Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, unemployment and sickness benefits are
provided for qualified railroad employees. The collection obtains
information needed to determine eligibility for and amount of such
benefits from railroad employees and physicians. Also collects
information from individuals acting on behalf of sick or injured
employees and supplemental information from railroad employers
regarding settlement of injuries or accidents for which sickness
benefits were paid.
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.