Employee Representative's Status and Compensation Reports

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form DC-2 (10-12) Employee Representative's Status and Compensation Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
3220-0014.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-03-19	Available
Transmittal Letter.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-11-18	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
44216	Employee Representative's Status and Compensation Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0014	ICR Reference No: 201511-3220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201208-3220-001
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employee Representative's Status and Compensation Reports
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: 04/19/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/19/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	82	0	68
Time Burden (Hours)	41	0	34
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Benefits are provided under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) for individuals who are employee representatives as defined in section 1 of the RRA. The collection obtains information regarding the status of such individuals and their compensation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 231(f) et.seq. 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:
	80 FR 81382	12/29/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 14140	03/16/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employee Representative's Status and Compensation Reports	DC-2A Proposed, DC-2A (10-12), DC-2 (10-12)	Employee Representative's Report of Compensation ,   Employee Representative's Status Report ,   Employee Representative's Status Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	82	68	0	0	14	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	41	34	0	0	7	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: We have increased the total annual responses from 68 to 82 (+14) and the burden hours from 34 to 41 (+7) due to tracking of DC-2 receipts for the last three calendar years. We propose to remove Form DC-2a from the information collection due to receiving less than 10 annual responses. We have shown 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? 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)? 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: 03/19/2016

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