Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments, 44719-44721 [2024-11103]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
44719
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
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). 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 collections of information to
determine (1) the practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (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 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.
1. Title and Purpose of information
collection: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support; OMB 3220–
0099.
Under section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231a),
dependency on an employee for onehalf support at the time of the
employee’s death can affect (1)
entitlement to a survivor annuity when
the survivor is a parent of the deceased
employee; (2) the amount of spouse and
survivor annuities; and (3) the Tier II
restored amount payable to a widow(er)
whose annuity was reduced for receipt
of an employee annuity, and who was
dependent on the railroad employee in
the year prior to the employee’s death.
One-half support may also negate the
public service pension offset in Tier I
for a spouse or widow(er). The Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) utilizes Form
G–134, Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support, to secure
information needed to adequately
determine if the applicant meets the
one-half support requirement. One
response is completed by each
respondent. Completion is required to
obtain benefits.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0099.
Form(s) submitted: G–134.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Dependency on the
employee for one-half support at the
time of the employee’s death can be a
condition affecting eligibility for a
survivor annuity provided for under
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act. One-half support is also a condition
which may negate the public service
pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or
widow(er).
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
a minor editorial change to Form G–134
to change the date under Section 1
‘‘General Instructions’’.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (89 FR 16039 on March 6,
2024) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
G–134:
With Assistance ....................................................................................................................
Without assistance ...............................................................................................................
11
4
147
180
27
12
Total ...............................................................................................................................
15
........................
39
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Financial Disclosure
Statement; OMB 3220–0127.
Under Section 10 of the Railroad
Retirement Act and Section 2(d) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(45 U.S.C. 231i), the RRB may recover
overpayments of annuities, pensions,
death benefits, unemployment benefits,
and sickness benefits that were made
erroneously. An overpayment may be
waived if the beneficiary was not at
fault in causing the overpayment and
recovery would cause financial
hardship. The regulations for the
recovery and waiver of erroneous
payments are contained in 20 CFR 255
and CFR 340.
The RRB utilizes Form DR–423,
Financial Disclosure Statement, to
obtain information about the overpaid
beneficiary’s income, debts, and
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:13 May 20, 2024
Jkt 262001
expenses if that person indicates that
(s)he cannot make restitution for the
overpayment. The information is used
to determine if the overpayment should
be waived as wholly or partially
uncollectible. If waiver is denied, the
information is used to determine the
size and frequency of installment
payments. The beneficiary is made
aware of the overpayment by letter and
is offered a variety of methods for
recovery. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is
voluntary. However, failure to provide
the requested information may result in
a denial of the waiver request.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (89 FR 16039 on March 6,
2024) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
PO 00000
Frm 00095
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Financial Disclosure Statement.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0127.
Form(s) submitted: DR–423.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under the Railroad
Retirement and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Acts, the
Railroad Retirement Board has authority
to secure from an overpaid beneficiary
a statement of the individual’s assets
and liabilities if waiver of the
overpayment is requested.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form DR–423.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM
21MYN1
44720
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices
Form No.
Annual
responses
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
DR–423 ........................................................................................................................................
1,200
85
1,700
3. Title and purpose of information
collection: Representative Payee
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0151.
Under Section 12 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231k),
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.
Form G–106, Statement of Care and
Responsibility to Annuitant, is used to
solicit information about the
representative payee’s performance and
the annuitant’s well-being from the
custodian of the annuitant. The form
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.
Completion of the forms in this
collection is required to retain benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (89 FR 16039 on March 6,
2024) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Representative Payee
Monitoring.
Annual
responses
Form No.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
OMB Control Number: 3220–0151.
Forms submitted: G–99a, G–99c and
G–106.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under Section 12(a) of the
Railroad Retirement Act, the RRB is
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 representative payee. If the
representative payee does not have
custody of the beneficiary, the RRB will
obtain the information from the
custodian for evaluation. The collection
obtains information needed to
determine if a representative payee is
handling benefit payments in the best
interest of the annuitant.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form G–99a or Form G–
99c. The RRB proposes the following
changes to Form G–106 to Add a dropdown box ‘Second Request’ at the top of
the form to when the RRB needs to
follow-up with a Third-Party Custodian
who did not respond to the initial
request.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
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 ..........................................................................................................................................
5,300
300
120
500
18
24
31
10
1,590
120
62
83
Total ......................................................................................................................................
6,220
........................
1,855
4. Title and Purpose of information
collection: Earnings Information
Request; OMB 3220–0184 Under section
2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45
U.S.C. 231a), an annuity is not payable,
or is reduced for any month(s) in which
the beneficiary works for a railroad or
earns more than prescribed amounts.
The provisions relating to the reduction
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:13 May 20, 2024
Jkt 262001
or non-payment of annuities by reason
of work are prescribed in 20 CFR 230.
The RRB utilizes Form G–19–F,
Earnings Information Request, to obtain
earnings information that either had not
been previously reported or erroneously
reported by a beneficiary.
Currently the claimant is asked to
enter the date they stopped working, if
applicable. If a respondent fails to
PO 00000
Frm 00096
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
complete the form, the RRB may be
unable to pay them benefits. One
response is requested of each
respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (89 FR 16040 on March 6,
2024) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM
21MYN1
44721
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act, an annuity is
not payable, or is reduced for any
month(s) in which the beneficiary works
for a railroad or earns more than
prescribed amounts. The collection
Title: Earnings Information Request.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0184.
Form(s) submitted: G–19–F.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Form No.
Annual
responses
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
G–19–F ........................................................................................................................................
700
8
93
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Kennisha Money at (312) 469–2591 or
Kennisha.Money@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 Brian.Foster@rrb.gov.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–11103 Filed 5–20–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–100156; File No. SR–BOX–
2023–20]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing of
Amendment No. 3 and Order Granting
Accelerated Approval of a Proposed
Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 3, To Adopt Rules To
Govern FLEX Equity Options and a
New Order Type To Trade FLEX Equity
Options on the BOX Trading Floor
May 15, 2024.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
obtains earnings information not
previously or erroneously reported by a
beneficiary.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the Form G–19–F.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
On September 1, 2023, BOX Exchange
LLC (‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BOX’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange
Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a
proposed rule change to adopt Rules
1 15
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:13 May 20, 2024
Jkt 262001
5055 and 7605 which, among other
applicable Exchange rules, will govern
the trading of flexible exchange equity
options (‘‘FLEX Equity Options’’) on the
BOX Trading Floor, and make related
changes to Rules 100 (Definitions), 7620
(Accommodation Transactions), and
12140 (Imposition of Fines for Minor
Rule Violations). The proposed rule
change was published for comment in
the Federal Register on September 19,
2023.3
On September 27, 2023, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,4
the Commission designated a longer
period within which to approve the
proposed rule change, disapprove the
proposed rule change, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to
disapprove the proposed rule change.5
On December 12, 2023, the Exchange
submitted Amendment No. 2 to the
proposed rule change, which replaced
and superseded the proposed rule
change as originally filed.6 On
December 15, 2023, the Commission
published notice of Amendment No. 2
and instituted proceedings pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange
Act 7 to determine whether to approve or
disapprove the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment No. 2.8 On
March 12, 2024, the Commission
designated a longer period for
Commission action on the proposed rule
change.9 On May 10, 2024, the
Exchange filed Amendment No. 3,
which replaced and superseded the
proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 2.10 The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on Amendment No. 3 from
interested persons, and is approving the
proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 3, on an accelerated
basis.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98380
(September 13, 2023), 88 FR 64482 (‘‘Notice’’).
Comment on the proposed rule change can be found
at: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-box-2023-20/
srbox202320.htm.
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 98568,
86 FR 68237 (October 3, 2023). The Commission
designated December 18, 2023, as the date by which
the Commission shall approve or disapprove, or
institute proceedings to determine whether to
approve or disapprove, the proposed rule change.
6 On December 1, 2023, the Exchange submitted
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.
Amendment No. 1 was withdrawn on December 12,
2023. Amendment No. 2 is available on the
Commission’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/
comments/sr-box-2023-20/srbox202320-310739809082.pdf (‘‘Amendment No. 2’’).
7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99192,
88 FR 88437 (December 21, 2023) (Notice of Filing
of Amendment No. 2 and Order Instituting
Proceedings) (‘‘OIP’’).
9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99725,
89 FR 19386 (March 18, 2024) (Extension No. 2).
10 In Amendment No. 3, the Exchange revised the
proposal to better align the proposed rule change
with the FLEX Equity Options rules of other
exchanges, and to provide more specificity and
clarification to the proposed rule change.
Specifically, Amendment No. 3: (i) removed
proposed Rule 5055(e)(2)(v)(a) regarding when a
FLEX Equity Option order may be submitted; (ii)
added rule language to proposed Rule 5055(b)(3) to
clarify that FOO Orders may only be traded on the
Trading Floor; (iii) modified proposed Rule 7605(c)
to clarify who is applicable to apply to be a FLEX
Market Maker; and (iv) made various clarifications
to the rule text, including proposed Rule 7605(d)(4),
and added additional clarifying changes to the
description of and statutory basis for the proposed
rule change. Amendment No. 3 is available on the
Commission’s website at: https://www.sec.gov/
comments/sr-box-2023-20/srbox202320-4713511297514.pdf (‘‘Amendment No. 3’’).
11 This Section I and II reproduces Amendment
No. 3, as filed by the Exchange.
PO 00000
Frm 00097
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Description of the Proposed Rule
Change, as Modified by Amendment
No. 3 11
The Exchange proposes to (1) adopt
Rules 5055 and 7605 which will govern
the trading of flexible exchange options
(‘‘FLEX Equity Options’’) on BOX; and
(2) make related changes to Rules 100
(Definitions), 7620 (Accommodation
Transactions), and 12140 (Imposition of
Fines for Minor Rule Violations). The
text of the proposed rule change is
available from the principal office of the
Exchange, at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room and also on the
Exchange’s internet website at https://
rules.boxexchange.com/rulefilings.
E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM
21MYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44719-44721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11103]
[[Page 44719]]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
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). 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 collections of information
to determine (1) the practical utility of the collections; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (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 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.
1. Title and Purpose of information collection: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support; OMB 3220-0099.
Under section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231a),
dependency on an employee for one-half support at the time of the
employee's death can affect (1) entitlement to a survivor annuity when
the survivor is a parent of the deceased employee; (2) the amount of
spouse and survivor annuities; and (3) the Tier II restored amount
payable to a widow(er) whose annuity was reduced for receipt of an
employee annuity, and who was dependent on the railroad employee in the
year prior to the employee's death. One-half support may also negate
the public service pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or widow(er).
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) utilizes Form G-134, Statement
Regarding Contributions and Support, to secure information needed to
adequately determine if the applicant meets the one-half support
requirement. One response is completed by each respondent. Completion
is required to obtain benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (89 FR 16039 on March 6, 2024) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement Regarding Contributions and Support.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0099.
Form(s) submitted: G-134.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection of
information.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Dependency on the employee for one-half support at the
time of the employee's death can be a condition affecting eligibility
for a survivor annuity provided for under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act. One-half support is also a condition which may negate
the public service pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or widow(er).
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes a minor editorial change to Form
G-134 to change the date under Section 1 ``General Instructions''.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-134:
With Assistance............................................. 11 147 27
Without assistance.......................................... 4 180 12
-----------------------------------------------
Total................................................... 15 .............. 39
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Title and purpose of information collection: Financial
Disclosure Statement; OMB 3220-0127.
Under Section 10 of the Railroad Retirement Act and Section 2(d) of
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 231i), the RRB may
recover overpayments of annuities, pensions, death benefits,
unemployment benefits, and sickness benefits that were made
erroneously. An overpayment may be waived if the beneficiary was not at
fault in causing the overpayment and recovery would cause financial
hardship. The regulations for the recovery and waiver of erroneous
payments are contained in 20 CFR 255 and CFR 340.
The RRB utilizes Form DR-423, Financial Disclosure Statement, to
obtain information about the overpaid beneficiary's income, debts, and
expenses if that person indicates that (s)he cannot make restitution
for the overpayment. The information is used to determine if the
overpayment should be waived as wholly or partially uncollectible. If
waiver is denied, the information is used to determine the size and
frequency of installment payments. The beneficiary is made aware of the
overpayment by letter and is offered a variety of methods for recovery.
One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is voluntary.
However, failure to provide the requested information may result in a
denial of the waiver request.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (89 FR 16039 on March 6, 2024) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Financial Disclosure Statement.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0127.
Form(s) submitted: DR-423.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Acts, the Railroad Retirement Board has
authority to secure from an overpaid beneficiary a statement of the
individual's assets and liabilities if waiver of the overpayment is
requested.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form DR-423.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
[[Page 44720]]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR-423....................................................... 1,200 85 1,700
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Title and purpose of information collection: Representative
Payee Monitoring; OMB 3220-0151.
Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C.
231k), 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.
Form G-106, Statement of Care and Responsibility to Annuitant, is
used to solicit information about the representative payee's
performance and the annuitant's well-being from the custodian of the
annuitant. The form 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.
Completion of the forms in this collection is required to retain
benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (89 FR 16039 on March 6, 2024) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Representative Payee Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0151.
Forms submitted: G-99a, G-99c and G-106.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the
RRB is 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 representative payee. If the representative
payee does not have custody of the beneficiary, the RRB will obtain the
information from the custodian for evaluation. The collection obtains
information needed to determine if a representative payee is handling
benefit payments in the best interest of the annuitant.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-99a or Form
G-99c. The RRB proposes the following changes to Form G-106 to Add a
drop-down box `Second Request' at the top of the form to when the RRB
needs to follow-up with a Third-Party Custodian who did not respond to
the initial request.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-99a (legal and all other, excepting parent for child)......... 5,300 18 1,590
G-99c (Parts I and II).......................................... 300 24 120
G-99c (Parts I, II, and III).................................... 120 31 62
G-106........................................................... 500 10 83
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 6,220 .............. 1,855
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Title and Purpose of information collection: Earnings
Information Request; OMB 3220-0184 Under section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231a), an annuity is not payable, or is
reduced for any month(s) in which the beneficiary works for a railroad
or earns more than prescribed amounts. The provisions relating to the
reduction or non-payment of annuities by reason of work are prescribed
in 20 CFR 230.
The RRB utilizes Form G-19-F, Earnings Information Request, to
obtain earnings information that either had not been previously
reported or erroneously reported by a beneficiary.
Currently the claimant is asked to enter the date they stopped
working, if applicable. If a respondent fails to complete the form, the
RRB may be unable to pay them benefits. One response is requested of
each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (89 FR 16040 on March 6, 2024) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
[[Page 44721]]
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Earnings Information Request.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0184.
Form(s) submitted: G-19-F.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, an
annuity is not payable, or is reduced for any month(s) in which the
beneficiary works for a railroad or earns more than prescribed amounts.
The collection obtains earnings information not previously or
erroneously reported by a beneficiary.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the Form G-19-F.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-19-F....................................................... 700 8 93
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and
supporting documents can be obtained from Kennisha Money at (312) 469-
2591 or [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
[email protected].
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-11103 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
