Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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

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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: Employer Service and

Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-0070. Section 2(c) of the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) specifies the maximum normal

unemployment and sickness benefits that may be paid in a benefit year.

Section 2(c) further provides for extended benefits for certain

employees and for beginning a benefit year early for other employees.

The conditions for these actions are prescribed in 20 CFR part 302.

All information about creditable railroad service and compensation

needed by the RRB to administer section 2(c) is not always available

from annual reports filed by railroad employers with the RRB (OMB 3220-

0008). When this occurs, the RRB must obtain supplemental information

about service and compensation.

The RRB utilizes Form UI-41, Supplemental Report of Service and

Compensation, and Form UI-41a, Supplemental Report of Compensation, to

obtain the additional information about service and compensation from

railroad employers. Completion of the forms is mandatory. One response

is required of each respondent.

The RRB proposes no changes to Form UI-41 and UI-41a. The

completion time for Form UI-41 and UI-41a is estimated at 8 minutes per

response. The RRB estimates that approximately 3,000 responses are

received annually.

For Further Information Contact: To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, and/

or supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312)

751-3363 or send an e-mail request to [email protected]. Comments

regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J.

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611-2092 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Written

comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04-8899 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]

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