[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12765]
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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: 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 protests 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
employees. Employers have the option of submitting the reports on the
aforementioned forms, or, in like format, on magnetic tape, tape
cartridges or PC diskettes as outlines in the RRB's Reporting
Instructions to Employers. Submission of the reports is mandatory. One
response is required of each respondent. No changes are proposed to
Form BA-3a or BA-4.
The completion time for Form BA-3a is estimated oat 85 hours per
response. 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.
[FR Doc. 98-12765 Filed 5-13-98; 8:45 am]
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