[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 23599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09195]
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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: Application to Act as
Representative Payee; OMB 3220-0052.
Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement Act, 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 part 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 is proposing non-burden impacting editorial changes
to Form AA-5 and the RB-5 booklet. No changes are proposed for Form G-
478.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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AA-5............................................................ 3,000 .............. 850
Individuals................................................. 2,250 17 637.5
Institutions................................................ 750 .............. 212.5
G-478........................................................... 2,000 6 200.0
RB-5............................................................ 15,300 .............. 15,300
Individuals................................................. 11,475 60 11,475
Institutions................................................ 3,825 .............. 3,825
Total................................................... 20,300 .............. 16,350
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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, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or
[email protected]. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-09195 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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