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District; and (3) Presentations by local
organizations and members of the
public giving views or comments on any
issue affecting the programs or projects
of the Commission and the Corps of
Engineers.
9 a.m., August 24, 2007,
at Port commission Dock, Morgan City,
LA.
PLACE: One board MISSISSIPPI V at City
Dock, Baton Rouge, LA.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1)
Summary report by President of the
Commission on national and regional
issues affecting the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and Commission programs
and projects on the Mississippi River
and its tributaries; (2) District
Commander’s overview of current
project issues within the New Orleans
District; and (3) Presentations by local
organizations and members of the
public giving views or comments on any
issue affecting the programs or of the
Commission and the Corps of Engineers.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mr. Stephen Gambrell, telephone (601)
634-5766.
TIME AND DATE:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
Summary: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
an Information Collection Request (ICR)
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
following collection of information:
3220–0184, Earnings Information
Request. Review and approval by OIRA
ensures that we impose appropriate
paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collection of information to
determine (1) The practical utility of the
collection; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collection; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain
the OMB control number of the ICR. For
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proper consideration of your comments,
it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable, or is reduced for any month(s)
in which the beneficiary works for a
railroad or earns more than prescribed
amounts. The provisions relating to the
reduction or non-payment of annuities
by reason of work are prescribed in 20
CFR part 230.
To obtain the information needed to
determine if an annuity is not payable
to an applicant because of earnings in
excess of prescribed amounts, the RRB
uses a series of basic application forms
used to request specific information
related to an annuitant’s past, present
and future earnings. To determine
information needed for determining
reductions in, or non-payment of,
annuities currently being paid to
annuitants, the RRB primarily relies on
earnings information received from the
Social Security Administration under
the terms of a computer matching
agreements.
The RRB utilizes Form G–19–F,
Earnings Information Request, to obtain
earnings information that either had not
been previously reported or erroneously
reported by a beneficiary. In order to
enhance program integrity, the RRB
proposes to revise Form G–19–F to
expand a current item that requests
information about the annuitant’s
employer to include the employer’s
identification number (EID). Other
minor non-burden impacting editorial
changes are also proposed.
Our ICR describes the information we
seek to collect from the public. If a
respondent fails to complete the form,
the RRB may be unable to pay them
benefits. One response is required from
a respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (72 FR 20390 on April 24,
2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Earnings Information Request.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0184.
Form(s) submitted: G–19F.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act, an annuity is
not payable or is reduced for any
month(s) in which the beneficiary works
for a railroad or earns more than
prescribed amounts. The collection
obtains earnings information not
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previously or erroneously reported by a
beneficiary.
Changes Proposed: In order to
enhance program integrity the RRB
proposes changes to Form G–19–F to
expand a current item that requests
information about the annuitant’s
employer to include the employer’s
identification number. Minor nonburden impacting editorial changes are
also proposed.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Estimated completion time for RRB
Form G–19–F: 8 minutes.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 900.
Total annual responses: 900.
Total annual reporting hours: 120.
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
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.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
Summary: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
an Information Collection Request (ICR)
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
request a revision to a currently
approved collection of information:
3220–0138, Self-Employment and
Substantial Service Questionnaire
consisting of Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collection of information to
determine (1) The practical utility of the
collection; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collection; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
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minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain
the OMB control number of the ICR. For
proper consideration of your comments,
it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) provides for payment of
annuities to qualified employees and
their spouses. In order to receive an age
and service annuity, Section 2(e)(3)
states that an applicant must stop all
railroad work and give up any rights to
return to such work. However,
applicants are not required to stop nonrailroad work or self-employment.
The RRB considers some work
claimed as ‘‘self-employment’’ to
actually be employment for an
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or
as work for an employer depends upon
the circumstances of each case. These
circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR
part 216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the
RRA, an applicant is no longer required
to stop work for a ‘‘Last Pre-Retirement
Nonrailroad Employer’’ (LPE). However,
section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that
a portion of the employee’s Tier II
benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from a ‘‘LPE’’
employer.
‘‘LPE’’ is defined as the last person,
company or institution with whom the
employee or spouse applicant was
employed concurrently with, or after,
the applicant’s last railroad employment
and before their annuity beginning date.
If a spouse never worked for a railroad,
the LPE employer is the last person for
whom he or she worked.
The RRB utilizes Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, when an applicant
claims to be self-employed to obtain
information needed to determine if the
applicant’s work is LPE, railroad service
or self-employment. If the work is selfemployment, the questionnaire
identifies any months in which the
applicant did not perform substantial
service. The RRB proposes editorial and
formatting changes to Form AA–4.
Other non-burden impacting changes
proposed include dividing current items
containing multiple questions into
separate items with Yes/No responses
and skip patterns. Checklists have also
been added to many items to obtain
more standardized responses.
Our ICR describes the information we
seek to collect from the public. If a
respondent fails to complete Form AA–
4, the RRB may be unable to pay them
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benefits. The completion time for the
form is estimated at 40 to 70 minutes.
One response is received from each
respondent. Review and approval by
OIRA ensures that we impose
appropriate paperwork burdens.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (72 FR 19555 on April 18,
2007) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
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Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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COMMISSION
Information Collection Request (ICR)
[Release No. 34–56009; File No. SR–ISE–
2007–51]
Title: Self-Employment and
Substantial Service Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0138.
Form(s) submitted: AA–4.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act provides for payment of
annuities to qualified employees and
their spouses. Work for a Last PreRetirement Nonrailroad Employer (LPE),
and work in self-employment affect
payments in different ways. This
collection obtains information to
determine whether claimed selfemployment is really self-employment,
and not work for a railroad or LPE.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes
editorial and formatting changes to
Form AA–4. Other non-burden
impacting changes include dividing
current items containing multiple
questions into separate items with Yes/
No responses and skip patterns.
Checklists have also been added to
many items to obtain more standardized
responses.
The burden estimate for the icr is as
follows:
Estimated Completion Time for Form
AA–4: 40 to 70 minutes.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 600.
Total annual responses: 600.
Total annual reporting hours: 415.
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
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change Relating to Fee Changes
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July 3, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on June 22,
2007, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (‘‘ISE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been substantially prepared by the
Exchange. ISE has designated this
proposal as one establishing or changing
a due, fee, or other charge imposed by
ISE under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4
which renders the proposal effective
upon filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
ISE proposes to amend its Schedule of
Fees to establish fees for transactions in
options on one Premium Products.5 The
text of the proposed rule change is
available at the Exchange, the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
and https://www.ise.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change, and discussed
any comments it received on the
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
5 ‘‘Premium Products’’ is defined in the Schedule
of Fees as the products enumerated therein.
2 17
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
Summary: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding
an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
request a revision to a currently approved collection of information:
3220-0138, Self-Employment and Substantial Service Questionnaire
consisting of Form AA-4, Self-Employment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire.
The RRB invites comments on the proposed collection of information
to determine (1) The practical utility of the collection; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information that is the subject
of collection; and (4) ways to
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minimize the burden of collections on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number
of the ICR. For proper consideration of your comments, it is best if
RRB and OIRA receive them within 30 days of publication date.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payment
of annuities to qualified employees and their spouses. In order to
receive an age and service annuity, Section 2(e)(3) states that an
applicant must stop all railroad work and give up any rights to return
to such work. However, applicants are not required to stop non-railroad
work or self-employment.
The RRB considers some work claimed as ``self-employment'' to
actually be employment for an employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or as work for an employer
depends upon the circumstances of each case. These circumstances are
prescribed in 20 CFR part 216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the RRA, an applicant is no longer
required to stop work for a ``Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad
Employer'' (LPE). However, section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that a
portion of the employee's Tier II benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from a ``LPE'' employer.
``LPE'' is defined as the last person, company or institution with
whom the employee or spouse applicant was employed concurrently with,
or after, the applicant's last railroad employment and before their
annuity beginning date. If a spouse never worked for a railroad, the
LPE employer is the last person for whom he or she worked.
The RRB utilizes Form AA-4, Self-Employment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, when an applicant claims to be self-employed to obtain
information needed to determine if the applicant's work is LPE,
railroad service or self-employment. If the work is self-employment,
the questionnaire identifies any months in which the applicant did not
perform substantial service. The RRB proposes editorial and formatting
changes to Form AA-4. Other non-burden impacting changes proposed
include dividing current items containing multiple questions into
separate items with Yes/No responses and skip patterns. Checklists have
also been added to many items to obtain more standardized responses.
Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the
public. If a respondent fails to complete Form AA-4, the RRB may be
unable to pay them benefits. The completion time for the form is
estimated at 40 to 70 minutes. One response is received from each
respondent. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we impose
appropriate paperwork burdens.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (72 FR 19555 on April 18, 2007) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Self-Employment and Substantial Service Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0138.
Form(s) submitted: AA-4.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for
payment of annuities to qualified employees and their spouses. Work for
a Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad Employer (LPE), and work in self-
employment affect payments in different ways. This collection obtains
information to determine whether claimed self-employment is really
self-employment, and not work for a railroad or LPE.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes editorial and formatting changes
to Form AA-4. Other non-burden impacting changes include dividing
current items containing multiple questions into separate items with
Yes/No responses and skip patterns. Checklists have also been added to
many items to obtain more standardized responses.
The burden estimate for the icr is as follows:
Estimated Completion Time for Form AA-4: 40 to 70 minutes.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 600.
Total annual responses: 600.
Total annual reporting hours: 415.
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 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.
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