. The reduction for a
non-covered service pension also
applies to a Tier I portion of employees
under the RRA where the annuity or
non-covered service pension begins
after 1985. Since the amount of a
spouse’s Tier I benefit is one-half of the
employee’s Tier I, the spouse annuity is
also affected by the employee’s noncovered service pension reduction of his
or her Tier I benefit.
The RRB utilizes Form G–209,
Employee Non-Covered Service Pension
Questionnaire, to obtain needed
information from railroad retirement
employee applicants or annuitants
about the receipt of a pension based on
employment not covered under the
Railroad Retirement Act or the Social
Security Act. It is used as both a
supplement to the employee annuity
application, and as an independent
questionnaire to be completed when an
individual who is already receiving an
employee annuity, becomes entitled to a
pension. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is
required to obtain or retain benefits. The
RRB proposes minor non-burden
impacting, clarification and editorial
changes to Form G–209.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:]
Annual
responses
Form #(s)
Time
(min)
Burden
(hrs)
G–209 (partial questionnaire) ..................................................................................................................
G–209 (full questionnaire) .......................................................................................................................
50
100
1
8
1
13
Total ..................................................................................................................................................
150
....................
14
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) 751–3363 or
send an e-mail request to
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Ronald J.
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
N. Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
2092 or by e-mail to
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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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
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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
Medical Reports: OMB 3220–0038.
Under Sections 2(a)(1)(iv), 2(a)(2) and
2(a)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act
(RRA), annuities are payable to qualified
railroad employees whose physical or
mental condition is such that they are
unable to (1) work in their regular
occupation (occupational disability); or
(2) work at all (permanent total
disability). The requirements for
establishment of disability and proof of
continuance of disability are prescribed
in 20 CFR part 220.
Under sections 2(c)(1)(ii)(c) and
2(d)(1)(ii) of the RRA, annuities are also
payable to qualified spouses and
widow(ers), respectively, who have a
qualified child who is under a disability
which began before age 22. Annuities
are also payable to surviving children
on the basis of disability under section
2(d)(1)(iii)(C) if the child’s disability
began before age 22 and to widow(ers)
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on the basis of disability under section
2(d)(1) (i)(B). To meet the disability
standard, the RRA provides that
individuals must have a permanent
physical or mental condition such that
they are unable to engage in any regular
employment.
Under section 2(d)(1)(v) of the RRA,
annuities are also payable to remarried
and surviving divorced spouses on the
basis of, inter alia, disability or having
a qualified disabled child in care.
However, the disability standard in
these cases is that found in the Social
Security Act. That is, individuals must
be able to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or
mental impairment. The RRB also
determines entitlement to a period of
early disability and early Medicare
entitlement for qualified claimants in
accordance with section 216 of the
Social Security Act.
When making disability
determinations, the RRB needs evidence
from acceptable medical sources. The
RRB currently utilizes Forms G–3EMP,
Report of Medical Condition by
Employer; G–197, Authorization to
Release Medical Information, G–250,
Medical Assessment; G–250a, Medical
Assessment of Residual Functional
Capacity; G–260, Report of Seizure
Disorder; RL–11b, Disclosure of
Hospital Medical Records; RL–11d,
Disclosure of Medical Records from a
State Agency; and RL–250, Request for
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Medical Assessment, to obtain the
necessary medical evidence.
The RRB proposes no changes to the
information collection. Completion is
voluntary. One response is requested of
each respondent.
ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual responses
Form No.
G–3EMP ..................................................................................................................................................
G–197 ......................................................................................................................................................
G–250 ......................................................................................................................................................
G–250a ....................................................................................................................................................
G–260 ......................................................................................................................................................
RL–11b ....................................................................................................................................................
RL–11d ....................................................................................................................................................
RL–250 ....................................................................................................................................................
TOTAL ..............................................................................................................................................
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) 751–3363 or
send an e-mail request to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Ronald J.
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–2092 or send an e-mail to
Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
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 a currently
approved collection of information:
3220–0176, Representative Payee
Parental Custody Report. 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
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600
6,000
11,950
50
100
5,000
250
11,950
35,900
Time (mins)
10
10
30
20
25
10
10
10
....................
Burden
(hours)
100
1,000
5,975
17
42
833
42
1,992
10,001
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.
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. The RRB utilizes
Form G–99d, Parental Custody Report,
to obtain information needed to verify
that a parent-for-child representative
payee still has custody of the child. One
response is required from each
respondent. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form G–99d.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (72 FR 61192–61193 on
October 29, 2007) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
authorized to select, make payments to,
and conduct transactions with an
annuitant’s relative or some other
person willing to act on behalf of the
annuitant as a representative payee. The
collection obtains information needed to
verify the parent-for-child payee still
retains custody of the child.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form G–99D.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated completion time for
Form(s): Completion time for Form G–
99D is estimated at 5 minutes.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,030.
Total annual responses: 1,030.
Total annual reporting hours: 86.
Additional information or comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer (312–751–3363) or
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois, 60611–2092 or
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Representative Payee Parental
Custody Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0176.
Form(s) submitted: G–99D.
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Under section 12(a) of the
Railroad Retirement Act, the RRB is
Charles Mierzwa,
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
Medical Reports: OMB 3220-0038.
Under Sections 2(a)(1)(iv), 2(a)(2) and 2(a)(3) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), annuities are payable to qualified railroad
employees whose physical or mental condition is such that they are
unable to (1) work in their regular occupation (occupational
disability); or (2) work at all (permanent total disability). The
requirements for establishment of disability and proof of continuance
of disability are prescribed in 20 CFR part 220.
Under sections 2(c)(1)(ii)(c) and 2(d)(1)(ii) of the RRA, annuities
are also payable to qualified spouses and widow(ers), respectively, who
have a qualified child who is under a disability which began before age
22. Annuities are also payable to surviving children on the basis of
disability under section 2(d)(1)(iii)(C) if the child's disability
began before age 22 and to widow(ers) on the basis of disability under
section 2(d)(1) (i)(B). To meet the disability standard, the RRA
provides that individuals must have a permanent physical or mental
condition such that they are unable to engage in any regular
employment.
Under section 2(d)(1)(v) of the RRA, annuities are also payable to
remarried and surviving divorced spouses on the basis of, inter alia,
disability or having a qualified disabled child in care. However, the
disability standard in these cases is that found in the Social Security
Act. That is, individuals must be able to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment. The RRB also determines entitlement to a period of
early disability and early Medicare entitlement for qualified claimants
in accordance with section 216 of the Social Security Act.
When making disability determinations, the RRB needs evidence from
acceptable medical sources. The RRB currently utilizes Forms G-3EMP,
Report of Medical Condition by Employer; G-197, Authorization to
Release Medical Information, G-250, Medical Assessment; G-250a, Medical
Assessment of Residual Functional Capacity; G-260, Report of Seizure
Disorder; RL-11b, Disclosure of Hospital Medical Records; RL-11d,
Disclosure of Medical Records from a State Agency; and RL-250, Request
for
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Medical Assessment, to obtain the necessary medical evidence.
The RRB proposes no changes to the information collection.
Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
Estimate of Respondent Burden
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Annual Burden
Form No. responses Time (mins) (hours)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-3EMP........................... 600 10 100
G-197............................ 6,000 10 1,000
G-250............................ 11,950 30 5,975
G-250a........................... 50 20 17
G-260............................ 100 25 42
RL-11b........................... 5,000 10 833
RL-11d........................... 250 10 42
RL-250........................... 11,950 10 1,992
TOTAL........................ 35,900 ........... 10,001
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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, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at
(312) 751-3363 or send an e-mail request to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV.
Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to
Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or send an e-mail to
Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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