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 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

Pay Rate Report; OMB 3220-0097

Under Section 2(a) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the

daily benefit rate for unemployment and sickness benefits depends on

the claimant's last daily rate of pay in the base year. The procedures

pertaining to the use of a claimant's daily pay rate in determining the

daily benefit rate are prescribed in 20 CFR 330.

The RRB utilities form UI-1e, Request for Pay Rate Information, to

obtain information from a claimant about their last railroad employer

and pay rate, when it is not available from other RRB records. Form UI-

1e also explains the possibility of receiving a higher daily benefit

rate if a claimant reports their daily rate of pay for railroad work in

the base year. Completion is required to obtain or retain benefits. One

response is requested of each respondent.

The RRB proposes to revise Form UI-1e to add language required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Non-burden impacting reformatting

and editorial changes are also proposed. The completion time for Form

UI-1e is estimated at 5 minutes per response.

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. 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. 98-10112 Filed 4-15-98; 8:45 am]

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