[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56623-56624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27783]
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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 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
RUIA Claims Notification and Verification System
Section 5 (b) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, as
amended by the Railroad Unemployment Insurance and Retirement
Improvement Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-647), requires that ``when a claim
for benefits is filed with the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), the RRB
shall provide notice of such claim to the claimant's base year employer
or employers and afford such employer or employers an opportunity to
submit information relevant to the claim before making an initial
determination on the claim.'' The purpose of the claims notification
system is to provide to each unemployment and sickness claimant's base
year employer or current employer, notice of each application and claim
for benefits under the RUIA and to provide an opportunity for employers
to convey information relevant to the proper adjudication of the claim.
Railroad employers receive notice of applications and claims by one of
two options. The first option, Form Letter ID-4K is a computer
generated form letter notice of all unemployment applications,
unemployment claims and sickness claims received from employees of a
railroad company on a particular day. Form Letters ID-4K are mailed on
a daily basis to officials designated by railroad employers. The second
option is an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
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version of the Form Letter ID-4K notice. EDI notices of applications
are transmitted to participating railroads on a daily basis, generally
on the same day that applications are received. Railroad employers can
respond to RRB notices of applications and claims manually by mailing a
completed ID-4K back to the RRB or electronically via EDI. No changes
are being proposed to Form ID-4K or the electronic equivalent.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:
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Annual Time Burden
RRB messages responses (min) (hrs)
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Unemployment Insurance Applications/
Claims:
ID-4K (EDI version)................... 133,700 ** 201
ID-4K (manual)........................ 57,300 2 1,910
Sickness Insurance Applications/Claims:
ID-4K (EDI version)................... 136,500 ** 134
ID-4K (manual)........................ 58,500 2 1,950
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Total............................... 386,000 2 4,195
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**The burden for the 8 participating employers who transmit EDI
responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a
year or 335 total hours of burden. We estimate that 60 percent of the
responses are related to unemployment transactions and 40 percent to
sickness transactions.
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. 95-27783 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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