Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form AA-17B Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities Form	Modified
3220-0030.doc Supporting Statement A	0000-00-00

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33834	Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0030	ICR Reference No: 200703-3220-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200403-3220-001
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/23/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2007
Terms of Clearance: This Paperwork Reduction Act collection requests the Social Security Number (SSN) of individual beneficiaries. OMB is approving this information collection for 24 months to allow RRB to gather information concerning the use and need of individual SSNs. Upon resubmission of the information collection to OMB, please provide a written explanation of the following: 1. Authority for collecting the SSN (e.g. statutory requirement or other legal requirement). 2. Explanation for the use of the SSN on the form (e.g. identity verification, etc.) 3. Alternative method(s) (other than the use of a SSN) for verifying the identity of an individual for the purposes of carrying out the information collection requirement. 4. The cost and systems redesign that would be required to remove the use of the SSN and implement the alternate method(s) of verifying individual identities. This analysis should estimate costs to the program each year over 5 years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2007
Responses	4,137	0	4,137
Time Burden (Hours)	1,718	0	1,718
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act, monthly survivor annuities are payable to surviving widow(er)s, parents, unmarried children, and in certain cases, divorced wives (husbands), mothers (fathers), remarried widow(er)s and grandchildren of deceased railroad employees. The collection obtains information needed by the RRB for determining entitlement to and amount of the annuity applied for.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 231f Name of Law: Railroad Retirement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 4543	01/31/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 19984	04/20/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Survivor Insurance Annuities	AA-17, AA-17B, AA-18, AA-19, AA-19A, AA-20, AA-20 (proposed), AA-17b (proposed), AA-17 (proposed), AA-17cert, AA-18 (proposed), AA-19 (proposed), AA-17cert	Application for Determination of Widow(ers) Disability ,   Application for Mother's/Father's and Child Annuity ,   Application for Child's Annuity ,   Application for Determination of Child's Disability ,   Application for Parent's Annuity ,   Application for Widow(ers) Annuity ,   Application for Determination of Widow(ers) Disability ,   Application for Mother's/Father's and Child Annuity ,   Application for Child's Annuity ,   Application for Parent's Annuity ,   Application Summary and Certification ,   Application Summary and Certification ,   Application for Widow(er)'s Annuity

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,137	4,137	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,718	1,718	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/27/2007

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