Notice2024-26735
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
November 18, 2024
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Railroad Retirement Board
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 90775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26735]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support of Children; OMB 3220-0195.
Section 2(d)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C.
231a), 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
child support and dependency requirements are prescribed in 20 CFR
222.50-57.
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. The RRB proposes minor editorial changes
to Form G-139 to change the example dates under section 1 ``General
Instructions''.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-139........................................................ 400 60 400
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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 or 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#692b1b000807472f061a1d0c1b291b1b0b470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd9fafb4bcb3f39bb2aea9b8af9dafafbff3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26735 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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