[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12765]


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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.
    Title and purpose of information collection: Railroad Service and 
Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0008 Under Section 6 of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) and Section 9 of the Railroad 
Retirement (Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) maintains 
for each railroad employee a record of compensation paid to that 
employee by all railroad employers for whom the employee worked after 
1936. This record, which is used by the RRB to determine eligibility 
for, and amount of, benefits due under the laws it administers, is 
conclusive as to the amount of compensation paid to an employee during 
such period(s) covered by the report(s) of the compensation by the 
employee's railroad employer(s), except in cases when an employee files 
a protests pertaining to his or her reported compensation within the 
statute of limitations cited in Section 6 of the RRA and Section 9 of 
the RRA.
    To enable the RRB to establish and maintain the record of 
compensation, employers are required to file with the RRB, in such 
manner and form and at such times as the RRB prescribes, reports of 
compensation of employees. The information reporting requirements are 
prescribed in 20 CFR 209.6. The RRB utilizes Form BA-3a, Annual Report 
of Compensation and Form BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation 
Adjustments, to secure the required information from railroad 
employees. Employers have the option of submitting the reports on the 
aforementioned forms, or, in like format, on magnetic tape, tape 
cartridges or PC diskettes as outlines in the RRB's Reporting 
Instructions to Employers. Submission of the reports is mandatory. One 
response is required of each respondent. No changes are proposed to 
Form BA-3a or BA-4.
    The completion time for Form BA-3a is estimated oat 85 hours per 
response. The completion time for Form BA-4 is estimated at 60 minutes 
per response.
    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. 98-12765 Filed 5-13-98; 8:45 am]
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