[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 69873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24323]
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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: Supplement to Claim of
Person Outside the United States; OMB 3220-0155.
Under the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Pub. L. 98-21), which
amends Section 202(t) of the Social Security Act, effective January 1,
1985, the Tier I or the overall minimum (O/M) portion of an annuity,
and Medicare benefits payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to
certain beneficiaries living outside the U.S., may be withheld. The
benefit withholding provision of Public Law 98-21 applies to divorced
spouses, spouses, minor or disabled children, students, and survivors
of railroad employees who (1) initially became eligible for Tier I
amounts, O/M shares, and Medicare benefits after December 31, 1984; (2)
are not U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals; and (3) have resided outside
the U.S. for more than six consecutive months starting with the annuity
beginning date. The benefit withholding provision does not apply,
however to a beneficiary who is exempt under either a treaty obligation
of the U.S., in effect on August 1, 1956, or a totalization agreement
between the U.S. and the country in which the beneficiary resides, or
to an individual who is exempt under other criteria specified in Public
Law 98-21.
RRB Form G-45, Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United
States, is currently used by the RRB to determine applicability of the
withholding provision of Public Law 98-21. Completion of the form is
required to obtain or retain a benefit. One response is requested of
each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-45.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-45......................................................... 100 10 17
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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,
Associate Chief Information Officer for Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-24323 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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