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each individual seeking unescorted
access to an ISFSI, to the Director of the
Division of Facilities and Security,
marked for the attention of the
Division’s Criminal History Check
Section. Copies of these forms may be
obtained by writing the Office of
Information Services, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, by calling (301) 415–
5877, or by e-mail to forms@nrc.gov.
Practicable alternative formats are set
forth in 10 CFR 73.4. The licensee shall
establish procedures to ensure that the
quality of the fingerprints taken results
in minimizing the rejection rate of
fingerprint cards due to illegible or
incomplete cards.
2. The NRC will review submitted
fingerprint cards for completeness. Any
Form FD–258 fingerprint record
containing omissions or evident errors
will be returned to the licensee for
corrections. The fee for processing
fingerprint checks includes one resubmission if the initial submission is
returned by the FBI because the
fingerprint impressions cannot be
classified. The one free resubmission
must have the FBI Transaction Control
Number reflected on the re-submission.
If additional submissions are necessary,
they will be treated as initial submittals
and will require a second payment of
the processing fee.
3. Fees for processing fingerprint
checks are due upon application. The
licensee shall submit payment of the
processing fees electronically. In order
to be able to submit secure electronic
payments, licensees will need to
establish an account with Pay.Gov
(https://www.pay.gov). To request an
account, the licensee shall send an email to det@nrc.gov. The e-mail must
include the licensee’s company name,
address, point of contact (POC), POC email address, and phone number. The
NRC will forward the request to
Pay.Gov; who will contact the licensee
with a password and user lD. Once
licensees have established an account
and submitted payment to Pay.Gov, they
shall obtain a receipt. The licensee shall
submit the receipt from Pay.Gov to the
NRC along with fingerprint cards. For
additional guidance on making
electronic payments, contact the
Facilities Security Branch, Division of
Facilities and Security, at (301) 415–
7739. Combined payment for multiple
applications is acceptable. The
application fee (currently $36) is the
sum of the user fee charged by the FBI
for each fingerprint card or other
fingerprint record submitted by the NRC
on behalf of a licensee, and an NRC
processing fee, which covers
administrative costs associated with
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NRC handling of licensee fingerprint
submissions. The Commission will
directly notify licensees who are subject
to this regulation of any fee changes.
4. The Commission will forward to
the submitting licensee all data received
from the FBI as a result of the licensee’s
application(s) for criminal history
records checks, including the FBI
fingerprint record.
F. Right To Correct and Complete
Information
1. Prior to any final adverse
determination, the licensee shall make
available to the individual the contents
of any criminal history records obtained
from the FBI for the purpose of assuring
correct and complete information.
Written confirmation by the individual
of receipt of this notification must be
maintained by the licensee for a period
of one (1) year from the date of
notification.
2. If, after reviewing the record, an
individual believes that it is incorrect or
incomplete in any respect and wishes to
change, correct, or update the alleged
deficiency, or to explain any matter in
the record, the individual may initiate
challenge procedures. These procedures
include either direct application by the
individual challenging the record to the
agency (i.e., law enforcement agency)
that contributed the questioned
information, or direct challenge as to the
accuracy or completeness of any entry
on the criminal history record to the
Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation Identification Division,
Washington, DC 20537–9700 (as set
forth in 28 CFR 16.30 through 16.34). In
the latter case, the FBI forwards the
challenge to the agency that submitted
the data and requests that agency to
verify or correct the challenged entry.
Upon receipt of an official
communication directly from the agency
that contributed the original
information, the FBI Identification
Division makes any changes necessary
in accordance with the information
supplied by that agency. The licensee
must provide at least ten (10) days for
an individual to initiate an action
challenging the results of a FBI CHRC
after the record is made available for
his/her review. The licensee may make
a final access determination based upon
the criminal history record only upon
receipt of the FBI’s ultimate
confirmation or correction of the record.
Upon a final adverse determination on
access to an ISFSI, the licensee shall
provide the individual its documented
basis for denial. Access to an ISFSI shall
not be granted to an individual during
the review process.
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G. Protection of Information
1. The licensee shall develop,
implement, and maintain a system for
personnel information management
with appropriate procedures for the
protection of personal, confidential
information. This system shall be
designed to prohibit unauthorized
access to sensitive information and to
prohibit modification of the information
without authorization.
2. Each licensee who obtains a
criminal history record on an individual
pursuant to this Order shall establish
and maintain a system of files and
procedures, for protecting the record
and the personal information from
unauthorized disclosure.
3. The licensee may not disclose the
record or personal information collected
and maintained to persons other than
the subject individual, his/her
representative, or to those who have a
need to access the information in
performing assigned duties in the
process of determining suitability for
unescorted access to the protected area
of an ISFSI. No individual authorized to
have access to the information may redisseminate the information to any
other individual who does not have the
appropriate need-to-know.
4. The personal information obtained
on an individual from a criminal history
record check may be transferred to
another licensee if the gaining licensee
receives the individual’s written request
to re-disseminate the information
contained in his/her file, and the
gaining licensee verifies information
such as the individual’s name, date of
birth, social security number, sex, and
other applicable physical characteristics
for identification purposes.
5. The licensee shall make criminal
history records, obtained under this
section, available for examination by an
authorized representative of the NRC to
determine compliance with the
regulations and laws.
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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
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
two (2) Information Collection Requests
(ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR describes the information we seek
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to collect from the public. Review and
approval by OIRA ensures that we
impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collections of information to
determine (1) The practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (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
proper consideration of your comments,
it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
1. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: Employer’s Quarterly Report
of Contributions Under the RUIA, RRB
Form DC–1; OMB 3220–0012.
Under Section 8 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
as amended by the Railroad
Unemployment Improvement Act of
1988 (Pub. L. 100–647), the amount of
each employer’s contribution is
determined by the RRB, primarily on
the basis of RUIA benefit payments
made to the employees of that employer.
These experienced based contributions,
take into account the frequency, volume
and duration of RUIA benefits, both
unemployment and sickness,
attributable to a railroad’s employees.
Each employer’s contribution rate
includes a component for administrative
expenses and a component to cover
costs shared by all employers. The
regulations prescribing the manner and
conditions for remitting the
contributions and for adjusting
overpayments or underpayments of
contributions are contained in 20 CFR
345.
RRB Form DC–1, Employer’s
Quarterly Report of Contributions Under
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act, is currently utilized by the RRB for
the reporting and remitting of quarterly
contributions by railroad employers.
The RRB utilizes a manual version of
Form DC–1 and also provides railroad
employers with the option of reporting
the required information and remitting
their quarterly contributions via an
Internet equivalent version Form DC–1.
One response is requested quarterly of
each respondent and completion is
mandatory. The estimated completion
for the manual and Internet version of
Form DC–1 is estimated at 25 minutes.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (74 FR 3115 on January
16, 2009) required by 44 U.S.C.
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3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer’s Quarterly Report of
Contributions Under the RUIA.
Form(s) submitted: DC–1.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0012.
Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 3/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 540.
Total annual responses: 2,160.
Total annual reporting hours: 900.
Abstract: Railroad employers are
required to make contributions to the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance fund
quarterly or annually equal to a
percentage of the creditable
compensation paid to each employee.
The information furnished on the report
accompanying the remittance is used to
determine correctness of the amount
paid.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form DC–1.
2. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: Applicant Background
Survey: RRB Form EEO–44, OMB 3220–
0201.
This information collection is needed
to comply with Federal laws and
regulations. 5 U.S.C. Chapter 72 section
7201 establishes an anti-discrimination
policy. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, section 2000e–8 [section 709],
requires agencies to make and keep
relevant records to identify unlawful
employment practices. 29 CFR section
1602 allows agencies to collect data to
determine if there is any adverse impact
on employment practices such as
recruitment or selection.
The RRB’s Equal Employment Office
collects data to assess the impact of the
agency’s recruitment processes on the
hiring of minorities, women and people
with disabilities. To obtain the
information necessary to conduct a
proper assessment, the RRB utilizes
Form EEO–44, Applicant Background
Survey, which collects information
about the racial or ethnic identity,
gender and disability of applicants for
RRB jobs from outside of the Federal
government.
Form EEO–44 is only viewed by RRB
Human Resources personnel and Equal
Employment Opportunity officials.
Summarized data from all external
applicants for a position is used to
identify hiring barriers which limit or
tends to limit employment
opportunities for members of a
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particular sex, race, or ethnic
background, or based on an individual’s
disability status.
The EEO–44 contains a ‘‘Plain
English’’ assurance that the information
will be kept highly confidential and
only shared with authorized RRB
officials. This assurance specifically
states that the information obtained is
kept as a running tally which cannot be
disaggregated into individual names,
that information from the form is not
entered into the RRB’s personnel
database, that the information is not
provided to selecting officials or any
others who can affect the selection, or
to the public, and that the form is
destroyed after the position is filled.
The information maintained does not
include the applicant’s name or other
identifier.
Completion of one form EEO–44 is
requested of each respondent and
completion is voluntary. The RRB
estimates the completion time Form
EEO–44 at 5 minutes.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (74 FR 3115 on January
16, 2008) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Applicant Background Survey.
Form(s) submitted: EEO–44.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0201.
Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 3/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 800.
Total annual responses: 800.
Total annual reporting hours: 67.
Abstract: To meet reporting
requirements of Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEO)
Management Directive 715, the RRB
collects information needed to properly
assess the impact of its recruitment
process on the hiring of minorities,
women, and people with disabilities.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form EEO–44.
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the form and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
officer at (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.
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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No.
28649; 812–13519]
Massachusetts Financial Services
Company, et al.; Notice of Application
March 17, 2009.
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AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and (2)
of the Act, and under section 6(c) of the
Act for an exemption from rule 12d1–
2(a) under the Act.
Summary of the Application: The
requested order would (a) permit certain
registered management investment
companies to acquire shares of certain
registered open-end management
investment companies that are outside
the same group of investment
companies as the acquiring investment
companies, and (b) permit funds of
funds relying on rule 12d1–2 under the
Act to invest in certain financial
instruments.
Applicants: MFS Series Trust I, MFS
Series Trust III, MFS Series Trust IV,
MFS Series Trust V, MFS Series Trust
IX, MFS Series Trust X, MFS Series
Trust XI, MFS Series Trust XII, and MFS
Series Trust XIII (collectively, the
‘‘Trusts’’), Massachusetts Financial
Services Company (the ‘‘Adviser’’), and
MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (the
‘‘Distributor’’).
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on April 17, 2008, and amended on
November 26, 2008. Applicants have
agreed to file an amendment during the
notice period, the substance of which is
contained 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,
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personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on April 13, 2009, 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, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–
1090. Applicants, 500 Boylston Street,
Boston, MA 02116.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Y. Greenlees, Senior Counsel,
at (202) 551–6879, or Mary Kay Frech,
Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821
(Division of Investment Management,
Office of Investment Company
Regulation).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained for a fee at the Public
Reference Desk, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington DC 20549–0102
(telephone (202) 551–5850).
Applicants’ Representations
1. The Trusts are open-end
management investment companies
registered under the Act and organized
as Massachusetts business trusts. Each
Trust is comprised of separate series
that pursue distinct investment
objectives and strategies. The Trusts are
part of the same ‘‘group of investment
companies’’ within the meaning of
section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Act. The
Adviser, a Delaware corporation, is
registered as an investment adviser
under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 (‘‘Advisers Act’’) and serves as
investment adviser to the Trusts.1 The
Distributor is a Delaware corporation
and is registered as a broker-dealer
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
Distributor serves as principal
underwriter and distributor for the
shares of the Underlying Funds (as
defined below) and the Related Funds of
Funds (as defined below).
2. Applicants request an exemption to
permit registered management
investment companies that operate as a
1 All references to the term ‘‘Adviser’’ include
successors-in-interest to the Adviser. Successors-ininterest are limited to any entity resulting from a
name change, a reorganization of the Adviser into
another jurisdiction or a change in the type of
business organization.
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‘‘fund of funds’’ and that are not part of
the same ‘‘group of investment
companies,’’ within the meaning of
section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Act, as the
Trusts (‘‘Unrelated Funds of Funds’’) to
acquire shares of separate series of the
Trusts that do not operate as ‘‘funds of
funds’’ (‘‘Underlying Funds’’) 2 in excess
of the limits in section 12(d)(1)(A) of the
Act, and to permit Underlying Funds,
any principal underwriter for an
Underlying Fund, and any broker or
dealer registered under the Exchange
Act (‘‘Broker’’) to sell shares of an
Underlying Fund to an Unrelated Fund
of Funds in excess of the limits in
section 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.
Applicants request that the relief apply
to: (1) Each registered open-end
management investment company or
series thereof that currently or
subsequently is part of the same ‘‘group
of investment companies,’’ within the
meaning of section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the
Act, as the Trusts, and that is advised
or sponsored by the Adviser or any
entity controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with the Adviser
(such registered open-end management
investment companies or their series are
included in the term ‘‘Underlying
Funds’’); (2) each Unrelated Fund of
Funds that enters into a Participation
Agreement (as defined below) with an
Underlying Fund to purchase shares of
the Underlying Fund; and (3) any
principal underwriter to an Underlying
Fund or Broker selling shares of an
Underlying Fund.3
3. Each Unrelated Fund of Funds will
be advised by an investment adviser,
within the meaning of section
2(a)(20)(A) of the Act, that is registered
as an investment adviser under the
Advisers Act (an ‘‘Unrelated Fund of
2 As of the date of the application, the Underlying
Funds include the following series of MFS Series
Trust I: MFS Core Growth Fund, MFS New
Discovery Fund, MFS Research International Fund,
MFS Value Fund; the following series of MFS
Series Trust III: MFS High Income Fund; the
following series of MFS Series Trust IV: MFS Mid
Cap Growth Fund, MFS Money Market Fund; the
following series of MFS Series Trust V: MFS
International New Discovery Fund, MFS Research
Fund; the following series of MFS Series Trust IX:
MFS Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund, MFS Limited
Maturity Fund, MFS Research Bond Fund; the
following series of MFS Series Trust X: MFS
Emerging Markets Equity Fund, MFS Floating Rate
High Income Fund, MFS International Growth
Fund, MFS International Value Fund; the following
series of MFS Series Trust XI: MFS Mid Cap Value
Fund; and the following series of MFS Series Trust
XIII: MFS Government Securities Fund.
3 All entities that currently intend to rely on the
requested order are named as applicants. Any other
entity that relies on the order in the future will
comply with the terms and conditions of the
application. An Unrelated Fund of Funds may rely
on the requested order only to invest in an
Underlying Fund and not in any other registered
investment company.
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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
two (2) Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes the information we seek
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to collect from the public. Review and approval by OIRA ensures that we
impose appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the proposed collections of information
to determine (1) The practical utility of the collections; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (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 proper
consideration of your comments, it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them
within 30 days of publication date.
1. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: Employer's
Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA, RRB Form DC-1; OMB
3220-0012.
Under Section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
as amended by the Railroad Unemployment Improvement Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100-647), the amount of each employer's contribution is determined
by the RRB, primarily on the basis of RUIA benefit payments made to the
employees of that employer. These experienced based contributions, take
into account the frequency, volume and duration of RUIA benefits, both
unemployment and sickness, attributable to a railroad's employees. Each
employer's contribution rate includes a component for administrative
expenses and a component to cover costs shared by all employers. The
regulations prescribing the manner and conditions for remitting the
contributions and for adjusting overpayments or underpayments of
contributions are contained in 20 CFR 345.
RRB Form DC-1, Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, is currently utilized by the
RRB for the reporting and remitting of quarterly contributions by
railroad employers. The RRB utilizes a manual version of Form DC-1 and
also provides railroad employers with the option of reporting the
required information and remitting their quarterly contributions via an
Internet equivalent version Form DC-1.
One response is requested quarterly of each respondent and
completion is mandatory. The estimated completion for the manual and
Internet version of Form DC-1 is estimated at 25 minutes.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 3115 on January 16, 2009) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer's Quarterly Report of Contributions Under the RUIA.
Form(s) submitted: DC-1.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0012.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 3/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 540.
Total annual responses: 2,160.
Total annual reporting hours: 900.
Abstract: Railroad employers are required to make contributions to
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance fund quarterly or annually equal to
a percentage of the creditable compensation paid to each employee. The
information furnished on the report accompanying the remittance is used
to determine correctness of the amount paid.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form DC-1.
2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: Applicant
Background Survey: RRB Form EEO-44, OMB 3220-0201.
This information collection is needed to comply with Federal laws
and regulations. 5 U.S.C. Chapter 72 section 7201 establishes an anti-
discrimination policy. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
section 2000e-8 [section 709], requires agencies to make and keep
relevant records to identify unlawful employment practices. 29 CFR
section 1602 allows agencies to collect data to determine if there is
any adverse impact on employment practices such as recruitment or
selection.
The RRB's Equal Employment Office collects data to assess the
impact of the agency's recruitment processes on the hiring of
minorities, women and people with disabilities. To obtain the
information necessary to conduct a proper assessment, the RRB utilizes
Form EEO-44, Applicant Background Survey, which collects information
about the racial or ethnic identity, gender and disability of
applicants for RRB jobs from outside of the Federal government.
Form EEO-44 is only viewed by RRB Human Resources personnel and
Equal Employment Opportunity officials. Summarized data from all
external applicants for a position is used to identify hiring barriers
which limit or tends to limit employment opportunities for members of a
particular sex, race, or ethnic background, or based on an individual's
disability status.
The EEO-44 contains a ``Plain English'' assurance that the
information will be kept highly confidential and only shared with
authorized RRB officials. This assurance specifically states that the
information obtained is kept as a running tally which cannot be
disaggregated into individual names, that information from the form is
not entered into the RRB's personnel database, that the information is
not provided to selecting officials or any others who can affect the
selection, or to the public, and that the form is destroyed after the
position is filled. The information maintained does not include the
applicant's name or other identifier.
Completion of one form EEO-44 is requested of each respondent and
completion is voluntary. The RRB estimates the completion time Form
EEO-44 at 5 minutes.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 3115 on January 16, 2008) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Applicant Background Survey.
Form(s) submitted: EEO-44.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0201.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 3/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-
profit.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 800.
Total annual responses: 800.
Total annual reporting hours: 67.
Abstract: To meet reporting requirements of Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEO) Management Directive 715, the RRB collects
information needed to properly assess the impact of its recruitment
process on the hiring of minorities, women, and people with
disabilities.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form EEO-44.
Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the form and
supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency
clearance officer at (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. E9-6223 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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