99-28287. Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28287]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

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

    Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act; OMB 3220-0012.
    Under Section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), 
as amended by the Railroad Unemployment Improvement Act of 1988 (Public 
Law 100-647), the amount of each employer's contribution is determined 
by the RRB, primarily on the basis of RUIA benefit payments make to the 
employees of that employer. These experienced based contributions take 
into account the frequency, volume and duration of RUIA benefits, both 
unemployment and sickness, attributable to a railroad's employees. Each 
employer's contribution rate includes a component for administrative 
expenses and a component to cover costs shared by all employers. The 
regulations prescribing the manner and conditions for remitting the 
contributions and for adjusting overpayments or underpayments of 
contributions are contained in 20 CFR 345.
    RRB Form DC-1, Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under 
the Railroad Insurance Act, is utilized by the RRB for the reporting 
and remitting of quarterly contributions by railroad employers. One 
response is requested quarterly of each respondent. Completion is 
mandatory. The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting editorial 
changes to Form DC-1.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

 
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                                             Annual     Time     Burden
               Form No.(s)                  response   (min)     (mrs)
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DC-1.....................................      2,200       25        917
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FOR FURTHER INFORAMTION CONTACT: 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 H. 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. 99-28287 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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