[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33133-33134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12987]
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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.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Employer Service
and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0070. Section 2(c) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) specifies the maximum normal
unemployment and sickness benefits that may be paid in a benefit year.
Section 2(c) further provides for extended benefits for certain
employees and for beginning a benefit year early for other employees.
The conditions for these actions are prescribed in 20 CFR part 302.
All information about creditable railroad service and compensation
needed by the RRB to administer Section 2(c) is not always available
from annual reports filed by railroad employers with the RRB (OMB 3220-
0008). When this occurs, the RRB must obtain supplemental information
about service and compensation.
The RRB utilizes Form UI-41, Supplemental Report of Service and
Compensation, and Form UI-41a, Supplemental Report of Compensation, to
obtain the additional information about service and compensation from
railroad employers. Completion of the forms is mandatory. One response
is required of each respondent.
The RRB proposes no changes to Form UI-41 and UI-41a. The
completion time for Form UI-41 and UI-41a is estimated at 8 minutes per
response.
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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
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UI-41........................................................... 350 8 47
UI-41a.......................................................... 100 8 13
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Total....................................................... 450 .............. 60
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Supplement to Claim
of Person Outside the United States; OMB 3220-0155.
Under the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Pub. L. 98-21), which
amends Section 202(t) of the Social Security Act, effective January 1,
1985, the Tier I or the overall minimum (O/M) portion of an annuity,
and Medicare benefits payable under the Railroad Retirement Act to
certain beneficiaries living outside the U.S., may be withheld. The
benefit withholding provision of Public Law 98-21 applies to divorced
spouses, spouses, minor or disabled children, students, and survivors
of railroad employees who (1) initially became eligible for Tier I
amounts, O/M shares, and Medicare benefits after December 31, 1984; (2)
are not U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals; and (3) have resided outside
the U.S. for more than six consecutive months starting with the annuity
beginning date. The benefit withholding provision does not apply,
however to a beneficiary who is exempt under either a treaty obligation
of the U.S., in effect on August 1, 1956, or a totalization agreement
between the U.S. and the country in which the beneficiary resides, or
to an individual who is exempt under other criteria specified in Public
Law 98-21.
RRB Form G-45, Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United
States, is currently used by the RRB to determine applicability of the
withholding provision of Public Law 98-21. Completion of the form is
required to obtain or retain a benefit. One response is requested of
each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-45.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-45......................................................... 100 10 17
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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. 2013-12987 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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