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BILLING CODE 6329–39–P
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Evidence of Marital
Relationship—Living with
Requirements; OMB 3220–0021.
To support an application for a
spouse or widow(er)’s annuity under
Sections 2(c) or 2(d) (45 U.S.C. 231a) of
the Railroad Retirement Act, an
applicant must submit proof of a valid
marriage to a railroad employee. In
some cases, the existence of a marital
relationship is not formalized by a civil
or religious ceremony. In other cases,
questions may arise about the legal
termination of a prior marriage of the
employee, spouse, or widow(er). In
these instances, the RRB must secure
additional information to resolve
questionable marital relationships. The
circumstances requiring an applicant to
submit documentary evidence of
marriage are prescribed in 20 CFR
219.30.
In the absence of documentary
evidence, the RRB needs to determine if
a valid marriage existed between a
spouse or widow(er) annuity applicant
and a railroad employee. The RRB
utilizes Forms G–124, Individual
Statement of Marital Relationship;
G–124a, Certification of Marriage
Information; G–237, Statement
Regarding Marital Status; G–238,
Statement of Residence; and G–238a,
Statement Regarding Divorce or
Annulment, to secure the needed
information. Forms G–124, G–237,
G–238, and G–238a can be completed
either with assistance from RRB
personnel during an in-office interview
or by mail. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is
required to obtain benefits. The RRB
proposes minor non-burden impacting
changes to the forms in the collection.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
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Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
G–124 (in person) ........................................................................................................................
G–124 (by mail) ...........................................................................................................................
G–124a ........................................................................................................................................
G–237 (in person) ........................................................................................................................
G–237 (by mail) ...........................................................................................................................
G–238 (in person) ........................................................................................................................
G–238 (by mail) ...........................................................................................................................
G–238a ........................................................................................................................................
125
75
300
75
75
150
150
150
15
20
10
15
20
3
5
10
31
25
50
19
25
8
13
25
Total ......................................................................................................................................
1,100
........................
196
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Application to Act as
Representative Payee; OMB 3220–0052.
Under Section 12 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231k), the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) may
pay benefits to a representative payee
when an employee, spouse or survivor
annuitant is incompetent or is a minor.
A representative payee may be a courtappointed guardian, a statutory
conservator or an individual selected by
the RRB. The procedures pertaining to
the appointment and responsibilities of
a representative payee are prescribed in
20 CFR 266.
The forms furnished by the RRB to
apply for representative payee status,
and for securing the information needed
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to support the application follow. RRB
Form AA–5, Application for
Substitution of Payee, obtains
information needed to determine the
selection of a representative payee who
will serve in the best interest of the
beneficiary. RRB Form G–478,
Statement Regarding Patient’s
Capability to Manage Benefits, obtains
information about an annuitant’s
capability to manage their own benefits.
The form is completed by the
annuitant’s personal physician or by a
medical officer, if the annuitant is in an
institution. It is not required when a
court has appointed an individual or
institution to manage the annuitant’s
funds or, in the absence of such
appointment, when the annuitant is a
minor. The RRB also provides
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representative payees with a booklet at
the time of their appointment. The
booklet, RRB Form RB–5, Your Duties
as Representative Payee-Representative
Payee’s Record, advises representative
payees of their responsibilities under 20
CFR 266.9 and provides a means for the
representative payee to maintain records
pertaining to the receipt and use of RRB
benefits. The booklet is provided for the
representative payee’s convenience. The
RRB also accepts records that are kept
by representative payee’s as part of a
common business practice. Completion
is voluntary. One response is requested
of each respondent. The RRB proposes
no changes to the forms in the
collection.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
AA–5 ............................................................................................................................................
Individuals .............................................................................................................................
Institutions .............................................................................................................................
G–478 ..........................................................................................................................................
RB–5 ............................................................................................................................................
Individuals .............................................................................................................................
Institutions .............................................................................................................................
3,000
2,250
750
2,000
15,300
11,475
3,825
18
........................
........................
6
60
........................
........................
900.0
675.0
225.0
200.0
15,300
11,475
3,825
Total ...............................................................................................................................
20,300
........................
16,350
3. Title and purpose of information
collection: Employer Service and
Compensation Reports; OMB 3220–
0070.
Section 2(c) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)
(45 U.S.C.352) specifies the maximum
normal unemployment and sickness
benefits that may be paid in a benefit
year. Section 2(c) further provides for
extended benefits for certain employees
and for beginning a benefit year early for
other employees. The conditions for
these actions are prescribed in 20 CFR
302.
All information about creditable
railroad service and compensation
needed by the RRB to administer
Section 2(c) is not always available from
annual reports filed by railroad
employers with the RRB (OMB 3220–
0008). When this occurs, the RRB must
obtain supplemental information about
service and compensation.
The RRB utilizes Form UI–41,
Supplemental Report of Service and
Compensation, and Form UI–41a,
Supplemental Report of Compensation,
to obtain the additional information
about service and compensation from
railroad employers. Completion of the
forms is mandatory. One response is
required of each respondent. The RRB
proposes minor non-burden impacting
changes to Form UI–41a.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)1/
Burden
(hours)
UI–41 ...........................................................................................................................................
UI–41a .........................................................................................................................................
100
50
8
8
13
7
Total ......................................................................................................................................
150
........................
20
4. Title and purpose of information
collection: Repayment of Debt; OMB
3220–0169.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231a) provides for
payment of annuities to railroad
employees who are retired due to age or
disability and annuities or benefits to
their eligible spouses, divorced spouses,
and survivors. Section 2 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)
(45 U.S.C. 352) provides for the
payment of benefits to qualified railroad
employees who are unemployed, but
willing and able to work, and railroad
employees who are unable to work due
to sickness or injury. When an
overpayment of RRA or RUIA benefits
has occurred, prompt action is initiated
to notify the annuitant or beneficiary of
the overpayment and the method by
which the debt may be liquidated. The
overpayment recovery methods
available are cash refund by check,
money order, debit card and
withholding of annuities or benefits
due.
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
procedures pertaining to RRA annuity
and benefit overpayment determinations
and recovery are prescribed in 20 CFR
part 255. RUIA procedures pertaining to
benefit overpayment determinations are
prescribed in 20 CFR part 340.
When a debt is owed on an RRA or
RUIA-related debt, the RRB mails Form
DRL–145, Debt Notice, to the debtor; a
Form G–421, Repayment Method Form,
for the debtor to indicate how they will
repay the debt; a Form G–66 or G–66B,
Your Rights to Review and/or Waiver,
which explains what they can do if they
disagree with the amount of the debt;
and a Form G–66A or G–66BA, Rights
Request Form, to request their right to
have us review and/or waiver the debt.
Completion of Form G–421F is
voluntary. The RRB proposes minor
non-burden impacting changes to Form
G–421F.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
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Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
Form G–421F (RRA) activity .......................................................................................................
Form G–421F (RUIA) activity ......................................................................................................
360
175
5
5
30
15
Total ......................................................................................................................................
535
........................
45
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5. Title and purpose of information
collection: Customer Satisfaction
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0192.
In accordance with Executive Order
12862, the Railroad Retirement Board
(RRB) conducts a number of customer
surveys designed to determine the kinds
and quality of services our beneficiaries,
claimants, employers and members of
the public want and expect, as well as
their satisfaction with existing RRB
services. The information collected is
used by RRB management to monitor
customer satisfaction by determining to
what extent services are satisfactory and
where and to what extent services can
be improved. The surveys are limited to
data collections that solicit strictly
voluntary opinions, and do not collect
information which is required or
regulated. The information collection,
which was first approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) in
1997, provides the RRB with a generic
clearance authority. This generic
authority allows the RRB to submit a
variety of new or revised customer
survey instruments (needed to timely
implement customer monitoring
activities) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for expedited review
and approval.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
Responses
Form No.
Burden
(hours)
G–201 ..........................................................................................................................................
Web-Site Survey ..........................................................................................................................
Periodic Survey ............................................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..............................................................................................................................
50
300
1,020
250
2
5
12
120
2
25
204
500
Total ......................................................................................................................................
1,620
........................
731
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Kennisha
Tucker at (312) 469–2591 or
Kennisha.Tucker@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 Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–19820 Filed 9–12–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 404X)]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in the City
of Greensboro, N.C.
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Time
(minutes)
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NSR) has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152
subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to
abandon an approximately 3.1-mile rail
line in the City of Greensboro, N.C.,
extending between milepost CF–65.6
and milepost CF–68.7 (the Line). The
Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip
Codes 27401, 27406, and 27408.
NSR has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the Line for at
least two years; (2) no overhead traffic
has moved over the Line for at least two
years and overhead traffic, if there were
any, could be rerouted over other lines;
(3) no formal complaint filed by a user
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of rail service on the Line (or by a state
or local government entity acting on
behalf of such user) regarding cessation
of service over the Line either is
pending with the Surface
Transportation Board (Board) or any
U.S. District Court or has been decided
in favor of a complainant within the
two-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication), 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies), and 49 CFR 1105.7 and
1105.8 (environmental and historic
report), have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
91 (1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected
employees, a petition for partial
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) 1 has been received,
this exemption will be effective on
October 13, 2019, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,2
1 Persons interested in submitting an OFA must
first file a formal expression of intent to file an
offer, indicating the type of financial assistance they
wish to provide (i.e., subsidy or purchase) and
demonstrating that they are preliminarily
financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).
2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
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formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2), and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by September
23, 2019.3 Petitions to reopen or
requests for public use conditions under
49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by
October 3, 2019, with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to NSR’s
representatives, William A. Mullins and
Crystal M. Zorbaugh, Baker & Miller
PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
NSR has filed a combined
environmental and historic report that
addresses the potential effects of the
abandonment on the environment and
historic resources. OEA will issue an
environmental assessment (EA) by
September 20, 2019. The EA will be
available to interested persons on the
Board’s website, by writing to OEA, or
by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339. Comments
on environmental and historic
preservation matters must be filed
within 15 days after the EA becomes
available to the public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
take appropriate action before the exemption’s
effective date.
3 Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can
be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27),
respectively.
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[Pages 48381-48383]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-19820]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Evidence of Marital
Relationship--Living with Requirements; OMB 3220-0021.
To support an application for a spouse or widow(er)'s annuity under
Sections 2(c) or 2(d) (45 U.S.C. 231a) of the Railroad Retirement Act,
an applicant must submit proof of a valid marriage to a railroad
employee. In some cases, the existence of a marital relationship is not
formalized by a civil or religious ceremony. In other cases, questions
may arise about the legal termination of a prior marriage of the
employee, spouse, or widow(er). In these instances, the RRB must secure
additional information to resolve questionable marital relationships.
The circumstances requiring an applicant to submit documentary evidence
of marriage are prescribed in 20 CFR 219.30.
In the absence of documentary evidence, the RRB needs to determine
if a valid marriage existed between a spouse or widow(er) annuity
applicant and a railroad employee. The RRB utilizes Forms G-124,
Individual Statement of Marital Relationship; G-124a, Certification of
Marriage Information; G-237, Statement Regarding Marital Status; G-238,
Statement of Residence; and G-238a, Statement Regarding Divorce or
Annulment, to secure the needed information. Forms G-124, G-237, G-238,
and G-238a can be completed either with assistance from RRB personnel
during an in-office interview or by mail. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits. The RRB
proposes minor non-burden impacting changes to the forms in the
collection.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-124 (in person)............................................... 125 15 31
G-124 (by mail)................................................. 75 20 25
G-124a.......................................................... 300 10 50
G-237 (in person)............................................... 75 15 19
G-237 (by mail)................................................. 75 20 25
G-238 (in person)............................................... 150 3 8
G-238 (by mail)................................................. 150 5 13
G-238a.......................................................... 150 10 25
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 1,100 .............. 196
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Title and purpose of information collection: Application to Act
as Representative Payee; OMB 3220-0052.
Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231k),
the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) may pay benefits to a
representative payee when an employee, spouse or survivor annuitant is
incompetent or is a minor. A representative payee may be a court-
appointed guardian, a statutory conservator or an individual selected
by the RRB. The procedures pertaining to the appointment and
responsibilities of a representative payee are prescribed in 20 CFR
266.
The forms furnished by the RRB to apply for representative payee
status, and for securing the information needed to support the
application follow. RRB Form AA-5, Application for Substitution of
Payee, obtains information needed to determine the selection of a
representative payee who will serve in the best interest of the
beneficiary. RRB Form G-478, Statement Regarding Patient's Capability
to Manage Benefits, obtains information about an annuitant's capability
to manage their own benefits. The form is completed by the annuitant's
personal physician or by a medical officer, if the annuitant is in an
institution. It is not required when a court has appointed an
individual or institution to manage the annuitant's funds or, in the
absence of such appointment, when the annuitant is a minor. The RRB
also provides representative payees with a booklet at the time of their
appointment. The booklet, RRB Form RB-5, Your Duties as Representative
Payee-Representative Payee's Record, advises representative payees of
their responsibilities under 20 CFR 266.9 and provides a means for the
representative payee to maintain records pertaining to the receipt and
use of RRB benefits. The booklet is provided for the representative
payee's convenience. The RRB also accepts records that are kept by
representative payee's as part of a common business practice.
Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the collection.
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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AA-5............................................................ 3,000 18 900.0
Individuals................................................. 2,250 .............. 675.0
Institutions................................................ 750 .............. 225.0
G-478........................................................... 2,000 6 200.0
RB-5............................................................ 15,300 60 15,300
Individuals................................................. 11,475 .............. 11,475
Institutions................................................ 3,825 .............. 3,825
-----------------------------------------------
Total................................................... 20,300 .............. 16,350
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Title and purpose of information collection: Employer Service
and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0070.
Section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) (45
U.S.C.352) specifies the maximum normal unemployment and sickness
benefits that may be paid in a benefit year. Section 2(c) further
provides for extended benefits for certain employees and for beginning
a benefit year early for other employees. The conditions for these
actions are prescribed in 20 CFR 302.
All information about creditable railroad service and compensation
needed by the RRB to administer Section 2(c) is not always available
from annual reports filed by railroad employers with the RRB (OMB 3220-
0008). When this occurs, the RRB must obtain supplemental information
about service and compensation.
The RRB utilizes Form UI-41, Supplemental Report of Service and
Compensation, and Form UI-41a, Supplemental Report of Compensation, to
obtain the additional information about service and compensation from
railroad employers. Completion of the forms is mandatory. One response
is required of each respondent. The RRB proposes minor non-burden
impacting changes to Form UI-41a.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time
Form No. responses (minutes)1/ Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UI-41........................................................... 100 8 13
UI-41a.......................................................... 50 8 7
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 150 .............. 20
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Title and purpose of information collection: Repayment of Debt;
OMB 3220-0169.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231a)
provides for payment of annuities to railroad employees who are retired
due to age or disability and annuities or benefits to their eligible
spouses, divorced spouses, and survivors. Section 2 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) (45 U.S.C. 352) provides for the
payment of benefits to qualified railroad employees who are unemployed,
but willing and able to work, and railroad employees who are unable to
work due to sickness or injury. When an overpayment of RRA or RUIA
benefits has occurred, prompt action is initiated to notify the
annuitant or beneficiary of the overpayment and the method by which the
debt may be liquidated. The overpayment recovery methods available are
cash refund by check, money order, debit card and withholding of
annuities or benefits due.
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) procedures pertaining to RRA
annuity and benefit overpayment determinations and recovery are
prescribed in 20 CFR part 255. RUIA procedures pertaining to benefit
overpayment determinations are prescribed in 20 CFR part 340.
When a debt is owed on an RRA or RUIA-related debt, the RRB mails
Form DRL-145, Debt Notice, to the debtor; a Form G-421, Repayment
Method Form, for the debtor to indicate how they will repay the debt; a
Form G-66 or G-66B, Your Rights to Review and/or Waiver, which explains
what they can do if they disagree with the amount of the debt; and a
Form G-66A or G-66BA, Rights Request Form, to request their right to
have us review and/or waiver the debt. Completion of Form G-421F is
voluntary. The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting changes to Form
G-421F.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Form G-421F (RRA) activity...................................... 360 5 30
Form G-421F (RUIA) activity..................................... 175 5 15
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 535 .............. 45
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5. Title and purpose of information collection: Customer
Satisfaction Monitoring; OMB 3220-0192.
In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) conducts a number of customer surveys designed to determine
the kinds and quality of services our beneficiaries, claimants,
employers and members of the public want and expect, as well as their
satisfaction with existing RRB services. The information collected is
used by RRB management to monitor customer satisfaction by determining
to what extent services are satisfactory and where and to what extent
services can be improved. The surveys are limited to data collections
that solicit strictly voluntary opinions, and do not collect
information which is required or regulated. The information collection,
which was first approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
in 1997, provides the RRB with a generic clearance authority. This
generic authority allows the RRB to submit a variety of new or revised
customer survey instruments (needed to timely implement customer
monitoring activities) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
expedited review and approval.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. Responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-201........................................................... 50 2 2
Web-Site Survey................................................. 300 5 25
Periodic Survey................................................. 1,020 12 204
Focus Groups.................................................... 250 120 500
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 1,620 .............. 731
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Kennisha Tucker at (312) 469-2591
or Kennisha.Tucker[email protected]. 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 [email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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