[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51118-51119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20475]


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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 
two (2) Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). 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 collections of information 
to determine (1) The practical utility of the collections; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (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.
    1. Title and purpose of information collection:
    Employer Service and Compensation Reports, 3220-0070.
    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 from a respondent. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we 
impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (75 FR 21370 on April 23, 2010) 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: Extension without change of a previously 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 no 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.
    2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection
    Supplement to Claim of Person Outside United States; 3220-0155.
    Under the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Pub. L. 98-21), which 
amended Section 202(t) of the Social Security Act, the Tier I or the O/
M (overall minimum) portion of an annuity and Medicare benefits payable 
under the Railroad Retirement Act to certain beneficiaries living 
outside the U.S., may be withheld effective January 1, 1985. The 
benefit withholding provision of Public Law 98-21 applies to divorced 
spouses, spouses, minor or disabled children, students, and survivors 
of railroad employees who (1) Initially became eligible for Tier I 
amounts, O/M shares, and Medicare benefits after December 31, 1984; (2) 
are not U.S citizens or U.S. nationals; and (3) have resided outside 
the U.S for more than six consecutive months starting with the annuity 
beginning date. The benefit withholding provision does not apply, 
however to a beneficiary who is exempt under either a treaty obligation 
of the U.S., in effect on August 1, 1956, or a totalization agreement 
between the U.S. and the country in which the beneficiary resides, or 
to an individual who is exempt under other criteria specified in Public 
Law 98-21. RRB Form G-45, Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the 
United States, is currently used by the RRB to determine applicability 
of the withholding provision of Public Law 98-21. Our ICR describes the 
information we seek to collect from the public. Completion of Form G-45 
is required to obtain or retain benefits. One response is required of 
each respondent. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose 
appropriate paperwork burdens.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (75 FR 21685 & 21686 on April 26, 2010) required 
by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0155.
    Form(s) submitted: G-45.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or households.
    Abstract: Under Public Law 98-21, the Tier I or overall minimum 
portion of an annuity and Medicare benefits payable under the Railroad 
Retirement Act to certain beneficiaries living outside the United 
States may be withheld. The collection obtains the information needed 
by the Railroad Retirement Board to implement the benefit withholding 
provisions of Public Law 98-21.

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    Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-45.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 100.
    Total annual responses: 100.
    Total annual reporting hours: 17 .
    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 [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. 2010-20475 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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