[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80988-80989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33040]


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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.
    1. Title and purpose of information collection: Supplemental 
Information on Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220-0036.
    Under Section 12(o) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
(RUIA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is entitled to 
reimbursement of the sickness benefits paid to a railroad employee if 
the employee receives a sum or damages for the same infirmity for which 
the benefits are paid. Section 2(f) of the RUIA requires employers to 
reimburse the RRB for days in which salary, wages, pay for time lost or 
other remuneration is later determined to be payable. Reimbursements 
under section 2(f) generally result from the award of pay for time lost 
or the payment of guaranteed wages. The RUIA prescribes that the amount 
of benefits paid be deducted and held by the employer in a special fund 
for reimbursement to the RRB.
    The RRB currently utilizes Forms SI-1c, Supplemental Information on 
Accident and Insurance; SI-5, Report of Payments to Employee Claiming 
Sickness Benefits Under the RUIA; ID-3s, Request for Lien Information; 
Report of Settlement; ID-3s-1, Lien Information Under Section 12(o) of 
the RUIA; ID-3u, Request for Section 2(f) Information; ID-30k, Notice 
to Request Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness; and ID-30k-1, 
Notice to Request Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness; to 
obtain the necessary information from claimants and railroad employers. 
Completion is required to obtain benefits. One response is requested of 
each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the 
collection.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
                             [The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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                                                                      Annual
                           Form number                               responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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SI-1c...........................................................             500               5              42
SI-5............................................................               7               5               1
ID-3s (Paper & Telephone).......................................           7,000               3             350
ID-3s (E-mail)..................................................           7,000               3             350
ID-3s.1 (Paper & Telephone).....................................             500               3              25
ID-3u (Paper & Telephone).......................................           1,100               3              55
ID-3u (E-mail)..................................................           1,100               3              55
ID-30k..........................................................             100               5               8
ID-30k.1........................................................              75               5               6
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    Total.......................................................          17,382  ..............             892
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    2. Title and purpose of information collection: Continuing 
Disability Report; OMB 3220-0187.
    Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, an annuity is not 
payable or is reduced for any month in which the annuitant works for a 
railroad or earns more than prescribed dollar amounts from either non-
railroad employment or self-employment. Certain types of work may 
indicate an annuitant's recovery from disability. The provisions 
relating to the reduction or non-payment of an annuity by reason of 
work, and an annuitant's recovery from disability for work, are 
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17-220.20. The RRB conducts continuing 
disability reviews (CDR) to determine whether an annuitant continues to 
meet the disability requirements of the law. Provisions relating to 
when and how often the RRB conducts CDRs are prescribed in 20 CFR 
220.186.
    Form G-254, Continuing Disability Report, is used by the RRB to 
develop information for a CDR determination, including a determination 
prompted by a report of work, return to railroad service, allegation of 
medical improvement, or a routine disability review call-up. The RRB 
proposes non-burden impacting editorial and formatting changes.
    Form G-254a, Continuing Disability Update Report, is used to help 
identify a disability annuitant whose work activity and/or recent 
medical history warrants completion of Form G-254 for a more extensive 
review. The RRB proposes adding a request for the applicant's daytime 
telephone number to resolve any ambiguous issues.
    Completion is required to retain a benefit. One response is 
requested of each respondent to Forms G-254 and G-254a.

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                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
                             [The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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                                                                      Annual
                           Form number                               responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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G-254...........................................................           1,500            5-35             623
G-254a..........................................................           1,500               5             125
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    Total.......................................................           3,000  ..............             748
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    Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or 
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, 
and/or supporting material, contact Charles Mierzwa, the RRB Clearance 
Officer, at (312) 751-3363 or [email protected]. Comments 
regarding the information collection should be addressed to Patricia 
Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 
Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to [email protected]. Written 
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33040 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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