81 FR 17511 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-07130 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 17511] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07130] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Title and purpose of information collection: Vocational Report; OMB 3220-0141. Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payment of disability annuities to qualified employees and widow(ers). The establishment of permanent disability for work in the applicant's ``regular occupation'' or for work in any regular employment is prescribed in 20 CFR 220.12 and 220.13 respectively. The RRB utilizes Form G-251, Vocational Report, to obtain an applicant's work history. This information is used by the RRB to determine the effect of a disability on an applicant's ability to work. Form G-251 is designed for use with the RRB's disability benefit application forms and is provided to all applicants for employee disability annuities and to those applicants for a widow(er)'s disability annuity who indicate that they have been employed at some time. Significant changes are proposed to Form G-251 in support of the RRB's Disability Program Improvement Project to enhance/improve disability case processing and overall program integrity as recommended by the RRB's Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. Proposed changes to Form G-251 include the consolidation and revision of existing items that request information about essential job duties performed and any exposure to environmental hazards; the expansion of existing items that provide information regarding an applicant's physical actions or work activities and the amount of time that they expend on such activities during an average 8 hour work day to include Balancing, Twisting/Turning, Crawling, Gripping/Holding, Foot Control, and Fine Manipulation; and the addition of new items that request information regarding any permanent working accommodations an employer may have made due to the employee's disability are also proposed. Other minor changes proposed include revisions to the ``Identifying Information'' section to add ``Province'' to the address field for applicants who may live outside the U.S. and to provide for an additional telephone number. Minor non-burden impacting, editorial and formatting changes are also proposed. Completion is required to obtain or retain a benefit. One response is requested of each respondent. Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-251 (with assistance)......................................... 5,730 40 3,820 G-251 (without assistance)...................................... 270 50 225 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 6,000 .............. 4,045 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Charles Mierzwa, Chief of Information Resources Management. [FR Doc. 2016-07130 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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The Commission’s related evaluation estimate of the burden of the collection processing and overall program integrity
of the amendment, finding of exigent of the information; (c) ways to enhance as recommended by the RRB’s Office of
circumstances, state consultation, and the quality, utility, and clarity of the Inspector General and the Government
NSHC determination are contained in a information to be collected; and (d) Accountability Office.
safety evaluation dated March 9, 2016. ways to minimize the burden related to Proposed changes to Form G–251
No significant hazards consideration the collection of information on include the consolidation and revision
comments received: No. respondents, including the use of of existing items that request
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day automated collection techniques or information about essential job duties
of March 2016. other forms of information technology. performed and any exposure to
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Title and purpose of information environmental hazards; the expansion
Anne T. Boland,
collection: Vocational Report; OMB of existing items that provide
3220–0141. Section 2 of the Railroad information regarding an applicant’s
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Retirement Act (RRA) provides for physical actions or work activities and
Regulation. payment of disability annuities to the amount of time that they expend on
[FR Doc. 2016–06939 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am]
qualified employees and widow(ers). such activities during an average 8 hour
The establishment of permanent work day to include Balancing,
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disability for work in the applicant’s Twisting/Turning, Crawling, Gripping/
‘‘regular occupation’’ or for work in any Holding, Foot Control, and Fine
regular employment is prescribed in 20 Manipulation; and the addition of new
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD CFR 220.12 and 220.13 respectively. items that request information regarding
The RRB utilizes Form G–251,
Proposed Collection; Comment any permanent working
Vocational Report, to obtain an
Request accommodations an employer may have
applicant’s work history. This made due to the employee’s disability
SUMMARY: In accordance with the information is used by the RRB to are also proposed.
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of determine the effect of a disability on an
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 applicant’s ability to work. Form G–251 Other minor changes proposed
which provides opportunity for public is designed for use with the RRB’s include revisions to the ‘‘Identifying
comment on new or revised data disability benefit application forms and Information’’ section to add ‘‘Province’’
collections, the Railroad Retirement is provided to all applicants for to the address field for applicants who
Board (RRB) will publish periodic employee disability annuities and to may live outside the U.S. and to provide
summaries of proposed data collections. those applicants for a widow(er)’s for an additional telephone number.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether disability annuity who indicate that Minor non-burden impacting, editorial
the proposed information collection is they have been employed at some time. and formatting changes are also
necessary for the proper performance of Significant changes are proposed to proposed.
the functions of the agency, including Form G–251 in support of the RRB’s Completion is required to obtain or
whether the information has practical Disability Program Improvement Project retain a benefit. One response is
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s to enhance/improve disability case requested of each respondent.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
Form No. Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
responses
G–251 (with assistance) .............................................................................................................. 5,730 40 3,820
G–251 (without assistance) ......................................................................................................... 270 50 225
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 6,000 ........................ 4,045
Additional Information or Comments: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE notice is hereby given that on March 14,
To request more information or to COMMISSION 2016, NASDAQ BX, Inc. (‘‘Exchange’’)
obtain a copy of the information filed with the Securities and Exchange
collection justification, forms, and/or [Release No. 34–77429; File No. SR–BX– Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
supporting material, contact Dana 2016–017] proposed rule change as described in
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or Items I, II, and III, below, which Items
Self-Regulatory Organizations; have been substantially prepared by the
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
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regarding the information collection
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed publishing this notice to solicit
should be addressed to Charles Rule Change To Amend Chapter XI
Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, comments on the proposed rule change
(Doing Business With the Public), from interested persons.
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois Section 8 (Supervision of Accounts) of
60611–2092 or emailed to the Exchange’s Rulebook I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written
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comments should be received within 60 March 23, 2016. the Proposed Rule Change
days of this notice. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Exchange proposes to amend
Charles Mierzwa,
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2 Chapter XI (Doing Business with the
Chief of Information Resources Management. Public), Section 8 (Supervision of
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