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published by the Instituto Azucarero
Dominicano. Based on this data, USTR
determines that the Dominican
Republic’s trade surplus is negative.
Therefore, in accordance with U.S. Note
25(b)(ii) to subchapter XXII of HTS
chapter 98, goods of the Dominican
Republic are not eligible to enter the
United States duty-free under
subheading 9822.05.20 in CY2008).
During CY2006, the most recent year
for which data is available, El Salvador’s
exports of the sugar and syrup goods
and sugar-containing products
described above exceeded its imports of
those goods by 224,867 metric tons
according to data published by the
Salvadoran Central Bank. Based on this
data, USTR determines that El
Salvador’s trade surplus is 224,867
metric tons. Therefore, in accordance
with U.S. Note 25(b)(ii) to subchapter
XXII of HTS chapter 98, the aggregate
quantity of goods of El Salvador that
may be entered duty-free under
subheading 9822.05.20 in CY2008 is
24,960 metric tons (i.e., the amount set
out in that note for El Salvador for
2008).
During CY2006, the most recent year
for which data is available, Guatemala’s
exports of the sugar and syrup goods
and sugar-containing products
described above exceeded its imports of
those goods by 1,023,416 metric tons
according to data published by the
World Trade Atlas. Based on this data,
USTR determines that Guatemala’s trade
surplus is 1,023,416 metric tons.
Therefore, in accordance with U.S. Note
25(b)(ii) to subchapter XXII of HTS
chapter 98, the aggregate quantity of
goods of Guatemala that may be entered
duty-free under subheading 9822.05.20
in CY2008 is 33,280 metric tons (i.e., the
amount set out in that note for
Guatemala for 2008).
During CY2006, the most recent year
for which data is available, Honduras’
exports of the sugar and syrup goods
and sugar-containing products
described above exceeded its imports of
those goods by 31,449 metric tons
according to data published by the
Central Bank of Honduras. Based on this
data, USTR determines that Honduras’
trade surplus is 31,449 metric tons.
Therefore, in accordance with U.S. Note
25(b)(ii) to subchapter XXII of HTS
chapter 98, the aggregate quantity of
goods of Honduras that may be entered
duty-free under subheading 9822.05.20
in CY2008 is 8,320 metric tons (i.e., the
amount set out in that note for
Honduras for 2008).
During CY2006, the most recent year
for which data is available, Nicaragua’s
exports of the sugar and syrup goods
and sugar-containing products
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described above exceeded its imports of
those goods by 58,575 metric tons
according to data published by the
World Trade Atlas. Based on this data,
USTR determines that Nicaragua’s trade
surplus is 58,575 metric tons. Therefore,
in accordance with U.S. Note 25(b)(ii) to
subchapter XXII of HTS chapter 98, the
aggregate quantity of goods of Nicaragua
that may be entered duty-free under
subheading 9822.05.20 in CY2008 is
22,880 metric tons (i.e., the amount set
out in that note for Nicaragua for 2008).
James Murphy,
Assistant United States Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Review of Revised
Information Collection: RI 38–31
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of a revised
information collection. RI 38–31,
Request for Information About Your
Missing Payment, is sent in response to
a notification by an individual of the
loss or non-receipt of a payment from
the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund. This form requests the
information needed to enable OPM to
trace and/or reissue payment. Missing
payments may also be reported to OPM.
Comments are particularly invited on:
Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of functions of the Office of Personnel
Management, and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 8,000 reports of
missing payments are processed each
year. Of these, we estimate that 7,800
are reports of missing checks.
Approximately 200 reports of missing
checks are reported using RI 38–31 and
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7,600 are reported by telephone. A
response time of ten minutes per form
reporting a missing check is estimated;
the same amount of time is needed to
report the missing checks or electronic
funds transfer (EFT) payments using the
telephone. The annual burden for
reporting missing checks is 1,300 hours.
The remaining 200 reports relate to EFT
payments. No missing EFT payments
are reported using RI 38–31. The annual
burden for reporting missing EFT
payments is 33 hours. The total burden
is 1,333 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov.
Please include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Program,
Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3305, Washington, DC 20415–3500.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review,
Comment Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection: OPM
Form 1496A
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for revision of a
currently approved collection. OPM
Form1496A, Application for Deferred
Retirement (Separations on or after
October 1, 1956) is used by eligible
former Federal employees to apply for a
deferred Civil Service annuity. Form
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OPM 1496 and OPM 1496A were
needed for many years because there
was a major revision in the law effective
October 1, 1956; this affected the
general information provided with both
forms. However, we will no longer
maintain a clearance of the OPM 1496,
because the waning population affected
by this form is fewer than ten
respondents a year. We are requesting
clearance of the revised OPM 1496A.
Approximately 2,800 OPM Forms
1496A will be completed annually. We
estimate it takes approximately 1 hour
to complete this form. The annual
burden is 2,800 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov.
Please include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and
Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415–3500; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E7–24708 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am]
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announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of a revised
information collection. RI 92–19,
Application for Deferred or Postponed
Retirement: Federal Employees
Retirement System (FERS), is used by
separated employees to apply for either
a deferred or a postponed FERS annuity
benefit.
Approximately 1, 693 forms are
completed annually. We estimate it
takes approximately 60 minutes to
complete the form. The annual
estimated burden is 1,693 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov.
Please include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and
Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415–3540;
and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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ACTION: Notice.
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Administrative Practice and Procedure,
Postal Service
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
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measurement and reporting systems for
market dominant products. The
proposal responds to provisions in a law
enacted this year which require
consultation between the Commission
and the Postal Service on the
establishment of service standards. The
law also requires the use of an objective
external measurement, unless the
Commission approves an internal
measurement system. Comments will
assist the Commission in carrying out its
legal obligations. This document
identifies revised comment deadlines
and reflects minor changes,
reformatting, and footnote numbering.
DATES: Initial comments due January 18,
2008; reply comments due February 1,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202–789–6820 and
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory
History, 72 FR 34424 (June 22, 2007).
I. Background
Section 301 of the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act
(PAEA), Public Law 109–435, 120 Stat.
3218, requires the Postal Service, in
consultation with the Postal Regulatory
Commission (Commission), to establish
by regulation a set of modern service
standards for market dominant products
by December 20, 2007.1 By statute, the
service standards must be measured by
an objective external performance
measurement system, unless the
Commission approves the use of an
internal measurement system. 39 U.S.C.
3691(b)(1)(D) and (b)(2).
The Commission and Postal Service
have held a series of meetings to discuss
service performance measurement
issues.2 In response to those meetings,
the Postal Service has submitted a
formal proposal to the Commission
setting forth several proposed systems
for measuring the service performance
of market dominant products.3 The
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1 Section 301 of the PAEA is codified at 39 U.S.C.
3691. The Postal Service published its proposed
service standards October 17, 2007. See 72 FR
58946.
2 During the course of developing service
standards, the Postal Service has also discussed
service performance measurement systems with
workgroups of the Mailers Technical Advisory
Committee.
3 See USPS Service Performance Measurement
Proposal, received November 29, 2007 (Proposal),
which is reproduced below. The Proposal is also
available on the Commission’s Web site, https://
www.prc.gov.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection: OPM Form 1496A
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for revision of a currently approved
collection. OPM Form1496A, Application for Deferred Retirement
(Separations on or after October 1, 1956) is used by eligible former
Federal employees to apply for a deferred Civil Service annuity. Form
[[Page 72395]]
OPM 1496 and OPM 1496A were needed for many years because there was a
major revision in the law effective October 1, 1956; this affected the
general information provided with both forms. However, we will no
longer maintain a clearance of the OPM 1496, because the waning
population affected by this form is fewer than ten respondents a year.
We are requesting clearance of the revised OPM 1496A.
Approximately 2,800 OPM Forms 1496A will be completed annually. We
estimate it takes approximately 1 hour to complete this form. The
annual burden is 2,800 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on
(202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via E-mail to MaryBeth.Smith-
Toomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415-3500; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
For Information Regarding Administrative Coordination--Contact: Cyrus
S. Benson, Team Leader, Publications Team, RIS Support Services/Support
Group, (202) 606-0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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