Notice2024-24818
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
October 25, 2024
Issuing agencies
Railroad Retirement Board
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24818]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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: Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act Applications; OMB 3220-0039.
Under section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)
(45 U.S.C. 362), sickness benefits are payable to qualified railroad
employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury. In
addition, sickness benefits are payable to qualified female employees
if they are unable to work, or if working would be injurious, because
of pregnancy, miscarriage, or childbirth. Under section 1(k) of the
RUIA a statement of sickness, with respect to days of sickness of an
employee, is to be filed with the RRB within a 10-day period from the
first day claimed as a day of sickness. The Railroad Retirement Board's
(RRB) authority for requesting supplemental medical information is
section 12(i) and 12(n) of the RUIA. The procedures for claiming
sickness benefits and for the RRB to obtain supplemental medical
information needed to determine a claimant's eligibility for such
benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR part 335.
The forms currently used by the RRB to obtain information needed to
determine eligibility for, and the amount of, sickness benefits due a
claimant follow: Form SI-1a, Application for Sickness Benefits; Form
SI-1b, Statement of Sickness; Form SI-3 (Manual & internet), Claim for
Sickness Benefits; Form SI-7, Supplemental Doctor's Statement; Form SI-
8, Verification of Medical Information; and Form ID-11A, Requesting
Reason for Late Filing of Sickness Benefit. Completion is required to
obtain or retain benefits. One response is requested of each
respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form SI-1a, SI-1b, SI-3, SI-
3 (internet), SI-7, SI-8, and ID-11a.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Form No. Annual responses Time (minutes)1/ Burden (hours)
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SI-1a (Employee)....................................... 11,179 10 1,863
SI-1b (Doctor)......................................... 11,179 8 1,490
SI-3 (Manual).......................................... 100,120 5 8,343
SI-3 (Internet)........................................ 82,812 5 6,901
SI-7................................................... 12,151 8 1,620
SI-8................................................... 24 5 2
ID-11A................................................. 284 4 19
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Total.............................................. 217,749 ................. 20,238
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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, contact Kennisha Money at (312) 469-2591 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2368464d4d4a504b420d6e4c4d465a635151410d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="357e505b5b5c465d541b785a5b504c754747571b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3674445f5758187059454253447644445418515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1e3d3c8c0cf8fe7ced2d5c4d3e1d3d3c38fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24818 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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