Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and

Recommendations

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:

Request to Non-Railroad Employer for Information About Annuitant's

Work and Earnings; OMB 3220-0107.

Under the 1988 amendments to Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement

Act (RRA), a railroad employee's retirement annuity or an annuity paid

to the spouse of a railroad employee is subject to work deduction in

the Tier II component of the annuity and any employee supplemental

annuity for any month in which the annuitant works for a Last Pre-

Retirement Non-Railroad Employer (LPE). LPE is defined as the last

person,

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company, or instituting, other than a railroad employer, that employed

an employee or spouse annuitant. In addition, the employee, spouse or

divorced spouse Tier I annuity benefit is subject to work deductions

under Section 2(F)(1) of the RRA for earnings from any non-railroad

employer that are over the annual exempt amount. The regulations

pertaining to non-payment of annuities by reason of work are contained

in 20 CFR 230.1 and 230.2.

The RRB utilizes Form RL-231-F, Request to Non-Railroad Employer

for Information About Annuitant's Work and Earnings, to obtain the

information needed for determining if any work deduction should be

applied because an annuitant worked in non-railroad employment after

the annuity beginning date. One response is requested of each

respondent. Completion is voluntary.

The RRB proposes to revise Form RL-231-F to incorporate language

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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Annual Time Burden

Form No. responses (min) (hrs)

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RL-231-F............................ 600 30 300

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Total......................... 600 .......... 300

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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. 96-19996 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]

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