[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37357-37358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15330]
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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: Application for
Reimbursement for Hospital Insurance Services in Canada; OMB 3220-0086.
Under section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB
administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the railroad
retirement system. Payments are provided under section 7(d)4) of the
RRA for medical services furnished in Canada to the same extent as for
those furnished in the United States. However, payments for the
services furnished in Canada are made from the Railroad Retirement
Account rather than from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund,
with the payments limited to the amount by which insurance benefits
under Medicare exceed the amount payable under Canadian Provincial
plans.
Form AA-104, Application for Canadian Hospital Benefits Under
Medicare--Part A, is provided by the RRB to a claimant seeking
reimbursement for covered hospital services received in Canada. The
form obtains information needed to determine the eligibility of the
applicant and the amount of any reimbursement due. One response is
requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain a
benefit. The RRB proposes no changes to Form AA-104.
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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AA-104....................................................... 30 10 5
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Availability for
Work; OMB 3220-0164.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
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
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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. The RRB
proposes no changes to the forms in the collection.
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form Number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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UI-38s:
In person................................................ 42 6 4
By mail.................................................. 86 10 14
UI-38........................................................ 2,048 11.5 392
ID-8k........................................................ 5,668 5 472
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Total.................................................... 7,844 ............... 882
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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. 2014-15330 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]
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