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3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katrina
Martinez is appointed to serve as the
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in these
proceedings.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
five (5) Information Collection Requests
(ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR(s) describe the information we seek
to collect from the public. Review and
approval by OIRA ensures that we
impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collections of information to
determine (1) The practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain
the OMB control number of the ICR. For
proper consideration of your comments,
it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: 3220–0136, Public Service
Pension Questionnaires.
Public Law 95–216 amended the
Social Security Act of 1977 by
providing, in part, that spouse or
survivor benefits may be reduced when
the beneficiary is in receipt of a pension
based on employment with a Federal,
State, or local governmental unit.
Initially, the reduction was equal to the
full amount of the government pension.
Public Law 98–21 changed the
reduction to two-thirds of the amount of
the government pension. Public Law
108–203 amended the Social Security
Act by changing the requirement for
exemption to public service offset, that
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Federal Insurance Contributions Act
(FICA) taxes be deducted from the
public service wages for the last 60
months of public service employment,
rather than just the last day of public
service employment.
Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(f)(1) of the
Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides
that a spouse or survivor annuity should
be equal in amount to what the
annuitant would receive if entitled to a
like benefit from the Social Security
Administration. Therefore, the public
service pension (PSP) provisions apply
to RRA annuities. RRB Regulations
pertaining to the collection of evidence
relating to public service pensions or
worker’s compensation paid to spouse
or survivor applicants or annuitants are
found in 20 CFR 219.64c.
The RRB utilizes Form G–208, Public
Service Pension Questionnaire, and
Form G–212, Public Service Monitoring
Questionnaire, to obtain information
used to determine whether an annuity
reduction is in order. The RRB proposes
a non-burden impacting editorial
change to G–208 and no changes to
Form G–212. The RRB estimates the
completion time for Form G–208 at 16
minutes and G–212 at 15 minutes. If a
respondent fails to complete the form(s),
the RRB may be unable to pay them
benefits. One response is required from
a respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (75 FR 51117 on August
18, 2010) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Public Service Pension
Questionnaires.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0136.
Form(s) submitted: G–208, Public
Service Pension Questionnaire; G–212,
Public Service Monitoring
Questionnaire.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: A spouse or survivor
annuity under the Railroad Retirement
Act may be subjected to a reduction for
a public service pension. The
questionnaires obtain information
needed to determine if the reduction
applies and the amount of such
reduction.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,170.
Total annual responses: 1,170.
Total annual reporting hours: 294.
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2. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: 3220–0138, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire. Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) provides for
payment of annuities to qualified
employees and their spouses. In order to
receive an age and service annuity,
Section 2(e)(3) states that an applicant
must stop all railroad work and give up
any rights to return to such work.
However, applicants are not required to
stop non-railroad work or selfemployment. The RRB considers some
work claimed as ‘‘self-employment’’ to
actually be employment for an
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or
as work for an employer depends upon
the circumstances of each case. These
circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR
216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the
RRA, an applicant is no longer required
to stop work for a ‘‘Last Pre-Retirement
Nonrailroad Employer’’ (LPE). However,
section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that
a portion of the employee’s Tier II
benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from a ‘‘LPE’’
employer.
‘‘LPE’’ is defined as the last person,
company or institution with whom the
employee or spouse applicant was
employed concurrently with, or after,
the applicant’s last railroad employment
and before their annuity beginning date.
If a spouse never worked for a railroad,
the LPE employer is the last person for
whom he or she worked.
The RRB utilizes Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, when an applicant
claims to be self-employed to obtain
information needed to determine if the
applicant’s work is LPE, railroad service
or self-employment. If the work is selfemployment, the questionnaire
identifies any months in which the
applicant did not perform substantial
service. The RRB proposes no changes
to Form AA–4. Completion time is
estimated at between 40 and 70
minutes. If a respondent fails to
complete Form AA–4, the RRB may be
unable to pay them benefits. One
response is received from each
respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (75 FR 51117 on August
18, 2010) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Self-Employment and
Substantial Service Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0138.
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Form(s) submitted: AA–4.
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act provides for payment of
annuities to qualified employees and
their spouses. Work for a Last PreRetirement Nonrailroad Employer (LPE),
and work in self-employment affect
payments in different ways. This
collection obtains information to
determine whether claimed selfemployment is really self-employment,
and not work for a railroad or LPE.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 600.
Total annual responses: 600.
Total annual reporting hours: 415.
3. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection:3220–0184, Earnings
Information Request.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable, or is reduced for any month(s)
in which the beneficiary works for a
railroad or earns more than prescribed
amounts. The provisions relating to the
reduction or non-payment of annuities
by reason of work are prescribed in 20
CFR 230.
To obtain the information needed to
determine if an annuity is not payable
to an applicant because of earnings in
excess of prescribed amounts, the RRB
uses a series of basic application forms
used to request specific information
related to an annuitant’s past, present
and future earnings. To determine
information needed for determining
reductions in, or non-payment of,
annuities currently being paid to
annuitants, the RRB primarily relies on
earnings information received from the
Social Security Administration under
the terms of a computer matching
agreements.
The RRB utilizes Form G–19–F,
Earnings Information Request, to obtain
earnings information that either had not
been previously reported or erroneously
reported by a beneficiary. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form G–19–F.
Completion time is estimated at 8
minutes. If respondent fails to complete
the form, the RRB may be unable to pay
them benefits. One response is required
from a respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (75 FR 41557 on July 16,
2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Earnings Information Request.
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OMB Control Number: 3220–0184.
Form(s) submitted: G–19F.
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act, an annuity is
not payable or is reduced for any
month(s) in which the beneficiary works
for a railroad or earns more than
prescribed amounts. The collection
obtains earnings information not
previously or erroneously reported by a
beneficiary.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 900.
Total annual responses: 900.
Total annual reporting hours: 120.
4. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection:3220–0196, Investigation of
Claim for Possible Days of Employment.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
unemployment and sickness benefits are
not payable for any day with respect to
which remuneration is payable or
accrues to the claimant. Also Section
4(a–1) of the RUIA provides that
unemployment or sickness benefits are
not payable for any day the claimant
receives the same benefits under any
law other than the RUIA. Under
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a
claimant’s certification or statement on
an RRB provided claim form that he or
she did not work on any day claimed
and did not receive income such as
vacation pay or pay for time lost shall
constitute sufficient evidence unless
there is conflicting evidence. Further,
under 20 CFR 322.4(b), when there is a
question raised as to whether or not
remuneration is payable or has accrued
to a claimant with respect to a claimed
day or days, investigation shall be made
with a view to obtaining information
sufficient for a finding.
The RRB utilizes Form ID–5S(SUP),
Report of Cases for Which All Days
Were Claimed During a Month Credited
Per an Adjustment Report, to collect
information about compensation
credited to an employee during a period
when the employee claimed either
unemployment or sickness benefits from
a railroad employer. The request is
generated as a result of a computer
match that compares data which is
maintained in the RRB’s RUIA Benefit
Payment file with data maintained in
the RRB’s records of service. The ID–
5S(SUP) is generated annually when the
computer match indicates that an
employee(s) of the railroad employer
was paid unemployment or sickness
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benefits for every day in one or more
months for which creditable
compensation was adjusted due to the
receipt of a report of creditable
compensation adjustment (RRB FORM
BA–4, OMB Approved 3220–0008) from
their railroad employer.
The computer generated Form ID–
5S(SUP) includes pertinent identifying
information, the BA–4 adjustment
process date and the claimed months in
question. Space is provided on the
report for the employer’s use in
supplying the information requested in
the computer generated transmittal
letter, Form ID–5S, which accompanies
the report. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form ID–5S(SUP) and Form
ID–5S. The RRB estimates the
completion time for Form ID–5S(SUP) at
10 minutes. Completion is voluntary.
One response is requested of each
respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (72 FR 8206–8207 on
February 23, 2007) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request Details
(ICR)
Title: Investigation of Claim for
Possible Days of Employment.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0196.
Form(s) submitted: ID–5S(SUP).
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Business or other forprofit.
Abstract: Under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment or sickness benefits are
not payable for any day in which
remuneration is payable or accrues to
the claimant. The collection obtains
information about compensation
credited to an employee during a period
when the employee claimed
unemployment or sickness benefits from
their railroad employer.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 80.
Total annual responses: 80.
Total annual reporting hours: 13.
5. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: 3220–0200, Designation of
Contact Officials.
Coordination between railroad
employers and the RRB is essential to
properly administer the payment of
benefits under the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA).
In order to enhance timely coordination
activity, the RRB utilizes Form G–117a,
Designation of Contact Officials. Form
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G–117a is used by railroad employers to
designate employees who are to act as
point of contact with the RRB on a
variety of RRA and RUIA-related
matters. The RRB proposes no changes
to Form G–117A. Completion time is
estimated at 15 minutes. Completion is
voluntary. One response is requested
from each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (75 FR 38565 on July 2,
2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Designation of Contact Officials.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0200.
Form(s) submitted: G–117A.
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Business or other for
profit.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) requests that railroad
employers designate employees to act as
liaison with the RRB on a variety of
Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act matters.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 100.
Total annual responses: 100.
Total annual reporting hours: 25.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the form and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer at (312–751–3363) or
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Patricia A. Henaghan, Railroad
Retirement Board, 844 North Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611–2092 or
Patricia.Henaghan@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that
the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold a Closed Meeting
on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 9:30
a.m.
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At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
added, deleted or postponed, please
contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202)
551–5400.
Dated: October 22, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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October 20, 2010.
Sunshine Act Meeting
18:09 Oct 25, 2010
Institution and settlement of injunctive
actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative
proceedings; and
Other matters relating to enforcement
proceedings.
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of
Proposed Rule Change To Adopt ISE
Rule 421 Relating to Proxy Voting
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Commissioners, Counsel to the
Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries
will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain
staff members who have an interest in
the matters also may be present.
The General Counsel of the
Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or
more of the exemptions set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10)
and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)
and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the Closed
Meeting.
Commissioner Walter, as duty officer,
voted to consider the items listed for the
Closed Meeting in a closed session, and
determined that no earlier notice thereof
was possible.
The subject matter of the Closed
Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
October 28, 2010 will be:
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on October
6, 2010, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (‘‘ISE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
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Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been substantially prepared by the
Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons, and is
approving the proposed rule change on
an accelerated basis.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of the Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to adopt Rule
421 (Proxy Voting), in accordance with
the provisions of Section 957 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (the ‘‘DoddFrank Act’’).
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Exchange’s Internet
Web site at https://www.ise.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The self-regulatory organization has
prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange is proposing to adopt
ISE Rule 421 (Proxy Voting), in
accordance with the provisions of
Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act, to
prohibit Members from voting
uninstructed shares if the matter voted
on relates to (i) the election of a member
of the board of directors of an issuer
(other than an uncontested election of a
director of an investment company
registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Investment
Company Act’’)), (ii) executive
compensation, or (iii) any other
significant matter, as determined by the
Commission, by rule.
Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act
amends Section 6(b) 3 of the Act to
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
five (5) Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Our ICR(s) describe the information we seek to collect
from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose
appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the proposed collections of information
to determine (1) The practical utility of the collections; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments to RRB or
OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper
consideration of your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: 3220-0136, Public
Service Pension Questionnaires.
Public Law 95-216 amended the Social Security Act of 1977 by
providing, in part, that spouse or survivor benefits may be reduced
when the beneficiary is in receipt of a pension based on employment
with a Federal, State, or local governmental unit. Initially, the
reduction was equal to the full amount of the government pension.
Public Law 98-21 changed the reduction to two-thirds of the amount
of the government pension. Public Law 108-203 amended the Social
Security Act by changing the requirement for exemption to public
service offset, that Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes
be deducted from the public service wages for the last 60 months of
public service employment, rather than just the last day of public
service employment.
Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(f)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA)
provides that a spouse or survivor annuity should be equal in amount to
what the annuitant would receive if entitled to a like benefit from the
Social Security Administration. Therefore, the public service pension
(PSP) provisions apply to RRA annuities. RRB Regulations pertaining to
the collection of evidence relating to public service pensions or
worker's compensation paid to spouse or survivor applicants or
annuitants are found in 20 CFR 219.64c.
The RRB utilizes Form G-208, Public Service Pension Questionnaire,
and Form G-212, Public Service Monitoring Questionnaire, to obtain
information used to determine whether an annuity reduction is in order.
The RRB proposes a non-burden impacting editorial change to G-208 and
no changes to Form G-212. The RRB estimates the completion time for
Form G-208 at 16 minutes and G-212 at 15 minutes. If a respondent fails
to complete the form(s), the RRB may be unable to pay them benefits.
One response is required from a respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (75 FR 51117 on August 18, 2010) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Public Service Pension Questionnaires.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0136.
Form(s) submitted: G-208, Public Service Pension Questionnaire; G-
212, Public Service Monitoring Questionnaire.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: A spouse or survivor annuity under the Railroad
Retirement Act may be subjected to a reduction for a public service
pension. The questionnaires obtain information needed to determine if
the reduction applies and the amount of such reduction.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,170.
Total annual responses: 1,170.
Total annual reporting hours: 294.
2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: 3220-0138, Self-
Employment and Substantial Service Questionnaire. Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payment of annuities to
qualified employees and their spouses. In order to receive an age and
service annuity, Section 2(e)(3) states that an applicant must stop all
railroad work and give up any rights to return to such work. However,
applicants are not required to stop non-railroad work or self-
employment. The RRB considers some work claimed as ``self-employment''
to actually be employment for an employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or as work for an employer
depends upon the circumstances of each case. These circumstances are
prescribed in 20 CFR 216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the RRA, an applicant is no longer
required to stop work for a ``Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad
Employer'' (LPE). However, section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that a
portion of the employee's Tier II benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from a ``LPE'' employer.
``LPE'' is defined as the last person, company or institution with
whom the employee or spouse applicant was employed concurrently with,
or after, the applicant's last railroad employment and before their
annuity beginning date. If a spouse never worked for a railroad, the
LPE employer is the last person for whom he or she worked.
The RRB utilizes Form AA-4, Self-Employment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, when an applicant claims to be self-employed to obtain
information needed to determine if the applicant's work is LPE,
railroad service or self-employment. If the work is self-employment,
the questionnaire identifies any months in which the applicant did not
perform substantial service. The RRB proposes no changes to Form AA-4.
Completion time is estimated at between 40 and 70 minutes. If a
respondent fails to complete Form AA-4, the RRB may be unable to pay
them benefits. One response is received from each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (75 FR 51117 on August 18, 2010) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Self-Employment and Substantial Service Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0138.
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Form(s) submitted: AA-4.
Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for
payment of annuities to qualified employees and their spouses. Work for
a Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad Employer (LPE), and work in self-
employment affect payments in different ways. This collection obtains
information to determine whether claimed self-employment is really
self-employment, and not work for a railroad or LPE.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 600.
Total annual responses: 600.
Total annual reporting hours: 415.
3. Title and Purpose of Information Collection:3220-0184, Earnings
Information Request.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable, or is reduced for any month(s) in which the beneficiary works
for a railroad or earns more than prescribed amounts. The provisions
relating to the reduction or non-payment of annuities by reason of work
are prescribed in 20 CFR 230.
To obtain the information needed to determine if an annuity is not
payable to an applicant because of earnings in excess of prescribed
amounts, the RRB uses a series of basic application forms used to
request specific information related to an annuitant's past, present
and future earnings. To determine information needed for determining
reductions in, or non-payment of, annuities currently being paid to
annuitants, the RRB primarily relies on earnings information received
from the Social Security Administration under the terms of a computer
matching agreements.
The RRB utilizes Form G-19-F, Earnings Information Request, to
obtain earnings information that either had not been previously
reported or erroneously reported by a beneficiary. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form G-19-F. Completion time is estimated at 8 minutes. If
respondent fails to complete the form, the RRB may be unable to pay
them benefits. One response is required from a respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (75 FR 41557 on July 16, 2010) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Earnings Information Request.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0184.
Form(s) submitted: G-19F.
Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, an
annuity is not payable or is reduced for any month(s) in which the
beneficiary works for a railroad or earns more than prescribed amounts.
The collection obtains earnings information not previously or
erroneously reported by a beneficiary.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 900.
Total annual responses: 900.
Total annual reporting hours: 120.
4. Title and Purpose of Information Collection:3220-0196,
Investigation of Claim for Possible Days of Employment.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA), unemployment and sickness benefits are not payable for any day
with respect to which remuneration is payable or accrues to the
claimant. Also Section 4(a-1) of the RUIA provides that unemployment or
sickness benefits are not payable for any day the claimant receives the
same benefits under any law other than the RUIA. Under Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant's
certification or statement on an RRB provided claim form that he or she
did not work on any day claimed and did not receive income such as
vacation pay or pay for time lost shall constitute sufficient evidence
unless there is conflicting evidence. Further, under 20 CFR 322.4(b),
when there is a question raised as to whether or not remuneration is
payable or has accrued to a claimant with respect to a claimed day or
days, investigation shall be made with a view to obtaining information
sufficient for a finding.
The RRB utilizes Form ID-5S(SUP), Report of Cases for Which All
Days Were Claimed During a Month Credited Per an Adjustment Report, to
collect information about compensation credited to an employee during a
period when the employee claimed either unemployment or sickness
benefits from a railroad employer. The request is generated as a result
of a computer match that compares data which is maintained in the RRB's
RUIA Benefit Payment file with data maintained in the RRB's records of
service. The ID-5S(SUP) is generated annually when the computer match
indicates that an employee(s) of the railroad employer was paid
unemployment or sickness benefits for every day in one or more months
for which creditable compensation was adjusted due to the receipt of a
report of creditable compensation adjustment (RRB FORM BA-4, OMB
Approved 3220-0008) from their railroad employer.
The computer generated Form ID-5S(SUP) includes pertinent
identifying information, the BA-4 adjustment process date and the
claimed months in question. Space is provided on the report for the
employer's use in supplying the information requested in the computer
generated transmittal letter, Form ID-5S, which accompanies the report.
The RRB proposes no changes to Form ID-5S(SUP) and Form ID-5S. The RRB
estimates the completion time for Form ID-5S(SUP) at 10 minutes.
Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (72 FR 8206-8207 on February 23, 2007) required
by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request Details (ICR)
Title: Investigation of Claim for Possible Days of Employment.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0196.
Form(s) submitted: ID-5S(SUP).
Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
Abstract: Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment or sickness benefits are not payable for any day in which
remuneration is payable or accrues to the claimant. The collection
obtains information about compensation credited to an employee during a
period when the employee claimed unemployment or sickness benefits from
their railroad employer.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 80.
Total annual responses: 80.
Total annual reporting hours: 13.
5. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: 3220-0200,
Designation of Contact Officials.
Coordination between railroad employers and the RRB is essential to
properly administer the payment of benefits under the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA). In order to enhance timely coordination activity, the RRB
utilizes Form G-117a, Designation of Contact Officials. Form
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G-117a is used by railroad employers to designate employees who are to
act as point of contact with the RRB on a variety of RRA and RUIA-
related matters. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-117A. Completion
time is estimated at 15 minutes. Completion is voluntary. One response
is requested from each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (75 FR 38565 on July 2, 2010) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Designation of Contact Officials.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0200.
Form(s) submitted: G-117A.
Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Business or other for profit.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) requests that
railroad employers designate employees to act as liaison with the RRB
on a variety of Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act matters.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 100.
Total annual responses: 100.
Total annual reporting hours: 25.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the form and supporting
documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer at (312-751-3363) or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed
to Patricia A. Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2092 or Patricia.Henaghan@rrb.gov and
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26997 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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