82 FR 19396 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)
| Page Range | 19396-19396 | |
| FR Document | 2017-08477 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 19396] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08477] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Representative Payee Monitoring; OMB 3220-0151. Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB may pay annuity benefits to a representative payee when an employee, spouse, or survivor annuitant is incompetent or a minor. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct payment to an annuitant or a representative payee would best serve the annuitant's best interest. The accountability requirements authorizing the RRB to conduct periodic monitoring of representative payees, including a written accounting of benefit payments received, are prescribed in 20 CFR 266.7. The RRB utilizes the following forms to conduct its representative payee monitoring program. Form G-99a, Representative Payee Report, is used to obtain information needed to determine whether the benefit payments certified to the representative payee have been used for the annuitant's current maintenance and personal needs and whether the representative payee continues to be concerned with the annuitant's welfare. RRB Form G-99c, Representative Payee Evaluation Report, is used to obtain more detailed information from a representative payee who fails to complete and return Form G-99a or in situations when the returned Form G-99a indicates the possible misuse of funds by the representative payee. Form G-99c contains specific questions concerning the representative payee's performance and is used by the RRB to determine whether or not the representative payee should continue in that capacity. The RRB proposes no changes to Forms G-99a and G-99c. In response to the RRB's Office of Inspector General's recommendation to strengthen the controls of the agency's representative payee monitoring program, the RRB proposes new Form G- 106, Statement of Care and Responsibility to Annuitant. In cases where the representative payee does not have custody of the annuitant, Form G-106 will be used to solicit information about the representative payee's performance and the annuitant's well-being from the custodian of the annuitant. The proposed form contains specific questions concerning the representative payee's performance, and will be used by the RRB to determine whether or not the representative payee should continue in that capacity. Completion of the forms in this collection is required to retain benefits. Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-99a (legal and all other, excepting parent for child)......... 5,400 18 1,620 G-99c (Parts I and II).......................................... 300 24 120 G-99c (Parts I, II, and III).................................... 120 31 62 G-106........................................................... 500 10 83 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 6,320 .............. 1,885 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 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 D. Foster, Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-08477 Filed 4-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Form G–99a, Representative Payee
Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Report, is used to obtain information
Plaza SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Proposed Collection; Comment needed to determine whether the benefit
Room. Request payments certified to the representative
Summary: In accordance with the payee have been used for the
STATUS: Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 9:00
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of annuitant’s current maintenance and
a.m.—Closed; Wednesday, May 10, at
8:00 a.m.—Open. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 personal needs and whether the
which provides opportunity for public representative payee continues to be
Matters to be Considered comment on new or revised data concerned with the annuitant’s welfare.
collections, the Railroad Retirement RRB Form G–99c, Representative Payee
Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 9:00 a.m.
Board (RRB) will publish periodic Evaluation Report, is used to obtain
(Closed)
summaries of proposed data collections. more detailed information from a
1. Financial Matters. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether representative payee who fails to
the proposed information collection is complete and return Form G–99a or in
2. Strategic Issues. necessary for the proper performance of situations when the returned Form G–
3. Governors’ Executive Session— the functions of the agency, including 99a indicates the possible misuse of
Discussion of prior agenda items and whether the information has practical funds by the representative payee. Form
Board governance. utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s G–99c contains specific questions
estimate of the burden of the collection concerning the representative payee’s
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. of the information; (c) ways to enhance
(Open) performance and is used by the RRB to
the quality, utility, and clarity of the determine whether or not the
1. Remarks of the Postmaster General information to be collected; and (d)
representative payee should continue in
and CEO and Chairman of the ways to minimize the burden related to
that capacity. The RRB proposes no
Temporary Emergency Committee of the the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of changes to Forms G–99a and G–99c.
Board. In response to the RRB’s Office of
automated collection techniques or
2. Approval of Minutes of Previous other forms of information technology. Inspector General’s recommendation to
Meetings. Title and purpose of information strengthen the controls of the agency’s
3. Committee Reports. collection: Representative Payee representative payee monitoring
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0151. Under program, the RRB proposes new Form
4. Quarterly Report on Financial Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement
Performance. G–106, Statement of Care and
Act (RRA), the RRB may pay annuity Responsibility to Annuitant. In cases
5. Quarterly Service Performance benefits to a representative payee when where the representative payee does not
Report. an employee, spouse, or survivor have custody of the annuitant, Form G–
6. Tentative Agenda for the June 20 annuitant is incompetent or a minor. 106 will be used to solicit information
Meeting. The RRB is responsible for determining about the representative payee’s
if direct payment to an annuitant or a performance and the annuitant’s well-
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: representative payee would best serve
Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, being from the custodian of the
the annuitant’s best interest. The
U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza annuitant. The proposed form contains
accountability requirements authorizing
SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000. specific questions concerning the
the RRB to conduct periodic monitoring
Telephone: (202) 268–4800. of representative payees, including a representative payee’s performance, and
written accounting of benefit payments will be used by the RRB to determine
Julie S. Moore, whether or not the representative payee
received, are prescribed in 20 CFR
Secretary. 266.7. The RRB utilizes the following should continue in that capacity.
[FR Doc. 2017–08676 Filed 4–25–17; 4:15 pm] forms to conduct its representative Completion of the forms in this
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P payee monitoring program. collection is required to retain benefits.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual Time Burden
Form number responses (minutes) (hours)
G–99a (legal and all other, excepting parent for child) ............................................................... 5,400 18 1,620
G–99c (Parts I and II) .................................................................................................................. 300 24 120
G–99c (Parts I, II, and III) ............................................................................................................ 120 31 62
G–106 .......................................................................................................................................... 500 10 83
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 6,320 ........................ 1,885
Additional Information or Comments: should be addressed to Brian Foster, Written comments should be received
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To request more information or to Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North within 60 days of this notice.
obtain a copy of the information Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
Brian D. Foster,
collection justification, forms, and/or 1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov.
supporting material, contact Dana Clearance Officer.
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or [FR Doc. 2017–08477 Filed 4–26–17; 8:45 am]
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
regarding the information collection
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