Policy and Systems

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

To receive unemployment benefits, you must complete an application and claim form(s). Estimates of how long we think it takes to complete these forms are shown below. The estimates include time for reviewing the instructions, getting the needed information, and reviewing the completed form. Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and respondents are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number.

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Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act Notice

In addition to the uses of information described in the preceding Privacy Act Notice, information you provide may be used, without your consent, in automated matching programs. These matching programs are a computer comparison of Railroad Retirement Board records with records kept by other Federal agencies or State and local governmental agencies. Information from these matching programs is used to establish or verify a person’s eligibility for benefits and for repayment of benefits or delinquent debts.

What are Computer Matching Programs?

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Privacy Act Notice

To receive unemployment benefits you must apply for them and furnish information. Information that the RRB asks you to furnish is used to determine if you are eligible for benefits and the amount of benefits payable to you. Although furnishing information, including your social security number, is voluntary, the RRB cannot pay you benefits without this information. The RRB’s authority for requesting information is section 5(b) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

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Notices

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Instructions for Completing Claim for Unemployment Benefits (Form UI-3)

After we receive your application, we will mail your first claim to you. Claims for subsequent 14-day periods will be mailed to you for as long as you remain unemployed and eligible for benefits. You must complete and return each claim promptly by mail, or file online at www.rrb.gov or you may lose benefits. The time for filing a claim, including time for mailing, is limited to 15 days from the last day of the claim period or 15 days from the date the claim form was mailed to you, whichever is later.

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Section F - Certification And Signature

Item 17 is self-explanatory.

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Section E - Direct Deposit Information

Item 16

The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) requires all federal benefit payments to be made electronically. You will need to choose an electronic payment option. You can choose to have your payments made by Direct Deposit to a bank, savings and loan, credit union account or other financial institution or to a Direct Express® Debit Mastercard®. Both options save money by eliminating the need to print and mail checks.

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Section D - Other Benefits

Item 15
Unemployment benefits under the Act are not pay-able, or are payable at a reduced amount, if you are also receiving social security benefits, military retirement pay, retainer pay, or any other retirement, unemployment or survivor benefits provided by law.

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Section C - School Information

Item 14 is self-explanatory.

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Section B - Employment Information

Item 7
- Enter the name of the railroad company for which you worked most recently (for example, “Amtrak”) in Item 7a.
- Enter the title of your job (for example, “Trainman”) in Item 7b.
- Enter the city and state where you last performed your railroad job in Item 7c.
- Check the box in Item 7d that indicates why you are not now working for your last railroad employer.

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