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OMB Control No:
3220-0002
ICR Reference No:
201602-3220-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201212-3220-002
Agency/Subagency:
RRB
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Application for Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
02/29/2016
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
03/01/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2016
6 Months From Approved
02/29/2016
Responses
15,345
0
17,825
Time Burden (Hours)
8,892
0
9,119
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Act provides for payment of age, disability and supplemental annuities to qualified employees. The application and related forms obtain information about the applicant's family work history, military service, disability benefits from other government agencies and public or private pensions. The information is used to determine entitlement to and the amount of the annuity applied for.
Emergency Justfication:
This is the RRB's primary information collection for the processing of retirement and disability applications, and we request an emergency extension of the information collection to avoid a violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act. Changes are being proposed to Form AA-1, AA-cert, AA-1sum and AA-1d in support of the RRB’s Disability Program Improvement Project (DPIP) to enhance/improve disability case processing and overall program integrity as recommended by the RRB’s Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. Disability case processing and related program integrity issues were also the topic of a 2015 Congressional Hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. After a long and thorough review and evaluation, the RRB is now ready to go forward with significant revisions of the affected forms.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
45 USC 231a
Name of Law: Railroad Retirement Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 9888
02/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act
RRB Form G-204
Verification of Worker's Compensation/Public Disability
Application for Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Act
AA-1d, AA-1sum (09-15), AA-1cert (proposed) (completed), AA-1sum (proposed) (all possible), AA-1sum (proposed) (completed), AA-1 (proposed), AA-1 (07-15), AA-1cert, AA-1d, AA-1cert (proposed) (all possible)
Application for Employee Annuity
,
Application for Determination of Employee Disability
,
Application for Employee Annuity
,
Application Summary and Certification
,
Application Summary and Certification
,
Application Summary and Certification
,
Application Summary
,
Application Summary
,
Application Summary
,
Application for Determination of Employee Disability
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
15,345
17,825
0
0
-2,480
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
8,892
9,119
0
0
-227
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 for this collection has been reduced largely due to the change in the estimate of the amount of responses annual responses due to enhanced RRB internal reporting/tracking capabilities as well as increased estimated completion times for Form AA-1d.
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
Agency Contact:
Charles Mierzwa 312-751-3363 charles.mierzwa@rrb.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
02/29/2016
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