[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 163 (Friday, August 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51795-51796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18341]


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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, 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.
    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, 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.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (85 36888 on June 18, 2020) required by 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0039.
    Form(s) submitted: SI-1a, SI-1b, SI-3, SI-3 (internet), SI-7, SI-8, 
and ID-11A.
    Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households.
    Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act sickness benefits are payable to qualified railroad employees who 
are unable to work because of illness or injury. The collection obtains 
information from railroad employees and physicians needed to determine 
eligibility to and the amount of such benefits.
    Changes proposed: 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.
    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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SI-1a (Employee)................................................          15,700              10           2,617

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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: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from 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 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-18341 Filed 8-20-20; 8:45 am]
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