Pension Plan Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form G-88r (04-12) Pension Plan Reports Form	Modified
3220-0089.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-07-30
L-2014-02.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-16
G-88p (Internet) Program Letter (Proposed).pdf Supplementary Document	2014-07-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
33895	Pension Plan Reports Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3220-0089	ICR Reference No: 201407-3220-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-3220-005
Agency/Subagency: RRB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pension Plan Reports
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: 09/19/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/30/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	310	0	760
Time Burden (Hours)	34	0	101
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Act provides for payment of a supplemental annuity to a qualified railroad retirement annuitant. The collection obtains information from the annuitant's employer to determine (a) the existence of a railroad employer pension plans and whether such plans, if they exist, require a reduction to supplemental annuities paid to the employer's former employees and (b) the amount of supplemental annuities due railroad employees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 45 USC 231(f) 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:
	79 FR 24762	05/01/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 41708	07/17/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pension Plan Reports	G-88p (04-12), G-88r (04-12), G-88r (proposed), G-88p Internet (proposed), G-88p (proposed)	Request for Information About New or Revised Pension Plan ,   Employer's Supplemental Pension Report ,   Employer's Supplemental Pension Report ,   Request for Information About New or Revised Pension Plan ,   Employer's Supplemental Pension Report

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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	310	760	0	-450	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34	101	0	-67	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The majority of instances in which Form G-88p previously needed to be released were to obtain information about distributions from 401(k) plans. Because the RRB's General Counsel has determined that 401(k) plans do not qualify as private railroad pension plans, Form G-88p no longer needs to be released in these cases, greatly decreasing the overall number of forms that will need to be released annually from 750 to 300 (-450). In addition, we estimate that of the 300 G-88p forms, 200 will be completed using the new Internet version, which will take 6 minutes to complete compared to 8 minutes for the paper version. Overall, the amount of responses have been reduced from 760 to 310 and the burden hours from 101 to 34 (-67). We are showing the changes in reporting burden as a program change.

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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: 07/30/2014

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