Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form GL-99 (04-13) Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
3220-0156.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-03-21	Available
Public Law 98-76.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-03-08	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
44219	Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0156	ICR Reference No: 201603-3220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-3220-003
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire
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: 04/27/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/21/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	2,000	0	4,000
Time Burden (Hours)	67	0	133
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under Section 3(i) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Retirement Board may deem months of service in cases where an employee does not actually work in every month of the year. The collection obtains service and compensation information from railroad employers needed to determine if an employee may be credited with additional months of railroad service.

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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 81383	12/29/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 14141	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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire	GL-99 (04-13), GL-99 (proposed)	Employer's Deemed Service Months Questionnaire ,   Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnairre

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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	2,000	4,000	0	0	-2,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	67	133	0	0	-66	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 has decreased by 2,000, from 4,000 to 2,000 and the burden hours have decreased by 66, from 133 to 67. This decrease is due to the RRB’s advanced system tracking capability that allows for an estimate of actual responses received in a given year.

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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: 03/21/2016

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