Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ID-11A (04-17) Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications Form and Instruction	Modified
Form SI-1b (08-21) Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications Form and Instruction	Modified
3220-0039_Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-01-10
Request OMB Approval of NonSubstantive Change to ICR 3220-0039_Signed.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2023-08-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33857	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications Form and Instruction	Modified
179107	Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0039	ICR Reference No: 202411-3220-016
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-3220-002
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/10/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	217,749	0
Time Burden (Hours)	19,114	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, sickness benefits are payable to qualified railroad employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury. The collection obtains information from railroad employees and physicians needed to determine eligibility to and the amount of such benefits.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 362 (i) Name of Law: Railroad Unemploment Insurance Act
   US Code: 45 USC 362(n) 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:
	89 FR 85257	10/25/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 107181	12/31/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications	SI-8 (08-21), SI-7 (08-23), SI-1b (08-21)	Statement of Sickness ,   Supplemental Doctor's Statement ,   Verification of Medical Information
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Applications	SI-1A (08-21), SI-3 (08-21), SI-3 (Internet)(08-21) , ID-11A (04-17)	Requesting Reason for Late Filing of Sickness Benefit ,   Claim for Sickness Benefits ,   Application for Sickness Benefits ,   Claim for Sickness Benefits

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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	217,749	0	0	-27,975	0	245,724
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,114	0	0	-4,490	0	23,604
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The overall annual responses decreased from 245,724 to 217,749 and overall burden hours decreased from 23,604 to 19,114. Due to gathering information from our imaging system, we can provide a more accurate number of annual responses. After ROCIS calculated the burden hours, we noticed we miscalculated the burden hours published in the Initial and Secondary Federal Register notices and corrected it in the proposed justification burden table.

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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)? No

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: 01/10/2025

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