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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, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is
forwarding an Information Collection
Request (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: Application for Employee
Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement
Ac; OMB 3220–0002.
Section 2(a) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) provides for
payments of age and service, disability,
and supplemental annuities to qualified
employees. An annuity cannot be paid
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until the employee stops working for a
railroad employer. In addition, the age
and service employee must relinquish
any rights held to such jobs. A disabled
employee does not need to relinquish
employee rights until attaining Full
Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their
spouse is awarded a spouse annuity.
Benefits become payable after the
employee meets certain other
requirements, which depend on the type
of annuity payable. The requirements
for obtaining the annuities are
prescribed in 20 CFR 216 and 220.
To collect the information needed to
help determine an applicant’s
entitlement to, and the amount of, an
employee retirement annuity the RRB
uses Forms AA–1, Application for
Employee Annuity; AA–1d, Application
for Determination of Employee
Disability; G–204, Verification of
Workers Compensation/Public Disability
Benefit Information, and electronic
Forms AA–1cert, Application Summary
and Certification, and AA–1sum,
Application Summary.
The AA–1 application process obtains
information from an applicant about
their marital history, work history,
military service, benefits from other
governmental agencies, railroad
pensions and Medicare entitlement for
either an age and service or disability
annuity. An RRB representative
interviews the applicant either at a field
office, an itinerant point, or by
telephone. During the interview, the
RRB representative enters the
information obtained into an on-line
information system. Upon completion of
the interview, the on-line information
system generates Form AA–1cert,
Application Summary and Certification,
or Form AA–1sum, Application
Summary, a summary of the information
that was provided for the applicant to
review and approve. Form AA–1cert
documents approval using the
traditional pen and ink ‘‘wet’’ signature,
and Form AA–1sum documents
approval using the alternative signature
method called Attestation. When the
RRB representative is unable to contact
the applicant in person or by telephone,
for example, the applicant lives in
another country, a manual version of
Form AA–1 is used.
Form AA–1d, Application for
Determination of Employee’s Disability,
is completed by an employee who is
filing for a disability annuity under the
RRA, or a disability freeze under the
Social Security Act, for early Medicare
based on a disability. Form G–204,
Verification of Worker’s Compensation/
Public Disability Benefit Information, is
used to obtain and verify information
concerning a worker’s compensation or
a public disability benefit that is or will
be paid by a public agency to a disabled
railroad employee.
One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion of the forms is
required to obtain/retain a benefit.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (82 FR 43415 on
September 15, 2017) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application for Employee
Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement
Act.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0002.
Form(s) submitted: AA–1, AA–1cert,
AA–1d, AA–1sum and G–204.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Act
provides for payment of age, disability
and supplemental annuities to qualified
employees. The application and related
forms obtain information about the
applicant’s family work history, military
service, disability benefits from other
government agencies and public or
private pensions. The information is
used to determine entitlement to and
the amount of the annuity applied for.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
to add the following two new items—
‘‘Are you expecting a newborn?’’ and its
possible ‘‘Yes’’ response—‘‘Expected
Date’’ to Form AA–1. This information
will help determine if the applicant can
potentially receive an additional benefit
amount. The RRB also proposes the
implementation of an Internet
equivalent version of Form AA–1 that
can be completed by the applicant and
submitted through the RRB’s Web site at
www.rrb.gov. The RRB proposes no
changes to Forms AA–1d or G–204.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
AA–1 (without assistance) ...........................................................................................................
AA–1cert (with assistance) ..........................................................................................................
AA–1sum (with assistance) .........................................................................................................
AA–1 (Internet) (without assistance) ...........................................................................................
AA–1d (with assistance) ..............................................................................................................
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7,050
2,415
3,220
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Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
62
30
29
45
60
36
3,525
1,167
2,415
2,600
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Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
AA–1d (without assistance) .........................................................................................................
G–204 ..........................................................................................................................................
5
20
85
15
7
5
Total ......................................................................................................................................
15,345
........................
9,755
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Availability for Work; OMB
3220–0164.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are not payable
for any day for which the claimant is
not available for work.
Under Railroad Retirement Board
(RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5,
‘‘available for work’’ is defined as being
willing and ready for work. A claimant
is ‘‘willing’’ to work if willing to accept
and perform for hire such work as is
reasonably appropriate to his or her
employment circumstances. A claimant
is ‘‘ready’’ for work if he or she (1) is
in a position to receive notice of work
and is willing to accept and perform
such work, and (2) is prepared to be
present with the customary equipment
at the location of such work within the
time usually allotted.
Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15,
a claimant may be requested at any time
to show, as evidence of willingness to
work, that reasonable efforts are being
made to obtain work. In order to
determine whether a claimant is; (a)
available for work, and (b) willing to
work, the RRB utilizes Forms UI–38, UI
Claimant’s Report of Efforts to Find
Work, and UI–38s, School Attendance
and Availability Questionnaire, to
obtain information from the claimant
and Form ID–8k, Questionnaire—
Reinstatement of Discharged or
Suspended Employee, from the union
representative. One response is
completed by each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (82 FR 42368 on
September 7, 2017) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Availability for Work.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0164.
Form(s) submitted: UI–38, UI–38s,
and ID–8k.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households, Non-profit institutions.
Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are not payable
for any day in which the claimant is not
available for work. The collection
obtains information needed by the RRB
to determine whether a claimant is
willing and ready to work.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
the following changes to Forms UI–38
and UI–38s and proposes no changes to
Form ID–8k.
• Form UI–38.
Æ We propose adding that the
claimant can now use online
options when searching for a job.
Æ We propose to inform the claimant
to register with the State
Employment Service and provide
proof of the registration to the RRB.
• Form UI–38s—We propose to add an
online school selection for students
who cannot provide their class
hours because their courses are
online.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
59
119
3,485
6,461
6
10
11.5
5
6
20
668
538
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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UI–38s (in person) * .....................................................................................................................
UI–38s (by mail) * ........................................................................................................................
UI–38 ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–8k ............................................................................................................................................
10,124
........................
1,232
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 Brian
Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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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
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and purpose of information
collection: Student Beneficiary
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0123. Under
provisions of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA), there are two types of benefit
payments that are based on the status of
a child being in full-time elementary or
secondary school attendance at age 18–
19: (1) A survivor child’s annuity
benefit under Section 2(d)(1)(iii) and (2)
an increase in the employee retirement
annuity under the Special Guaranty
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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, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding an Information Collection
Request (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: Application for
Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Ac; OMB 3220-0002.
Section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for
payments of age and service, disability, and supplemental annuities to
qualified employees. An annuity cannot be paid until the employee stops
working for a railroad employer. In addition, the age and service
employee must relinquish any rights held to such jobs. A disabled
employee does not need to relinquish employee rights until attaining
Full Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their spouse is awarded a
spouse annuity. Benefits become payable after the employee meets
certain other requirements, which depend on the type of annuity
payable. The requirements for obtaining the annuities are prescribed in
20 CFR 216 and 220.
To collect the information needed to help determine an applicant's
entitlement to, and the amount of, an employee retirement annuity the
RRB uses Forms AA-1, Application for Employee Annuity; AA-1d,
Application for Determination of Employee Disability; G-204,
Verification of Workers Compensation/Public Disability Benefit
Information, and electronic Forms AA-1cert, Application Summary and
Certification, and AA-1sum, Application Summary.
The AA-1 application process obtains information from an applicant
about their marital history, work history, military service, benefits
from other governmental agencies, railroad pensions and Medicare
entitlement for either an age and service or disability annuity. An RRB
representative interviews the applicant either at a field office, an
itinerant point, or by telephone. During the interview, the RRB
representative enters the information obtained into an on-line
information system. Upon completion of the interview, the on-line
information system generates Form AA-1cert, Application Summary and
Certification, or Form AA-1sum, Application Summary, a summary of the
information that was provided for the applicant to review and approve.
Form AA-1cert documents approval using the traditional pen and ink
``wet'' signature, and Form AA-1sum documents approval using the
alternative signature method called Attestation. When the RRB
representative is unable to contact the applicant in person or by
telephone, for example, the applicant lives in another country, a
manual version of Form AA-1 is used.
Form AA-1d, Application for Determination of Employee's Disability,
is completed by an employee who is filing for a disability annuity
under the RRA, or a disability freeze under the Social Security Act,
for early Medicare based on a disability. Form G-204, Verification of
Worker's Compensation/Public Disability Benefit Information, is used to
obtain and verify information concerning a worker's compensation or a
public disability benefit that is or will be paid by a public agency to
a disabled railroad employee.
One response is requested of each respondent. Completion of the
forms is required to obtain/retain a benefit.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (82 FR 43415 on September 15, 2017) required by
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application for Employee Annuity Under the Railroad
Retirement Act.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0002.
Form(s) submitted: AA-1, AA-1cert, AA-1d, AA-1sum and G-204.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Act provides for payment of age,
disability and supplemental annuities to qualified employees. The
application and related forms obtain information about the applicant's
family work history, military service, disability benefits from other
government agencies and public or private pensions. The information is
used to determine entitlement to and the amount of the annuity applied
for.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes to add the following two new
items--``Are you expecting a newborn?'' and its possible ``Yes''
response--``Expected Date'' to Form AA-1. This information will help
determine if the applicant can potentially receive an additional
benefit amount. The RRB also proposes the implementation of an Internet
equivalent version of Form AA-1 that can be completed by the applicant
and submitted through the RRB's Web site at www.rrb.gov. The RRB
proposes no changes to Forms AA-1d or G-204.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AA-1 (without assistance)....................................... 35 62 36
AA-1cert (with assistance)...................................... 7,050 30 3,525
AA-1sum (with assistance)....................................... 2,415 29 1,167
AA-1 (Internet) (without assistance)............................ 3,220 45 2,415
AA-1d (with assistance)......................................... 2,600 60 2,600
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AA-1d (without assistance)...................................... 5 85 7
G-204........................................................... 20 15 5
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Total....................................................... 15,345 .............. 9,755
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Availability for
Work; OMB 3220-0164.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are not payable for any day for which the
claimant is not available for work.
Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5,
``available for work'' is defined as being willing and ready for work.
A claimant is ``willing'' to work if willing to accept and perform for
hire such work as is reasonably appropriate to his or her employment
circumstances. A claimant is ``ready'' for work if he or she (1) is in
a position to receive notice of work and is willing to accept and
perform such work, and (2) is prepared to be present with the customary
equipment at the location of such work within the time usually
allotted.
Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, a claimant may be requested at
any time to show, as evidence of willingness to work, that reasonable
efforts are being made to obtain work. In order to determine whether a
claimant is; (a) available for work, and (b) willing to work, the RRB
utilizes Forms UI-38, UI Claimant's Report of Efforts to Find Work, and
UI-38s, School Attendance and Availability Questionnaire, to obtain
information from the claimant and Form ID-8k, Questionnaire--
Reinstatement of Discharged or Suspended Employee, from the union
representative. One response is completed by each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (82 FR 42368 on September 7, 2017) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Availability for Work.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0164.
Form(s) submitted: UI-38, UI-38s, and ID-8k.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households, Non-profit
institutions.
Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day in which the
claimant is not available for work. The collection obtains information
needed by the RRB to determine whether a claimant is willing and ready
to work.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes the following changes to Forms
UI-38 and UI-38s and proposes no changes to Form ID-8k.
Form UI-38.
[cir] We propose adding that the claimant can now use online
options when searching for a job.
[cir] We propose to inform the claimant to register with the State
Employment Service and provide proof of the registration to the RRB.
Form UI-38s--We propose to add an online school selection for
students who cannot provide their class hours because their courses are
online.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UI-38s (in person) *............................................ 59 6 6
UI-38s (by mail) *.............................................. 119 10 20
UI-38........................................................... 3,485 11.5 668
ID-8k........................................................... 6,461 5 538
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Total....................................................... 10,124 .............. 1,232
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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 Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and to the OMB
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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