[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 6226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2822]


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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 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 of other forms of information 
technology.
    Title and purpose of information collection: Employee 
Representative's Status and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0014. Under 
Section 1(b)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the term 
``employee'' includes an individual who is an employee representative. 
As defined in Section 1(c) of the RRA, an employee representative is an 
officer or official representative of a railroad labor organization 
other than a labor organization include in the term ``employer,'' as 
defined in the RRA, who before or after August 29, 1935, was in the 
service of aN employer under the RRA and who is duly authorized and 
designated to represent employees in accordance with the Railway Labor 
Act, or, any individual who is regularly assigned to or regularly 
employed by such officer or official representative in connection with 
the duties of his or her office. The requirements relating to the 
application for employee representative status and the periodic 
reporting of the compensation resulting from such status is contained 
in 20 CFR 209.10.
    The RRB utilizes Forms DC-2a, Employee Representative's Status 
Report, and DC-2, Employee Representative's Report on Compensation to 
obtain the information needed to determine employee representative 
status and to maintain a record of creditable service and compensation 
resulting from such status. Completion is required to obtain or retain 
a benefit. One response is requested of each respondent.
    No changes are proposed to Form DC-2a and Form DC-2. The completion 
time for Form DC-2 is estimated at 30 minutes per response. The RRB 
estimates that approximately 65 Form DC-2's are received annually. The 
RRB estimates that less than 10 Form DC-2a's are received annually.
    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 within 60 days of this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-2822 Filed 2-5-03; 8:45 am]
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