[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1416-1417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-611]



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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

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 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

Availability for Work

    Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 
unemployment benefits are not payable for any day for which the 
claimant is not available for work.
    Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5, 
``available for work'' is defined as being willing and ready for work. 
This section further provides that a person is ``willing'' to work if 
that person is willing to accept and perform for hire such work as is 
reasonably appropriate to his or her employment circumstances. The 
section also provides that a claimant is ``ready'' for work if her or 
she; (1) is in a position to receive notice of work and is willing to 
accept and perform such work, and (2) is prepared to be present with 
the customary equipment at the location of such work within the time 
usually allotted.
    Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, a claimant may be requested at 
any time to show, as evidence of willingness to work, that he or she is 
making reasonable efforts to obtain work. In order to determine whether 
a claimant is; a) available for work, and b) willing to work, the RRB 
utilizes Forms UI-38 and UI-38s to obtain information from the claimant 
and Form ID-8k from his union employer. One response is completed by 
each respondent. Minor editorial changes are being proposed to all 
three forms.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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                                      Annual         Time       Burden  
            Form No.                 responses      (Min)       (Hrs)   
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UI-38s:                                                                 
In person.......................             300      6               30
By mail.........................             700     10              117
UI-38...........................           5,300     11.5          1,016
ID-8k...........................           4,300      5              358
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      Total.....................          10,600  .........        1,521
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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, please 
call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312) 751-3363. Comments regarding 
the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-
2092. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-611 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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