Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form DC-1 Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
3220-0012.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-05-29	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
33812	Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0012	ICR Reference No: 201205-3220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-3220-001
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/02/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2012
Responses	2,600	0	2,160
Time Burden (Hours)	1,084	0	900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Railroad employers are required to make contributions to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance fund quarterly or annually equal to a percentage of the creditable compensation paid to each employee. The information furnished on the report accompanying the remittance is used to determine correctness of the amount paid.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 358 (a) Name of Law: Railroad Unemployment and Retirement Improvement Act of 1988
  

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:
	77 FR 16870	03/22/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 31897	05/30/2012
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
Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA	DC-1, DC-1 (Internet)	Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA ,   Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA

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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	2,600	2,160	0	0	440	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,084	900	0	0	184	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden estimate has been increased based on the most recent analysis of annual responses received. We have designated the change in burden as an adjustment.

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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? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 05/30/2012

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