96-30734. Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64177-64178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30734]


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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 (Pub. L. 100-647), the amount of 
each employer's contribution is determined by the RRB, primarily on the 
basis of RUIA benefit payments made to the employees of that employer. 
These experience based contributions take into account the frequency, 
volume

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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 Unemployment 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 proposed a minor editorial revision to 
Form DC-1 to insert language required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

    The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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                                               Annual     Time    Burden
                 Form #(s)                   responses   (min)    (hrs) 
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DC-1.......................................     2,200        25      917
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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 N. Rush 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be 
received within 60 days of this notice.
Chuck Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-30734 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]
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