[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 115 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 33262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11597]


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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) 
for the following collection of information: 3220-0070, Employer 
Service and Compensation Reports.
    Section 2(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) 
specifies the maximum normal unemployment and sickness benefits that 
may be paid in a benefit year. Section 2(c) further provides for 
extended benefits for certain employees and for beginning a benefit 
year early for other employees. The conditions for these actions are 
prescribed in 20 CFR part 302.
    All information about creditable railroad service and compensation 
needed by the RRB to administer Section 2(c) is not always available 
from annual reports filed by railroad employers with the RRB (OMB 3220-
0008). When this occurs, the RRB must obtain supplemental information 
about service and compensation. The RRB utilizes Form(s) UI-41, 
Supplemental Report of Service and Compensation, and UI-41a, 
Supplemental Report of Compensation, to obtain the necessary 
information.
    Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the 
public. Completion of the forms is mandatory. One response is required 
(per individual) from a respondent. 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 (72 FR 12639 on March 16, 2007) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Employer Service and Compensation Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0070.
    Form(s) submitted: UI-41, UI-41a.
    Type of request: No material or nonsubstantive change to a 
currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
    Abstract: The reports obtain the employee's service and 
compensation for a period subsequent to those already on file and the 
employee's base year compensation. The information is used to determine 
the entitlement to and the amount of benefits payable.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting 
editorial changes to Form(s) UI-41 and UI-41a.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 30.
    Total annual responses: 3,000.
    Total annual reporting hours: 400.
    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency 
clearance officer (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. E7-11597 Filed 6-14-07; 8:45 am]
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