[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7695-7696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2774]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments

Summary

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an 
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
request a revision to the following collection of information: 3220-
0025, RUIA Investigations and Continuing Entitlement, consisting of RRB 
Form(s) UI-9, Applicant's Statement of Employment and Wages, UI-23, 
Claimant's Statement of Service, UI-44, Claim for Credit for Military 
Service, ID-4F, Advising of Ineligibility for RUIA Benefits, ID-4U, 
Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for RUIA Benefits, ID-4Y, 
Advising of Ineligibility for Sickness Benefits, ID-4X, Advising of 
Service/Earnings Requirements for Sickness Benefits, ID-20-1, Advising 
that Normal Unemployment Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted, ID-20-2, 
Advising that Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted, ID-
20-4, Advising That Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted/
Non-Entitlement, ID-5I, Letter to Non-Railroad Employers on Employment 
and Earnings of a Claimant, ID-5R (SUP), Report of Employees Paid RUIA 
Benefits for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable 
Service, ID-49R, Letter to Railroad Employers for Payroll Information, 
and UI-48, Claimant's Statement Regarding Benefit Claim for Days of 
Employment. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from 
the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose 
appropriate paperwork burdens.
    The RRB invites comments on the proposed collection of information 
to determine (1) The practical utility of the collection; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the subject 
of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of collections on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Comments to RRB or OIRA must 
contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper consideration of 
your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days 
of publication date.

Previous Requests for Comments

    The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (71 FR 
66991 on November 17, 2006) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That 
request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: RUIA Investigations and Continuing Entitlement.

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    OMB Control Number: 3220-0025.
    Form(s) submitted: UI-9, UI-23, UI-44, ID-4F, ID-4U, ID-4X, ID-4Y, 
ID-20-1, ID-20-2, ID-20-4, ID-5I, ID-5R(SUP), ID-49R, UI-48.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Non-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Abstract: The information collection has two purposes. When RRB 
records that railroad service and/or compensation is insufficient to 
qualify a claimant for unemployment or sickness benefits, the RRB 
obtains information needed to reconcile the compensation and/or service 
on record with that claimed by the employee. Other forms in the 
collection allow the RRB to determine whether unemployment or sickness 
benefits were properly obtained.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes a change to Forms ID-4F, ID-4U, 
ID-4X, ID-4Y, ID-20-1, ID-20-2, ID-20-4 to request information 
regarding an employee's military service entry and discharge dates. The 
information will be requested because the inclusion of the employee's 
military service, may give the employee enough creditable service 
months for additional benefits. No other changes are proposed.
    The burden estimate for this ICR is unchanged as follows:
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 7,905.
    Total annual responses: 7,905.
    Total annual reporting hours: 1,622.
    For Further Information: Copies of the form and supporting 
documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance 
officer at (312-751-3363) or [email protected].
    Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed 
to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or [email protected] and to the OMB 
Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-2774 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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