[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18283-18284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6785]


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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

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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: Placement Service; OMB 
3220-0057 Section 12(i) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
(RUIA), authorizes the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) to establish 
maintain, and operate free employment offices to provide claimants for 
unemployment benefits with job placement opportunities. Section 704(d) 
of the Regional Railroad Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, and as 
extended by the consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 
required the RRB to maintain and distribute a list of railroad job 
vacancies, by class and craft, based on information furnished by rail 
carriers to the RRB. Although the requirement under the law expired 
effective August 13, 1987, the RRB has continued to obtain this 
information in keeping with its employment service responsibilities 
under Section 12(k) of the RUIA. Application procedures for the job 
placement program are prescribed in 20 CFR 325. The procedures 
pertaining to the RRB's obtaining and distributing job vacancy reports 
furnished by rail carriers are described in 20 CFR 346.1.
    The RRB currently utilizes four forms to obtain information needed 
to carry out its job placement responsibilities. Form ES-2, 
Supplemental Information for Central Register, is used by the RRB to 
obtain information needed to update a computerized central register of 
separated and furloughed railroad employees available for employment in 
the railroad industry. Form ES-21, Referral to State Employment 
Service, and ES-21c, Report of State Employment Service Office, are 
used by the RRB to provide placement assistance for unemployed railroad 
employees through arrangements with State Employment Service offices. 
Form UI-35, Field Office Record of Claimant Interview, is used 
primarily by RRB field office staff to conduct in-person interviews of 
claimants for unemployment benefits. Completion of these forms is 
required to obtain or maintain a benefit. In addition, the RRB also 
collects Railroad Job Vacancies information received voluntarily from 
railroad employers.
    The RRB proposes minor, non-burden impacting editorial changes to 
Form ES-2, minor non-burden impacting editorial and reformatting 
changes to Form ES-21, and a minor non-burden impacting change to Form 
UI-35. No changes are being proposed to Form ES-21c or to the Railroad 
Job Vacancies Report.
    The estimated annual respondent burden for this collection is as 
follows:

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                             Completion time
                       Form Nos.                          Annual responses        (min)           Burden (hrs)
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ES-2...................................................              7,500               0.25                 31
ES-21..................................................              3,500               0.68                 40
ES-21c.................................................              1,250               1.50                 31
UI-35 (in person)......................................              9,000               7.00              1,050
UI-35 (by mail)........................................              1,000              10.50                175
Railroad Job Vacancies Report..........................                750              10.00                125
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    Total..............................................             23,000  .................              1,452
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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 or send an e-mail request to [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 send an e-mail to 
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-6785 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
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