[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31897-31898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13040]


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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). 
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 the 
RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper 
consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive 
them within 30 days of the publication date.
    1. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: Employer's 
Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA; 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

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form or its Internet equivalent. One response is requested quarterly of 
each respondent and completion is mandatory.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (76 FR 16870 on March 22, 2012) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0012.
    Form(s) submitted: DC-1.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Abstract: Railroad employers are required to make contributions to 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance fund quarterly or annually equal to 
a percentage of the creditable compensation paid to each employee. The 
information furnished on the report accompanying the remittance is used 
to determine correctness of the amount paid.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form DC-1.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                      Annual           Time           Burden
                            Form No.                                 responses       (minutes)        (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: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from 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 [email protected] and to the OMB 
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected].

Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-13040 Filed 5-29-12; 8:45 am]
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