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to serve as officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in these
proceedings.
3. Comments by interested persons in
these proceedings are due no later than
November 7, 2008.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–26518 Filed 11–5–08; 8:45 am]
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Wednesday, November
12, 2008, at 12:30 p.m.; and Thursday,
November 13, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and
11a.m.
PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal
Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin
Room.
STATUS: November 12—12:30 p.m.—
Closed; November 13—8:30 a.m.—
Open; November 13—11 a.m.—Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m.
(Closed)
1. Strategic Issues.
2. Financial Matters.
3. Pricing.
4. Personnel Matters and
Compensation Issues.
5. Governors’ Executive Session—
Discussion of prior agenda items and
Board Governance.
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Thursday, November 13 at 8:30 a.m.
(Open)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meetings,
September 23–24, and October 20–21,
2008.
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the
Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General
and CEO.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Quarterly Report on Service
Performance.
6. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2008
Audited Financial Statements and
Postal Service Annual Report.
7. Tentative Agenda for the December
2–3, 2008, meeting in Washington, DC.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
2009 Railroad Experience Rating
Proclamations, Monthly Compensation
Base and Other Determinations
ACTION:
Sunshine Act Meeting
1. Continuation of Wednesday’s
closed session agenda.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–26555 Filed 11–4–08; 11:15 am]
Railroad Retirement Board.
Notice.
AGENCY:
POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Thursday, November 13 at 11 a.m.
(Closed)—If Needed
Julie
S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, U.S.
Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20260–1000.
Telephone (202) 268–4800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 8(c)(2)
and section 12(r)(3) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (45
U.S.C. 358(c)(2) and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3),
respectively), the Board gives notice of
the following:
1. The balance to the credit of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance
(RUI) Account, as of June 30, 2008, is
$122,524,603.90;
2. The September 30, 2008, balance of
any new loans to the RUI Account,
including accrued interest, is zero;
3. The system compensation base is
$3,596,278,039.12 as of June 30, 2008;
4. The cumulative system unallocated
charge balance is ($305,933,872.49) as of
June 30, 2008;
5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar
year 2009 is zero;
6. The pooled charged ratio for
calendar year 2009 is zero;
7. The surcharge rate for calendar year
2009 is 1.5 percent;
8. The monthly compensation base
under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,330
for months in calendar year 2009;
9. The amount described in sections
1(k) and 3 of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the
monthly compensation base’’ is $3,325
for base year (calendar year) 2009;
10. The amount described in section
4(a–2)(i)(A) of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the
monthly compensation base’’ is $3,325
with respect to disqualifications ending
in calendar year 2009;
11. The amount described in section
2(c) of the Act as ‘‘an amount that bears
the same ratio to $775 as the monthly
compensation base for that year as
computed under section 1(i) of this Act
bears to $600’’ is $1,718 for months in
calendar year 2009;
12. The maximum daily benefit rate
under section 2(a)(3) of the Act is $64
with respect to days of unemployment
and days of sickness in registration
periods beginning after June 30, 2009.
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The balance in notice (1) and the
determinations made in notices (3)
through (7) are based on data as of June
30, 2008. The balance in notice (2) is
based on data as of September 30, 2008.
The determinations made in notices (5)
through (7) apply to the calculation,
under section 8(a)(1)(C) of the Act, of
employer contribution rates for 2009.
The determinations made in notices (8)
through (12) are effective January 1,
2009. The determination made in notice
(13) is effective for registration periods
beginning after June 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Secretary to the Board,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marla L. Huddleston, Bureau of the
Actuary, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
2092, telephone (312) 751–4779.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RRB
is required by section 8(c)(1) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(1)) as amended
by Public Law 100–647, to proclaim by
October 15 of each year certain systemwide factors used in calculating
experience-based employer contribution
rates for the following year. The RRB is
further required by section 8(c)(2) of the
Act (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2)) to publish the
amounts so determined and proclaimed.
The RRB is required by section 12(r)(3)
of the Act (45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3)) to
publish by December 11, 2008, the
computation of the calendar year 2009
monthly compensation base (section 1(i)
of the Act) and amounts described in
sections 1(k), 2(c), 3 and 4(a–2)(i)(A) of
the Act which are related to changes in
the monthly compensation base. Also,
the RRB is required to publish, by June
11, 2009, the maximum daily benefit
rate under section 2(a)(3) of the Act for
days of unemployment and days of
sickness in registration periods
beginning after June 30, 2009.
DATES:
Surcharge Rate
A surcharge is added in the
calculation of each employer’s
contribution rate, subject to the
applicable maximum rate, for a calendar
year whenever the balance to the credit
of the RUI Account on the preceding
June 30 is less than the greater of $100
million or the amount that bears the
same ratio to $100 million as the system
compensation base for that June 30
bears to the system compensation base
as of June 30, 1991. If the RUI Account
balance is less than $100 million (as
indexed), but at least $50 million (as
indexed), the surcharge will be 1.5
percent. If the RUI Account balance is
less than $50 million (as indexed), but
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POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at 12:30 p.m.; and
Thursday, November 13, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and 11a.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: November 12--12:30 p.m.--Closed; November 13--8:30 a.m.--Open;
November 13--11 a.m.--Closed.
Matters to be Considered:
Wednesday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m. (Closed)
1. Strategic Issues.
2. Financial Matters.
3. Pricing.
4. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues.
5. Governors' Executive Session--Discussion of prior agenda items
and Board Governance.
Thursday, November 13 at 8:30 a.m. (Open)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meetings, September 23-24, and October
20-21, 2008.
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Quarterly Report on Service Performance.
6. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2008 Audited Financial Statements
and Postal Service Annual Report.
7. Tentative Agenda for the December 2-3, 2008, meeting in
Washington, DC.
Thursday, November 13 at 11 a.m. (Closed)--If Needed
1. Continuation of Wednesday's closed session agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC
20260-1000. Telephone (202) 268-4800.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-26555 Filed 11-4-08; 11:15 am]
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