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Dated: November 1, 2018.
Catherine F. I. Andrade,
OPIC Corporate Secretary.
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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: Employer’s Quarterly Report
of Contributions under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act; OMB
3220–0012.
Under Section 8 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
as amended by the Railroad
Unemployment Improvement Act of
1988 (Pub. L. 100–647), the RRB
determines the amount of an employer’s
contribution, primarily on the basis of
the RUIA benefits paid, both
unemployment and sickness, to the
employees of the railroad employer.
These experienced-based contributions
take into account the frequency,
volume, and duration of the employees’
unemployment and sickness benefits.
Each employer’s contribution rate
includes a component for administrative
expenses as well as a component to
cover costs shared by all employers. The
regulations prescribing the manner and
conditions for remitting the
contributions and for adjusting
overpayments or underpayments of
contributions are contained in 20 CFR
345.
RRB Form DC–1, Employer’s
Quarterly Report of Contributions under
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act, is used by railroad employers to
report and remit their quarterly
contributions to the RRB. Employers can
use either the manual version of the
form or its internet equivalent. One
response is requested quarterly of each
respondent and completion is
mandatory. The RRB proposes the
following changes to the manual and
electronic versions of Form DC–1:
• Manual version—Minor non-burden
impacting editorial changes.
• Pay.gov version.
• Combined Paperwork Reduction
Act link and form instructions link into
one that reads ‘‘Click for Instructions
and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.’’
• Other minor non-burden impacting
editorial changes.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form number
Burden
(hours)
DC–1 (RRB.Gov) .........................................................................................................................
DC–1 (Pay.Gov) ..........................................................................................................................
720
1,680
25
25
300
700
Total ......................................................................................................................................
2,400
........................
1,000
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Nonresident Questionnaire;
OMB 3220–0145.
Under Public Laws 98–21 and 98–76,
benefits under the Railroad Retirement
Act payable to annuitants living outside
the United States may be subject to
taxation under United States income tax
laws. Whether the social security
equivalent and non-social security
equivalent portions of Tier I, Tier II,
vested dual benefit, or supplemental
annuity payments are subject to tax
withholding, and whether the same or
different rates are applied to each
payment, depends on a beneficiary’s
citizenship and legal residence status,
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Time
(minutes)
and whether exemption under a tax
treaty between the United States and the
country in which the beneficiary is a
legal resident has been claimed. To
effect the required tax withholding, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) needs
to know a nonresident’s citizenship and
legal residence status.
To secure the required information,
the RRB utilizes Form RRB–1001,
Nonresident Questionnaire, as a
supplement to an application as part of
the initial application process, and as an
independent vehicle for obtaining the
needed information when an
annuitant’s residence or tax treaty status
changes. Completion is voluntary. One
response is requested of each
respondent. The RRB proposes the
following changes to Form RRB–1001:
• Renumbered Items A through C and
G to Items 1 through 4.
• Renumbered Items 1 through 5 to
Items 5 through 9.
• Removed Item D, CNTRY CODE;
Item E, CITZ CODE; and Item F, NRA
TAX CODE as the information collected
by them is no longer needed.
• Removed the General Instructions
and the Paperwork Reduction Act and
Privacy Act Notices from the back of the
form as they are included in the Form
TB–26 instructions, which is an
enclosure.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Form
number
Annual
responses
RRB–1001 ...................................................................................................................................
(initial filing) ..................................................................................................................................
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30
250
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued
Form
number
Annual
responses
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
RRB–1001 ...................................................................................................................................
(tax renewal) ................................................................................................................................
1,000
30
400
Total ......................................................................................................................................
1,300
........................
650
3. Title and purpose of information
collection: Statement of Claimant or
Other Person; OMB 3220–0183.
To support an application for an
annuity under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) or for
unemployment benefits under Section 2
of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (RUIA), pertinent
information and proofs must be
furnished for the RRB to determine
benefit entitlement. Circumstances may
require an applicant or other person(s)
having knowledge of facts relevant to
the applicant’s eligibility for an annuity
or benefits to provide written statements
supplementing or changing statements
previously provided by the applicant.
Under the railroad retirement program
these statements may relate to a change
in an annuity beginning date(s), date of
marriage(s), birth(s), prior railroad or
non-railroad employment, an
applicant’s request for reconsideration
of an unfavorable RRB eligibility
determination for an annuity or various
other matters. The statements may also
be used by the RRB to secure a variety
of information needed to determine
eligibility to unemployment and
sickness benefits. Procedures related to
providing information needed for RRA
annuity or RUIA benefit eligibility
determinations are prescribed in 20 CFR
217 and 320 respectively.
The RRB utilizes Form G–93,
Statement of Claimant or Other Person,
to obtain from applicants or other
persons, the supplemental or corrective
information needed to determine
applicant eligibility for an RRA annuity
or RUIA benefits. Completion is
voluntary. One response is requested of
each respondent. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form G–93.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Form
number
Annual
responses
Time
(minutes) 1/
Burden
(hours)
G–93 ............................................................................................................................................
60
15
15
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 Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736.
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Extension:
Regulation S–T; SEC File No. 270–375;
OMB Control No. 3235–424.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
Regulation S–T (17 CFR 232.10
through 232.501) sets forth the general
requirements and procedures for the
electronic submission of documents on
the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis
and Retrieval (‘‘EDGAR’’) System.
Regulation S–T is assigned one burden
hour for administrative convenience
because it does not directly impose any
information collection requirements.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
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of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number.
Please direct your written comment to
Charles Riddle, Acting Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Candace
Kenner, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: October 31, 2018.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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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: Employer's
Quarterly Report of Contributions under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act; OMB 3220-0012.
Under Section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
as amended by the Railroad Unemployment Improvement Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100-647), the RRB determines the amount of an employer's
contribution, primarily on the basis of the RUIA benefits paid, both
unemployment and sickness, to the employees of the railroad employer.
These experienced-based contributions take into account the frequency,
volume, and duration of the employees' unemployment and sickness
benefits. Each employer's contribution rate includes a component for
administrative expenses as well as a component to cover costs shared by
all employers. The regulations prescribing the manner and conditions
for remitting the contributions and for adjusting overpayments or
underpayments of contributions are contained in 20 CFR 345.
RRB Form DC-1, Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions under
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, is used by railroad employers
to report and remit their quarterly contributions to the RRB. Employers
can use either the manual version of the form or its internet
equivalent. One response is requested quarterly of each respondent and
completion is mandatory. The RRB proposes the following changes to the
manual and electronic versions of Form DC-1:
Manual version--Minor non-burden impacting editorial
changes.
Pay.gov version.
Combined Paperwork Reduction Act link and form
instructions link into one that reads ``Click for Instructions and
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.''
Other minor non-burden impacting editorial changes.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DC-1 (RRB.Gov).................................................. 720 25 300
DC-1 (Pay.Gov).................................................. 1,680 25 700
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 2,400 .............. 1,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Title and purpose of information collection: Nonresident
Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0145.
Under Public Laws 98-21 and 98-76, benefits under the Railroad
Retirement Act payable to annuitants living outside the United States
may be subject to taxation under United States income tax laws. Whether
the social security equivalent and non-social security equivalent
portions of Tier I, Tier II, vested dual benefit, or supplemental
annuity payments are subject to tax withholding, and whether the same
or different rates are applied to each payment, depends on a
beneficiary's citizenship and legal residence status, and whether
exemption under a tax treaty between the United States and the country
in which the beneficiary is a legal resident has been claimed. To
effect the required tax withholding, the Railroad Retirement Board
(RRB) needs to know a nonresident's citizenship and legal residence
status.
To secure the required information, the RRB utilizes Form RRB-1001,
Nonresident Questionnaire, as a supplement to an application as part of
the initial application process, and as an independent vehicle for
obtaining the needed information when an annuitant's residence or tax
treaty status changes. Completion is voluntary. One response is
requested of each respondent. The RRB proposes the following changes to
Form RRB-1001:
Renumbered Items A through C and G to Items 1 through 4.
Renumbered Items 1 through 5 to Items 5 through 9.
Removed Item D, CNTRY CODE; Item E, CITZ CODE; and Item F,
NRA TAX CODE as the information collected by them is no longer needed.
Removed the General Instructions and the Paperwork
Reduction Act and Privacy Act Notices from the back of the form as they
are included in the Form TB-26 instructions, which is an enclosure.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RRB-1001........................................................ 300 30 250
(initial filing)................................................
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RRB-1001........................................................ 1,000 30 400
(tax renewal)...................................................
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 1,300 .............. 650
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Title and purpose of information collection: Statement of
Claimant or Other Person; OMB 3220-0183.
To support an application for an annuity under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) or for unemployment benefits under
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), pertinent
information and proofs must be furnished for the RRB to determine
benefit entitlement. Circumstances may require an applicant or other
person(s) having knowledge of facts relevant to the applicant's
eligibility for an annuity or benefits to provide written statements
supplementing or changing statements previously provided by the
applicant. Under the railroad retirement program these statements may
relate to a change in an annuity beginning date(s), date of
marriage(s), birth(s), prior railroad or non-railroad employment, an
applicant's request for reconsideration of an unfavorable RRB
eligibility determination for an annuity or various other matters. The
statements may also be used by the RRB to secure a variety of
information needed to determine eligibility to unemployment and
sickness benefits. Procedures related to providing information needed
for RRA annuity or RUIA benefit eligibility determinations are
prescribed in 20 CFR 217 and 320 respectively.
The RRB utilizes Form G-93, Statement of Claimant or Other Person,
to obtain from applicants or other persons, the supplemental or
corrective information needed to determine applicant eligibility for an
RRA annuity or RUIA benefits. Completion is voluntary. One response is
requested of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-93.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time (minutes)
Form number responses 1/ Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-93......................................................... 60 15 15
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-24236 Filed 11-5-18; 8:45 am]
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