Railroad Retirement Board Proposed Information Collection for Representative Payee, Foreign Beneficiary Claims, and Debt Repayment Forms
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The Railroad Retirement Board is soliciting public comments on three existing information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The first collection (OMB 3220-0052) concerns forms used to appoint and manage representative payees for minor or incompetent railroad retirement beneficiaries, including application forms, physician statements on capability, and record-keeping booklets. Minor updates were made to checkboxes, explanatory text, banking change notifications, and contact information. The second (OMB 3220-0155) involves a supplement form to determine whether Tier I or Medicare benefits should be withheld from non-U.S. citizen beneficiaries living abroad under the 1983 Social Security Amendments. The third (OMB 3220-0169) covers forms notifying debtors of overpayments and allowing selection of repayment methods for Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Act benefits. Total estimated annual burden is approximately 30,649 hours across 38,600+ responses.
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Key Changes
- Form AA-5: updated Item 4 reference from 17 to 18, added 'Care Facility' checkbox in Q10, added 'Wages from employment' checkbox in Q12, removed public service pension reporting bullet per Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, added banking information change bullet
- Updated address in Paperwork Reduction Act Notices across AA-5, G-478, G-45, and RB-5 to '844 N Rush St., Chicago, IL 60611-1275, ATTN: Bureau of Information Services/Policy & Compliance'
- Form G-478: added 'Doctor/Clinic Tax ID' data entry line in Question 9
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