Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, 7313-7314 [05-2661]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 28 / Friday, February 11, 2005 / Notices consideration. Written comments should be supplied, electronically if possible, to the DFO at the e-mail address (or for hardcopies, mailing address) noted below. Acceptable electronic formats include Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. Those providing written comments and who attend the meeting are also asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution. Meeting Accommodations Individuals requiring special accommodation to access the public meeting listed above should contact the DFO at least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Requests for additional information or written statements should be directed to Laura Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at laura.auletta@gsa.gov or (202) 208–7279, General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC, 20405. Laura Auletta, Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director). [FR Doc. 05–2633 Filed 2–10–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110–01–P POSTAL RATE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings NAME OF AGENCY: Postal Rate Commission. Monday, February 14, 2005, at 3 p.m. PLACE: Commission conference room, 1333 H Street, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20268–0001. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Personnel matters. TIME AND DATE: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, Postal Rate Commission, Suite 300, 1333 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20268–0001, 202–789–6818. Dated: February 9, 2005. Steven W. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–2785 Filed 2–9–05; 11:23 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–M RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations Summary: In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of VerDate jul<14>2003 17:18 Feb 10, 2005 Jkt 205001 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. Title and purpose of information collection: Statement of Authority to Act for Employee; OMB 3220–0034. Under Section 5(a) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), claims for benefits are to be made in accordance with such regulations as the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) shall prescribe. The provisions for claiming sickness benefits as provided by Section 2 of the RUIA are prescribed in 20 CFR 335.2. Included in these provisions is the RRB’s acceptance of forms executed by someone else on behalf of an employee if the RRB is satisfied that the employee is sick or injured to the extent of being unable to sign forms. The RRB utilizes Form SI–10, Statement of Authority to Act for Employee, to provide the means for an individual to apply for authority to act on behalf of an incapacitated employee and also to obtain the information necessary to determine that the delegation should be made. Part I of the form is completed by the applicant for the authority and Part II is completed by the employee’s doctor. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits. The RRB proposes no changes to Form SI–10. The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows: Form: SI–10. Estimate of Annual Responses: 400. Estimated Completion Time: 6 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 40. Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, and/or supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or send an e-mail request to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7313 regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 or send an e-mail to Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Charles Mierzwa, Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 05–2660 Filed 2–10–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905–01–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review 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: Railroad Service and Compensation Reports/System Access Application. (2) Form(s) submitted: BA–3a, BA–4, BA–4 (Internet), BA–12. (3) OMB Number: 3220–0008. (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 05/31/2005. (5) Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection. (6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit. (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 579. (8) Total annual responses: 2,167. (9) Total annual reporting hours: 38,126. (10) Collection description: Under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, employers are required to report service and compensation for each employee to update Railroad Retirement Board records for payments of benefits. The collection obtains this information and also information needed to ensure secure system access from employers who voluntarily opt to use the Internet to submit reporting forms to the RRB. Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer (312–751–3363) or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611–2092 or E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 7314 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 28 / Friday, February 11, 2005 / Notices Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Charles Mierzwa, Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 05–2661 Filed 2–10–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. IC–26749; 812–13160] Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP, et al.; Notice of Application and Temporary Order February 4, 2005. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Temporary order and notice of application for a permanent order under section 9(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’). AGENCY: Applicants have received a temporary order exempting them from section 9(a) of the Act, with respect to an injunction entered against Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (‘‘MS&Co.’’) on February 4, 2005 by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the ‘‘Injunction’’), until the Commission takes final action on an application for a permanent order. Applicants also have applied for a permanent order. APPLICANTS: Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP, Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Co., Limited, Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited, Van Kampen Advisors Inc., and Van Kampen Asset Management (together, the ‘‘Advisers’’); MS&Co., Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc., Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc., Morgan Stanley DW Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc. (together, the ‘‘Underwriters’’); Morgan Stanley Capital Partners III, Inc., Morgan Stanley Global Emerging Markets, Inc., Morgan Stanley Venture Capital III, Inc., MSDW Capital Partners IV, Inc., MSDW OIP Investors, Inc., MSDW Real Estate Special Situations II Manager, L.L.C., MSDW Venture Partners IV, Inc., MSREF II, Inc., MSREF III, Inc., MSREF IV, L.L.C., MSREF V, L.L.C. and MSVP 2002, Inc. (together, ‘‘ESC Managers’’ SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: VerDate jul<14>2003 17:18 Feb 10, 2005 Jkt 205001 and, with the Advisers and Underwriters, the ‘‘Applicants’’).1 FILING DATES: The application was filed on January 25, 2005 and amended on January 26, 2005. Applicants have agreed to file another amendment during the notice period, the substance of which is reflected in this notice. HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested persons may request a hearing by writing to the Commission’s Secretary and serving Applicants with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on March 1, 2005, and should be accompanied by proof of service on Applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer’s interest, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the Commission’s Secretary. ADDRESSES: Secretary, Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609. Applicants, c/o Barry Funk, Esq., Morgan Stanley, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: John Yoder, Attorney-Adviser, or Mary Kay Frech, Branch Chief, at 202–942– 0564 (Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company Regulation). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a temporary order and a summary of the application. The complete application may be obtained for a fee at the Commission’s Public Reference Branch, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–0102 (telephone 202–942–8090). Applicants’ Representations 1. Each Applicant is a direct or indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a Delaware corporation. Morgan Stanley is a publicly held global financial services company that, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides investment, financing, advisory, insurance, banking and related products and services. MS&Co., a Delaware corporation, is a global financial services firm and is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Exchange 1 Applicants request that any relief granted pursuant to the application also apply to any other company of which MS&Co. is or becomes an affiliated person in the future (together with Applicants, ‘‘Covered Persons’’). PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Act’’) and as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MS&Co. serves as principal underwriter for, and the other Applicants serve as investment adviser, subadviser, depositor or principal underwriter for, numerous registered investment companies (‘‘Funds’’). The ESC Managers serve as the general partner or investment adviser to certain employees’ securities companies operating pursuant to Commission orders (included in the term ‘‘Funds’’).2 2. On February 4, 2005, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered the Injunction against MS&Co. in a matter brought by the Commission.3 The Commission alleged in the complaint (‘‘Complaint’’) that MS&Co. violated Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by attempting to induce certain customers to place orders for shares in the aftermarket for certain initial public offerings (‘‘IPOs’’) it underwrote during the restricted period of such IPOs. The alleged violations occurred in connection with certain IPOs underwritten by MS&Co. from March 1999 through November 2000. Without admitting or denying any of the allegations in the Complaint, except as to jurisdiction, MS&Co. consented to the entry of the Injunction as well as the payment of a civil penalty of $40 million. Applicants’ Legal Analysis 1. Section 9(a)(2) of the Act, in relevant part, prohibits a person who has been enjoined from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with the purchase or sale of a security from acting, among other things, as an investment adviser or depositor of any registered investment company or a principal underwriter for any registered open-end investment company, registered unit investment trust or registered face-amount certificate company. Section 9(a)(3) of the Act makes the prohibition in section 9(a)(2) applicable to a company, any affiliated person of which has been disqualified under the provisions of section 9(a)(2). Section 2(a)(3) of the Act defines ‘‘affiliated person’’ to include any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under 2 Morgan Stanley Capital Investors, L.P., Investment Company Act Release Nos. 24340 (Mar. 17, 2000) (notice) and 24389 (Apr. 12, 2000) (order); Morgan Stanley Venture Investors, L.P., Investment Company Act Release Nos. 20206 (Apr. 8, 1994) (notice) and 20276 (May 4, 1994) (order). 3 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Final Judgment Against Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 05:CV 00166 (HHK) (D.D.C., filed February 4, 2005) (‘‘Final Judgment’’). E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7313-7314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2661]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review

    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: Railroad Service and Compensation Reports/
System Access Application.
    (2) Form(s) submitted: BA-3a, BA-4, BA-4 (Internet), BA-12.
    (3) OMB Number: 3220-0008.
    (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 05/31/2005.
    (5) Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    (6) Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 579.
    (8) Total annual responses: 2,167.
    (9) Total annual reporting hours: 38,126.
    (10) Collection description: Under the Railroad Retirement Act and 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, employers are required to 
report service and compensation for each employee to update Railroad 
Retirement Board records for payments of benefits. The collection 
obtains this information and also information needed to ensure secure 
system access from employers who voluntarily opt to use the Internet to 
submit reporting forms to the RRB.
    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency 
clearance officer (312-751-3363) or Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
    Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed 
to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2092 or

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Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10230, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2661 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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