[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44030-44031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18271]


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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 an existing collection of information: 3220-
0025, RUIA Investigations and Continuing Entitlement, consisting of RRB 
Form(s) UI-9, Applicant's Statement of Employment and Wages, UI-23, 
Claimant's Statement of Service, UI-44, Claim for Credit for Military 
Service, ID-4F, Advising of Ineligibility for RUIA Benefits, ID-4U, 
Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for RUIA Benefits, ID-4Y, 
Advising of Ineligibility for Sickness Benefits, ID-4X, Advising of 
Service/Earnings Requirements for Sickness Benefits, ID-20-1, Advising 
that Normal Unemployment Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted, ID-20-2, 
Advising that Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted, ID-
20-4, Advising That Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted/
Non-Entitlement, ID-5I, Letter to Non-Railroad Employers on Employment 
and Earnings of a Claimant, ID-5R (SUP), Report of Employees Paid RUIA 
Benefits for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable 
Service, ID-49R, Letter to Railroad Employers for Payroll Information, 
and UI-48, Claimant's Statement Regarding Benefit Claim for 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.
    Completion of Forms ID-5I, ID-5R(SUP), ID-49R and UI-48 is 
voluntary. Completion of Forms UI-9, UI-23, UI-44, ID-4F, ID-4U, ID-4K, 
ID-4Y, ID-20-1, ID-20-2, and ID-204 is required to obtain or retain 
benefits. One response is required of each respondent.
    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 (75 FR 16874 on April 2, 2010) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: RUIA Investigations and Continuing Entitlement.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0025.
    Form(s) submitted: UI-9, UI-23, UI-44, ID-4F, ID-4U, ID-4X, ID-4Y, 
ID-20-1, ID-20-2, ID-20-4, ID-5I, ID-5R(SUP), ID-49R, UI-48.

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    Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Non-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Abstract: The information collection has two purposes. When RRB 
records that railroad service and/or compensation is insufficient to 
qualify a claimant for unemployment or sickness benefits, the RRB 
obtains information needed to reconcile the compensation and/or service 
on record with that claimed by the employee. Other forms in the 
collection allow the RRB to determine whether unemployment or sickness 
benefits were properly obtained.
    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to any of the forms 
in the collection.
    The proposed burden estimate for this ICR is as follows:
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 10,700.
    Total annual responses: 10,700.
    Total annual reporting hours: 2,512.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  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 Patricia A. Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or e-mailed to 
[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. 2010-18271 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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