[Federal Register: May 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 30822]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collections; 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) publishes periodic summaries of
proposed data collections. The information collections numbered below
are pending at RRB and will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the
date of this notice.
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
Application for Benefits Due but Unpaid at Death; OMB 3220-0055.
Under section 2(g) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
benefits under that Act that accrued but were not paid because of the
death of an employee shall be paid to the same individual(s) to whom
benefits are payable under section 6(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement
Act. The provisions relating to the payment of such benefits are
prescribed in 20 CFR 325.5 and 20 CFR 335.5.
The RRB provides Form UI-63 for use in applying for the accrued
sickness or unemployment benefits unpaid at the death of the employee
and for securing the information needed by the RRB to identify the
proper payee. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One response
is requested of each respondent.
The RRB proposes minor editorial and formatting changes to the UI-
63. A column has been added to request the telephone number of the
payer of burial expenses and a check box has been added to remind
survivors of the deceased employee that proof of relationship is needed
to determine the person(s) entitled to unpaid benefits due at the time
of death. The completion time for the UI-63 is estimated at 7 minutes.
The RRB estimates that approximately 200 responses are received
annually.
2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection
Employee's Certification; OMB 3220-0140. Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), provides for the payment of an annuity to the
spouse or divorced spouse of a retired railroad employee. For the
spouse or divorced spouse to qualify for an annuity, the RRB must
determine if any of the employee's previous marriages create an
impediment either to the current marriage between the employee and his
or her spouse or to the marriage which previously existed between the
employee and his or her former spouse.
The requirements relating to obtaining evidence for determining
valid marital relationships are prescribed in 20 CFR 219.30 through
219.35.
Section 2(e) of the RRA requires that an employee must relinquish
all rights to any railroad employer service before a spouse annuity can
be paid.
The RRB uses Form G-346 to obtain the information needed for
determining if any of the employee's previous marriages create an
impediment to the current marriage. Form G-346 is completed by the
retired employee who is the husband or wife of the applicant for a
spouse annuity. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One
response is requested of each respondent.
The RRB proposes to change the function of Form G-346 by requiring
that it be completed in all cases where the employee and spouse do not
file simultaneously. Currently, Form G-346 is only completed when the
spouse filed for an annuity more than 1 year after the employee filed.
The RRB also proposes to make minor editorial and formatting changes to
Form G-346. The RRB estimates that 7,610 G-346's will be completed
annually at an estimated completion time of five minutes per response.
Total respondent burden is estimated at 634 hours.
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information
regarding any of the information collections listed above or to obtain
copies of the information collection justifications, 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 collections 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.
[FR Doc. 05-10631 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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