[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 118 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 36888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13104]



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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: Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act Applications; OMB 3220-0039.
    Under Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) 
(45 U.S.C. 362), sickness benefits are payable to qualified railroad 
employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury. In 
addition, sickness benefits are payable to qualified female employees 
if they are unable to work, or if working would be injurious, because 
of pregnancy, miscarriage, or childbirth. Under Section 1(k) of the 
RUIA a statement of sickness, with respect to days of sickness of an 
employee, is to be filed with the RRB within a 10-day period from the 
first day claimed as a day of sickness. The Railroad Retirement Board's 
(RRB) authority for requesting supplemental medical information is 
Section 12(i) and 12(n) of the RUIA. The procedures for claiming 
sickness benefits and for the RRB to obtain supplemental medical 
information needed to determine a claimant's eligibility for such 
benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR part 335.
    The forms currently used by the RRB to obtain information needed to 
determine eligibility for, and the amount of, sickness benefits due a 
claimant follow: Form SI-1a, Application for Sickness Benefits; Form 
SI-1b, Statement of Sickness; Form SI-3 (Manual & Internet), Claim for 
Sickness Benefits; Form SI-7, Supplemental Doctor's Statement; Form SI-
8, Verification of Medical Information; and Form ID-11A, Requesting 
Reason for Late Filing of Sickness Benefit. Completion is required to 
obtain or retain benefits. One response is requested of each 
respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form SI-1a, Form SI-3 
(Manual), SI-7, SI-8, and ID-11a; minor non-burden impacting changes to 
the Form SI-1b to include update to the officer title and RRB zip code 
in the Paperwork Reduction Act/Privacy Act Notices section; and minor 
non-burden impacting changes to the Form SI-3 (Internet) to include 
update to the officer title and RRB zip code in the Paperwork Reduction 
Act/Privacy Act Notices section, update the ``Estimation Completion 
Time'' to 5 minutes, and update zip code on page's 6 and page 7.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                      Annual
                            Form No.                                 responses    Time (minutes)  Burden (hours)
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SI-1a (Employee)................................................          15,700              10           2,617
SI-1b (Doctor)..................................................          15,700               8           2,093
SI-3 (Manual)...................................................         131,600               5          10,967
SI-3 (Internet).................................................          61,350               5           5,113
SI-7............................................................          20,830               8           2,777
SI-8............................................................              26               5               2
ID-11A..........................................................             518               4              35
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    Total.......................................................         245,724  ..............          23,604
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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 Kennisha Tucker at (312) 469-2591 
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 emailed 
to [email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-13104 Filed 6-17-20; 8:45 am]
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