Nonsubstantive Request for Form AA-19a

United States of America

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
844 NORTH RUSH STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611-1275

BUREAU OF INFORMATION SERVICES

April 3, 2024

Kyle S. Gardiner
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs – OMB Desk Officer
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Mr. Gardiner,
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) requests to make a non-substantive change to a currently
approved collection (3220-0030), Application for RRB Survivor Insurance Annuities.
We would like to modify Form AA-19A, Application for Determination of Child's Disability. The change
will be to update the office hours in Section 11 on page 15. Currently, it states, “open to the public
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. on Wednesday” and will like to change to “open to the public 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday
through Friday, and closed Federal Holidays.
The RRB is aware that this clearance expires on September 30, 2025, and we plan to follow PRA
guidelines to obtain approval; however, we are unable to delay this change as it is vital to the RRB’s
mission of administering comprehensive retirement-survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit to
the nation’s railroad workers and their families. In the spirt of transparency, we want to inform you
of this change so that when we do submit the clearance to you for approval, this change is
documented into ROCIS to avoid any confusion when the clearance comes up for renewal.
Hopefully, OMB approves the request so that we can ensure railroad applicant receive benefits in a
timely manner.
Please contact me at 312-751-4826 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
signed by BRIAN FOSTER
BRIAN FOSTER Digitally
Date: 2024.04.03 14:34:15 -05'00'

Brian D. Foster
Clearance Officer