[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42890-42891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21396]


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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: Supplemental 
Information on Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220-0036 Under Section 
12(o) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), the Railroad 
Retirement Board is entitled to reimbursement of the sickness benefits 
paid to a railroad employee if the employee receives a sum or damages 
for the same infirmity for which the benefits are paid. Section 2(f) of 
the RUIA requires employers to reimburse the RRB for days in which 
salary, wages, pay for time lost or other renumeration is later 
determined to be payable. Reimbursements under section 2(f) generally 
result from the award of pay for time lost or the payment of guaranteed 
wages. The RUIA prescribes that the amount of benefits paid be deducted 
and held by the employer in a special fund for reimbursement to the 
RRB.
    The RRB currently utilizes Form (s) SI-1c, Supplemental Information 
on Accident and Insurance), SI-5 (Report of payments to Employee 
Claiming Sickness Benefits Under the RUIA), ID-3s (Request for Lien 
Information), ID-3u (Request for Section 2(f) Information),  ID-30k 
(Form Letter Asking Claimant for Additional Information on Injury or 
Illness), ID-30k-1  (Request for Supplemental Information on Injury or 
Illness-3rd Party), and ID-3-Q (Insurance Inquiry) to obtain the 
necessary information from claimants and railroad employers.
    Minor formatting and editorial changes which include the addition 
of language required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 are 
proposed to Forms SI-1c and Form SI-5. Forms ID-3s and ID-3U are being 
revised to insert completion instructions and the Paperwork Reduction 
Act notice to the reverse side of the form. The RRB proposes the 
creation of a new form, Form ID-3s-1, Request for Lien Information, 
which is similar to Form ID-3s but has been designed for use by an 
attorney and/or insurer responsible for paying personal-injury damages 
to the railroad employee for third party liability cases. Enhancements 
are also being proposed to Forms ID-30k and ID-30k-1 which will, upon 
OMB approval, allow for the obsolescence of Form ID-3-0Q. Completion is 
required to obtain benefits. One response is requested of each 
respondent.

Estimate of Annual Respondent burden

    The estimated annual respondent burden for this collection is as 
follows:

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                                                                      Annual                                    
                            Form Nos.                                responses      Time (min)     Burden (hrs) 
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SI-1c...........................................................           3,200               5             267
SI-5............................................................           2,500               5             208
ID-3s...........................................................          18,500               3             925
ID-3s.1.........................................................             500               3              25

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ID-3u...........................................................           1,500               3              75
ID-30k..........................................................           2,500               5             208
ID-30k.1........................................................           2,000               5             167
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    Total.......................................................          30,700  ..............           1,875
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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. 98-21396 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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