[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11508-11509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6139]


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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: Investigation of Claim 
for Possible Days of Employment or State Benefits Received; OMB 3220-
0049. Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 
(RUIA), unemployment and sickness benefits are not payable for any day 
with respect to which remuneration is payable or accrues to the 
claimant. Also Section 4(a-1) of the RUIA provides that unemployment or 
sickness benefits are not payable for any day the claimant receives the 
same benefits under any law other than the RUIA. Under Railroad 
Retirement Board (RRB) regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant's 
certification or statement on an RRB provided claim form that he or she 
did not work on any day claimed and did not receive inform such as 
vacation pay or pay for time lost shall constitute sufficient evidence 
unless there is conflicting evidence. Further, under 20 CFR 322.4(b), 
when there is question raised as to whether or not remuneration is 
payable or has accrued to a claimant with respect to a claimed day or 
days, investigation shall be made with a view to obtaining information 
sufficient for a finding. The RRB utilizes the following four forms, to 
obtain information from railroad employers, nonrailroad employers and 
claimants, that are needed to determne whether a claimed days or days 
of unemployment or sickness were improperly or fraudulently claimed: 
Form ID-5I, Letter to Non-Railroad Employers on Employment and Earnings 
of a Claimant; Form ID-5R(SUP), Report of Employees Paid RUIA Benefits 
for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable Service; Form 
ID-49R, Letter to Railroad Employee for Payroll Information; and Form 
UI-48, Claimant's Statement Regarding Benefit Claim for Days of 
Employment. Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each 
respondent.
    All of the forms are being revised to include language required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The RRB also proposes the addition 
of an item to Form ID-51 to request the employee's occupation. No other 
changes are proposed.
    The RRB burden estimates for forms associated with the collection 
follow:

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                                                                      Annual                                    
                            Form No.                                 responses      Time (min)    Burden (hours)
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ID-5I...........................................................           4,500              15           1,125
ID-5R (SUP).....................................................             900              10             150
ID-49R..........................................................             250              15              63
UI-48...........................................................             250              12              50
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      Total.....................................................           5,900  ..............           1,388
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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, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at 
(312) 751-3363. Comments regarding the information collection should be 
addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North 
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-6139 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am]
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