30770 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 110 / Thursday, June 7, 2001 / Notices

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: Railroad Service and

Compensation Reports; OMB 3220–

0008.

Under section 6 of the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)

and Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement

Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad

employee a record of compensation paid

to that employee by all railroad

employers for whom the employee

worked after 1936. This record, which is

used by the RRB to determine eligibility

for, and amount of, benefits due under

the laws it administers, is conclusive as

to the amount of compensation paid to

an employee during such period(s)

covered by the report(s) of the

compensation by the employee’s

railroad employer(s), except in cases

when an employee files a protest

pertaining to his or her reported

compensation within the statute of

limitations cited in section 6 of the RRA

and section 9 of the RRA.

To enable the RRB to establish and

maintain the record of compensation,

employers are required to file with the

RRB, in such manner and form and at

such times as the RRB prescribes,

reports of compensation of employees.

The information reporting requirements

are prescribed in 20 CFR 209.6. The

RRB utilizes Form BA–3a, Annual

Report of Compensation and Form BA–

4, Report of Creditable Compensation

Adjustments, to secure the required

information from railroad employers.

Employers currently have the option of

submitting the reports on the

aforementioned forms, or, in like format,

on magnetic tape, tape cartridges, PC

diskettes, or CD–ROM as outlined in the

RRB’s Reporting Instructions to

Employers. Submission of the reports is

mandatory. One response is required of

each respondent. Minor editorial

changes are proposed to Form BA–3a

and BA–4.

The completion time for Form BA–3a

is estimated at between 33.3 hours per

response for electronic submissions to

85 hours for manual paper responses.

The completion time for Form BA–4 is

estimated at 60 minutes per response.

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 N. Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

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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: Sick Pay and Miscellaneous

Payments Report; OMB 3220–0175.

Under section 6 of the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)

and section 9 of the Railroad Retirement

Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad

employee a record of compensation paid

to that employee by all railroad

employers for whom the employee

worked after 1936. This record, which is

used by the RRB to determine eligibility

for, and amount of, benefits due under

the laws it administers, is conclusive as

to the amount of compensation paid to

an employee during such period(s)

covered by the report(s) of the

compensation by the railroad

employer(s). Further, the Railroad

Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 added

subsection 1(h)(8) to the RRA which

expanded the definition of

compensation for purposes of

computing the Tier 1 portion of an

annuity to include sickness payments

and certain payments other than sick

pay which are considered compensation

within the meaning of section 1(h)(8).

The information reporting requirements

for employers are prescribed in 20 CFR

part 209.

To enable the RRB to establish and

maintain the record of compensation,

employers are required under section 6

of the RUIA and section 9 of the RRA

to file with the RRB, in such manner

and form and at such times as the RRB

by rules and regulation may prescribe,

reports of compensation of employees.

The RRB utilizes Form BA–10, Report

of Miscellaneous Compensation and

Sick Pay, to collect information

regarding sick pay and certain other

types of payments, referred to as

miscellaneous compensation, under

section 1(h)(8) of the Railroad

Retirement Act from railroad employers.

In addition, the form is used by

employers to report any necessary

adjustments in the amounts of sick pay

or miscellaneous compensation.

Employers have the option of

submitting the reports on the

aforementioned form, or, in like format,

on magnetic tape, tape cartridges or PC

diskettes. Submission of the mandatory

reports is requested annually. One

response is required of each respondent.

Minor editorial changes are proposed to

Form BA–10. The completion time for

Form BA–10 is estimated at 55 minutes

per response.

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 N. Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–14373 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

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