Federal Register: November 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 225)

DOCID: FR Doc 01-29055

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Railroad Retirement Board

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Agency information collection activities:

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
Summary of Proposal(s)
(1) Collection title: Sick Pay and Miscellaneous Payments Report. (2) Form(s) submitted: BA10.
(3) OMB Number: 32200175.
(4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 12/31/2001. (5) Type of request: Extension of a currently approved collection. (6) Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
(7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 239.
(8) Total annual reporting hours: 219.
(10) Collection description: The Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 added Section 1(h)(8) to the Railroad Retirement Act expanding the definition of compensation for purposes of computing the tier I portion of an annuity to include sickness payments and certain payments other than sick pay which are considered compensation within the meaning of Section 1(h)(8). The collection obtains the sick pay and other types of payments considered compensation within the meaning of Section 1(h)(8).

SUMMARY:

Submission for OMB review; comment request,