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2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Cassie
D’Souza is appointed to serve as an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in
these proceedings (Public
Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than
September 30, 2014.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
I. Introduction
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal
Service filed a formal request and
associated supporting information to
add Priority Mail Contract 91 to the
competitive product list.1
The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed a redacted
contract related to the proposed new
product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B.
To support its Request, the Postal
Service filed a copy of the contract, a
copy of the Governors’ Decision
authorizing the product, proposed
changes to the Mail Classification
Schedule, a Statement of Supporting
Justification, a certification of
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and
an application for non-public treatment
of certain materials. It also filed
supporting financial workpapers.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
II. Notice of Commission Action
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2014–45 and CP2014–81 to
consider the Request pertaining to the
proposed Priority Mail Contract 91
product and the related contract,
respectively.
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s filings in
the captioned dockets are consistent
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
due no later than September 30, 2014.
The public portions of these filings can
be accessed via the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Cassie
D’Souza to serve as Public
Representative in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2014–45 and CP2014–81 to
consider the matters raised in each
docket.
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Student Beneficiary
Monitoring; OMB 3220–0123.
Under provisions of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), there are two
types of benefit payments that are based
on the status of a child being in fulltime elementary or secondary school
attendance at age 18–19: a survivor
child’s annuity benefit under Section
2(d)(1)(iii) and an increase in the
employee retirement annuity under the
Special Guaranty computation as
prescribed in section 3(f)(2) and 20 CFR
part 229.
The survivor student annuity is
usually paid by direct deposit to a
financial institution either into the
student’s checking or savings account or
into a joint bank account with a parent.
The requirements for eligibility as a
student are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.74,
and include students in independent
study and home schooling.
To help determine if a child is
entitled to student benefits, the RRB
requires evidence of full-time school
attendance. This evidence is acquired
through the RRB’s student monitoring
program, which utilizes the following
forms. Form G–315, Student
Questionnaire, obtains certification of a
student’s full-time school attendance as
well as information on the student’s
marital status, social security benefits,
and employment, which are needed to
determine entitlement or continued
entitlement to benefits under the RRA.
Form G–315A, Statement of School
Official, is used to obtain, from a school,
verification of a student’s full-time
attendance when the student fails to
return a monitoring Form G–315. Form
G–315A.1, School Official’s Notice of
Cessation of Full-Time School
Attendance, is used by a school to notify
the RRB that a student has ceased fulltime school attendance. The RRB
proposes minor editorial and formatting
changes to Forms G–315, G–315a, and
G–315a.1.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form number
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
860
20
20
15
3
2
215
1
1
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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G–315 ..........................................................................................................................................
G–315a ........................................................................................................................................
G–315a.1 .....................................................................................................................................
900
........................
217
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: RUIA Claims Notification
and Verification System; OMB 3220–
0171.
Section 5(b) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
requires that effective January 1, 1990,
1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
Add Priority Mail Contract 91 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, September 22, 2014 (Request).
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when a claim for benefits is filed with
the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB),
the RRB shall provide notice of the
claim to the claimant’s base year
employer(s) to provide them an
opportunity to submit information
relevant to the claim before making an
initial determination. If the RRB
determines to pay benefits to the
claimant under the RUIA, the RRB shall
notify the base-year employer(s).
The purpose of the RUIA Claims
Notification and Verification System is
to provide two notices, pre-payment
Form ID–4K, Prepayment Notice of
Employees’ Applications and Claims for
Benefits Under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, and postpayment Form ID–4E, Notice of RUIA
Claim Determination. Prepayment Form
ID–4K provides notice to a claimant’s
base-year employer(s), of each
unemployment application and
unemployment and sickness claim filed
for benefits under the RUIA and
provides the employer an opportunity to
convey information relevant to the
proper adjudication of the claim.
The railroad employer can elect to
receive Form ID–4K by one of three
options: a computer-generated paper
notice, by Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI), or online via the RRB’s Employer
Reporting System (ERS). The railroad
employer can respond to the ID–4K
notice by telephone, manually by
mailing a completed ID–4K back to the
RRB, or electronically via EDI or ERS.
Completion is voluntary. The RRB
proposes no changes to any of the ID–
4K options.
Once the RRB determines to pay a
claim post-payment Form Letter ID–4E,
Notice of RUIA Claim Determination, is
used to notify the base-year employer(s).
This gives the employer a second
opportunity to challenge the claim for
benefits.
The ID–4E mainframe-generated
paper notice, EDI, and Internet versions
are transmitted on a daily basis,
generally on the same day that the
claims are approved for payment.
Railroad employers who are mailed
Form ID–4E are instructed to write if
they want a reconsideration of the RRB’s
determination to pay. Employers who
receive the ID–4E electronically, may
file a reconsideration request by
completing the ID–4E by either EDI or
ERS. Completion is voluntary. The RRB
proposes no changes to any of the ID–
4E options.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form number
ID–4K
ID–4K
ID–4K
ID–4E
ID–4E
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
(Manual) ............................................................................................................................
(EDI) .................................................................................................................................
(Internet) ...........................................................................................................................
(Manual) ............................................................................................................................
(Internet) ...........................................................................................................................
1,250
17,500
57,000
50
120
2
(*)
2
2
2
42
210
1,900
2
4
Total ......................................................................................................................................
75,920
........................
2,158
* The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit EDI responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a year or
210 total hours of burden.
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Charles
Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board,
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–2092 or emailed to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736.
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Extension:
Rule 17f–2(c), SEC File No. 270–35, OMB
Control No. 3235–0029.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of
extension of the previously approved
collection of information provided for in
Rule 17f–2(c) (17 CFR 240.17f–2(c))
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
Rule 17f–2(c) allows persons required
to be fingerprinted pursuant to Section
17(f)(2) of the Act to submit their
fingerprints to the Attorney General of
the United States or its designee (i.e.,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(‘‘FBI’’)) through a registered national
securities exchange or a registered
national securities association
(collectively, also known as ‘‘selfregulatory organizations’’ or ‘‘SROs’’)
pursuant to a fingerprint plan filed with,
and declared effective by, the
Commission. Fingerprint plans have
been approved for the American,
Boston, Chicago, New York, and
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Philadelphia stock exchanges and for
the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (‘‘FINRA’’) and the Chicago
Board Options Exchange. Currently, the
bulk of the fingerprints are submitted
through FINRA.
It is estimated that approximately
5,000 respondents submit
approximately 288,000 sets of
fingerprints (consisting of 198,500
electronic sets and 89,500 hard copy
sets) to SROs on an annual basis. The
Commission estimates that it would take
approximately 15 minutes to create and
submit each fingerprint card. The total
reporting burden is therefore estimated
to be 72,000 hours, or approximately 15
hours per respondent, annually.
In addition, the SROs charge an
estimated $30.25 fee for processing
fingerprint cards submitted
electronically, resulting in a total annual
cost to all 5,000 respondents of
approximately $6,004,600, or $1,200.92
per respondent per year. The SROs
charge an estimated $44.50 fee for
processing fingerprint cards submitted
in hard copy, resulting in a total annual
cost to all 5,000 respondents of
approximately $3,982,700, or $796.54
per respondent per year. The combined
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Summary: In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506
(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides
opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden related to the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Student Beneficiary
Monitoring; OMB 3220-0123.
Under provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), there are
two types of benefit payments that are based on the status of a child
being in full-time elementary or secondary school attendance at age 18-
19: a survivor child's annuity benefit under Section 2(d)(1)(iii) and
an increase in the employee retirement annuity under the Special
Guaranty computation as prescribed in section 3(f)(2) and 20 CFR part
229.
The survivor student annuity is usually paid by direct deposit to a
financial institution either into the student's checking or savings
account or into a joint bank account with a parent. The requirements
for eligibility as a student are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.74, and
include students in independent study and home schooling.
To help determine if a child is entitled to student benefits, the
RRB requires evidence of full-time school attendance. This evidence is
acquired through the RRB's student monitoring program, which utilizes
the following forms. Form G-315, Student Questionnaire, obtains
certification of a student's full-time school attendance as well as
information on the student's marital status, social security benefits,
and employment, which are needed to determine entitlement or continued
entitlement to benefits under the RRA. Form G-315A, Statement of School
Official, is used to obtain, from a school, verification of a student's
full-time attendance when the student fails to return a monitoring Form
G-315. Form G-315A.1, School Official's Notice of Cessation of Full-
Time School Attendance, is used by a school to notify the RRB that a
student has ceased full-time school attendance. The RRB proposes minor
editorial and formatting changes to Forms G-315, G-315a, and G-315a.1.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form number responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-315........................................................... 860 15 215
G-315a.......................................................... 20 3 1
G-315a.1........................................................ 20 2 1
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 900 .............. 217
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: RUIA Claims
Notification and Verification System; OMB 3220-0171.
Section 5(b) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
requires that effective January 1, 1990,
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when a claim for benefits is filed with the Railroad Retirement Board
(RRB), the RRB shall provide notice of the claim to the claimant's base
year employer(s) to provide them an opportunity to submit information
relevant to the claim before making an initial determination. If the
RRB determines to pay benefits to the claimant under the RUIA, the RRB
shall notify the base-year employer(s).
The purpose of the RUIA Claims Notification and Verification System
is to provide two notices, pre-payment Form ID-4K, Prepayment Notice of
Employees' Applications and Claims for Benefits Under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, and post-payment Form ID-4E, Notice of RUIA
Claim Determination. Prepayment Form ID-4K provides notice to a
claimant's base-year employer(s), of each unemployment application and
unemployment and sickness claim filed for benefits under the RUIA and
provides the employer an opportunity to convey information relevant to
the proper adjudication of the claim.
The railroad employer can elect to receive Form ID-4K by one of
three options: a computer-generated paper notice, by Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI), or online via the RRB's Employer Reporting System
(ERS). The railroad employer can respond to the ID-4K notice by
telephone, manually by mailing a completed ID-4K back to the RRB, or
electronically via EDI or ERS. Completion is voluntary. The RRB
proposes no changes to any of the ID-4K options.
Once the RRB determines to pay a claim post-payment Form Letter ID-
4E, Notice of RUIA Claim Determination, is used to notify the base-year
employer(s). This gives the employer a second opportunity to challenge
the claim for benefits.
The ID-4E mainframe-generated paper notice, EDI, and Internet
versions are transmitted on a daily basis, generally on the same day
that the claims are approved for payment. Railroad employers who are
mailed Form ID-4E are instructed to write if they want a
reconsideration of the RRB's determination to pay. Employers who
receive the ID-4E electronically, may file a reconsideration request by
completing the ID-4E by either EDI or ERS. Completion is voluntary. The
RRB proposes no changes to any of the ID-4E options.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form number responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID-4K (Manual).................................................. 1,250 2 42
ID-4K (EDI)..................................................... 17,500 (*) 210
ID-4K (Internet)................................................ 57,000 2 1,900
ID-4E (Manual).................................................. 50 2 2
ID-4E (Internet)................................................ 120 2 4
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 75,920 .............. 2,158
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* The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit EDI responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per
day, 251 workdays a year or 210 total hours of burden.
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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