[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 134 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38633-38634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13690]


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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: 3220-0196, Investigation 
of Claim for Possible 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 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.
    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 a 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 utilizes Form ID-5S(SUP), Report of Cases for Which All 
Days Were Claimed During a Month Credited Per an Adjustment Report, to 
collect 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 is generated as a result 
of a computer match that compares data which is maintained in the RRB's 
RUIA Benefit Payment file with data maintained in the RRB's records of 
service. The ID-5S(SUP) is 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 Form ID-5S(SUP). 
Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent. 
The RRB estimates that 80 responses are received annually and that the 
estimated completion time is 10 minutes for each response.
    The RRB proposes non-burden impacting editorial changes to Form ID-
5S(SUP) and Form ID-5S.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (72 FR 8206-8207 on February 23, 2007) required 
by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

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Information Collection Request Details (ICR)

    Title: Investigation of Claim for Possible Days of Employment.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0196.
    Form(s) submitted: ID-5S(SUP).
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
    Abstract: Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 
unemployment or sickness benefits are not payable for any day in which 
remuneration is payable or accrues to the claimant. The collection 
obtains information about compensation credited to an employee during a 
period when the employee claimed unemployment or sickness benefits from 
their railroad employer.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes minor editorial and formatting 
changes to Form ID-5S(SUP) and its accompanying transmittal letter Form 
ID-5S.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 80.
    Total annual responses: 80.
    Total annual reporting hours: 13.

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. E7-13690 Filed 7-12-07; 8:45 am]
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