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By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE

August 12, 

2011.

Filing of Appeal. 

August 29, 

2011.

Deadline for the Postal Service to file the applicable 

administrative record in 

this appeal. 

August 29, 

2011.

Deadline for the Postal Service to file any responsive 

pleading. 

September 9, 

2011.

Deadline for notices to intervene (see 39 CFR 

3001.111(b)). 

September 16, 

2011.

Deadline for Petitioner’s 

Form 61 or initial brief in 

support of petition (see 39 

CFR 3001.115(a) and (b)). 

October 6, 

2011.

Deadline for answering brief 

in support of the Postal 

Service (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(c)). 

October 21, 

2011.

Deadline for reply briefs in 

response to answering 

briefs (see 39 CFR 

3001.115(d)). 

October 28, 

2011.

Deadline for motions by any 

party requesting oral argument; the Commission will 

schedule oral argument 

only when it is a necessary addition to the written filings (see 39 CFR 

3001.116). 

December 6, 

2011.

Expiration of the Commission’s 120-day decisional 

schedule (see 39 U.S.C. 

404(d)(5)). 

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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

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. 

1. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Medical Reports; OMB 3220– 

0038 

Under sections 2(a)(1)(iv) and 

2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act 

(RRA), annuities are payable to qualified 

railroad employees whose physical or 

mental condition makes them unable to 

(1) work in their regular occupation 

(occupational disability) or (2) work at 

all (permanent total disability). The 

requirements for establishing disability 

and proof of continuing disability under 

the RRA are prescribed in 20 CFR part 

220. 

Under Sections 2(c)(1)(ii)(C) and 

2(d)(1)(ii) of the RRA, annuities are also 

payable to qualified spouses and 

widow(er)s, respectively, who have a 

qualifying child who became disabled 

before age 22. Annuities are also 

payable to surviving children on the 

basis of disability under section 

2(d)(1)(iii)(C) if the child’s disability 

began before age 22 as well as to 

widow(er)s on the basis of disability 

under section 2(d)(1)(i)(B). To meet the 

disability standard, the RRA provides 

that individuals must have a permanent 

physical or mental condition such that 

they are unable to engage in any regular 

employment. 

Under section 2(d)(1)(v) of the RRA, 

annuities are also payable to remarried 

widow(er)s and surviving divorced 

spouses on the basis of, among other 

things, disability or having a qualifying 

disabled child in care. However, the 

disability standard in these cases is that 

found in the Social Security Act. That 

is, individuals must be unable to engage 

in any substantial gainful activity by 

reason of any medically determinable 

physical or mental impairment. The 

RRB also determines entitlement to a 

Period of Disability and entitlement to 

early Medicare based on disability for 

qualified claimants in accordance with 

section 216 of the Social Security Act. 

When making disability 

determinations, the RRB needs evidence 

from acceptable medical sources. The 

RRB currently utilizes Forms G–3EMP, 

Report of Medical Condition by 

Employer; G–197, Authorization to 

Release Medical Information to the 

Railroad Retirement Board; G–250, 

Medical Assessment; G–250A, Medical 

Assessment of Residual Functional 

Capacity; G–260, Report of Seizure 

Disorder; RL–11B, Disclosure of 

Hospital Medical Records; RL–11D, 

Disclosure of Medical Records from a 

State Agency; and RL–250, Request for 

Medical Assessment, to obtain the 

necessary medical evidence. 

One response is requested of each 

respondent. Completion is voluntary. 

The RRB proposes minor editorial 

changes to Form G–197. 

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden 

The estimated annual respondent 

burden is as follows: 

Form Number Annual Responses Time (Minutes) Burden (Hours) 

G–3EMP ........................................................ 600 10 100 

G–197 ............................................................ 6,000 10 1,000 

G–250 ............................................................ 11,950 30 5,975 

G–250A .......................................................... 50 20 17 

G–260 ............................................................ 100 25 42 

RL–11B .......................................................... 5,000 10 833 

RL–11D .......................................................... 250 10 42 

RL–250 .......................................................... 11,950 10 1,992 

Total ........................................................ 35,900 10,001 

2. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Student Beneficiary 

Monitoring; OMB 3220–0123 

Under provisions of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA), there are two 

types of benefit payments that are based 

on the status of a child being in fulltime elementary or secondary school 

attendance at age 18–19: a survivor 

child’s annuity benefit under Section 

2(d)(2)(iii) and an increase in the 


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employee retirement annuity under the 

Special Guaranty computation as 

prescribed in section 3(f)(3) and 20 CFR 

part 229. 

The survivor student annuity is 

usually paid by direct deposit to a 

financial institution either into the 

student’s checking or savings account or 

into a joint bank account with a parent. 

The requirements for eligibility as a 

student are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.74, 

and include students in independent 

study and home schooling. 

To help determine if a child is 

entitled to student benefits, the RRB 

requires evidence of full-time school 

attendance. This evidence is acquired 

through the RRB’s student monitoring 

program, which utilizes the following 

forms. Form G–315, Student 

Questionnaire, obtains certification of a 

student’s full-time school attendance as 

well as information on the student’s 

marital status, Social Security benefits, 

and employment, which are needed to 

determine entitlement or continued 

entitlement to benefits under the RRA. 

Form G–315A, Statement of School 

Official, is used to obtain, from a school, 

verification of a student’s full-time 

attendance when the student fails to 

return a monitoring Form G–315. Form 

G–315A.1, School Official’s Notice of 

Cessation of Full-Time School 

Attendance, is used by a school to notify 

the RRB that a student has ceased fulltime school attendance. The RRB 

proposes no changes to the forms. 

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden 

The estimated annual respondent 

burden is as follows: 

Form Number Annual Responses Time (Minutes) Burden (Hours) 

G–315 ............................................................ 860 15 215 

G–315a .......................................................... 20 3 1 

G–315a.1 ....................................................... 20 2 1 

Total ........................................................ 900 217 

Additional Information or Comments: 

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, contact Charles 

Mierzwa, the RRB Clearance Officer, at 

(312) 751–3363 or 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Patricia 

Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or e-mailed to 

Patricia.Henaghan@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

Summary: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding 

three Information Collection Requests 

(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 

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: Application for 

Reimbursement for Hospital Insurance 

Services in Canada; OMB 3220–0086. 

Under section 7(d) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB 

administers the Medicare program for 

persons covered by the railroad 

retirement system. Payments are 

provided under section 7(d)(4) of the 

RRA for medical services furnished in 

Canada to the same extent as for those 

furnished in the United States. 

However, payments for the services 

furnished in Canada are made from the 

Railroad Retirement Account rather 

than from the Federal Hospital 

Insurance Trust Fund, with the 

payments limited to the amount by 

which insurance benefits under 

Medicare exceed the amount payable 

under Canadian Provincial plans. 

Form AA–104, Application for 

Canadian Hospital Benefits Under 

Medicare—Part A, is provided by the 

RRB to a claimant seeking 

reimbursement for covered hospital 

services received in Canada. The form 

obtains information needed to 

determine the eligibility of the applicant 

and the amount of any reimbursement 

due. One response is requested of each 

respondent. Completion is required to 

obtain a benefit. 

Previous Requests for Comments: The 

RRB has already published the initial 

60-day notice (76 FR 29282 on May 20, 

2011) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). 

That request elicited no comments. 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

Title: Application for Reimbursement 

for Hospital Insurance Services in 

Canada 

OMB Control Number: 3220–0086 

Form(s) submitted: AA–104 

Type of request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection 

Affected public: Individuals or 

Households 

Abstract: The Railroad Retirement 

Board administers the Medicare 

program for persons covered by the 

railroad retirement system. The 

collection obtains the information 

needed to determine eligibility and for 

the amount due for covered hospital 

services received in Canada. 

Changes proposed: The RRB proposes 

non-burden impacting formatting and 

editorial changes to Form AA–104. 

The burden estimate for the ICR is as 

follows: 

Estimated Completion Time for Form 

AA–104: 10 minutes 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 35 

Total annual responses: 35 

Total annual reporting hours: 6 

2. Title and Purpose of information 

collection: Employee Non-Covered 

Service Pension Questionnaire; OMB 

3220–0154. 

Section 215(a)(7) of the Social 

Security Act provides for a reduction in 

social security benefits based on 


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