[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20251-20252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08137]
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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.
1. 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, 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. The RRB proposes no changes to Form DR-
423.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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DR-423....................................................... 1,200 85 1,700
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Representative
Payee Parental Custody Monitoring; OMB 3220-0176.
Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to select, make payments
to, and to conduct transactions with, a beneficiary's relative or some
other person willing to act on behalf of the beneficiary as a
representative payee. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct
payment to the beneficiary or payment to a representative payee would
best serve the beneficiary's interest. Inherent in the RRB's
authorization to select a representative payee is the responsibility to
monitor the payee to assure that the beneficiary's interests are
protected. The RRB utilizes Form G-99d, Parental Custody Report, to
obtain information needed to verify that a parent-for-child
representative payee still has custody of the child. One response is
required from each respondent. The RRB proposes minor non-burden
impacting formatting and editorial changes.
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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-99d........................................................ 1,030 5 86
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3. Title and purpose of information collection: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support of Children; OMB 3220-0195.
Section 2(d)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), provides, in
part, that a child is deemed dependent if the conditions set forth in
Section 202(d)(3),(4) and (9) of the Social Security Act are met.
Section 202(d)(4) of the Social Security Act, as amended by Public Law
104-121, requires as a condition of dependency, that a child receives
one-half of his or her support from the stepparent. This dependency
impacts upon the entitlement of a spouse or survivor of an employee
whose entitlement is based upon having a stepchild of the employee in
care, or on an individual seeking a child's annuity as a stepchild of
an employee. Therefore, depending on the employee for at least one-half
support is a condition affecting eligibility for increasing an employee
or spouse annuity under the social security overall minimum provisions
on the basis of the presence of a dependent child, the employee's
natural child in limited situations, adopted children, stepchildren,
grandchildren and step-grandchildren and equitably adopted children.
The regulations outlining child support and dependency requirements are
prescribed in 20 CFR 222.50-57.
In order to correctly determine if an applicant is entitled to a
child's annuity based on actual dependency, the RRB uses Form G-139,
Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children, to obtain
financial information needed to make a comparison between the amount of
support received from the railroad employee and the amount received
from other sources. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One
response is required of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to
Form G-139.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-139........................................................ 500 60 500
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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. 2014-08137 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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