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ATTACHMENT 1—GENERAL TARGET SCHEDULE FOR PROCESSING AND RESOLVING REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO SENSITIVE
UNCLASSIFIED NON-SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION IN THIS PROCEEDING—Continued
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Deadline for submission of contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI. However, if more than 25
days remain between the petitioner’s receipt of (or access to) the information and the deadline for filing all other contentions (as established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing), the petitioner may file its SUNSI contentions
by that later deadline.
(Contention receipt +25) Answers to contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI.
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Decision on contention admission.
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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
three Information Collection Requests
(ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR describes 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.
SUMMARY:
Comments to the RRB or OIRA must
contain the OMB control number of the
ICR. For proper consideration of your
comments, it is best if the RRB and
OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Statement of Authority to Act
for Employee; OMB 3220–0034.
Under Section 5(a) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
claims for benefits are to be made in
accordance with such regulations as the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) shall
prescribe. The provisions for claiming
sickness benefits as provided by Section
2 of the RUIA are prescribed in 20 CFR
335.2. Included in these provisions is
the RRB’s acceptance of forms executed
by someone else on behalf of an
employee if the RRB is satisfied that the
employee is sick or injured to the extent
of being unable to sign forms.
The RRB utilizes Form SI–10,
Statement of Authority to Act for
Employee, to provide the means for an
individual to apply for authority to act
on behalf of an incapacitated employee
and also to obtain the information
necessary to determine that the
delegation should be made. Part I of the
form is completed by the applicant for
the authority and Part II is completed by
the employee’s doctor. One response is
requested of each respondent.
Completion is required to obtain
benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (79 FR 26469 on May 8,
2014) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement of Authority to Act
for Employee.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0034.
Form(s) submitted: SI–10.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under 20 CFR 335.2, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
accepts claims for sickness benefits by
other than the sick or injured
employees, provided the RRB has the
information needed to satisfy itself that
the delegation should be made.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form SI–10.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
SI–10 ............................................................................................................................................
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Form No.
250
6
25
2. Title and Purpose of information
collection: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support; OMB 3220–
0099.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, dependency on an
employee for one-half support at the
time of the employee’s death can affect
(1) entitlement to a survivor annuity
when the survivor is a parent of the
deceased employee; (2) the amount of
spouse and survivor annuities; and (3)
the Tier II restored amount payable to a
widow(er) whose annuity was reduced
for receipt of an employee annuity, and
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who was dependent on the railroad
employee in the year prior to the
employee’s death. One-half support may
also negate the public service pension
offset in Tier I for a spouse or
widow(er). The Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) utilizes Form G–134,
Statement Regarding Contributions and
Support, to secure information needed
to adequately determine if the applicant
meets the one-half support requirement.
One response is completed by each
respondent. Completion is required to
obtain benefits.
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Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (79 FR 26469 on May 8,
2014) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0099.
Form(s) submitted: G–134.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
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Abstract: Dependency on the
employee for one-half support at the
time of the employee’s death can be a
condition affecting eligibility for a
survivor annuity provided for under
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act. One-half support is also a condition
which may negate the public service
pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or
widow(er).
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form G–134.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
G–134:
With Assistance ....................................................................................................................
Without assistance ...............................................................................................................
75
25
147
180
184
75
Total ...............................................................................................................................
100
........................
259
3. Title and Purpose of information
collection: Employee Non-Covered
Service Pension Questionnaire; OMB
3220–0154.
Section 215(a)(7) of the Social
Security Act provides for a reduction in
social security benefits based on
employment not covered under the
Social Security Act or the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA). This provision
applies a different social security benefit
formula to most workers who are first
eligible after 1985 to both a pension
based in whole or in part on noncovered employment and a social
security retirement or disability benefit.
There is a guarantee provision that
limits the reduction in the social
security benefit to one-half of the
portion of the pension based on noncovered employment after 1956. Section
8011 of Public Law 100–647 changed
the effective date of the onset from the
first month of eligibility to the first
month of concurrent entitlement to the
non-covered service benefit and the
RRA benefit.
Section 3(a)(1) of the RRA provides
that the Tier I benefit of an employee
annuity shall be equal to the amount
(before any reduction for age or
deduction for work) the employee
would receive if entitled to a like benefit
under the Social Security Act. The
reduction for a non-covered service
pension also applies to a Tier I portion
of the employee annuity under the RRA
when the annuity or non-covered
service pension begins after 1985. Since
the amount of a spouse’s Tier I benefit
is one-half of the employee’s Tier I, the
spouse annuity is also affected.
Form G–209, Employee Non-Covered
Service Pension Questionnaire, is used
by the RRB to obtain needed
information (1) from a railroad
employee who while completing Form
AA–1, Application for Employee
Annuity (OMB No. 3220–0002),
indicates entitlement to or receipt of a
pension based on employment not
covered under the Railroad Retirement
Act or the Social Security Act; or (2)
from a railroad employee when an
independently-entitled divorced spouse
applicant believes the employee to be
entitled to a non-covered service
pension. However, this development is
unnecessary if RRB records indicate the
employee has 30 or more years of
coverage; or (3) from an employee
annuitant who becomes entitled to a
pension based on employment not
covered under the Railroad Retirement
Act or the Social Security Act. One
response is requested of each
respondent. Completion is required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (79 FR 26469 on May 8,
2014) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employee Non-Covered Service
Pension Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0154.
Form(s) submitted: G–209.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under Section 3 of the
Railroad Retirement Act, the Tier I
portion of an employee annuity may be
subjected to a reduction for benefits
received based on work not covered
under the Social Security Act or
Railroad Retirement Act. The
questionnaire obtains the information
needed to determine if the reduction
applies and the amount of such
reduction.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no revisions to Form G–209.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
50
100
1
8
1
13
Total ...............................................................................................................................
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
G–209 (Partial Questionnaire) .....................................................................................................
G–209 (Full Questionnaire) .........................................................................................................
150
........................
14
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
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Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois, 60611–2092 or
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax:
PO 00000
202–395–6974, Email address: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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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
three Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes 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 the
RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper
consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive
them within 30 days of the publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Statement of
Authority to Act for Employee; OMB 3220-0034.
Under Section 5(a) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA), claims for benefits are to be made in accordance with such
regulations as the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) shall prescribe. The
provisions for claiming sickness benefits as provided by Section 2 of
the RUIA are prescribed in 20 CFR 335.2. Included in these provisions
is the RRB's acceptance of forms executed by someone else on behalf of
an employee if the RRB is satisfied that the employee is sick or
injured to the extent of being unable to sign forms.
The RRB utilizes Form SI-10, Statement of Authority to Act for
Employee, to provide the means for an individual to apply for authority
to act on behalf of an incapacitated employee and also to obtain the
information necessary to determine that the delegation should be made.
Part I of the form is completed by the applicant for the authority and
Part II is completed by the employee's doctor. One response is
requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain
benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (79 FR 26469 on May 8, 2014) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement of Authority to Act for Employee.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0034.
Form(s) submitted: SI-10.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under 20 CFR 335.2, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
accepts claims for sickness benefits by other than the sick or injured
employees, provided the RRB has the information needed to satisfy
itself that the delegation should be made.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form SI-10.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SI-10........................................................ 250 6 25
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Title and Purpose of information collection: Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support; OMB 3220-0099.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, dependency on an
employee for one-half support at the time of the employee's death can
affect (1) entitlement to a survivor annuity when the survivor is a
parent of the deceased employee; (2) the amount of spouse and survivor
annuities; and (3) the Tier II restored amount payable to a widow(er)
whose annuity was reduced for receipt of an employee annuity, and who
was dependent on the railroad employee in the year prior to the
employee's death. One-half support may also negate the public service
pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or widow(er). The Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) utilizes Form G-134, Statement Regarding
Contributions and Support, to secure information needed to adequately
determine if the applicant meets the one-half support requirement. One
response is completed by each respondent. Completion is required to
obtain benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (79 FR 26469 on May 8, 2014) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement Regarding Contributions and Support.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0099.
Form(s) submitted: G-134.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
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Abstract: Dependency on the employee for one-half support at the
time of the employee's death can be a condition affecting eligibility
for a survivor annuity provided for under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act. One-half support is also a condition which may negate
the public service pension offset in Tier I for a spouse or widow(er).
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-134.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-134:
With Assistance............................................. 75 147 184
Without assistance.......................................... 25 180 75
-----------------------------------------------
Total................................................... 100 .............. 259
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Title and Purpose of information collection: Employee Non-
Covered Service Pension Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0154.
Section 215(a)(7) of the Social Security Act provides for a
reduction in social security benefits based on employment not covered
under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA).
This provision applies a different social security benefit formula to
most workers who are first eligible after 1985 to both a pension based
in whole or in part on non-covered employment and a social security
retirement or disability benefit. There is a guarantee provision that
limits the reduction in the social security benefit to one-half of the
portion of the pension based on non-covered employment after 1956.
Section 8011 of Public Law 100-647 changed the effective date of the
onset from the first month of eligibility to the first month of
concurrent entitlement to the non-covered service benefit and the RRA
benefit.
Section 3(a)(1) of the RRA provides that the Tier I benefit of an
employee annuity shall be equal to the amount (before any reduction for
age or deduction for work) the employee would receive if entitled to a
like benefit under the Social Security Act. The reduction for a non-
covered service pension also applies to a Tier I portion of the
employee annuity under the RRA when the annuity or non-covered service
pension begins after 1985. Since the amount of a spouse's Tier I
benefit is one-half of the employee's Tier I, the spouse annuity is
also affected.
Form G-209, Employee Non-Covered Service Pension Questionnaire, is
used by the RRB to obtain needed information (1) from a railroad
employee who while completing Form AA-1, Application for Employee
Annuity (OMB No. 3220-0002), indicates entitlement to or receipt of a
pension based on employment not covered under the Railroad Retirement
Act or the Social Security Act; or (2) from a railroad employee when an
independently-entitled divorced spouse applicant believes the employee
to be entitled to a non-covered service pension. However, this
development is unnecessary if RRB records indicate the employee has 30
or more years of coverage; or (3) from an employee annuitant who
becomes entitled to a pension based on employment not covered under the
Railroad Retirement Act or the Social Security Act. One response is
requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain or
retain benefits.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (79 FR 26469 on May 8, 2014) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employee Non-Covered Service Pension Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0154.
Form(s) submitted: G-209.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under Section 3 of the Railroad Retirement Act, the Tier
I portion of an employee annuity may be subjected to a reduction for
benefits received based on work not covered under the Social Security
Act or Railroad Retirement Act. The questionnaire obtains the
information needed to determine if the reduction applies and the amount
of such reduction.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no revisions to Form G-209.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-209 (Partial Questionnaire)................................... 50 1 1
G-209 (Full Questionnaire)...................................... 100 8 13
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Total................................................... 150 .............. 14
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Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and
supporting documents can be obtained from Dana Hickman at (312) 751-
4981 or Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV.
Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed
to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2092 or Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV and to the OMB
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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