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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.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: RUIA Investigations and
Continuing Entitlement; OMB 3220–
0025.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
unemployment and sickness benefits are
not payable for any day 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)
regulation 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant’s
certification or statement on an RRBprovided 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(s), an investigation shall be made
with a view to obtaining information
sufficient for a finding. The RRB utilizes
the following three forms to obtain
information from railroad employers,
nonrailroad employers, and claimants,
that is needed to determine whether a
claimed day(s) of unemployment or
sickness were improperly or
fraudulently claimed: Form ID–5i,
Request for Employment Information;
Form ID–5R (SUP), Report of Employees
Paid RUIA Benefits for Every Day in
Month Reported as Month of Creditable
Service; and Form UI–48, Statement
Regarding Benefits Claimed for Days
Worked. Completion is voluntary. One
response is requested of each
respondent.
To qualify for unemployment or
sickness benefits payable under Section
2 of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (RUIA), a railroad
employee must have certain qualifying
earnings in the applicable base year. In
addition, to qualify for extended or
accelerated benefits under Section 2 of
the RUIA, a railroad employee who has
exhausted his or her rights to normal
benefits must have at least 10 years of
railroad service (under certain
conditions, military service may be
credited as months of railroad service).
Accelerated benefits are unemployment
or sickness benefits that are payable to
a railroad employee before the regular
July 1 beginning date of a benefit year
if an employee has 10 or more years of
service and is not qualified for benefits
in the current benefit year.
During the RUIA claims review
process, the RRB may determine that
unemployment or sickness benefits
cannot be awarded because RRB records
show insufficient qualifying service
and/or compensation. When this occurs,
the RRB allows the claimant the
opportunity to provide additional
information if they believe that the RRB
service and compensation records are
incorrect.
Depending on the circumstances, the
RRB provides the following forms to
obtain information needed to determine
if a claimant has sufficient service or
compensation to qualify for
unemployment or sickness benefits.
Form UI–9, Statement of Employment
and Wages; Form UI–44, Claim for
Credit for Military Service; Form ID–4U,
Advising of Service/Earnings
Requirements for Unemployment
Benefits; and Form ID–4X, Advising of
Service/Earnings Requirements for
Sickness Benefits. Completion of these
forms is required to obtain or retain a
benefit. One response is required of
each respondent. The RRB proposes no
change to the forms in this collection.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
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Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
UI–9 .............................................................................................................................................
UI–44 ...........................................................................................................................................
UI–48 ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–4U ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–4X ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–5i .............................................................................................................................................
ID–5R (SUP) ................................................................................................................................
69
10
14
35
25
1,050
400
10
5
12
5
5
15
10
11
1
3
3
2
262
67
Total ......................................................................................................................................
1,603
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2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Self-Employment/Corporate
Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring;
OMB 3220–0202.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) provides for the payment of
disability annuities to qualified
employees. Section 2 also provides that
if the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
receives a report of an annuitant
working for a railroad or earning more
than prescribed dollar amounts from
either nonrailroad employment or selfemployment, the annuity is no longer
payable, or can be reduced, for the
months worked. The regulations related
to the nonpayment or reduction of the
annuity by reason of work are
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.160–164.
Some activities claimed by the
applicant as ‘‘self-employment’’ may
actually be employment for someone
else (e.g., training officer, consultant,
salesman). 20 CFR 216.22(c) states, for
example, that an applicant is considered
an employee, and not self-employed,
when acting as a corporate officer, since
the corporation is the applicant’s
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or
as work for an employer depends upon
the circumstances in each case. The
circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR
216.21–216–23.
Certain types of work may actually
indicate an annuitant’s recovery from
disability. Regulations related to an
annuitant’s recovery from disability for
work are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17–
220–20.
In addition, the RRB conducts
continuing disability reviews (also
known as a CDR), to determine whether
the annuitant continues to meet the
disability requirements of the law.
Payment of disability benefits and/or a
beneficiary’s period of disability will
end if medical evidence or other
information shows that an annuitant is
not disabled under the standards
prescribed in Section 2 of the RRA.
Continuing disability reviews are
generally conducted if one or more of
the following conditions are met: (1)
The annuitant is scheduled for a routine
periodic review, (2) the annuitant
returns to work and successfully
completes a trial work period, (3)
substantial earnings are posted to the
annuitant’s wage record, or (4)
information is received from the
annuitant or a reliable source that the
annuitant has recovered or returned to
work. Provisions relating to when and
how often the RRB conducts disability
reviews are prescribed in 20 CFR
220.186.
To enhance program integrity
activities, the RRB utilizes Form G–252,
Self-Employment/Corporate Officer
Work and Earnings Monitoring. Form
G–252 obtains information from a
disability annuitant who either claims
to be self-employed or a corporate
officer, or who the RRB determines to be
self-employed or a corporate officer after
a continuing disability review. The
continuing disability review may be
prompted by a report of work, return to
railroad service, an allegation of a
medical improvement or a routine
disability review call-up. The
information gathered is used to
determine entitlement and/or continued
entitlement to, and the amount of, the
disability annuity, as prescribed in 20
CFR 220.176. Completion is required to
retain benefits. One response is required
of each respondent. The RRB proposes
no changes to Form G–252.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
G–252 ..........................................................................................................................................
100
20
33
Total ......................................................................................................................................
100
........................
33
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of
Amendment to the Plan Governing the
Consolidated Audit Trail To Add MIAX
PEARL, LLC as a Participant
January 30, 2017.
Pursuant to Section 11A(a)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 608 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on January
12, 2017, MIAX PEARL, LLC (‘‘MIAX
PEARL’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) an amendment to the
Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit
Trail (‘‘Plan’’).3 The Commission
approved the application of MIAX
PEARL to register as a national
1 15
U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3).
CFR 242.608.
3 The Commission approved the CAT NMS Plan
on November 15, 2016. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 79318, 81 FR 84695 (Nov. 23, 2016).
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securities exchange on December 13,
2016.4 One of the conditions of the
Commission’s approval was the
requirement for MIAX PEARL to join
the CAT NMS Plan.5 The amendment
adds MIAX PEARL as a Participant to
the Plan.6 The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the amendment from
interested persons.
I. Description and Purpose of the
Amendment
The amendment to the CAT NMS
Plan adds MIAX PEARL as a
Participant.7 The CAT NMS Plan
4 See Securities and Exchange Act Release No.
79543 (Dec. 13, 2016), 81 FR 92901 (Dec. 20, 2016)
(File No. 10–227).
5 See id. 81 FR at 92916.
6 See Letter from Barbara J. Comly, Executive Vice
President, General Counsel, and Corporate
Secretary, MIAX PEARL, to Brent J. Fields,
Secretary, Commission, dated January 11, 2017.
7 See Section 1.1 of the CAT NMS Plan. The term
‘‘Participant’’ is defined in the CAT NMS Plan as
any Person that becomes a Participant as permitted
by this agreement, in such Person’s capacity as a
Participant in the Company (it being understood
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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.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: RUIA Investigations
and Continuing Entitlement; OMB 3220-0025.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA), unemployment and sickness benefits are not payable for any day
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)
regulation 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(s), an investigation shall be
made with a view to obtaining information sufficient for a finding. The
RRB utilizes the following three forms to obtain information from
railroad employers, nonrailroad employers, and claimants, that is
needed to determine whether a claimed day(s) of unemployment or
sickness were improperly or fraudulently claimed: Form ID-5i, Request
for Employment Information; Form ID-5R (SUP), Report of Employees Paid
RUIA Benefits for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable
Service; and Form UI-48, Statement Regarding Benefits Claimed for Days
Worked. Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each
respondent.
To qualify for unemployment or sickness benefits payable under
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), a railroad
employee must have certain qualifying earnings in the applicable base
year. In addition, to qualify for extended or accelerated benefits
under Section 2 of the RUIA, a railroad employee who has exhausted his
or her rights to normal benefits must have at least 10 years of
railroad service (under certain conditions, military service may be
credited as months of railroad service). Accelerated benefits are
unemployment or sickness benefits that are payable to a railroad
employee before the regular July 1 beginning date of a benefit year if
an employee has 10 or more years of service and is not qualified for
benefits in the current benefit year.
During the RUIA claims review process, the RRB may determine that
unemployment or sickness benefits cannot be awarded because RRB records
show insufficient qualifying service and/or compensation. When this
occurs, the RRB allows the claimant the opportunity to provide
additional information if they believe that the RRB service and
compensation records are incorrect.
Depending on the circumstances, the RRB provides the following
forms to obtain information needed to determine if a claimant has
sufficient service or compensation to qualify for unemployment or
sickness benefits. Form UI-9, Statement of Employment and Wages; Form
UI-44, Claim for Credit for Military Service; Form ID-4U, Advising of
Service/Earnings Requirements for Unemployment Benefits; and Form ID-
4X, Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for Sickness Benefits.
Completion of these forms is required to obtain or retain a benefit.
One response is required of each respondent. The RRB proposes no change
to the forms in this collection.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UI-9............................................................ 69 10 11
UI-44........................................................... 10 5 1
UI-48........................................................... 14 12 3
ID-4U........................................................... 35 5 3
ID-4X........................................................... 25 5 2
ID-5i........................................................... 1,050 15 262
ID-5R (SUP)..................................................... 400 10 67
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 1,603 .............. 349
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Self-Employment/
Corporate Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring; OMB 3220-0202.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for the
payment of disability annuities to qualified employees. Section 2 also
provides that if the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) receives a report
of an annuitant working for a railroad or earning more than prescribed
dollar amounts from either nonrailroad employment or self-employment,
the annuity is no longer payable, or can be reduced, for the months
worked. The regulations related to the nonpayment or reduction of the
annuity by reason of work are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.160-164.
Some activities claimed by the applicant as ``self-employment'' may
actually be employment for someone else (e.g., training officer,
consultant, salesman). 20 CFR 216.22(c) states, for example, that an
applicant is considered an employee, and not self-employed, when acting
as a corporate officer, since the corporation is the applicant's
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a particular activity as self-
employment or as work for an employer depends upon the circumstances in
each case. The circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.21-216-23.
Certain types of work may actually indicate an annuitant's recovery
from disability. Regulations related to an annuitant's recovery from
disability for work are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17-220-20.
In addition, the RRB conducts continuing disability reviews (also
known as a CDR), to determine whether the annuitant continues to meet
the disability requirements of the law. Payment of disability benefits
and/or a beneficiary's period of disability will end if medical
evidence or other information shows that an annuitant is not disabled
under the standards prescribed in Section 2 of the RRA. Continuing
disability reviews are generally conducted if one or more of the
following conditions are met: (1) The annuitant is scheduled for a
routine periodic review, (2) the annuitant returns to work and
successfully completes a trial work period, (3) substantial earnings
are posted to the annuitant's wage record, or (4) information is
received from the annuitant or a reliable source that the annuitant has
recovered or returned to work. Provisions relating to when and how
often the RRB conducts disability reviews are prescribed in 20 CFR
220.186.
To enhance program integrity activities, the RRB utilizes Form G-
252, Self-Employment/Corporate Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring.
Form G-252 obtains information from a disability annuitant who either
claims to be self-employed or a corporate officer, or who the RRB
determines to be self-employed or a corporate officer after a
continuing disability review. The continuing disability review may be
prompted by a report of work, return to railroad service, an allegation
of a medical improvement or a routine disability review call-up. The
information gathered is used to determine entitlement and/or continued
entitlement to, and the amount of, the disability annuity, as
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.176. Completion is required to retain
benefits. One response is required of each respondent. The RRB proposes
no changes to Form G-252.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-252........................................................... 100 20 33
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 100 .............. 33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or emailed to
Brian.Foster@rrb.gov. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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