Proposed Collection; Comment Request

• Published date: 19 November 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 63907
• Record Number: 2019-24933
• Section: Notices
• Court: Railroad Retirement Board

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 63907]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-24933]
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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 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: Supplement to Claim of
                Person Outside the United States; OMB 3220-0155.
                 Under the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Pub. L. 98-21), which
                amends Section 202(t) of the Social Security Act, effective January 1,
                1985, the Tier I or the overall minimum (O/M) portion of an annuity,
                and Medicare benefits payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to
                certain beneficiaries living outside the U.S., may be withheld. The
                benefit withholding provision of Public Law 98-21 applies to divorced
                spouses, spouses, minor or disabled children, students, and survivors
                of railroad employees who (1) initially became eligible for Tier I
                amounts, O/M shares, and Medicare benefits after December 31, 1984; (2)
                are not U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals; and (3) have resided outside
                the U.S. for more than six consecutive months starting with the annuity
                beginning date. The benefit withholding provision does not apply,
                however to a beneficiary who is exempt under either a treaty obligation
                of the U.S., in effect on August 1, 1956, or a totalization agreement
                between the U.S. and the country in which the beneficiary resides, or
                to an individual who is exempt under other criteria specified in Public
                Law 98-21.
                 RRB Form G-45, Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United
                States, is currently used by the RRB to determine applicability of the
                withholding provision of Public Law 98-21. Completion of the form is
                required to obtain or retain a benefit. One response is requested of
                each respondent. The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting changes to
                Form G-45.
                 Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                 Annual
                 Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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                G-45......................................................... 100 10 17
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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, contact Kennisha Tucker at (312) 469-2591
                or [email protected]. Comments regarding the information
                collection should be addressed to Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement
                Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or emailed
                to [email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60
                days of this notice.
                Brian Foster,
                Clearance Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2019-24933 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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