[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16874-16876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7468]
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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.
1. Title and purpose of information collection:
RUIA Investigations and Continuing Entitlement; OMB 3220-0025.
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 income such as
vacation pay or pay for time lost shall constitute sufficient evidence
unless there is conflicting evidence. Further,
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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 determine
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
Employer 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.
To qualify for unemployment or sickness benefits payable under
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), a railroad
employee must have certain qualifying earnings in the applicable base
year. In addition, to qualify for extended or accelerated benefits
under Section 2 of the RUIA, a railroad employee who has exhausted his
or her rights to normal benefits must have at least 10 years of
railroad service (under certain conditions, military service may be
credited as months of railroad service). Accelerated benefits are
unemployment or sickness benefits that are payable to a railroad
employee before the regular July 1 beginning date of a benefit year if
an employee has 10 or more years of service and is not qualified for
benefits in the current benefit year.
During the RUIA claims review process, the RRB may determine that
unemployment or sickness benefits cannot be awarded because RRB records
show insufficient qualifying service and/or compensation. When this
occurs, the RRB allows the claimant the opportunity to provide
additional information if they believe that the RRB service and
compensation records are incorrect.
Depending on the circumstances, the RRB provides the following
form(s) to obtain information needed to determine if a claimant has
sufficient service or compensation to qualify for unemployment or
sickness benefits. Form UI-9, Applicant's Statement of Employment and
Wages, Form UI-23, Claimant's Statement of Service for Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Form UI-44, Claim for Credit for
Military Service (RUIA), Form ID-4F, Advising of Ineligibility for RUIA
Benefits, Form ID-4U, Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for
RUIA Benefits, Form ID-4X, Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements
for Sickness Benefits, Form ID-4Y, Advising of Ineligibility for
Sickness Benefits, Form ID-20-1, Advising that Normal Unemployment
Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted, Form ID-20-2, Advising the Normal
Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted, and Form ID-20-4, Advising
That Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted/Non-
Entitlement. Completion of these forms is required to obtain or retain
a benefit. One response is required of each respondent.
The RRB proposes no changes to any of the forms in the information
collection.
The burden associated with the information collection is estimated
as follows:
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Completion
Form No. Annual time Burden hours
responses (Minutes)
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ID-5I........................................................... 9,100 15 2,275
ID-5R(SUP)...................................................... 1,200 10 200
ID-49R.......................................................... 5 15 3
UI-48........................................................... 5 12 1
UI-9............................................................ 100 10 8
UI-23........................................................... 5 5 50
UI-44........................................................... 5 5 1
ID-4F........................................................... 25 5 2
ID-4U........................................................... 30 5 3
ID-4X........................................................... 25 5 2
ID-4Y........................................................... 5 5 1
ID-20-1......................................................... 90 5 8
ID-20-2......................................................... 100 5 8
ID-20-4......................................................... 5 5 1
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Total....................................................... 10,700 .............. 2,512
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2. Title and purpose of information collection:
Application to Act as Representative Payee; OMB 3220-0052.
Under Section 12 of the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) may pay benefits to a representative payee when
an employee, spouse or survivor annuitant is incompetent or is a minor.
A representative payee may be a court-appointed guardian, a statutory
conservator or an individual selected by the RRB. The procedures
pertaining to the appointment and responsibilities of a representative
payee are prescribed in 20 CFR part 266.
The forms furnished by the RRB to apply for representative payee
status, and for securing the information needed to support the
application follow. RRB Form AA-5, Application for Substitution of
Payee, obtains information needed to determine the selection of a
representative payee who will serve in the best interest of the
beneficiary. RRB Form G-478, Statement Regarding Patient's Capability
to Manage Payments, obtains information about an annuitant's capability
to manage payments. The form is completed by the annuitant's personal
physician or by a medical officer, if the annuitant is in an
institution. It is not required when a court has appointed an
individual or institution to manage the annuitant's funds or, in the
absence of such appointment, when the annuitant is a minor. The RRB
also provides representative payees with a booklet at the time of their
appointment. The booklet, RRB Form RB-5, Your Duties as Representative
Payee-Representative Payee's Record, advises representative
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payees of their responsibilities under 20 CFR 266.9 and provides a
means for the representative payee to maintain records pertaining to
the receipt and use of RRB benefits. The booklet is provided for the
representative payee's convenience. The RRB also accepts records that
were kept by representative payee's as part of a common business
practice.
Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each
respondent. The RRB is proposing non-burden impacting editorial changes
to Forms AA-5 and G-478. No changes are proposed for the Booklet RB-5.
The estimated completion time(s) is estimated at 17 minutes for Form
AA-5, 6 minutes for Form G-478 and 60 minutes for Booklet RB-5. The RRB
estimates that approximately 3,000 Form AA-5's, 2,000 Form G-478's and
15,300 RB-5's are completed annually.
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 [email protected].
Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to
Patricia A. Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or send an e-mail to
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within
60 days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
RRB Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-7468 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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