[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 828-830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00450]


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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 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 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 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 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 of each respondent. Completion is 
mandatory.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (83 FR 55580 on November 6, 2018) 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: Revision 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 minor non-burdening changes to 
the manual and electronic versions of the forms in the collection and 
combined Paperwork Reduction Act link and form instructions link in the 
Pay.gov form version and renamed the link to read ``Click for 
Instructions and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.''
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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DC-1 (RRB.Gov)..................................................             720              25             300
DC-1 (Pay.Gov)..................................................           1,680              25             700
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    Total.......................................................           2,400  ..............           1,000
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    2. Title and Purpose of information collection: Nonresident 
Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0145.
    Under Public Laws 98-21 and 98-76, benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act payable to annuitants living outside the United States 
may be subject to taxation under United States income tax laws. Whether 
the social security equivalent and non-social security equivalent 
portions of Tier I, Tier II, vested dual benefit, or supplemental 
annuity payments are subject to tax withholding, and whether the same 
or different rates are applied to each payment, depends on a 
beneficiary's citizenship and legal residence status, and whether 
exemption under a tax treaty between the United States and the country 
in which the beneficiary is a legal resident has been claimed. To 
effect the required tax withholding, the Railroad Retirement Board 
(RRB) needs to know a nonresident's citizenship and legal residence 
status.
    To secure the required information, the RRB utilizes Form RRB-1001, 
Nonresident Questionnaire, as a supplement to an application as part of 
the initial application process, and as an independent vehicle for 
obtaining the needed information when an annuitant's residence or tax 
treaty status changes. One response is requested of each respondent. 
Completion is voluntary.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (83 FR 55580 on November 6, 2018) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Nonresident Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0145.
    Forms submitted: RRB-1001.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement Act, the benefits payable 
to an annuitant living outside the United States may be subject to 
withholding under Public Laws 98-21 and 98-76. The form obtains the 
information needed to determine the amount to be withheld.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes to make the following non-burden 
changes to Form RRB-1001: Renumbered Items A through C and G to Items 1 
through 4; renumbered Items 1 through 5 to Items 5 through 9; removed 
Item D (CNTRY CODE), removed Item E (CITZ CODE), and removed Item F 
(NRA TAX CODE) as the information collected by them is no longer 
needed; and removed the General Instructions and the Paperwork 
Reduction Act and Privacy Act Notices from the back of the form as they 
are included in the Form TB-26 instructions, which is an enclosure.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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RRB-1001 (Initial Filing).......................................             300              30             250
RRB-1001 (Tax Renewal)..........................................           1,000              30             400
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    Total.......................................................           1,300  ..............             650
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    3. Title and Purpose of information collection: Statement of 
Claimant or Other Person; OMB 3220-0183.
    To support an application for an annuity under Section 2 of the 
Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) or for unemployment benefits under 
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), pertinent 
information and proofs must be furnished for the RRB to determine 
benefit entitlement. Circumstances may require an applicant or other 
person(s) having knowledge of facts relevant to the applicant's 
eligibility for an annuity or benefits to provide written statements 
supplementing or changing statements previously provided by the 
applicant. Under the railroad retirement program these statements may 
relate to a change in an annuity beginning date(s), date of 
marriage(s), birth(s), prior railroad or non-railroad employment, an 
applicant's request for reconsideration of an unfavorable RRB 
eligibility determination for an annuity or various other matters. The 
statements may also be used by the RRB to secure a variety of 
information needed to determine eligibility to unemployment and 
sickness benefits. Procedures related to providing information needed 
for RRA annuity or RUIA benefit eligibility determinations are 
prescribed in 20 CFR 217 and 320 respectively.
    The RRB utilizes Form G-93, Statement of Claimant or Other Person, 
to obtain from applicants or other persons, the supplemental or 
corrective information needed to determine applicant eligibility for an 
RRA annuity or RUIA benefits. One response is requested of each 
respondent. Completion is voluntary.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (83 FR 55580 on November 6, 2018) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Statement of Claimant or Other Person.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0183.
    Form(s) submitted: G-93.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act and the 
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, pertinent information and proofs 
must be submitted by an applicant so that the Railroad Retirement Board 
can determine his or her entitlement to benefits. The collection 
obtains information supplementing or changing information previously 
provided by an applicant.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-93.
    The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:

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                                                                    Annual
                           Form No.                               responses      Time (minutes)   Burden (hours)
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G-93.........................................................              60               15               15
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    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from Brian Foster at (312) 751-
4826 or [email protected].
    Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed 
to Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or [email protected] and to the OMB 
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: 
[email protected].

Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00450 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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