[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01819]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments

    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.
    Title and purpose of information collection: Availability for Work; 
OMB 3220-0164.
    Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 
U.S.C. 231k), 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 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.
    Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the 
initial 60-day notice (85 FR 76629 on November 30, 2020) required by 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.

Information Collection Request (ICR)

    Title: Availability for Work.
    OMB Control Number: 3220-0164.
    Form(s) submitted: UI-38, UI-38s, and ID-8k.
    Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected public: Individuals or Households, Non-profit 
institutions.
    Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day in which the 
claimant is not available for work. The collection obtains information 
needed by the RRB to determine whether a claimant is willing and ready 
to work.
    Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Forms UI-38, UI-
38s, and ID-8k.
    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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UI-38s (in person)..............................................              59               6               6
UI-38s (by mail)................................................             119              10              20
UI-38...........................................................           3,485            11.5             668
ID-8k...........................................................           6,461               5             538
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    Total.......................................................          10,124  ..............           1,232
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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. 2021-01819 Filed 1-28-21; 8:45 am]
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