[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16071-16072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7140]


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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

    Investigation of Claim for Possible Days of Employment.
    Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
(RUIA), unemployment and sickness benefits are not payable for any day 
with respect to which remuneration is payable or accrues to the 
claimant. Also Section 4(a-1) of the RUIA provides that unemployment or 
sickness benefits are not payable for any day the claimant receives the 
same benefits under any law other than the RUIA. Under Railroad 
Retirement Board (RRB) regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant's 
certification or statement on an RRB provided claim form that he or she 
did not work on any day claimed and did not receive income such as 
vacation pay or pay for time lost shall constitute sufficient evidence 
unless there is conflicting evidence. Further, under 20 CFR 322.4(b), 
when there is question raised as to whether or not remuneration is 
payable or has accrued to a claimant with respect to a claimed day or 
days, investigation shall be made with a view to obtaining information 
sufficient for a finding.
    The RRB currently utilizes the following four forms, to obtain 
information from railroad employers, nonrailroad employers and 
claimants, that are needed to determine whether a claimed days or days 
of unemployment or sickness were improperly or fraudulently claimed: 
Form ID-51, Letter to Non-Railroad Employers on Employment and Earnings 
of a Claimant; Form ID-5R(SUP), Report of Employees Paid RUIA Benefits 
for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable Service; Form 
ID-49R, Letter to Railroad Employer for Payroll Information; and Form 
UI-48, Claimant's Statement Regarding Benefit Claim for Days of 
Employment. All of these forms are currently approved for use by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB 3220-0025).
    The RRB proposes the use of a new Form ID-5S(SUP), Report of Cases 
for Which All Days Were Claimed During a Month Credited Per an 
Adjustment Report. Form ID-5S(SUP), Report of Case for Which All Days 
Were Claimed During a Month Credited Per an Adjustment Report, will be 
used to collect required information about compensation credited to an 
employee during a period when the employee claimed either unemployment 
or sickness benefits from a railroad employer. The request will be 
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as a result of a computer match which compares data that is maintained 
in the RRB's RUIA Benefit Payment file with data maintained in the 
RRB's records of service and compensation. Similar to RRB Form ID-
5R(SUP), which is generated annually after the RRB's service and 
compensation records are updated with RRB Form BA-3a (Employer Report 
of Service and Compensation, OMB approved 3220-0008) information, the 
ID-5S(SUP) will be generated annually when the computer match indicates 
that an employee(s) of the railroad employer was paid unemployment or 
sickness benefits for every day in one or more months for which 
creditable compensation was adjusted due to the receipt of a report of 
creditable compensation adjustment (RRB FORM BA-4, OMB Approved 3220-
0008) from their railroad employer.
    The computer generated Form ID-5S(SUP) includes pertinent 
identifying information, the BA-4 adjustment process date and the 
claimed months in question. Space is provided on the report for the 
employer's use in supplying the information requested in the computer 
generated transmittal letter, Form ID-5S, which accompanies the report. 
To our knowledge no other agency uses forms similar to proposed form 
ID-5S(SUP). Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each 
respondent.

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 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611-2092. Written comments should be received on or before May 21, 
2001.

Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-7140 Filed 3-21-01; 8:45 am]
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