Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form UI-1 (03-12) Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service	Form	Modified	Repair queued
3220-0022 .docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-11-30	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
33827	Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0022	ICR Reference No: 202311-3220-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-3220-001
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/30/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2023
Responses	115,418	81,662
Time Burden (Hours)	12,186	8,901
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:
	88 FR 66067	09/26/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 83588	11/30/2023
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 Request	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	115,418	81,662	0	33,756	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,186	8,901	0	3,285	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 proposed burden increase is based on an average of three years of response data beginning September 2020 through August 2023. We show the changes as an adjustment.

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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.     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? No

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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: 11/30/2023

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