Notice2024-31429
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December 31, 2024
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Railroad Retirement Board
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 107180-107181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31429]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), 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
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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.
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, 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.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (89 85257 on October 25, 2024) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c) (2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0039.
Form(s) submitted: SI-1a, SI-1b, SI-3, SI-3 (internet), SI-7, SI-8,
and ID-11A.
Type of request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act sickness benefits are payable to qualified railroad employees who
are unable to work because of illness or injury. The collection obtains
information from railroad employees and physicians needed to determine
eligibility to and the amount of such benefits.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Forms SI-1a, SI-
1b, SI-3, SI-3 (internet), SI-7, SI-8, and ID-11A.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) 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: Copies of the forms and
supporting documents or 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#1f5d6d767e713159706c6b7a6d5f6d6d7d31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3371415a525d1d755c40475641734141511d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-31429 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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