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OMB Control No: 3220-0008	ICR Reference No: 200709-3220-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200502-3220-001
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Service and Compensation Reports/System Access Application/Report Certification
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: 12/12/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/26/2007
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved consistent with RRB memo of 12-10-07.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2008
Responses	7,348	0	2,167
Time Burden (Hours)	43,756	0	38,126
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	7,348	2,167	5,181
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	43,756	38,126	5,630
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 amount of responses and the burden hours for this collection has increased significantly (+5,181 responses and +5,630 hours)for a variety of reasons. In an effort to streamline the Employer Reporting process, items of information that will eliminate one RRB information collection and significantly reduce two others have been added to Forms BA-3 and BA-4. Form G-440 has been added to the collection as a universal certification form and monitoring by RRB staff indicated a significant increase in BA-4's being submitted by the proven popular Internet-based RRB Employer Reporting System. More details are provided in the RRB's supporting statement.