[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56757-56758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22246]
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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 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
three Information Collection Requests (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.
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.
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Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (78 FR 33133 on June 3, 2013) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer Service and Compensation Reports
OMB Control Number: 3220-0070
Forms submitted: UI-41 and UI-41a
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection
Affected public: Private Sector; Businesses or other for profits
Abstract: The reports obtain the employee's service and
compensation for a period subsequent to those already on file and the
employee's base year compensation. The information is used to determine
the entitlement to and the amount of benefits payable.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no revisions to the forms in the
collection.
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-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.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (78 FR 33134 on June 3, 2013) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United States.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0155.
Form(s) submitted: G-45.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under Public Law 98-21, the Tier I or the overall minimum
portion of an annuity and Medicare benefits payable under the Railroad
Retirement Act to certain beneficiaries living outside the United
States may be withheld. The collection obtains the information needed
by the Railroad Retirement Board to implement the benefit withholding
provisions of Public Law 98-21.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-45.
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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G-45......................................................... 100 10 17
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Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and
supporting documents can be obtained from 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 [email protected] and to the OMB
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected].
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-22246 Filed 9-12-13; 8:45 am]
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