[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 16870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6831]


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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: Employer's Quarterly 
Report of Contributions Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act; 
OMB 3220-0012.
    Under Section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), 
as amended by the Railroad Unemployment Improvement Act of 1988 (Pub. 
L. 100-647), the RRB determines the amount of an employer's 
contribution, primarily on the basis of the RUIA benefits paid, both 
unemployment and sickness, to the employees of the railroad employer. 
These experienced-based contributions take into account the frequency, 
volume, and duration of the employees' unemployment and sickness 
benefits. Each employer's contribution rate includes a component for 
administrative expenses as well as a component to cover costs shared by 
all employers. The regulations prescribing the manner and conditions 
for remitting the contributions and for adjusting overpayments or 
underpayments of contributions are contained in 20 CFR part 345. RRB 
Form DC-1, Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, is used by Railroad employers to 
report and remit their quarterly contributions to the RRB. Employers 
can use either the manual version of the form or its Internet 
equivalent. One response is requested quarterly of each respondent and 
completion is mandatory. The RRB proposes no changes to Form DC-1.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
                             [The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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                        Form No.                          Annual responses    Time (minutes)     Burden (hours)
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DC-1 (Manual)..........................................              1,235                 25                515
DC-1 (Internet)........................................              1,365                 25                569
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    Total..............................................              2,600  .................              1,084
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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 Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or 
[email protected]. Comments regarding the information collection 
should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, 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,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-6831 Filed 3-21-12; 8:45 am]
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