The Railroad Retirement Solvency Act
of 1983 added section 1(h)(8) to the Railraod Retirement Act
expanding the definition of compensation for purposes of computing
the Tier 1 portion of an annuity to include sickness payment and
certain payments other than sick pay which are considered
compensation within the meaning of section 1(h)(8). The collection
obtains the sick pay and other types of payments considered
compensation within the meaning of section 1(h)(8).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.