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

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. The RRB proposes no changes

to Form G-19c.

The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

Estimated number of responses: 3,000.

Estimated completion time per response: 6 minutes.

Estimated annual burden hours: 300.

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. 99-6546 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]

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