Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
pertinent information and proofs must be submitted by an applicant
so that the Railroad Retirement Board can determine his or her
entitlement to benefits. The collection obtains information
supplementing or changing information previously provided by an
applicant.
The annual responses for this
collection have decreased by 700, from 900 to 200 and the burden
hours have decreased by 175, from 225 to 50. This decrease in
proposed burden is due to automation initiatives which allow the
RRB to calculate the actual amount of responses received. We have
shown the decrease in annual responses and burden hours as an
adjustment.
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.