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BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
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: Railroad Service and
Compensation Reports/System Access
Application; OMB 3220–0008.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6 of
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act (RUIA), the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad
employee, a record of compensation
paid to that employee by all railroad
employers for whom the employee
worked after 1936. This record, which is
used by the RRB to determine eligibility
for, and amount of, benefits due under
the laws it administers, is conclusive as
to the amount of compensation paid to
an employee during such period(s)
covered by the report(s) of the
compensation by the employee’s
railroad employer(s), except in cases
when an employee files a protest
pertaining to his or her reported
compensation within the statute of
limitations cited in Section 9 of the RRA
and Section 6 of the RUIA.
To enable the RRB to establish and
maintain the record of compensation,
employers are required to file with the
RRB, reports of their employees’
compensation, in such manner and form
and at such times as the RRB prescribes.
Railroad employers’ reports and
responsibilities are prescribed in 20 CFR
209. The RRB currently utilizes Form
BA–3, Annual Report of Creditable
Compensation, and Form BA–4, Report
of Creditable Compensation
Adjustments, to secure the required
information from railroad employers.
Form BA–3 provides the RRB with
information regarding annual creditable
service and compensation for each
individual who worked for a railroad
employer covered by the RRA and RUIA
in a given year. Form BA–4 provides for
the adjustment of any previously
submitted reports and also the
opportunity to provide any service and
compensation that had been previously
omitted. Requirements specific to Forms
BA–3 and BA–4 are prescribed in 20
CFR 209.8 and 209.9.
Employers currently have the option
of submitting BA–3 and BA–4 reports
electronically by CD–ROM, secure
Email, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or
online via the RRB’s Employer
Reporting System (ERS).
The information collection also
includes RRB Form BA–12, Application
for Employer Reporting internet Access,
and Form G–440, Report Specifications
Sheet. Form BA–12 is completed by
railroad employers to obtain system
access to ERS. Once access is obtained,
authorized employees may submit
reporting forms online to the RRB. The
form determines what degree of access
(view/only, data entry/modification or
approval/submission) is appropriate for
that employee. It is also used to
terminate an employee’s access to ERS.
Form G–440, Report Specifications
Sheet, serves as a certification document
for Forms BA–3 and BA–4 as well as
other RRB employer reporting forms
(Form BA–6a, BA–6 Address Report
(OMB 3220–0005), Form BA–9, Report
of Separation Allowance or Severance
Pay (OMB 3220–0173) and Form BA–11,
Report of Gross Earnings (OMB 3220–
0132)). It records the type of medium
the report was submitted on, and serves
as a summary recapitulation sheet for
reports filed on paper. The RRB
proposes minor non-burden impacting
changes to Form BA–12 and G–440.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Reporting
BA–3:
Electronic Media 2 ..................................................
BA–3 (Internet) ......................................................
Burden
(hours)
96
617
46.25 (2,775 min) .........................................................
46.25 (2,775 min) .........................................................
4,440
28,536
713
.......................................................................................
32,976
40
345
3,912
1.25 (75 min) ................................................................
1.00 (60 min) ................................................................
.33 (20 min) ..................................................................
50
345
1,304
Total BA–4 .....................................................
BA–12:
Initial Access .........................................................
Access Termination ...............................................
4,297
.......................................................................................
1,699
295
38
.33 (20 min) ..................................................................
.166 (10 min) ................................................................
98
7
Total BA–12 ...................................................
G–440 (certification):
Form BA–3 (zero employees) ...............................
Form BA–11 (zero employees) .............................
333
.......................................................................................
105
19
60
.25 (15 min) ..................................................................
.25 (15 min) ..................................................................
5
15
Total BA–3 .....................................................
BA–4:
Paper .....................................................................
Electronic Media 2 ..................................................
BA–4 (Internet) ......................................................
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued
Reporting
Time
(minutes) 1
Responses
Burden
(hours)
Paper forms (without recap) ..................................
Electronic transactions ..........................................
BA–3 and BA–4 (with recap) ................................
7
94
125
.25 (15 min) ..................................................................
.50 (30 min) ..................................................................
1.25 (75 min) ................................................................
1
47
156
Total G–440 ...................................................
305
.......................................................................................
224
Grand Total .............................................
5,648
.......................................................................................
35,074
benefits are payable under Section
6(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act.
The provisions relating to the payment
of such benefits are prescribed in 20
CFR 325.5 and 20 CFR 335.5.
The RRB provides Form UI–63,
Application for Benefits Due But
Unpaid at Death, to those applying for
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Application for Benefits Due
But Unpaid at Death; OMB 3220–0055.
Under Section 2(g) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, benefits
that accrued but were not paid because
of the death of the employee shall be
paid to the same individual(s) to whom
the accrued sickness or unemployment
benefits unpaid at the death of the
employee and for obtaining the
information needed to identify the
proper payee. One response is requested
of each respondent. Completion is
required to obtain a benefit. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form UI–63.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Form No.
Annual
responses
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
UI–63 ...........................................................................................................................................
15
7
2
3. Title and purpose of information
collection: Medicare; OMB 3220–0082.
Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) administers the
Medicare program for persons covered
by the railroad retirement system. The
RRB uses Form AA–6, Employee
Application for Medicare; Form AA–7,
Spouse/Divorced Spouse Application
for Medicare; and Form AA–8, Widow/
Widower Application for Medicare; to
obtain the information needed to
determine whether individuals who
have not yet filed for benefits under the
RRA are qualified for Medicare
payments provided under Title XVIII of
the Social Security Act.
Further, in order to determine if a
qualified railroad retirement beneficiary
who is claiming supplementary medical
insurance coverage under Medicare is
entitled to a Special Enrollment Period
(SEP) and/or premium surcharge relief
because of coverage under an Employer
Group Health Plan (EGHP), the RRB
needs to obtain information regarding
the claimant’s EGHP coverage, if any.
The RRB uses Form RL–311–F,
Evidence of Coverage Under an
Employer Group Health Plan, to obtain
the basic information needed to
establish EGHP coverage for a qualified
railroad retirement beneficiary.
Completion of the forms is required to
obtain a benefit. One response is
requested of each respondent. The RRB
proposes no changes to the forms in the
collection.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
180
50
10
2,000
8
8
8
10
24
7
1
333
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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AA–6 ............................................................................................................................................
AA–7 ............................................................................................................................................
AA–8 ............................................................................................................................................
RL–311–F ....................................................................................................................................
2,240
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365
4. Evidence for Application of Overall
Minimum: OMB 3220–0083.
Under Section 3(f)(3) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), the total monthly
benefits payable to a railroad employee
and his/her family are guaranteed to be
no less than the amount which would
be payable if the employee’s railroad
service had been covered by the Social
Security Act. This is referred to as the
Social Security Overall Minimum
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Guarantee, which is prescribed in 20
CFR 229. To administer this provision,
the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
requires information about a retired
employee’s spouse and child(ren) who
would not be eligible for benefits under
the RRA but would be eligible for
benefits under the Social Security Act if
the employee’s railroad service had
been covered by that Act. The RRB
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obtains the required information by the
use of Forms G–319, Statement
Regarding Family and Earnings for
Special Guaranty Computation, and G–
320, Student Questionnaire for Special
Guaranty Computation. One response is
required of each respondent.
Completion is required to obtain or
retain benefits. The RRB proposes no
changes to Forms G–319 and G–320.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
G–319 (completed by the employee):
With assistance ....................................................................................................................
Without assistance ...............................................................................................................
G–319 (completed by spouse):
With assistance ....................................................................................................................
Without assistance ...............................................................................................................
G–320:
(Age 18 at Special Guaranty Begin Date or Special Guaranty Age 18 Attainments) .........
G–320:
(Student Monitoring done in Sept., March and at end of school year) ...............................
Retirement Non-Railroad Employer
(LPE). The LPE is defined as the last
person, company, or institution, other
than a railroad employer, that employed
an employee or spouse annuitant. In
addition, the employee, spouse, or
divorced spouse Tier I annuity benefit is
subject to work deductions under
Section 2(f)(1) of the RRA for earnings
from any non-railroad employer that are
over the annual exempt amount. The
regulations pertaining to non-payment
of annuities by reason of work and LPE
Burden
(hours)
5
230
26
55
2
211
5
10
30
60
2
10
30
15
7
10
15
2
290
Total ...............................................................................................................................
5. Title and purpose of information
collection: Request to Non-Railroad
Employer for Information About
Annuitant’s Work and Earnings; OMB
3220–0107.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), a railroad
employee’s retirement annuity or an
annuity paid to the spouse of a railroad
employee is subject to work deductions
in the Tier II component of the annuity
and any employee supplemental
annuity for any month in which the
annuitant works for a Last Pre-
Time
(minutes)
........................
234
are contained in 20 CFR 230.1 and
230.2.
The RRB utilizes Form RL–231–F,
Request to Non-Railroad Employer for
Information About Annuitant’s Work
and Earnings, to obtain the information
needed to determine if a work
deduction should be applied because an
annuitant worked in non-railroad
employment after the annuity beginning
date. One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion is voluntary.
The RRB proposes no changes to Form
RL–231–F.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Form No.
Annual
responses
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
RL–231–F ....................................................................................................................................
300
30
150
6. Title and purpose of information
collection: Gross Earnings Report; OMB
3220–0132. In order to carry out the
financial interchange provisions of
section 7(c)(2) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB obtains
annually from railroad employers the
gross earnings for their employees on a
one-percent basis, i.e., 1% of each
employer’s railroad employees. The
gross earnings sample is based on the
earnings of employees whose social
security numbers end with the digits
‘‘30.’’ The gross earnings are used to
compute payroll taxes under the
financial interchange.
The gross earnings information is
essential in determining the tax
amounts involved in the financial
interchange with the Social Security
Administration and Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services. Besides
being necessary for current financial
interchange calculations, the gross
earnings file tabulations are also an
integral part of the data needed to
estimate future tax income and
corresponding financial interchange
amounts. These estimates are made for
internal use and to satisfy requests from
other government agencies and
interested groups. In addition, cash flow
projections of the social security
equivalent benefit account, railroad
retirement account and cost estimates
made for proposed amendments to laws
administered by the RRB are dependent
on input developed from the
information collection.
The RRB utilizes Form BA–11 to
obtain gross earnings information from
railroad employers. Employers have the
option of preparing and submitting BA–
11 reports online via the RRB’s
Employer Reporting System or on paper
(or in like format) on magnetic tape
cartridges, by File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), or secure Email. The online BA–
11 includes the option to file a
‘‘negative report’’ (no employees, or no
employees with the digits ‘‘30’’).
Completion is mandatory. One response
is requested of each respondent. The
RRB proposes no changes to Form BA–
11.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
BA–11
BA–11
BA–11
BA–11
File Transfer Protocol ......................................................................................................
CD–ROM .........................................................................................................................
secure Email ....................................................................................................................
(Internet)—Positive ..........................................................................................................
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(minutes)
300 (5 hours)
30 ...................
30 ...................
30 ...................
Burden
(hours)
35
2
2
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
BA–11 (Internet)—Negative ........................................................................................................
329
15 ...................
82
Total ......................................................................................................................................
483
........................
189
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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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
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
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 collection of information to
determine (1) the practical utility of the
collection; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collection; (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.
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
computation as prescribed in section
3(f)(2) and 20 CFR 229.
The survivor student annuity is
usually paid by direct deposit to a
financial institution either into the
student’s checking or savings account or
into a joint bank account with a parent.
The requirements for eligibility as a
student are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.74,
and include students in independent
study and home schooling.
To help determine if a child is
entitled to student benefits, the RRB
requires evidence of full-time school
attendance. This evidence is acquired
through the RRB’s student monitoring
program, which utilizes the following
forms. Form G–315, Student
Questionnaire, obtains certification of a
student’s full-time school attendance as
well as information on the student’s
marital status, social security benefits,
and employment, which are needed to
determine entitlement or continued
entitlement to benefits under the RRA.
Form G–315A, Statement of School
Official, is used to obtain, from a school,
verification of a student’s full-time
attendance when the student fails to
return a monitoring Form G–315. Form
G–315A.1, School Official’s Notice of
Cessation of Full-Time School
Attendance, is used by a school to notify
the RRB that a student has ceased fulltime school attendance.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (82 FR 55426 on
November 21, 2017) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Student Beneficiary Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0123.
Form(s) submitted: G–315, G–315a,
G–315a.1.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), a student benefit
is not payable if the student ceases fulltime school attendance, marries, works
in the railroad industry, has excessive
earnings or attains the upper age limit
under the RRA. The report obtains
information to be used to determine if
benefits should cease or be reduced.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the forms in this
collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
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G–315 ..........................................................................................................................................
G–315a ........................................................................................................................................
G–315a.1 .....................................................................................................................................
860
20
20
15
3
2
215
1
1
Total ......................................................................................................................................
900
........................
217
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from Dana
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Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to Brian
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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,
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[FR Doc No: 2018-01347]
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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: Railroad Service
and Compensation Reports/System Access Application; OMB 3220-0008.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6
of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad employee, a record
of compensation paid to that employee by all railroad employers for
whom the employee worked after 1936. This record, which is used by the
RRB to determine eligibility for, and amount of, benefits due under the
laws it administers, is conclusive as to the amount of compensation
paid to an employee during such period(s) covered by the report(s) of
the compensation by the employee's railroad employer(s), except in
cases when an employee files a protest pertaining to his or her
reported compensation within the statute of limitations cited in
Section 9 of the RRA and Section 6 of the RUIA.
To enable the RRB to establish and maintain the record of
compensation, employers are required to file with the RRB, reports of
their employees' compensation, in such manner and form and at such
times as the RRB prescribes. Railroad employers' reports and
responsibilities are prescribed in 20 CFR 209. The RRB currently
utilizes Form BA-3, Annual Report of Creditable Compensation, and Form
BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation Adjustments, to secure the
required information from railroad employers. Form BA-3 provides the
RRB with information regarding annual creditable service and
compensation for each individual who worked for a railroad employer
covered by the RRA and RUIA in a given year. Form BA-4 provides for the
adjustment of any previously submitted reports and also the opportunity
to provide any service and compensation that had been previously
omitted. Requirements specific to Forms BA-3 and BA-4 are prescribed in
20 CFR 209.8 and 209.9.
Employers currently have the option of submitting BA-3 and BA-4
reports electronically by CD-ROM, secure Email, File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), or online via the RRB's Employer Reporting System (ERS).
The information collection also includes RRB Form BA-12,
Application for Employer Reporting internet Access, and Form G-440,
Report Specifications Sheet. Form BA-12 is completed by railroad
employers to obtain system access to ERS. Once access is obtained,
authorized employees may submit reporting forms online to the RRB. The
form determines what degree of access (view/only, data entry/
modification or approval/submission) is appropriate for that employee.
It is also used to terminate an employee's access to ERS. Form G-440,
Report Specifications Sheet, serves as a certification document for
Forms BA-3 and BA-4 as well as other RRB employer reporting forms (Form
BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report (OMB 3220-0005), Form BA-9, Report of
Separation Allowance or Severance Pay (OMB 3220-0173) and Form BA-11,
Report of Gross Earnings (OMB 3220-0132)). It records the type of
medium the report was submitted on, and serves as a summary
recapitulation sheet for reports filed on paper. The RRB proposes minor
non-burden impacting changes to Form BA-12 and G-440.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Reporting Responses Time (minutes) \1\ Burden (hours)
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BA-3:
Electronic Media \2\...................... 96 46.25 (2,775 min)............... 4,440
BA-3 (Internet)........................... 617 46.25 (2,775 min)............... 28,536
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Total BA-3............................ 713 ................................ 32,976
BA-4:
Paper..................................... 40 1.25 (75 min)................... 50
Electronic Media \2\...................... 345 1.00 (60 min)................... 345
BA-4 (Internet)........................... 3,912 .33 (20 min).................... 1,304
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Total BA-4............................ 4,297 ................................ 1,699
BA-12:
Initial Access............................ 295 .33 (20 min).................... 98
Access Termination........................ 38 .166 (10 min)................... 7
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Total BA-12........................... 333 ................................ 105
G-440 (certification):
Form BA-3 (zero employees)................ 19 .25 (15 min).................... 5
Form BA-11 (zero employees)............... 60 .25 (15 min).................... 15
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Paper forms (without recap)............... 7 .25 (15 min).................... 1
Electronic transactions................... 94 .50 (30 min).................... 47
BA-3 and BA-4 (with recap)................ 125 1.25 (75 min)................... 156
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Total G-440........................... 305 ................................ 224
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Grand Total....................... 5,648 ................................ 35,074
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Application for
Benefits Due But Unpaid at Death; OMB 3220-0055.
Under Section 2(g) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
benefits that accrued but were not paid because of the death of the
employee shall be paid to the same individual(s) to whom benefits are
payable under Section 6(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act. The
provisions relating to the payment of such benefits are prescribed in
20 CFR 325.5 and 20 CFR 335.5.
The RRB provides Form UI-63, Application for Benefits Due But
Unpaid at Death, to those applying for the accrued sickness or
unemployment benefits unpaid at the death of the employee and for
obtaining the information needed to identify the proper payee. One
response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to
obtain a benefit. The RRB proposes no changes to Form UI-63.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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UI-63........................................................ 15 7 2
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3. Title and purpose of information collection: Medicare; OMB 3220-
0082.
Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers the Medicare program for
persons covered by the railroad retirement system. The RRB uses Form
AA-6, Employee Application for Medicare; Form AA-7, Spouse/Divorced
Spouse Application for Medicare; and Form AA-8, Widow/Widower
Application for Medicare; to obtain the information needed to determine
whether individuals who have not yet filed for benefits under the RRA
are qualified for Medicare payments provided under Title XVIII of the
Social Security Act.
Further, in order to determine if a qualified railroad retirement
beneficiary who is claiming supplementary medical insurance coverage
under Medicare is entitled to a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) and/or
premium surcharge relief because of coverage under an Employer Group
Health Plan (EGHP), the RRB needs to obtain information regarding the
claimant's EGHP coverage, if any. The RRB uses Form RL-311-F, Evidence
of Coverage Under an Employer Group Health Plan, to obtain the basic
information needed to establish EGHP coverage for a qualified railroad
retirement beneficiary.
Completion of the forms is required to obtain a benefit. One
response is requested of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes
to the forms in the collection.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
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AA-6............................................................ 180 8 24
AA-7............................................................ 50 8 7
AA-8............................................................ 10 8 1
RL-311-F........................................................ 2,000 10 333
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Total....................................................... 2,240 .............. 365
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4. Evidence for Application of Overall Minimum: OMB 3220-0083.
Under Section 3(f)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the
total monthly benefits payable to a railroad employee and his/her
family are guaranteed to be no less than the amount which would be
payable if the employee's railroad service had been covered by the
Social Security Act. This is referred to as the Social Security Overall
Minimum Guarantee, which is prescribed in 20 CFR 229. To administer
this provision, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) requires
information about a retired employee's spouse and child(ren) who would
not be eligible for benefits under the RRA but would be eligible for
benefits under the Social Security Act if the employee's railroad
service had been covered by that Act. The RRB obtains the required
information by the use of Forms G-319, Statement Regarding Family and
Earnings for Special Guaranty Computation, and G-320, Student
Questionnaire for Special Guaranty Computation. One response is
required of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain or retain
benefits. The RRB proposes no changes to Forms G-319 and G-320.
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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
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G-319 (completed by the employee):
With assistance............................................. 5 26 2
Without assistance.......................................... 230 55 211
G-319 (completed by spouse):
With assistance............................................. 5 30 2
Without assistance.......................................... 10 60 10
G-320:
(Age 18 at Special Guaranty Begin Date or Special Guaranty 30 15 7
Age 18 Attainments)........................................
G-320:
(Student Monitoring done in Sept., March and at end of 10 15 2
school year)...............................................
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Total................................................... 290 .............. 234
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5. Title and purpose of information collection: Request to Non-
Railroad Employer for Information About Annuitant's Work and Earnings;
OMB 3220-0107.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), a railroad
employee's retirement annuity or an annuity paid to the spouse of a
railroad employee is subject to work deductions in the Tier II
component of the annuity and any employee supplemental annuity for any
month in which the annuitant works for a Last Pre-Retirement Non-
Railroad Employer (LPE). The LPE is defined as the last person,
company, or institution, other than a railroad employer, that employed
an employee or spouse annuitant. In addition, the employee, spouse, or
divorced spouse Tier I annuity benefit is subject to work deductions
under Section 2(f)(1) of the RRA for earnings from any non-railroad
employer that are over the annual exempt amount. The regulations
pertaining to non-payment of annuities by reason of work and LPE are
contained in 20 CFR 230.1 and 230.2.
The RRB utilizes Form RL-231-F, Request to Non-Railroad Employer
for Information About Annuitant's Work and Earnings, to obtain the
information needed to determine if a work deduction should be applied
because an annuitant worked in non-railroad employment after the
annuity beginning date. One response is requested of each respondent.
Completion is voluntary. The RRB proposes no changes to Form RL-231-F.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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RL-231-F..................................................... 300 30 150
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6. Title and purpose of information collection: Gross Earnings
Report; OMB 3220-0132. In order to carry out the financial interchange
provisions of section 7(c)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the
RRB obtains annually from railroad employers the gross earnings for
their employees on a one-percent basis, i.e., 1% of each employer's
railroad employees. The gross earnings sample is based on the earnings
of employees whose social security numbers end with the digits ``30.''
The gross earnings are used to compute payroll taxes under the
financial interchange.
The gross earnings information is essential in determining the tax
amounts involved in the financial interchange with the Social Security
Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Besides
being necessary for current financial interchange calculations, the
gross earnings file tabulations are also an integral part of the data
needed to estimate future tax income and corresponding financial
interchange amounts. These estimates are made for internal use and to
satisfy requests from other government agencies and interested groups.
In addition, cash flow projections of the social security equivalent
benefit account, railroad retirement account and cost estimates made
for proposed amendments to laws administered by the RRB are dependent
on input developed from the information collection.
The RRB utilizes Form BA-11 to obtain gross earnings information
from railroad employers. Employers have the option of preparing and
submitting BA-11 reports online via the RRB's Employer Reporting System
or on paper (or in like format) on magnetic tape cartridges, by File
Transfer Protocol (FTP), or secure Email. The online BA-11 includes the
option to file a ``negative report'' (no employees, or no employees
with the digits ``30''). Completion is mandatory. One response is
requested of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form BA-
11.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual Burden
Form No. responses Time (minutes) (hours)
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BA-11 File Transfer Protocol................ 7 300 (5 hours)..................... 35
BA-11 CD-ROM................................ 5 30................................ 2
BA-11 secure Email.......................... 5 30................................ 2
BA-11 (Internet)--Positive.................. 137 30................................ 68
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BA-11 (Internet)--Negative.................. 329 15................................ 82
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Total................................... 483 .................................. 189
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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
[email protected]. 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
[email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-01347 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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