Employer Reporting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form G-88A.2 (10-10) Notice of Retirement and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility Form	Modified
Form G-88A.1 (02-05) Request for Verification of Last Date Carried on Payroll Form	Modified
Form BA-6a (E-mail) BA-6a, Address Report (e-mail) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form BA-6a (Internet) ( BA-6a Address Report (Internet) Form	Unchanged
Form BA-6a (01-08) BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form AA-12 (10-10) Notice of Death and Statement of Compensation Form	Unchanged
Form BA-6a (File Transf BA-6a (File Transfer Protocol) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Draft Program Letter.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-02-05
3220-0005.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-02-05
BA-6 (08-08).pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-28
Form G-440 (01-12).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-02-05
Form G-117a (07-12).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-02-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45674	Notice of Retirement and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility Form	Modified
45673	Request for Verification of Last Date Carried on Payroll Form	Modified
45671	BA-6a, Address Report (e-mail) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45669	BA-6a Address Report (Internet) Form	Unchanged
45668	BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
45663	Notice of Death and Statement of Compensation Form	Unchanged
182467	BA-6a (File Transfer Protocol) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0005	ICR Reference No: 201301-3220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-3220-001
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employer Reporting
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: 03/14/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/05/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2014
Responses	2,748	0	2,748
Time Burden (Hours)	438	0	503
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, railroad employers are required to report service and compensation for employees needed to determine eligibility to and the amounts of benefits paid.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 356 Name of Law: Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
   US Code: 45 USC 231f Name of Law: Railroad Retirement 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:
	77 FR 51833	08/27/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 6151	01/29/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
BA-6a (File Transfer Protocol)	BA-6a (File Transfer Protocol)	BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report
BA-6a, Address Report (e-mail)	BA-6a (E-mail)	BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report
Notice of Retirement and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility	G-88A.2 (10-10), G-88a.2 (Internet) proposed	Notice of Retirement and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility ,   Notice of Retirement and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility
Notice of Death and Statement of Compensation	AA-12 (10-10)	Notice of Death and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility
BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report	BA-6a (01-08), BA-6a (electronic equivalents)	BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report ,   BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report
Request for Verification of Last Date Carried on Payroll	G-88A.1 (02-05), G-88a.1 (Internet) proposed, G-88a.1 (proposed)	Request for Verification of Date Last Worked ,   Request for Verification of Date Last Worked ,   Notice of Retirement and Verification of Date Last Worked
BA-6a Address Report (Internet)	BA-6a (Internet) (01-08)	BA-6a, BA-6 Address Report (Internet Equivalent)

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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	2,748	2,748	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	438	503	0	-65	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The RRB estimates that employers will choose the proposed Internet equivalants for form G-88a.a1and G-88a.2 over current methods of submission resulting in a reduction of 65 burden hours due to the lower estimated completion time. The amount of responses are estimated to be unchanged.

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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

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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: 02/05/2013

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