Under the RUIA, the Railroad
Retirement Board provides job placement assistance for unemployed
railroad workers. The collection obtains information from job
applicants, railroad employers, and State Employment Service
offices for use in placement, for providing referrals for job
openings, reports of referral results and for verifying and
monitoring claimant eligibility.
There is no burden change for
this information collection. ROCIS implementation necessitated that
the current ICR be split into 3 IC's as there are different
categories of respondents. This makes it appear that there is an
overall burden change when, in fact, the burden is unchanged from
what had been previously been approved by OMB.
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.