[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38412-38413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15245]
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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: RUIA Investigations
and Continuing Entitlement; OMB 3220-0025.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA), unemployment and sickness benefits are not payable for any day
remuneration is payable or accrues to the claimant. Also Section 4(a-1)
of the RUIA provides that unemployment or sickness benefits are not
payable for any day the claimant receives the same benefits under any
law other than the RUIA. Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant's certification or statement
on an RRB-provided claim form that he or she did not work on any day
claimed and did not receive income such as vacation pay or pay for time
lost shall constitute sufficient evidence unless there is conflicting
evidence. Further, under 20 CFR 322.4(b), when there is a question
raised as to whether or not remuneration is payable or has accrued to a
claimant with respect to a claimed day or days, an investigation shall
be made with a view to obtaining information sufficient for a finding.
The RRB utilizes the following four forms to obtain information from
railroad employers, nonrailroad employers, and claimants, that is
needed to determine whether a claimed day or days of unemployment or
sickness were improperly or fraudulently claimed: Form ID-5i, Request
for Employment Information; Form ID-5R (SUP), Report of Employees Paid
RUIA Benefits for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable
Service; Form ID-49R, Railroad Payroll Record Check; and Form UI-48,
Statement Regarding Benefits Claimed for Days Worked. Completion is
voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
To qualify for unemployment or sickness benefits payable under
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), a railroad
employee must have certain qualifying earnings in the applicable base
year. In addition, to qualify for extended or accelerated benefits
under Section 2 of the RUIA, a railroad employee who has exhausted his
or her rights to normal benefits must have at least 10 years of
railroad service (under certain conditions, military service may be
credited as months of railroad service). Accelerated benefits are
unemployment or sickness benefits that are payable to a railroad
employee before the regular July 1 beginning date of a benefit year if
an employee has 10 or more years of service and is not qualified for
benefits in the current benefit year.
During the RUIA claims review process, the RRB may determine that
unemployment or sickness benefits cannot be awarded because RRB records
show insufficient qualifying service and/or compensation. When this
occurs, the RRB allows the claimant the opportunity to provide
additional information if they believe that the RRB service and
compensation records are incorrect.
Depending on the circumstances, the RRB provides the following
forms to obtain information needed to determine if a claimant has
sufficient service or compensation to qualify for unemployment or
sickness benefits. Form UI-9, Statement of Employment and Wages; Form
UI-23, Statement of Service for Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Benefits; Form UI-44, Claim for Credit for Military Service; Form ID-
4F, Advising of Ineligibility for Unemployment Benefits; Form ID-4U,
Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for Unemployment Benefits;
Form ID-4X, Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for Sickness
Benefits; Form ID-4Y, Advising of Ineligibility for Sickness Benefits;
Form ID-20-1, Advising that Normal Unemployment Benefits Are About to
Be Exhausted; Form ID-20-2, Advising the Normal Sickness Benefits Are
About to Be Exhausted; and Form ID-20-4, Advising That Normal Sickness
Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted/Non-Entitlement. Completion of these
forms is required to obtain or retain a benefit. Response is required
of each respondent. The RRB proposes to add to Items 4a and 5a of Form
UI-48, Statement Regarding Benefits Claimed for Days Worked, two ``go
to'' references to improve navigating the form. The RRB also proposes
to remove the following seven forms from the information collection due
to under 10 responses a year: ID-4F, ID-4Y, ID-20-1, ID-20-2, ID-20-4,
ID-49R, and UI-23.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
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Form No. Annual responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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ID-5i.................................................. 1,050 15 262
ID-5R (SUP)............................................ 400 10 67
UI-48.................................................. 14 12 3
UI-9................................................... 69 10 11
UI-44.................................................. 10 5 1
ID-4U.................................................. 35 5 3
ID-4X.................................................. 25 5 2
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Total.............................................. 1,603 ................. 349
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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. 2013-15245 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
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