Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and

Recommendations

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

Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act; OMB 3220-0012. Under Section 8 of the

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), as amended by the Railroad

Unemployment Improvement Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-647), the amount of

each employer's contribution is determined by the RRB, primarily on the

basis of RUIA benefit payments made to the employees of that employer.

These experience based contributions take into account the frequency,

volume

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and duration of RUIA benefits, both unemployment and sickness,

attributable to a railroad's employees. Each employer's contribution

rate includes a component for administrative expenses and a component

to cover costs shared by all employers. The regulations prescribing the

manner and conditions for remitting the contributions and for adjusting

overpayments or underpayments of contributions are contained in 20 CFR

345.

RRB Form DC-1, Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, is utilized by the RRB for the

reporting and remitting of quarterly contributions by railroad

employers. One response is requested quarterly of each respondent.

Completion is mandatory. The RRB proposed a minor editorial revision to

Form DC-1 to insert language required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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Annual Time Burden

Form #(s) responses (min) (hrs)

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DC-1....................................... 2,200 25 917

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: 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. Comments regarding the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-30734 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]

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