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whichever occurs first. Use paragraph 3.A.(1)
of the Accomplishment Instructions of RRD
MSB Tay–72–1483, Revision 2, dated
October 20, 2000, to do the inspections. If
damage is observed on the stage 12 rotor disc,
remove the engine from service.
OGV Retaining Bolt Replacement
(h) For engines that had OGV bolts
replaced with new bolts P/Ns BLT3602,
DU909, and DU818 as specified in RRD SB
Tay–72–1484, dated November 15, 1999, or
Revision 1, dated December 17, 1999, the
initial and repetitive inspection
requirements, based on engine cycles-sincebolt installation, are the same as specified in
paragraphs (f) and (g) of this AD.
Terminating Action
(i) As terminating action for the
inspections required by this AD, do the
following:
(1) Before November 1, 2007 for Tay 650–
15 engines, and before October 1, 2012 for
Tay 651–54 engines, remove from service the
parts listed in the following Table 1:
TABLE 1.—PARTS TO BE REMOVED
FROM SERVICE
Part No.
Part name
JR12314A ......
EU57842A ......
EU57843A ......
JR30962A ......
JR30568A ......
KB7106 ..........
EU12042 ........
DU818 ............
HPT Rotor Inner Seal Support Assembly.
HP Compressor Outlet
Guide Vane 5-Span.
HP Compressor Outlet
Guide Vane 6-Span.
HP Rotor Thrust Bearing
Housing Assembly.
Diffuser Case Assembly.
Tab Washer.
Retaining Lock Plate.
Hex Head Bolt.
(2) Information on removing these parts
from service can be found in RRD MSB Tay–
72–1498, dated October 20, 2000, or RRD
MSB Tay–72–1498, Revision 1, dated
December 1, 2000, or RRD SB Tay–72–1498,
Revision 2, dated December 31, 2004.
(j) After performing the actions specified in
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in 14 CFR 39.19.
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(l) Luftfhart Bundesamt airworthiness
directive D–2004–365, dated January 31,
2005, also addresses the subject of this AD.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
July 18, 2005.
Jay J. Pardee,
Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
20 CFR Part 320
RIN 3220–AB58
Electronic Filing of Reconsideration
Requests by Railroad Employers
Railroad Retirement Board.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement
Board (Board) proposes to amend its
regulations to include the option of
electronic filing by railroad employers
of requests for reconsideration of initial
decisions under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA).
Part 320 currently requires that
reconsideration requests be submitted in
writing. The proposed rule would allow
reconsideration requests to be made by
railroad employers either in writing or
electronically. In addition, §§ 320.10(c)
and 320.10(d) inadvertently contain
inaccurate references. This proposed
rule would correct those references.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Address any comments
concerning this proposed rule to
Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary to the Board,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
2092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General
General Counsel, (312) 751–4945, TTD
(312) 751–4701.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 320 of
the Board’s regulations deals generally
with administrative review of initial
determinations of claims or requests for
waiver of recovery of overpayments
under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (RUIA). Currently, the
regulations require all requests for
reconsideration of initial decisions to be
made in writing. The proposed rule
would allow railroad employers to use
updated technology, such as computers
and e-mail, to request reconsideration of
an initial decision. Specifically, the
Board proposes to amend section
320.10(a) to allow railroad employers to
file requests for reconsideration under
the RUIA via an electronic program that
has been approved by the agency.
In addition, the proposed rule would
amend section 320.10(c) to change the
incorrect references to ‘‘§ 310.12’’ to the
correct references of ‘‘§ 320.12’’ in the
last two sentences of this section.
Section 320.10(d) is proposed to be
amended to change the incorrect
reference to ‘‘§ 310.5’’ to the correct
reference of ‘‘§ 320.5’’ in the first
sentence of this section. This section
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would also be amended to provide that
a railroad employer’s request for
reconsideration can be made in writing
or electronically.
Collection of Information Requirements
There is an information collection
impacted by the proposed rule:
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement
Board (Board) has submitted the
following proposal(s) for the collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
approval.
Summary of Proposal(s):
(1) Collection Title: RUIA Claims
Notification System.
(2) Form(s) Submitted: ID–4K, ID–4K
(Internet), ID–4E, ID–4E (Internet).
(3) OMB Number: 3220–0171.
(4) Expiration Date of Current OMB
Clearance: 9/30/2005.
(5) Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
(6) Respondents: Business or other
for-profit.
(7) Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 669.
(8) Total Annual Responses: 18,700.
(9) Total Annual Reporting Hours:
339.
(10) Collection Description: Section
5(b) of the RUIA requires that effective
January 1, 1990, ‘‘* * * when a claim
for benefits is filed with the Board, the
Board 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. When the Board initially
determines to pay benefits to a claimant
under this Act, the Board shall provide
notice of such determination to the
claimant’s base-year employer or
employers.’’
The purpose of the RUIA Claims
Notification System is to provide to
every unemployment and sickness
claimant’s base-year employer or
current employer, notice of each 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 currently receive
notice of applications and claims by one
of two options. The first option, Form
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. Forms Letters ID–4K are
mailed on a daily basis to officials
designated by railroad employers.
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The second option is an Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) 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
unemployment applications and
unemployment and sickness claims are
received. Railroad employers can
respond to Board notices of applications
and claims manually by mailing a
completed ID–4K back to the Board or
electronically via EDI. No changes are
being proposed to Form ID–4K.
However, the Board is proposing the
establishment of a third option, an
Internet equivalent ID–4K which will
provide for the required notification by
the Board and response from railroad
employers through the Board’s Internetbased Employer Reporting System.
Completion is voluntary.
Upon receipt of notice the Board has
allowed a claim, either in whole or in
part, the claimant’s base-year employer
(s) may request a review of the
determination to pay benefits, if the
employers believe the determination is
incorrect. The Board will utilize
proposed Form Letter ID–4E, Notice of
RUIA Claim Determinations and a
proposed Internet equivalent ID–4E to
notify base-year employers when the
Board has made a determination to pay
benefits and to allow them to request
the Board to review the determination.
Form Letter ID–4E will be mailed on a
daily basis to officials designated by
railroad employers. The Internet
equivalent option of the ID–4E notice
will be sent to participating railroads via
the Internet on a daily basis, generally
on the same day that the claims are
approved for payment. Railroad
employers will be able to request that
the Board review the determination by
either filing a completed ID–4E with the
Board by Mail or via the Internet.
Completion is voluntary.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Table
ID–4K
ID–4K
ID–4K
ID–4E
ID–4E
Time (min)
Burden hours
(Manual) ............................................................................................................................
(EDI) .................................................................................................................................
(Internet) ...........................................................................................................................
(Manual) ............................................................................................................................
(Internet) ...........................................................................................................................
1,250
14,850
2,500
75
25
2
(1)
2
2
2
42
210
83
3
1
Total ......................................................................................................................................
18,700
........................
339
1 The
burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit EDI responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a year or
210 total hours of burden.
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 Board’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.
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, please contact the
Board Clearance Officer at (312) 751–
3363 or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 N. Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611–2092 or
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the Board, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington DC 20503.
Comments can be received from 30 days
of publication up to the close of the
rules comment period but comment to
OMB will be most useful if received by
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§ 320.10 Reconsideration of initial
determination.
List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 320
(a) * * * A railroad employer may
fulfill the written request requirement
by using an electronic system that has
been approved by the agency in the
manner prescribed by the agency.
*
*
*
*
*
(d) Right to further review of initial
determination. The right to further
review of a determination made under
§ 320.5 or § 320.9 of this part shall be
forfeited unless a written request for
reconsideration is filed within the time
period prescribed in this section or good
cause is shown by the party requesting
reconsideration for failing to file a
timely request for reconsideration. A
railroad employer may fulfill the written
request requirement by using an
electronic system approved by the
agency in the manner prescribed by the
agency.
*
*
*
*
*
Administrative practice and
procedure, Claims, Railroad
unemployment insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the Railroad Retirement
Board proposes to amend title 20,
chapter II, subchapter C, part 320 of the
Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 320—INITIAL DETERMINATIONS
UNDER THE RAILROAD
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT
AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS
FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 320
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 45 U.S.C. 355 and 362(l).
2. Section 320.10 is amended as
follows:
a. Add a new sentence at the end of
paragraph (a);
b. Amend paragraph (c) by removing
the reference to ‘‘§ 310.12’’ and adding
a reference to ‘‘§ 320.12’’ in its place
wherever it appears; and
c. Revise paragraph (d).
The addition and revision read as
follows:
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Dated: July 15, 2005.
By Authority of the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
20 CFR Part 320
RIN 3220-AB58
Electronic Filing of Reconsideration Requests by Railroad
Employers
AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) proposes to amend its
regulations to include the option of electronic filing by railroad
employers of requests for reconsideration of initial decisions under
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). Part 320 currently
requires that reconsideration requests be submitted in writing. The
proposed rule would allow reconsideration requests to be made by
railroad employers either in writing or electronically. In addition,
Sec. Sec. 320.10(c) and 320.10(d) inadvertently contain inaccurate
references. This proposed rule would correct those references.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Address any comments concerning this proposed rule to
Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board,
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant
General General Counsel, (312) 751-4945, TTD (312) 751-4701.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part 320 of the Board's regulations deals
generally with administrative review of initial determinations of
claims or requests for waiver of recovery of overpayments under the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA). Currently, the regulations
require all requests for reconsideration of initial decisions to be
made in writing. The proposed rule would allow railroad employers to
use updated technology, such as computers and e-mail, to request
reconsideration of an initial decision. Specifically, the Board
proposes to amend section 320.10(a) to allow railroad employers to file
requests for reconsideration under the RUIA via an electronic program
that has been approved by the agency.
In addition, the proposed rule would amend section 320.10(c) to
change the incorrect references to ``Sec. 310.12'' to the correct
references of ``Sec. 320.12'' in the last two sentences of this
section.
Section 320.10(d) is proposed to be amended to change the incorrect
reference to ``Sec. 310.5'' to the correct reference of ``Sec.
320.5'' in the first sentence of this section. This section would also
be amended to provide that a railroad employer's request for
reconsideration can be made in writing or electronically.
Collection of Information Requirements
There is an information collection impacted by the proposed rule:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (Board) has submitted the
following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office
of Management and Budget for review and approval.
Summary of Proposal(s):
(1) Collection Title: RUIA Claims Notification System.
(2) Form(s) Submitted: ID-4K, ID-4K (Internet), ID-4E, ID-4E
(Internet).
(3) OMB Number: 3220-0171.
(4) Expiration Date of Current OMB Clearance: 9/30/2005.
(5) Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
(6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
(7) Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 669.
(8) Total Annual Responses: 18,700.
(9) Total Annual Reporting Hours: 339.
(10) Collection Description: Section 5(b) of the RUIA requires that
effective January 1, 1990, ``* * * when a claim for benefits is filed
with the Board, the Board 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. When the Board
initially determines to pay benefits to a claimant under this Act, the
Board shall provide notice of such determination to the claimant's
base-year employer or employers.''
The purpose of the RUIA Claims Notification System is to provide to
every unemployment and sickness claimant's base-year employer or
current employer, notice of each 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 currently
receive notice of applications and claims by one of two options. The
first option, Form 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.
Forms Letters ID-4K are mailed on a daily basis to officials designated
by railroad employers.
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The second option is an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 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 unemployment applications and unemployment and
sickness claims are received. Railroad employers can respond to Board
notices of applications and claims manually by mailing a completed ID-
4K back to the Board or electronically via EDI. No changes are being
proposed to Form ID-4K. However, the Board is proposing the
establishment of a third option, an Internet equivalent ID-4K which
will provide for the required notification by the Board and response
from railroad employers through the Board's Internet-based Employer
Reporting System. Completion is voluntary.
Upon receipt of notice the Board has allowed a claim, either in
whole or in part, the claimant's base-year employer (s) may request a
review of the determination to pay benefits, if the employers believe
the determination is incorrect. The Board will utilize proposed Form
Letter ID-4E, Notice of RUIA Claim Determinations and a proposed
Internet equivalent ID-4E to notify base-year employers when the Board
has made a determination to pay benefits and to allow them to request
the Board to review the determination. Form Letter ID-4E will be mailed
on a daily basis to officials designated by railroad employers. The
Internet equivalent option of the ID-4E notice will be sent to
participating railroads via the Internet on a daily basis, generally on
the same day that the claims are approved for payment. Railroad
employers will be able to request that the Board review the
determination by either filing a completed ID-4E with the Board by Mail
or via the Internet. Completion is voluntary.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Table responses Time (min) Burden hours
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ID-4K (Manual).................................................. 1,250 2 42
ID-4K (EDI)..................................................... 14,850 (\1\) 210
ID-4K (Internet)................................................ 2,500 2 83
ID-4E (Manual).................................................. 75 2 3
ID-4E (Internet)................................................ 25 2 1
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Total....................................................... 18,700 .............. 339
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\1\ The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit EDI responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per
day, 251 workdays a year or 210 total hours of burden.
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 Board'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.
To request more information or to obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or supporting material, please
contact the Board Clearance Officer at (312) 751-3363 or
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
N. Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov
and to the OMB Desk Officer for the Board, at the Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington DC
20503. Comments can be received from 30 days of publication up to the
close of the rules comment period but comment to OMB will be most
useful if received by OMB within 30 days of publication of this notice.
List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 320
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Railroad
unemployment insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Railroad Retirement
Board proposes to amend title 20, chapter II, subchapter C, part 320 of
the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 320--INITIAL DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE ACT AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 320 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 45 U.S.C. 355 and 362(l).
2. Section 320.10 is amended as follows:
a. Add a new sentence at the end of paragraph (a);
b. Amend paragraph (c) by removing the reference to ``Sec.
310.12'' and adding a reference to ``Sec. 320.12'' in its place
wherever it appears; and
c. Revise paragraph (d).
The addition and revision read as follows:
Sec. 320.10 Reconsideration of initial determination.
(a) * * * A railroad employer may fulfill the written request
requirement by using an electronic system that has been approved by the
agency in the manner prescribed by the agency.
* * * * *
(d) Right to further review of initial determination. The right to
further review of a determination made under Sec. 320.5 or Sec. 320.9
of this part shall be forfeited unless a written request for
reconsideration is filed within the time period prescribed in this
section or good cause is shown by the party requesting reconsideration
for failing to file a timely request for reconsideration. A railroad
employer may fulfill the written request requirement by using an
electronic system approved by the agency in the manner prescribed by
the agency.
* * * * *
Dated: July 15, 2005.
By Authority of the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
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