Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form BA-9 (07-03) Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report Form and Instruction	Modified
12-10-07 memo.doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-10
Form G-440 (proposed).pdf Supplementary Document	2007-10-26
3220-0173.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-10-26
G-440 (7-03) (Current).pdf Supplementary Document	2007-10-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33976	Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0173	ICR Reference No: 200709-3220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200503-3220-004
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/12/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/26/2007
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved consistent with RRB memo of 12-10-07.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2008
Responses	360	0	2,030
Time Burden (Hours)	457	0	2,537
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for a lump-sum payment to an employee or the employee's survivor equal to the Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a separation allowance or severance payment for which the employee did not receive credits toward retirement. The collection obtains information concerning the separation allowances and severance payments paid for railroad employers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 231f Name of Law: Railroad Retirement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 46253	08/17/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 60045	10/23/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report	BA-9 (proposed), BA-9 (07-03), BA-9 (electronic equivalents)(proposed), BA-9 (secure E-mail - File Transfer Protocol)	Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay ,   Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay ,   Report of Separation Allowance (file format/electronic equivalent) ,   Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	360	2,030	0	-1,670	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	457	2,537	0	-2,080	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The RRB's proposed burden estimate for this collection has decreased, based largely on the new estimate being based on the actual amount of responses received. There was some confusion internally over the years by Programs staff who understood that a line of information regarding an individual on a BA-9 approximated one response, when in actuality one BA-9 response could have information regarding a significant amount of individuals.This resulted in the current estimate being significantly higher than it should have been. Also we have added one-minute to the completion time of BA-9 to account for proposed changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/26/2007

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