[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37357-37358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15330]


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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: Application for 
Reimbursement for Hospital Insurance Services in Canada; OMB 3220-0086.
    Under section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB 
administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the railroad 
retirement system. Payments are provided under section 7(d)4) of the 
RRA for medical services furnished in Canada to the same extent as for 
those furnished in the United States. However, payments for the 
services furnished in Canada are made from the Railroad Retirement 
Account rather than from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, 
with the payments limited to the amount by which insurance benefits 
under Medicare exceed the amount payable under Canadian Provincial 
plans.
    Form AA-104, Application for Canadian Hospital Benefits Under 
Medicare--Part A, is provided by the RRB to a claimant seeking 
reimbursement for covered hospital services received in Canada. The 
form obtains information needed to determine the eligibility of the 
applicant and the amount of any reimbursement due. One response is 
requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain a 
benefit. The RRB proposes no changes to Form AA-104.
    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                    Annual
                         Form number                              responses     Time  (minutes)  Burden  (hours)
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AA-104.......................................................              30               10                5
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    2. Title and purpose of information collection: Availability for 
Work; OMB 3220-0164.
    Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 
unemployment benefits are not payable for any day for which the 
claimant is not available for work.
    Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5, 
``available for work'' is defined as being willing and ready for work. 
A claimant is ``willing'' to work if willing to accept and perform for 
hire such work as is reasonably appropriate to his or her employment 
circumstances. A claimant is ``ready'' for work if he or she (1) is in 
a position to receive notice of work and is willing to accept and 
perform such work, and (2) is prepared to be present with the customary 
equipment at the location of such work within the time usually 
allotted.
    Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, a claimant may be requested at 
any time to show, as evidence of willingness to work, that reasonable 
efforts are being made to obtain work. In order to determine whether a 
claimant is; a) available for work, and b) willing to work, the RRB 
utilizes Forms UI-38, UI Claimant's Report of Efforts to Find

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Work, and UI-38s, School Attendance and Availability Questionnaire, to 
obtain information from the claimant and Form ID-8k, Questionnaire--
Reinstatement of Discharged or Suspended Employee, from the union 
representative. One response is completed by each respondent. The RRB 
proposes no changes to the forms in the collection.
    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                    Annual
                         Form Number                              responses     Time  (minutes)  Burden  (hours)
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UI-38s:
    In person................................................              42                6                4
    By mail..................................................              86               10               14
UI-38........................................................           2,048             11.5              392
ID-8k........................................................           5,668                5              472
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    Total....................................................           7,844   ...............             882
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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. 2014-15330 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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