Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form UI-1 (03-12) Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service Form	Modified
3220-0022.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-03-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33827	Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0022	ICR Reference No: 201401-3220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-3220-003
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service
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: 04/29/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/30/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2014
Responses	98,589	0	162,331
Time Burden (Hours)	10,547	0	17,311
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, unemployment benefits are provided for qualified railroad employees. The collection obtains the information needed to determine the eligibility to and amount of such benefits for railroad employees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC Chapter 11 352(a)(1)(A) Name of Law: Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
   US Code: 45 USC Chapter 11 362(I) Name of Law: Railroad Unemployment Insurance 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:
	79 FR 415	01/03/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 16381	03/25/2014
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
Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service	UI-1 (03-12), UI-3 (02-09), UI-3 (Internet) (08-04), UI-1 (Internet) (03-04)	Application for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service ,   Claim for Unemployment Benefits ,   Claim for Unemployment Benefits ,   Application for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service

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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	98,589	162,331	0	0	-63,742	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,547	17,311	0	0	-6,764	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 for this information collection has been revised downward to reflect the actual responses received during calendar year 2012. The number of unemployment applications and claims has decreased primarily due to less unemployment in the rail industry as many claimants have returned to their regular railroad employers. We have shown the decrease of -63,742 responses and -6,764 burden hours 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? Yes

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)? Yes

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: 03/30/2014

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