[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4648]



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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 collection, 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: Aged Monitoring 
Questionnaire: OMB 3220-0178.
    As outlined in 20 CFR 219.3(b), once a claimant establishes 
entitlement to an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the 
RRB may ask that annuitant to produce evidence needed to decide whether 
he or she may continue to receive an annuity or whether the annuity 
should be reduced or stopped.
    The RRB utilizes Form G-19c, Aged Monitoring Questionnaire, to 
monitor select aged annuitants. Use of the form assists RRB efforts to 
discover unreported deaths and also to determine if an aged annuitant 
is able to manage their own affairs. One response is requested from 
each respondent. Completion is voluntary. Minor editorial and 
reformatting changes to Form G-19c have been proposed.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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                                             Annual     Time     Burden 
                Form No(s)                 responses   (min)     (hrs)  
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G-19c....................................     10,000        6      1,000
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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, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312) 
751-3363. Comments regarding the information collection should be 
addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-4648 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]
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