82 FR 55425 - Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55425-55426] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25133] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 collections of information to determine (1) the practical utility of the collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (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. 1. Title and purpose of information collection: Application for Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Ac; OMB 3220-0002. Section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payments of age and service, disability, and supplemental annuities to qualified employees. An annuity cannot be paid until the employee stops working for a railroad employer. In addition, the age and service employee must relinquish any rights held to such jobs. A disabled employee does not need to relinquish employee rights until attaining Full Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their spouse is awarded a spouse annuity. Benefits become payable after the employee meets certain other requirements, which depend on the type of annuity payable. The requirements for obtaining the annuities are prescribed in 20 CFR 216 and 220. To collect the information needed to help determine an applicant's entitlement to, and the amount of, an employee retirement annuity the RRB uses Forms AA-1, Application for Employee Annuity; AA-1d, Application for Determination of Employee Disability; G-204, Verification of Workers Compensation/Public Disability Benefit Information, and electronic Forms AA-1cert, Application Summary and Certification, and AA-1sum, Application Summary. The AA-1 application process obtains information from an applicant about their marital history, work history, military service, benefits from other governmental agencies, railroad pensions and Medicare entitlement for either an age and service or disability annuity. An RRB representative interviews the applicant either at a field office, an itinerant point, or by telephone. During the interview, the RRB representative enters the information obtained into an on-line information system. Upon completion of the interview, the on-line information system generates Form AA-1cert, Application Summary and Certification, or Form AA-1sum, Application Summary, a summary of the information that was provided for the applicant to review and approve. Form AA-1cert documents approval using the traditional pen and ink ``wet'' signature, and Form AA-1sum documents approval using the alternative signature method called Attestation. When the RRB representative is unable to contact the applicant in person or by telephone, for example, the applicant lives in another country, a manual version of Form AA-1 is used. Form AA-1d, Application for Determination of Employee's Disability, is completed by an employee who is filing for a disability annuity under the RRA, or a disability freeze under the Social Security Act, for early Medicare based on a disability. Form G-204, Verification of Worker's Compensation/Public Disability Benefit Information, is used to obtain and verify information concerning a worker's compensation or a public disability benefit that is or will be paid by a public agency to a disabled railroad employee. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion of the forms is required to obtain/retain a benefit. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (82 FR 43415 on September 15, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Application for Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act. OMB Control Number: 3220-0002. Form(s) submitted: AA-1, AA-1cert, AA-1d, AA-1sum and G-204. Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households. Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Act provides for payment of age, disability and supplemental annuities to qualified employees. The application and related forms obtain information about the applicant's family work history, military service, disability benefits from other government agencies and public or private pensions. The information is used to determine entitlement to and the amount of the annuity applied for. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes to add the following two new items--``Are you expecting a newborn?'' and its possible ``Yes'' response--``Expected Date'' to Form AA-1. This information will help determine if the applicant can potentially receive an additional benefit amount. The RRB also proposes the implementation of an Internet equivalent version of Form AA-1 that can be completed by the applicant and submitted through the RRB's Web site at www.rrb.gov. The RRB proposes no changes to Forms AA-1d or G-204. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA-1 (without assistance)....................................... 35 62 36 AA-1cert (with assistance)...................................... 7,050 30 3,525 AA-1sum (with assistance)....................................... 2,415 29 1,167 AA-1 (Internet) (without assistance)............................ 3,220 45 2,415 AA-1d (with assistance)......................................... 2,600 60 2,600 [[Page 55426]] AA-1d (without assistance)...................................... 5 85 7 G-204........................................................... 20 15 5 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 15,345 .............. 9,755 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Title and purpose of information collection: Availability for Work; OMB 3220-0164. Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day for which the claimant is not available for work. Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5, ``available for work'' is defined as being willing and ready for work. A claimant is ``willing'' to work if willing to accept and perform for hire such work as is reasonably appropriate to his or her employment circumstances. A claimant is ``ready'' for work if he or she (1) is in a position to receive notice of work and is willing to accept and perform such work, and (2) is prepared to be present with the customary equipment at the location of such work within the time usually allotted. Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, a claimant may be requested at any time to show, as evidence of willingness to work, that reasonable efforts are being made to obtain work. In order to determine whether a claimant is; (a) available for work, and (b) willing to work, the RRB utilizes Forms UI-38, UI Claimant's Report of Efforts to Find Work, and UI-38s, School Attendance and Availability Questionnaire, to obtain information from the claimant and Form ID-8k, Questionnaire-- Reinstatement of Discharged or Suspended Employee, from the union representative. One response is completed by each respondent. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (82 FR 42368 on September 7, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Availability for Work. OMB Control Number: 3220-0164. Form(s) submitted: UI-38, UI-38s, and ID-8k. Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households, Non-profit institutions. Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day in which the claimant is not available for work. The collection obtains information needed by the RRB to determine whether a claimant is willing and ready to work. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes the following changes to Forms UI-38 and UI-38s and proposes no changes to Form ID-8k.Form UI-38. [cir] We propose adding that the claimant can now use online options when searching for a job. [cir] We propose to inform the claimant to register with the State Employment Service and provide proof of the registration to the RRB. Form UI-38s--We propose to add an online school selection for students who cannot provide their class hours because their courses are online. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UI-38s (in person) *............................................ 59 6 6 UI-38s (by mail) *.............................................. 119 10 20 UI-38........................................................... 3,485 11.5 668 ID-8k........................................................... 6,461 5 538 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 10,124 .............. 1,232 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and supporting documents can be obtained from 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 [email protected] and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected]. Brian D. Foster, Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-25133 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The until the employee stops working for a is completed by an employee who is
United States Postal Service® hereby railroad employer. In addition, the age filing for a disability annuity under the
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. and service employee must relinquish RRA, or a disability freeze under the
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 15, any rights held to such jobs. A disabled Social Security Act, for early Medicare
2017, it filed with the Postal Regulatory employee does not need to relinquish based on a disability. Form G–204,
Commission a USPS Request to Add employee rights until attaining Full Verification of Worker’s Compensation/
Priority Mail Contract 375 to Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their Public Disability Benefit Information, is
Competitive Product List. Documents spouse is awarded a spouse annuity. used to obtain and verify information
are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Benefits become payable after the concerning a worker’s compensation or
Nos. MC2018–26, CP2018–52. employee meets certain other a public disability benefit that is or will
requirements, which depend on the type be paid by a public agency to a disabled
Elizabeth A. Reed,
of annuity payable. The requirements railroad employee.
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. for obtaining the annuities are One response is requested of each
[FR Doc. 2017–25130 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] prescribed in 20 CFR 216 and 220. respondent. Completion of the forms is
BILLING CODE 7710–12–P To collect the information needed to required to obtain/retain a benefit.
help determine an applicant’s Previous Requests for Comments: The
entitlement to, and the amount of, an RRB has already published the initial
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD employee retirement annuity the RRB 60-day notice (82 FR 43415 on
uses Forms AA–1, Application for September 15, 2017) required by 44
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Employee Annuity; AA–1d, Application U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
Review, Request for Comments for Determination of Employee no comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Disability; G–204, Verification of
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Workers Compensation/Public Disability
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is Benefit Information, and electronic Title: Application for Employee
forwarding an Information Collection Forms AA–1cert, Application Summary Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement
Request (ICR) to the Office of and Certification, and AA–1sum, Act.
Information and Regulatory Affairs Application Summary. OMB Control Number: 3220–0002.
(OIRA), Office of Management and The AA–1 application process obtains Form(s) submitted: AA–1, AA–1cert,
Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes the information from an applicant about AA–1d, AA–1sum and G–204.
information we seek to collect from the their marital history, work history, Type of request: Revision of a
public. Review and approval by OIRA military service, benefits from other currently approved collection.
ensures that we impose appropriate governmental agencies, railroad Affected public: Individuals or
paperwork burdens. pensions and Medicare entitlement for Households.
The RRB invites comments on the either an age and service or disability Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Act
proposed collections of information to annuity. An RRB representative provides for payment of age, disability
determine (1) the practical utility of the interviews the applicant either at a field and supplemental annuities to qualified
collections; (2) the accuracy of the office, an itinerant point, or by employees. The application and related
estimated burden of the collections; (3) telephone. During the interview, the forms obtain information about the
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and RRB representative enters the applicant’s family work history, military
clarity of the information that is the information obtained into an on-line service, disability benefits from other
subject of collection; and (4) ways to information system. Upon completion of government agencies and public or
minimize the burden of collections on the interview, the on-line information private pensions. The information is
respondents, including the use of system generates Form AA–1cert, used to determine entitlement to and
automated collection techniques or Application Summary and Certification, the amount of the annuity applied for.
other forms of information technology. or Form AA–1sum, Application Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
Comments to the RRB or OIRA must Summary, a summary of the information to add the following two new items—
contain the OMB control number of the that was provided for the applicant to ‘‘Are you expecting a newborn?’’ and its
ICR. For proper consideration of your review and approve. Form AA–1cert possible ‘‘Yes’’ response—‘‘Expected
comments, it is best if the RRB and documents approval using the Date’’ to Form AA–1. This information
OIRA receive them within 30 days of traditional pen and ink ‘‘wet’’ signature, will help determine if the applicant can
the publication date. and Form AA–1sum documents potentially receive an additional benefit
1. Title and purpose of information approval using the alternative signature amount. The RRB also proposes the
collection: Application for Employee method called Attestation. When the implementation of an Internet
Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement RRB representative is unable to contact equivalent version of Form AA–1 that
Ac; OMB 3220–0002. the applicant in person or by telephone, can be completed by the applicant and
Section 2(a) of the Railroad for example, the applicant lives in submitted through the RRB’s Web site at
Retirement Act (RRA) provides for another country, a manual version of www.rrb.gov. The RRB proposes no
payments of age and service, disability, Form AA–1 is used. changes to Forms AA–1d or G–204.
and supplemental annuities to qualified Form AA–1d, Application for The burden estimate for the ICR is as
employees. An annuity cannot be paid Determination of Employee’s Disability, follows:
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
AA–1 (without assistance) ........................................................................................................... 35 62 36
AA–1cert (with assistance) .......................................................................................................... 7,050 30 3,525
AA–1sum (with assistance) ......................................................................................................... 2,415 29 1,167
AA–1 (Internet) (without assistance) ........................................................................................... 3,220 45 2,415
AA–1d (with assistance) .............................................................................................................. 2,600 60 2,600
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
AA–1d (without assistance) ......................................................................................................... 5 85 7
G–204 .......................................................................................................................................... 20 15 5
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 15,345 ........................ 9,755
2. Title and purpose of information determine whether a claimant is; (a) Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the
collection: Availability for Work; OMB available for work, and (b) willing to Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
3220–0164. work, the RRB utilizes Forms UI–38, UI unemployment benefits are not payable
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Claimant’s Report of Efforts to Find for any day in which the claimant is not
Unemployment Insurance Act, Work, and UI–38s, School Attendance available for work. The collection
unemployment benefits are not payable and Availability Questionnaire, to obtains information needed by the RRB
for any day for which the claimant is obtain information from the claimant to determine whether a claimant is
not available for work. and Form ID–8k, Questionnaire— willing and ready to work.
Under Railroad Retirement Board Reinstatement of Discharged or Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
(RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5, Suspended Employee, from the union the following changes to Forms UI–38
‘‘available for work’’ is defined as being representative. One response is and UI–38s and proposes no changes to
willing and ready for work. A claimant completed by each respondent. Form ID–8k.
is ‘‘willing’’ to work if willing to accept Previous Requests for Comments: The • Form UI–38.
and perform for hire such work as is RRB has already published the initial Æ We propose adding that the
reasonably appropriate to his or her 60-day notice (82 FR 42368 on claimant can now use online
employment circumstances. A claimant September 7, 2017) required by 44 options when searching for a job.
is ‘‘ready’’ for work if he or she (1) is U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
in a position to receive notice of work Æ We propose to inform the claimant
no comments.
and is willing to accept and perform to register with the State
such work, and (2) is prepared to be Information Collection Request (ICR) Employment Service and provide
present with the customary equipment Title: Availability for Work. proof of the registration to the RRB.
at the location of such work within the OMB Control Number: 3220–0164. • Form UI–38s—We propose to add an
time usually allotted. Form(s) submitted: UI–38, UI–38s, online school selection for students
Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, and ID–8k. who cannot provide their class
a claimant may be requested at any time Type of request: Revision of a hours because their courses are
to show, as evidence of willingness to currently approved collection. online.
work, that reasonable efforts are being Affected public: Individuals or The burden estimate for the ICR is as
made to obtain work. In order to Households, Non-profit institutions. follows:
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
UI–38s (in person) * ..................................................................................................................... 59 6 6
UI–38s (by mail) * ........................................................................................................................ 119 10 20
UI–38 ........................................................................................................................................... 3,485 11.5 668
ID–8k ............................................................................................................................................ 6,461 5 538
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 10,124 ........................ 1,232
Additional Information or Comments: RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Copies of the forms and supporting information to be collected; and (d)
documents can be obtained from Dana Proposed Collection; Comment ways to minimize the burden related to
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or Request the collection of information on
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Summary: In accordance with the respondents, including the use of
Comments regarding the information requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of automated collection techniques or
collection should be addressed to Brian the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 other forms of information technology.
Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 which provides opportunity for public Title and purpose of information
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois comment on new or revised data collection: Student Beneficiary
60611–1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and collections, the Railroad Retirement Monitoring; OMB 3220–0123. Under
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Board (RRB) will publish periodic provisions of the Railroad Retirement
summaries of proposed data collections.
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Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address: Act (RRA), there are two types of benefit
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether payments that are based on the status of
the proposed information collection is a child being in full-time elementary or
Brian D. Foster, necessary for the proper performance of secondary school attendance at age 18–
Clearance Officer. the functions of the agency, including 19: (1) A survivor child’s annuity
[FR Doc. 2017–25133 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] whether the information has practical benefit under Section 2(d)(1)(iii) and (2)
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s an increase in the employee retirement
estimate of the burden of the collection annuity under the Special Guaranty
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
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