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OMB Control No: 3220-0141	ICR Reference No: 202002-3220-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201605-3220-004
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Vocational Report
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/30/2020
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/04/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/02/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2020	6 Months From Approved
Responses	6,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,045	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for the payment of disability annuities to qualified employees and widower(s). In order to determine the effect of a disability on an applicant's ability to work, the RRB needs the applicants work history. The collection obtains the information needed to determine their ability to work.

Emergency Justfication: The Railroad Retirement Board is a small Federal agency with limited staff. Since the retirement of our Management Analyst on January 3, 2019, the Information Collections Officer had to fill-in to administer the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Program as well as perform management, Records Officer, and project officer related duties. Although we hired a new Management Analyst on June 24, 2019 who is new to the PRA process, the new Analyst helped the Information Collections Officer work with internal staff to identify proposed changes to ICR 3220-0141. We routed the proposed changes through OIG, OGC, and new Board Members. The internal review process experienced delays due to questions about some of the proposed changes. Also, Information Collection Officer Staff needing to take off work for personal family matters. In the end, the Board did not approve the proposed changes to Form G-251. We also informed OMB of the issues with coordinating issue via email and in an official memo request for an Extension of the Expiration Date. However, due to a miscommunication regarding the process, we did not submit a proper request in ROCIS prior to the ICR expiration date. In addition, the Management Analyst performed the following PRA activities: (1) worked with OMB and internal staff to finalized 4 Information Collection Request (ICRs) that were in the ROCIS cue to facilitate approval, (2) worked with internal staff to finalize and publish 6 Initial and Secondary Notices in the Federal Register, and (3) helped the Information Collection Officer finalize and submit 6 Information Collections to OMB for approval set to expire on December 31, 2019 to avoid a PRA violation.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 231a Name of Law: Railroad Retirement Act
US Code: 45 USC 231f 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
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Vocational Report	G-251

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6,000	6,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,045	4,045
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Brian Foster 312 751-4826 brian.foster@rrb.gov

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