Railroad Retirement Board November 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Summary of Proposal(s): (1) Collection title: Request to Non-Railroad Employer for Information About Annuitant's Work and Earnings. (2) Form(s) submitted: RL-231-F. (3) OMB Number: 3220-0107. (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 02/28/2006. (5) Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection. (6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit. (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 300. (8) Total annual responses: 300. (9) Total annual reporting hours: 150. (10) Collection description: Under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), benefits are not payable if an annuitant works for an employer covered under the RRA or last non-railroad employer. The collection obtains information regarding an annuitant's work and earnings from a non-railroad employer. The information will be used for determining whether benefits should be withheld. Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer (312-751-3363) or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.

Pursuant to section 8(c)(2) and section 12(r)(3) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2) and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3), respectively), the Board gives notice of the following: 1. The balance to the credit of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance (RUI) Account, as of June 30, 2005, is $113,140,562.89; 2. The September 30, 2005, balance of any new loans to the RUI Account, including accrued interest, is zero; 3. The system compensation base is $3,174,496,243.69 as of June 30, 2005; 4. The cumulative system unallocated charge balance is ($269,505,519.27) as of June 30, 2005; 5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar year 2006 is zero; 6. The pooled charged ratio for calendar year 2006 is zero; 7. The surcharge rate for calendar year 2006 is 1.5 percent; 8. The monthly compensation base under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,195 for months in calendar year 2006; 9. The amount described in section 1(k) of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $2,987.50 for base year (calendar year) 2006; 10. The amount described in section 2(c) of the Act as ``an amount that bears the same ratio to $775 as the monthly compensation base for that year as computed under section 1(i) of this Act bears to $600'' is $1,544 for months in calendar year 2006; 11. The amount described in section 3 of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $2,987.50 for base year (calendar year) 2006; 12. The amount described in section 4(a-2)(i)(A) of the Act as ``2.5 times the monthly compensation base'' is $2,987.50 with respect to disqualifications ending in calendar year 2006; 13. The maximum daily benefit rate under section 2(a)(3) of the Act is $57 with respect to days of unemployment and days of sickness in registration periods beginning after June 30, 2006.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.