82 FR 29123 - Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 29123-29125] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13370] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose appropriate paperwork burdens. The RRB invites comments on the proposed collections of information to determine (1) the practical utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information that is the subject of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on [[Page 29124]] respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to the RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of the publication date. 1. Title and purpose of information collection: Financial Disclosure Statement; OMB 3220-0127. Under Section 10 of the Railroad Retirement Act and Section 2(d) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the RRB may recover overpayments of annuities, pensions, death benefits, unemployment benefits, and sickness benefits that were made erroneously. An overpayment may be waived if the beneficiary was not at fault in causing the overpayment and recovery would cause financial hardship. The regulations for the recovery and waiver of erroneous payments are contained in 20 CFR 255 and CFR 340. The RRB utilizes Form DR-423, Financial Disclosure Statement, to obtain information about the overpaid beneficiary's income, debts, and expenses if that person indicates that (s)he cannot make restitution for the overpayment. The information is used to determine if the overpayment should be waived as wholly or partially uncollectible. If waiver is denied, the information is used to determine the size and frequency of installment payments. The beneficiary is made aware of the overpayment by letter and is offered a variety of methods for recovery. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information may result in a denial of the waiver request. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Financial Disclosure Statement. OMB Control Number: 3220-0127. Form(s) submitted: DR-423. Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households. Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts, the Railroad Retirement Board has authority to secure from an overpaid beneficiary a statement of the individual's assets and liabilities if waiver of the overpayment is requested. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form DR-423. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR-423....................................................... 1,200 85 1,700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Title and purpose of information collection: Representative Payee Parental Custody Monitoring; OMB 3220-0176. Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to select, make payments to, and to conduct transactions with, a beneficiary's relative or some other person willing to act on behalf of the beneficiary as a representative payee. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct payment to the beneficiary or payment to a representative payee would best serve the beneficiary's interest. Inherent in the RRB's authorization to select a representative payee is the responsibility to monitor the payee to assure that the beneficiary's interests are protected. The RRB utilizes Form G-99D, Parental Custody Report, to obtain information needed to verify that a parent-for-child representative payee still has custody of the child. One response is required from each respondent. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Representative Payee Parental Custody Monitoring. OMB Control Number: 3220-0176. Form(s) submitted: G-99D. Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or households. Abstract: Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the RRB is authorized to select, make payments to, and conduct transactions with an annuitant's relative or some other person willing to act on behalf of the annuitant as a representative payee. The collection obtains information needed to verify the parent-for-child payee still retains custody of the child. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-99D. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-99D........................................................ 800 5 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Title and purpose of information collection: Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children; OMB 3220-0195. Section 2(d)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), provides, in part, that a child is deemed dependent if the conditions set forth in Section 202(d)(3), (4) and (9) of the Social Security Act are met. Section 202(d)(4) of the Social Security Act, as amended by Public Law 104-121, requires as a condition of dependency, that a child receives one-half of his or her support from the stepparent. This dependency impacts upon the entitlement of a spouse or survivor of an employee whose entitlement is based upon having a stepchild of the employee in care, or on an individual seeking a child's annuity as a stepchild of an employee. Therefore, depending on the employee for at least one-half support is a condition affecting eligibility for increasing an employee or spouse annuity under the social security overall minimum provisions on the basis of the presence of a dependent child, the employee's natural child in limited situations, adopted children, stepchildren, grandchildren, step-grandchildren and equitably adopted children. The regulations outlining [[Page 29125]] child support and dependency requirements are prescribed in 20 CFR 222.50-57. In order to correctly determine if an applicant is entitled to a child's annuity based on actual dependency, the RRB uses Form G-139, Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children, to obtain financial information needed to make a comparison between the amount of support received from the railroad employee and the amount received from other sources. Completion is required to obtain a benefit. One response is required of each respondent. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children. OMB Control Number: 3220-0195. Form(s) submitted: G-139. Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households. Abstract: Dependency on the employee for at least one-half support is a condition affecting eligibility for increasing an employee or spouse annuity under the social security overall minimum provisions on the basis of the presence of a dependent child, the employee's natural child in limited situations, adopted children, stepchildren, grandchildren and step-grandchildren. The information collected solicits financial information needed to determine entitlement to a child's annuity based on actual dependency. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-139. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-139........................................................ 500 60 500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and supporting documents can be obtained from 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 [email protected] and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected]. Brian D. Foster, Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-13370 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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ICR describes the information we seek 266.7. The RRB utilizes the following Completion of the forms in this
to collect from the public. Review and forms to conduct its representative collection is required to retain benefits.
approval by OIRA ensures that we payee monitoring program. Previous Requests for Comments: The
impose appropriate paperwork burdens. Form G–99a, Representative Payee RRB has already published the initial
The RRB invites comments on the Report, is used to obtain information 60-day notice (82 FR 19396 on April 27,
proposed collection of information to needed to determine whether the benefit 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
determine (1) the practical utility of the payments certified to the representative That request elicited no comments.
collection; (2) the accuracy of the payee have been used for the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
estimated burden of the collection; (3) annuitant’s current maintenance and
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and personal needs and whether the Title: Representative Payee
clarity of the information that is the representative payee continues to be Monitoring.
subject of collection; and (4) ways to concerned with the annuitant’s welfare. OMB Control Number: 3220–0151.
minimize the burden of collections on RRB Form G–99c, Representative Payee Forms submitted: G–99a, G–99c and
respondents, including the use of Evaluation Report, is used to obtain G–106.
automated collection techniques or more detailed information from a Type of request: Revision of a
other forms of information technology. representative payee who fails to currently approved collection.
Comments to the RRB or OIRA must complete and return Form G–99a or in Affected public: Individuals or
contain the OMB control number of the situations when the returned Form G– Households.
ICR. For proper consideration of your 99a indicates the possible misuse of Abstract: Under Section 12(a) of the
comments, it is best if the RRB and funds by the representative payee. Form Railroad Retirement Act, the RRB is
OIRA receive them within 30 days of G–99c contains specific questions authorized to select, make payments to,
the publication date. concerning the representative payee’s and conduct transactions with an
Title and purpose of information performance and is used by the RRB to annuitant’s relative or some other
collection: Representative Payee determine whether or not the person willing to act on behalf of the
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0151. representative payee should continue in annuitant as representative payee. If the
Under Section 12 of the Railroad that capacity. representative payee does not have
Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB may pay In cases where the representative custody of the beneficiary, the RRB will
annuity benefits to a representative payee does not have custody of the obtain the information from the
payee when an employee, spouse, or annuitant, proposed Form G–106, custodian for evaluation. The collection
survivor annuitant is incompetent or a Statement of Care and Responsibility to obtains information needed to
minor. The RRB is responsible for Annuitant, will be used to solicit determine if a representative payee is
determining if direct payment to an information about the representative handling benefit payments in the best
annuitant or a representative payee payee’s performance and the annuitant’s interest of the annuitant.
would best serve the annuitant’s best well-being from the custodian of the Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
interest. The accountability annuitant. The proposed form contains no changes to Forms G–99a and G–99c.
requirements authorizing the RRB to specific questions concerning the However, we propose the
conduct periodic monitoring of representative payee’s performance, and implementation of new Form G–106 to
representative payees, including a will be used by the RRB to determine the information collection.
written accounting of benefit payments whether or not the representative payee The burden estimate for the ICR is as
received, are prescribed in 20 CFR should continue in that capacity. follows:
Annual Time Burden
Form No. 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: Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address: Information Collection Request (ICR) to
Copies of the forms and supporting OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. the Office of Information and Regulatory
documents can be obtained from Dana Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management
Brian D. Foster,
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or and Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes
Clearance Officer. the information we seek to collect from
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV.
[FR Doc. 2017–13448 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am] the public. Review and approval by
Comments regarding the information BILLING CODE 7905–01–P OIRA ensures that we impose
collection should be addressed to Brian
appropriate paperwork burdens.
Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
The RRB invites comments on the
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD proposed collections of information to
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60611–1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and determine (1) the practical utility of the
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3)
In accordance with the Paperwork ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. clarity of the information that is the
Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement subject of collection; and (4) ways to
Board (RRB) is forwarding an minimize the burden of collections on
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child support and dependency 60-day notice (82 FR 17298 on April 10, increasing an employee or spouse
requirements are prescribed in 20 CFR 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). annuity under the social security overall
222.50–57. That request elicited no comments. minimum provisions on the basis of the
In order to correctly determine if an presence of a dependent child, the
applicant is entitled to a child’s annuity Information Collection Request (ICR)
employee’s natural child in limited
based on actual dependency, the RRB Title: Statement Regarding situations, adopted children,
uses Form G–139, Statement Regarding Contributions and Support of Children. stepchildren, grandchildren and step-
Contributions and Support of Children, OMB Control Number: 3220–0195. grandchildren. The information
to obtain financial information needed Form(s) submitted: G–139. collected solicits financial information
to make a comparison between the Type of request: Extension without needed to determine entitlement to a
amount of support received from the change of a currently approved child’s annuity based on actual
railroad employee and the amount collection. dependency.
received from other sources. Completion Affected public: Individuals or
is required to obtain a benefit. One Households. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
response is required of each respondent. Abstract: Dependency on the no changes to Form G–139.
Previous Requests for Comments: The employee for at least one-half support is The burden estimate for the ICR is as
RRB has already published the initial a condition affecting eligibility for follows:
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
G–139 .......................................................................................................................................... 500 60 500
Additional Information or Comments: 1(a)) and Form TA–W (17 CFR purposes of Section 17A of the
Copies of the forms and supporting 249b.101), under the Securities Exchange Act. Without Rule 17Ac3–1(a)
documents can be obtained from Dana Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et and Form TA–W, transfer agents
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or seq.). registered with the Commission would
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Section 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Securities not have a means to voluntarily
Comments regarding the information Exchange Act of 1934 authorizes deregister it is necessary or appropriate
collection should be addressed to Brian transfer agents registered with an to do so.
Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 appropriate regulatory agency (‘‘ARA’’) On average, respondents have filed
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois to withdraw from registration by filing approximately 17 TA–Ws with the
60611–1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and with the ARA a written notice of Commission annually from 2014 to
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, withdrawal and by agreeing to such 2017. A Form TA–W filing occurs only
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address: terms and conditions as the ARA deems once, when a transfer agent is seeking
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. necessary or appropriate in the public deregistration. Approximately 80
interest, for the protection of investors, percent of Form TA–Ws are completed
Brian D. Foster, by the transfer agent or its employees
or in the furtherance of the purposes of
Clearance Officer. Section 17A. and approximately 20 percent of Form
[FR Doc. 2017–13370 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am] In order to implement Section TA–Ws are completed by an outside
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 17A(c)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act, the filing agent that is hired by the
Commission promulgated Rule 17Ac3– registrant to prepare the form and file it
1(a) and accompanying Form TA–W on electronically. In view of the readily-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE September 1, 1977. Rule 17Ac3–1(a) available information requested by Form
COMMISSION provides that notice of withdrawal of TA–W, its short and simple
registration as a transfer agent with the presentation, and the Commission’s
Submission for OMB Review; Commission shall be filed on Form TA– experience with the filers, we estimate
Comment Request W. Form TA–W requires the that approximately 30 minutes is
withdrawing transfer agent to provide required to complete and file Form TA–
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
the Commission with certain W. For transfer agents that complete
From: Securities and Exchange
information, including: (1) The Form TA–W themselves, we estimate
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
locations where transfer agent activities the internal labor cost of compliance per
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
are or were performed; (2) the reasons filing is $25 (0.5 hours × $50 average
20549–2736.
for ceasing the performance of such hourly rate for clerical staff time). We
Extension: activities; (3) disclosure of unsatisfied estimate that outside filing agents
Rule 17Ac3–1(a) and Form TA–W; SEC judgments or liens; and (4) information charge $100 to complete and file at TA–
File No. 270–96 OMB Control No. 3235– regarding successor transfer agents. W on behalf of a registrant, reflecting an
0151. The Commission uses the information external labor cost to respondents. The
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant disclosed on Form TA–W to determine total annual time burden to the transfer
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 whether the registered transfer agent agent industry is approximately 9 hours
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the applying for withdrawal from (17 filings × 0.5 hours). The total annual
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration as a transfer agent should be external labor cost to respondents is
(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the allowed to deregister and, if so, whether $340 (17 annual forms × $100 × 20%).
Office of Management and Budget the Commission should attach to the An agency may not conduct or
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of granting of the application any terms or sponsor, and a person is not required to
extension of the previously approved conditions necessary or appropriate in respond to, a collection of information
collection of information provided for in the public interest, for the protection of under the PRA unless it displays a
Rule 17Ac3–1(a) (17 CFR 240.17Ac3– investors, or in furtherance of the currently valid OMB control number.
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