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 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: Employer's Deemed

Service Month Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0156. Under Section 3(i) of the

Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) may

deem additional months of service in cases where an employee does not

actually work in every month of the year. The RRB utilizes Form GL-99,

Employers Deemed Services Month Questionnaire, to obtain service and

compensation information from railroad employers needed to determine if

an employee can be credited with additional deemed months of railroad

service. Completion is mandatory. One response is required for each RRB

inquiry.

No changes are proposes to Form GL-99. The completion time for the

GL-99 is estimated at 2 minutes per response. The RRB estimates that

approximately 4,000 responses are received annually.

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 North

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97-3629 Filed 2-12-97; 8:45 am]

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