[Federal Register: January 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 12)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
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:
3220-0127, Financial Disclosure Statement. 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 minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
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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 10 of the Railroad Retirement Act and section 2(d) of
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 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 (72 FR 61192 on October 29, 2007) 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: Revision 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 the deletion of items requesting
the railroad employee's Social Security Number and their spouse's
Social Security Number from Form DR-423. Non-burden impacting
formatting and editorial changes are also proposed.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated Completion Time for Form(s): Completion time for Form DR-
423 is estimated at 85 minutes.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,200.
Total annual responses: 1,200.
Total annual reporting hours: 1,700.
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.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-734 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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