82 FR 48729 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-22651 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 48729-48730] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22651] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: RUIA Claims Notification and Verification System; OMB 3220-0171. Section 5(b) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), requires that effective January 1, 1990, when a claim for benefits is filed with the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), the RRB shall provide notice of the claim to the claimant's base year employer(s) to provide them an opportunity to submit information relevant to the claim before making an initial determination. If the RRB determines to pay benefits to the claimant under the RUIA, the RRB shall notify the base-year employer(s). The purpose of the RUIA Claims Notification and Verification System is to provide two notices, pre-payment Form ID-4K, Prepayment Notice of Employees' Applications and Claims for Benefits Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and post-payment Form ID-4E, Notice of RUIA Claim Determination. Prepayment Form ID-4K provides notice to a claimant's base-year employer(s), of each unemployment application and unemployment and sickness claim filed for benefits under the RUIA and provides the employer an opportunity to convey information relevant to the proper adjudication of the claim. The railroad employer can elect to receive Form ID-4K by one of three options: A computer-generated paper notice, by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), or online via the RRB's Employer Reporting System (ERS). The railroad employer can respond to the ID-4K notice by telephone, manually by mailing a completed ID-4K back to the RRB, or electronically via EDI or ERS. Completion is voluntary. The RRB proposes to replace using EDI with the use of secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which is the standard network protocol used for transferring files between a railroad employer and the RRB. The RRB proposes no changes to the other versions of the ID-4K. Once the RRB determines to pay a claim post-payment Form Letter ID- 4E, Notice of RUIA Claim Determination, is used to notify the base-year employer(s). This gives the employer a second [[Page 48730]] opportunity to challenge the claim for benefits. The ID-4E mainframe-generated paper notice, EDI, and Internet versions are transmitted on a daily basis, generally on the same day that the claims are approved for payment. Railroad employers who are mailed Form ID-4E are instructed to write if they want a reconsideration of the RRB's determination to pay. Employers who receive the ID-4E electronically, may file a reconsideration request by completing the ID-4E by either EDI or ERS. Completion is voluntary. The RRB proposes to replace using EDI with the use of secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The RRB proposes no changes to the other versions of the ID-4E. Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID-4K (Manual).................................................. 1,250 2 42 ID-4K (FTP)..................................................... 16,500 (*) 210 ID-4K (Internet)................................................ 64,000 2 2,133 ID-4E (Manual).................................................. 50 2 2 ID-4E (Internet)................................................ 120 2 4 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 81,920 .............. 2,391 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit FTP responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a year or 210 total hours of burden. 2. Title and purpose of information collection: Request for Internet Services, OMB 3220-0198. The RRB uses a Personal Identification Number (PIN)/Password system that allows RRB customers to conduct business with the agency electronically. As part of the system, the RRB collects information needed to establish a unique PIN/ Password that allows customer access to RRB Internet-based services. The information collected is matched against records of the railroad employee that are maintained by the RRB. If the information is verified, the request is approved and the RRB mails a Password Request Code (PRC) to the requestor. If the information provided cannot be verified, the requestor is advised to contact the nearest field office of the RRB to resolve the discrepancy. Once a PRC is obtained from the RRB, the requestor can apply for a PIN/Password online. Once the PIN/ Password has been established, the requestor has access to RRB Internet-based services. Completion is voluntary, however, the RRB will be unable to provide a PRC or allow a requestor to establish a PIN/Password (thereby denying system access), if the requests are not completed. The RRB proposes no changes to the PRC screens or the PIN/Password screens. Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Request PRC..................................................... 14,000 5.0 1,167 Establish Pin/Password.......................................... 17,500 1.5 200 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 31,500 .............. 1,367 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2017-22651 Filed 10-18-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 801–808). However, the Office of whether the information has practical
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Management and Budget has not found utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The it to be a major rule as defined in the estimate of the burden of the collection
ADAMS accession number for each Congressional Review Act. of the information; (c) ways to enhance
document referenced (if it is available in the quality, utility, and clarity of the
IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality
ADAMS) is provided the first time that information to be collected; and (d)
it is mentioned in this document. The This RG 1.28 describes methods that ways to minimize the burden related to
RG is available in ADAMS under the NRC considers acceptable for the collection of information on
Accession No. ML17207A293. establishing and implementing a QA respondents, including the use of
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and program for the design and construction automated collection techniques or
purchase copies of public documents at of nuclear power plants and fuel other forms of information technology.
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One reprocessing plants. Issuance of this RG 1. Title and purpose of information
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville does not constitute backfitting as collection: RUIA Claims Notification
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. defined in § 50.109 of title 10 of the and Verification System; OMB 3220–
Regulatory guides are not Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 0171. Section 5(b) of the Railroad
copyrighted, and NRC approval is not (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
required to reproduce them. inconsistent with the issue finality requires that effective January 1, 1990,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provisions in part 52. As discussed in when a claim for benefits is filed with
Ashley Ferguson, Office of New the ‘‘Implementation’’ section of this the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB),
Reactors, telephone: 301–415–6638, RG, the NRC has no current intention to the RRB shall provide notice of the
email: Ashley.Ferguson@nrc.gov, and impose this guidance on holders of claim to the claimant’s base year
Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear current operating licenses or combined employer(s) to provide them an
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– licenses. opportunity to submit information
415–7000, email: Stephen.Burton@ This RG may be applied to relevant to the claim before making an
nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. applications for operating licenses, initial determination. If the RRB
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, combined licenses, early site permits, determines to pay benefits to the
Washington, DC 20555–0001. and certified design rules docketed by claimant under the RUIA, the RRB shall
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the NRC as of the date of issuance of notify the base-year employer(s).
this RG, as well as future applications
I. Discussion The purpose of the RUIA Claims
submitted after the issuance of the
Notification and Verification System is
The NRC is issuing a revision to an regulatory guide. Such action would not
to provide two notices, pre-payment
existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory constitute backfitting as defined in the
Form ID–4K, Prepayment Notice of
Guide’’ series. This series was Backfit Rule or be otherwise
Employees’ Applications and Claims for
developed to describe and make inconsistent with the applicable issue
Benefits Under the Railroad
available to the public information finality provision in part 52, inasmuch
Unemployment Insurance Act, and post-
regarding methods that are acceptable to as such applicants or potential
payment Form ID–4E, Notice of RUIA
the NRC staff for implementing specific applicants are not within the scope of
Claim Determination. Prepayment Form
parts of the agency’s regulations, entities protected by the Backfit Rule or
ID–4K provides notice to a claimant’s
techniques that the NRC staff uses in the relevant issue finality provisions in
base-year employer(s), of each
evaluating specific issues or postulated part 52.
unemployment application and
events, and data that the NRC staff Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day unemployment and sickness claim filed
needs in its review of applications for of October, 2017. for benefits under the RUIA and
permits and licenses. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. provides the employer an opportunity to
Revision 5 of RG 1.28 was issued with Edward O’Donnell, convey information relevant to the
a temporary identification of Draft Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and proper adjudication of the claim.
Regulatory Guide, DG–1326. This Generic Issues Branch, Division of The railroad employer can elect to
revision of the guide (Revision 5) Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory receive Form ID–4K by one of three
updates the guidance to endorse, with Research.
options: A computer-generated paper
clarification or exceptions, multiple [FR Doc. 2017–22670 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] notice, by Electronic Data Interchange
revisions of the American Society of BILLING CODE 7590–01–P (EDI), or online via the RRB’s Employer
Mechanical Engineers standard NQA–1
Reporting System (ERS). The railroad
titled ‘‘Quality Assurance Requirements
employer can respond to the ID–4K
for Nuclear Facility Applications.’’ RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD notice by telephone, manually by
II. Additional Information mailing a completed ID–4K back to the
Proposed Collection; Comment RRB, or electronically via EDI or ERS.
The NRC published a notice of the Request
availability of DG–1326 in the Federal Completion is voluntary. The RRB
Register on March 27, 2017 (82 FR Summary: In accordance with the proposes to replace using EDI with the
15242), for a 60-day public comment requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of use of secure File Transfer Protocol
period. The public comment period the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (FTP), which is the standard network
closed on May 26, 2017. Public which provides opportunity for public protocol used for transferring files
comments on DG–1326 and the staff comment on new or revised data between a railroad employer and the
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responses to the public comments are collections, the Railroad Retirement RRB. The RRB proposes no changes to
available in ADAMS under Accession Board (RRB) will publish periodic the other versions of the ID–4K.
No. ML17207A289. summaries of proposed data collections. Once the RRB determines to pay a
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether claim post-payment Form Letter ID–4E,
III. Congressional Review Act the proposed information collection is Notice of RUIA Claim Determination, is
This RG is a rule as defined in the necessary for the proper performance of used to notify the base-year employer(s).
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. the functions of the agency, including This gives the employer a second
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opportunity to challenge the claim for Railroad employers who are mailed completing the ID–4E by either EDI or
benefits. Form ID–4E are instructed to write if ERS. Completion is voluntary. The RRB
The ID–4E mainframe-generated they want a reconsideration of the RRB’s proposes to replace using EDI with the
paper notice, EDI, and Internet versions determination to pay. Employers who use of secure File Transfer Protocol
are transmitted on a daily basis, receive the ID–4E electronically, may (FTP). The RRB proposes no changes to
generally on the same day that the file a reconsideration request by the other versions of the ID–4E.
claims are approved for payment.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
ID–4K (Manual) ............................................................................................................................ 1,250 2 42
ID–4K (FTP) ................................................................................................................................. 16,500 (*) 210
ID–4K (Internet) ........................................................................................................................... 64,000 2 2,133
ID–4E (Manual) ............................................................................................................................ 50 2 2
ID–4E (Internet) ........................................................................................................................... 120 2 4
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 81,920 ........................ 2,391
* The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit FTP responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a year or
210 total hours of burden.
2. Title and purpose of information records of the railroad employee that are established, the requestor has access to
collection: Request for Internet Services, maintained by the RRB. If the RRB Internet-based services.
OMB 3220–0198. The RRB uses a information is verified, the request is Completion is voluntary, however, the
Personal Identification Number (PIN)/ approved and the RRB mails a Password RRB will be unable to provide a PRC or
Password system that allows RRB Request Code (PRC) to the requestor. If
allow a requestor to establish a PIN/
customers to conduct business with the the information provided cannot be
Password (thereby denying system
agency electronically. As part of the verified, the requestor is advised to
system, the RRB collects information contact the nearest field office of the access), if the requests are not
needed to establish a unique PIN/ RRB to resolve the discrepancy. Once a completed. The RRB proposes no
Password that allows customer access to PRC is obtained from the RRB, the changes to the PRC screens or the PIN/
RRB Internet-based services. The requestor can apply for a PIN/Password Password screens.
information collected is matched against online. Once the PIN/Password has been
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
Request PRC ............................................................................................................................... 14,000 5.0 1,167
Establish Pin/Password ............................................................................................................... 17,500 1.5 200
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 31,500 ........................ 1,367
Additional Information or Comments: RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD clarity of the information that is the
To request more information or to subject of collection; and (4) ways to
obtain a copy of the information Agency Forms Submitted for OMB minimize the burden of collections on
collection justification, forms, and/or Review, Request for Comments respondents, including the use of
supporting material, contact Dana automated collection techniques or
Summary: In accordance with the other forms of information technology.
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments Comments to the RRB or OIRA must
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is contain the OMB control number of the
regarding the information collection forwarding an Information Collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster, ICR. For proper consideration of your
Request (ICR) to the Office of comments, it is best if the RRB and
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Information and Regulatory Affairs OIRA receive them within 30 days of
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611– (OIRA), Office of Management and the publication date.
1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov. Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes the 1. Title and purpose of information
Written comments should be received information we seek to collect from the collection: Certification of Termination
within 60 days of this notice. public. Review and approval by OIRA of Service and Relinquishment of
ensures that we impose appropriate Rights; OMB 3220–0016.
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Brian D. Foster,
paperwork burdens. Under Section 2(e)(2) of the Railroad
Clearance Officer. The RRB invites comments on the Retirement Act (RRA), an age and
[FR Doc. 2017–22651 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] proposed collections of information to service annuity, spouse annuity, or
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P determine (1) the practical utility of the divorced spouse annuity cannot be paid
collections; (2) the accuracy of the unless the Railroad Retirement Board
estimated burden of the collections; (3) (RRB) has evidence that the applicant
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and has ceased railroad employment and
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