Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form BA-9 (10-15) Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
3220-0173.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-10-19	Repair queued
Form G-440 (09-18).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-10-03	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
33976	Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0173	ICR Reference No: 201810-3220-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201508-3220-002
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report
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: 12/12/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/23/2018
Terms of Clearance: In the next submission of this form, the agency shall include an expiration date on the forms covered in this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2018
Responses	360	0	360
Time Burden (Hours)	457	0	239
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for a lump-sum payment to an employee or the employee's survivor equal to the Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a separation allowance or severance payment for which the employee did not receive credits toward retirement. The collection obtains information concerning the separation allowances and severance payments paid from railroad employers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 231f 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:
	83 FR 35032	07/24/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 50704	10/09/2018
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
Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report	BA-9 (10-15), BA-9 (secure E-mail - File Transfer Protocol)	Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay ,   Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report

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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	360	360	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	457	239	0	218	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated overall responses for this collection have remained the same. However, the burden hours have increased by due to the removal of the BA-9 (Internet) count that we proposed in our last clearance, but were unable to implement. See paragraph 3 in the justification for more information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 10/23/2018

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