[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27940-27941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11317]


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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)

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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: Supplemental 
Information on Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220-0036.
    Under Section 12(o) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
(RUIA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is entitled to 
reimbursement of the sickness benefits paid to a railroad employee if 
the employee receives a sum or damages for the same infirmity for which 
the benefits are paid. Section 2(f) of the RUIA requires employers to 
reimburse the RRB for days in which salary, wages, pay for time lost or 
other remuneration is later determined to be payable. Reimbursements 
under section 2(f) generally result from the award of pay for time lost 
or the payment of guaranteed wages. The RUIA prescribes that the amount 
of benefits paid be deducted and held by the employer in a special fund 
for reimbursement to the RRB.
    The RRB currently utilizes Forms SI-1c, Supplemental Information on 
Accident and Insurance; SI-5, Report of Payments to Employee Claiming 
Sickness Benefits Under the RUIA; ID-3s, Request for Lien Information--
Report of Settlement; ID-3s-1, Lien Information Under Section 12(o) of 
the RUIA; ID-3u, Request for Section 2(f) Information; ID-30k, Notice 
to Request Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness; and ID-30k-1, 
Notice to Request Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness; to 
obtain the necessary information from claimants and railroad employers. 
Completion is required to obtain benefits. One response is requested of 
each respondent. The RRB proposes to add Internet versions of Forms ID-
3s, and ID-3u. There are no changes proposed to the other forms in the 
collection.

                                      Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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                                                                      Annual           Time           Burden
                            Form No.                                 responses       (minutes)        (hours)
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SI-1c...........................................................             475               5              40
SI-5............................................................               7               5               1
ID-3s (Paper & Telephone).......................................           3,000               3             150
ID-3s (Email)...................................................           1,000               3              50
ID-3s (Internet)................................................           2,000               3             100
ID-3s.1 (Paper & Telephone).....................................           3,000               3             150
ID-3u (Paper & Telephone).......................................             600               3              30
ID-3u (Email)...................................................             100               3               5
ID-3u (Internet)................................................             500               3              25
ID-30k..........................................................              55               5               5
ID-30k.1........................................................              65               5               5
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    Total.......................................................          10,802  ..............             561
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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. 2014-11317 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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