69420 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 228 / Monday, November 29, 2004 / Notices 

Frequency of Use: Annually for 

duration of project. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other institution (except farms); 

individuals. 

Description of Affected Public: U.S. 

companies or citizens investing 

overseas. 

Reporting Hours: 8.5 hours per 

project. 

Number of Responses: 189 per year. 

Federal Cost: $15,068.97. 

Authority for Information Collection:

Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), and 240A 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

as amended. 

Abstract (Needs and Uses): The 

questionnaire is completed by OPICassisted investors annually. The 

questionnaire allows OPIC’s assessment 

of effects of OPIC-assisted projects on 

the U.S. economy and employment, as 

well as on the environment and 

economic development abroad.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Eli Landy, 

Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, 

Department of Legal Affairs.

[FR Doc. 04–26299 Filed 11–26–04; 8:45 am] 

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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: Supplemental Information 

on Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220–

0036. 

Under Section 12(o) of the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), 

the Railroad Retirement Board 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 Form(s) 

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), ID–

3s–1, (Lien Information Under Section 

12(o) of the RUIA), ID–3u (Request for 

Section 2(f) Information), ID–30k (Form 

Letter Asking Claimant for Additional 

Information on Injury or Illness), and 

ID–30k–1 (Request for Supplemental 

Information on Injury or Illness—3rd 

Party), to obtain the necessary 

information from claimants and railroad 

employers. The RRB proposes the 

addition of a column to Form ID–3s that 

will differentiate informal informational 

inquiries from formal inquiries that 

initiate a reimbursement action. 

Completion of the forms is required to 

obtain or retain benefits. One response 

is requested of each respondent. 

In addition, the RRB proposes to 

provide employers an alternative 

method for providing ID–3s, (Request 

for Lien Information) and ID–3u, 

(Request for Section 2(f) Information) 

data to the RRB. Instead of the current 

manual form or facsimile process, the 

RRB will utilize secure and encrypted email to accept responses and respond to 

inquiries from railroad employers. The 

new method of collection, which will 

essentially mirror the information 

currently provided on Forms ID–3s and 

ID–3u, will use digital certificates and 

encryption software consistent with 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) standards to 

exchange data between the RRB and 

railroad employers. Railroad employers 

will be required to purchase a digital 

certificate and encryption software at an 

estimated cost of $15 annually to take 

part in the proposed program.

The estimated annual respondent 

burden for this collection is as follows:

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form Nos. Annual responses Time (min) Burden (hrs) 

SI–1c ........................................................................................................................................ 1,000 5 93 

SI–5 .......................................................................................................................................... 2,500 5 208 

ID–3s ........................................................................................................................................ 11,100 3 555 

ID–3s (secure e-mail) .............................................................................................................. 7,400 3 370 

ID–3s.1 ..................................................................................................................................... 500 3 25 

ID–3u ....................................................................................................................................... 900 3 45 

ID–3u (secure e-mail) .............................................................................................................. 600 3 30 

ID–30k ...................................................................................................................................... 2,000 5 208 

ID–30k.1 ................................................................................................................................... 2,500 5 167 

Total .................................................................................................................................. 28,500 1,691 

Additional Information or Comments:

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, please call the RRB 

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or 

send an e-mail request to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Ronald J. 

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26287 Filed 11–26–04; 8:45 am] 

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