[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47085-47086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16590]


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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 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

    Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment 
Service, OMB 3220-0022. Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act (RUIA), provides unemployment benefits for qualified 
railroad employees. These benefits are generally payable for each day 
of unemployment in excess of four during a registration period 
(normally a period of 14 days).
    Section 12 of the RUIA provides that the RRB establish, maintain 
and operate free employment facilities directed toward the reemployment 
of railroad employees. The procedures for applying for the unemployment 
benefits and employment service and for registering and claiming the 
benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR part 325.
    The RRB utilizes the following forms to collect the information 
necessary to pay unemployment benefits: Form UI-1 (or its Internet 
equivalent, Form UI-1 (Internet), Application for Unemployment Benefits 
and Employment Service, is completed by a claimant for unemployment 
benefits once in a benefit year, at the time of first registration. 
Completion of Form UI-1 or UI-1 (Internet) also registers an 
unemployment claimant for the RRB's employment service. The RRB 
proposes no changes to Form UI-1 or UI-1 (Internet).
    The RRB also utilizes Form UI-3, (or its Internet equivalent Form 
UI-3 (Internet) Claim for Unemployment Benefits for use in claiming 
unemployment benefits for days of unemployment in a particular 
registration period, normally a period of 14 days. The RRB proposes no 
changes to Form UI-3 or UI-3 (Internet).
    Completion of Forms UI-1, UI-1 (Internet), UI-3 and UI-3 (Internet) 
is required to obtain or retain benefits. The number of responses 
required of each claimant varies, depending on their period of 
unemployment. The RRB estimates that approximately 9,977 Form UI-1's 
(9257 paper and 720 Internet) will be filed annually. Completion time 
for Form UI-1 and UI-1 (Internet) is estimated at 10 minutes. The RRB 
estimates that approximately 74,326 Form UI-3's (65,035 manual and 
9,291 Internet) will be filed annually. Completion time for Form UI-3 
and the UI-3 (Internet) is estimated at 6 minutes.
    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

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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. E7-16590 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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