Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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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