[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34059-34060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13431]


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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 an extension of a currently approved collection of information: 
3220-0164, Availability for Work. 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. Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day for 
which the claimant is not available for work.
    Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5, 
``available for work'' is defined as being willing and ready for work. 
This section further provides that a person is ``willing'' to work if 
that person is willing to accept and perform for hire such work as is 
reasonably appropriate to his or her employment circumstances. The 
section also provides that a claimant is ``ready'' for work if he or 
she; (1) is in a position to receive notice of work and is willing to 
accept and perform such work, and (2) is prepared to be present with 
the customary equipment at the location of such work within the time 
usually allotted.
    Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, a claimant may be requested at 
any time to show, as evidence of willingness to work, that he or she is 
making reasonable efforts to obtain work. In order to determine whether 
a claimant is; (a) available for work, and (b) willing to work, the RRB 
utilizes Forms UI-38 and UI-38s to obtain information from the claimant 
and Form ID-8k from his union representative. One response is completed 
by each respondent. The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting 
editorial changes to Form(s) UI-38, UI-38s and ID-8k.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (73 FR 10074 and 10075

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on February 25, 2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request 
elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Availability for Work.
    OMB Control Number: OMB 3220-0164.
    Form(s) submitted: UI-38, UI-38s, ID-8k.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households, Non-profit 
institutions.
    Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day in which the 
claimant is not available for work. The collection obtains information 
needed by the RRB to determine whether a claimant is willing and ready 
to work.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes minor, non-burden impacting, 
editorial changes to Form(s) UI-38, UI-38s, and ID-8k.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
    Estimated Completion Time for Form(s): Form UI-38 is estimated at 
11.5 minutes per response; Form UI-38s is estimated at 6 minutes per 
response in-person and 10 minutes per response by mail and Form ID-8k 
is estimated at 5 minutes per response.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 7,600.
    Total annual responses: 7,600.
    Total annual reporting hours: 1,085.
    Additional Information or Comments: 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. E8-13431 Filed 6-13-08; 8:45 am]
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