[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 42368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18971]
[[Page 42368]]
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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: 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 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 the following changes to the Forms UI-38 and UI-38s. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form ID-8k.
Form UI-38
[cir] We propose adding that the claimant can now use online
options when searching for a job.
[cir] We propose to change an item in the second paragraph
informing the claimant to register with the State Employment Service
and provide proof of the registration to the RRB.
Form UI-38s--We propose to add an online school selection for
students who cannot provide their class hours because their courses are
online.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
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UI-38s (in person) *............................................ 59 6 6
UI-38s (by mail) *.............................................. 119 10 20
UI-38........................................................... 3,485 11.5 668
ID-8k........................................................... 6,461 5 538
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Total....................................................... 10,124 .............. 1,232
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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 Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or emailed to
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-18971 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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