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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 136 / Friday, July 17, 2009 / Notices
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated February 6, 2009. Documents may
be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at
the NRC’s Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North,
Public File Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland. Publicly available records
will be accessible electronically from
the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
Room on the Internet at the NRC Web
site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone
at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or
send an e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day
of July 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James R. Hall,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing
Branch IV, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E9–17050 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2009–0315]
Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide
6.3, ‘‘Design, Construction, and Use of
Radioisotopic Power Generators for
Certain Land and Sea Applications.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert G. Carpenter, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone 301–251–
7483 or e-mail
Robert.Carpenter@nrc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 6.3, ‘‘Design,
Construction, and Use of Radioisotopic
Power Generators for Certain Land and
Sea Applications,’’ published in March
1974. RG 6.3 provides guidance on the
safe design, construction, and use of
radioisotopic power generators. The
NRC is withdrawing this regulatory
guide because it is no longer required.
RG 6.3 supported activities requiring
a license pursuant to Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 30,
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40, and 70. The guidance in RG 6.3
applies to types of devices that are no
longer used and have been replaced by
other technology. Therefore, no
licensing actions for these devices are
being submitted or reviewed by license
reviewers and the guidance is no longer
needed.
II. Further Information
The withdrawal of RG 6.3 does not
alter any prior or existing licensing
commitments based on its use. The
guidance provided in this regulatory
guide is no longer necessary. Regulatory
guides may be withdrawn when their
guidance is superseded by congressional
action or no longer provides useful
information.
Regulatory guides are available for
inspection or downloading through the
NRC’s public Web site under
‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ in the NRC’s
Electronic Reading Room at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections. Regulatory guides are also
available for inspection at the NRC’s
Public Document Room (PDR), Room O–
1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–
2738. The PDR’s mailing address is US
NRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555–0001.
The PDR staff can be reached by
telephone at 301–415–4737 or 800–397–
4209, by fax at 301–415–3548, and by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not
copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of June 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
R.A. Jervey,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development
Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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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
three (3) Information Collection
Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed ICR’s to determine (1) the
practical utility of the collections; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden of
the collections; (3) ways to enhance the
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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. Employee Representative’s Status
and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220–
0014
Under Section 1(b)(1) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), the term
‘‘employee’’ includes an individual who
is an employee representative. As
defined in Section 1(c) of the RRA, an
employee representative is an officer or
official representative of a railway labor
organization other than a labor
organization included in the term
‘‘employer,’’ as defined in the RRA, who
before or after August 29, 1935, was in
the service of an employer under the
RRA and who is duly authorized and
designated to represent employees in
accordance with the Railway Labor Act,
or, any individual who is regularly
assigned to or regularly employed by
such officer or official representative in
connection with the duties of his or her
office. The requirements relating to the
application for employee representative
status and the periodic reporting of the
compensation resulting from such status
is contained in 20 CFR 209.10.
The RRB utilizes Forms DC–2a,
Employee Representative’s Status
Report, and DC–2, Employee
Representative’s Report of
Compensation, to obtain the information
needed to determine employee
representative status and to maintain a
record of creditable service and
compensation resulting from such
status. Completion is required to obtain
or retain a benefit. One response is
requested of each respondent.
No changes are proposed to Form
DC–2a and Form DC–2. The completion
time for Form DC–2 is estimated at 30
minutes per response. The RRB
estimates that approximately 65 Form
DC–2’s are completed annually. The
RRB estimates that less than 10 Form
DC–2a’s are completed annually.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (74 FR 17895 on April 17,
2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employee Representatives’
Status and Compensation Reports.
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OMB Control Number: OMB 3220–
0014.
Form(s) submitted: DC–2a, DC–2.
Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other-forprofit.
Abstract: Benefits are provided under
the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) for
individuals who are employee
representatives as defined in section 1
of the RRA. The collection obtains
information regarding the status of such
individuals and their compensation.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The total burden estimate for the ICR
is as follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 65.
Total annual responses: 65.
Total annual reporting hours: 33.
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2. Employer’s Deemed Service Month
Questionnaire; OMB 3220–0156
Section 3 (i) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), as amended by
Public Law 98–76, provides that the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), under
certain circumstances, may deem
additional months of service in cases
where an employee does not actually
work in every month of the year,
provided the employee satisfies certain
eligibility requirements, including the
existence of an employment relation
between the employee and his or her
employer. The procedures pertaining to
the deeming of additional months of
service are found in the RRB’s
regulations at 20 CFR 210, Creditable
Railroad Service.
The RRB utilizes Form GL–99,
Employer’s Deemed Service Months
Questionnaire, to obtain service and
compensation information from railroad
employers needed to determine if an
employee can be credited with
additional deemed months of railroad
service.
The RRB proposes non-burden
impacting, editorial and formatting
changes to Form GL–99. Completion is
mandatory. One response is required for
each RRB inquiry. The completion time
for Form GL–99 is estimated at 2
minutes per response. The RRB
estimates that approximately 4,000
responses are received annually.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (74 FR 18409 on April 22,
2009) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
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Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer’s Deemed Service
Month Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: OMB 3220–
0156.
Form(s) submitted: GL–99.
Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Business or other-forprofit.
Abstract: Under Section 3(i) of the
Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad
Retirement Board may deem months of
service in cases where an employee
does not actually work in every month
of the year. The collection obtains
service and compensation information
from railroad employers needed to
determine if an employee may be
credited with additional months of
railroad service.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes
minor non-burden impacting editorial
and formatting changes to Form GL–99.
The total burden estimate for the ICR
is as follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 150.
Total annual responses: 4,000.
Total annual reporting hours: 133.
3. Statement of Claimant or Other
Person; OMB 3220–0183
To support an application for an
annuity under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) or for
unemployment benefits under Section 2
of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (RUIA), pertinent
information and proofs must be
furnished for the RRB to determine
benefit entitlement. Circumstances may
require an applicant or other person(s)
having knowledge of facts relevant to
the applicant’s eligibility for an annuity
or benefits to provide written statements
supplementing or changing statements
previously provided by the applicant.
Under the railroad retirement program
these statements may relate to changes
in annuity beginning date(s), dates for
marriage(s), birth(s), prior railroad or
non-railroad employment, an
applicant’s request for reconsideration
of an unfavorable RRB eligibility
determination for an annuity or various
other matters. The statements may also
be used by the RRB to secure a variety
of information needed to determine
eligibility to unemployment and
sickness benefits. Procedures related to
providing information needed for RRA
annuity or RUIA benefit eligibility
determinations are prescribed in 20 CFR
217 and 320 respectively.
The RRB utilizes Form G–93,
Statement of Claimant or Other Person,
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to obtain the supplemental or corrective
information from applicants or other
persons needed to determine applicant
eligibility for an RRA annuity or RUIA
benefits. The RRB proposes no changes
to Form G–93. Completion is voluntary.
One response is requested of each
respondent. The completion time for
Form G–93 is estimated at 15 minutes
per response. The RRB estimates that
approximately 900 responses are
received annually.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (74 FR 7274–7275 on
February 13, 2009) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request solicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement of Claimant or Other
Person.
OMB Control Number: OMB 3220–
0183.
Form(s) submitted: G–93.
Expiration date of current OMB
clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households, Business or other for-profit.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act and the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
pertinent information and proofs must
be submitted by an applicant so that the
Railroad Retirement Board can
determine his or her entitlement to
benefits. The collection obtains
information supplementing or changing
information previously provided by an
applicant.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The total burden estimate for the ICR
is as follows:
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 900.
Total annual responses: 900.
Total annual reporting hours: 225.
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
Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 136 / Friday, July 17, 2009 / Notices
Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–16968 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am]
Arkansas Disaster Number AR–00032
[Disaster Declaration #11787 and #11788]
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration # 11785 and # 11786]
South Dakota Disaster Number SD–
00023
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION:
Amendment 1.
SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of South Dakota (FEMA–1844–
DR), dated 06/16/2009.
Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.
Incident Period: 03/11/2009 through
07/06/2009.
Effective Date: 07/06/2009.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 08/17/2009.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 03/16/2010.
Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
The notice
of the President’s major disaster
declaration for Private Non-Profit
organizations in the State of South
Dakota, dated 06/16/2009, is hereby
amended to establish the incident
period for this disaster as beginning 03/
11/2009 and continuing through 07/06/
2009.
All other information in the original
declaration remains unchanged.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
James E. Rivera,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9–17120 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Amendment 1.
SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Arkansas (FEMA–1845–DR),
dated 06/16/2009.
Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,
and Flooding.
Incident Period: 04/27/2009 through
05/23/2009.
Effective Date: 05/23/2009.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 08/17/2009.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 03/16/2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of the President’s major disaster
declaration for Private Non-Profit
organizations in the State of Arkansas,
dated 06/16/2009, is hereby amended to
establish the incident period for this
disaster as beginning 04/27/2009 and
continuing through 05/23/2009.
All other information in the original
declaration remains unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Roger B. Garland,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. E9–17115 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–60270; File No. SR–BX–
2009–037]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Make
Permanent the Quarterly Options
Series Pilot Program on the Boston
Options Exchange Facility
July 9, 2009.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(‘‘Act’’) 1, and Rule 19b–4 2 thereunder,
notice is hereby given that on July 9,
2009, NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the
proposed rule change pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act,3 and Rule
19b–4(f)(6) 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
The Exchange proposes to amend the
Rules of the Boston Options Exchange
Group, LLC (‘‘BOX’’) to make permanent
its Quarterly Option Series pilot
program (‘‘QOS Program’’). The text of
the proposed rule change is available
from the principal office of the
Exchange, at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room and also on the
Exchange’s Internet Web site at https://
nasdaqomxbx.cchwallstreet.com/
NASDAQOMXBX/Filings/.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
Phlx included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the
proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. Phlx has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange is proposing to make
the QOS Program permanent. On July
17, 2007, the Exchange filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) SR–BSE–2007–36,
which was effective on filing and
established the QOS Program.5 The QOS
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56086
(July 17, 2007), 72 FR 40182 (July 23, 2007) (SR–
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
three (3) Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
The RRB invites comments on the proposed ICR's 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. Employee Representative's Status and Compensation Reports; OMB 3220-
0014
Under Section 1(b)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the
term ``employee'' includes an individual who is an employee
representative. As defined in Section 1(c) of the RRA, an employee
representative is an officer or official representative of a railway
labor organization other than a labor organization included in the term
``employer,'' as defined in the RRA, who before or after August 29,
1935, was in the service of an employer under the RRA and who is duly
authorized and designated to represent employees in accordance with the
Railway Labor Act, or, any individual who is regularly assigned to or
regularly employed by such officer or official representative in
connection with the duties of his or her office. The requirements
relating to the application for employee representative status and the
periodic reporting of the compensation resulting from such status is
contained in 20 CFR 209.10.
The RRB utilizes Forms DC-2a, Employee Representative's Status
Report, and DC-2, Employee Representative's Report of Compensation, to
obtain the information needed to determine employee representative
status and to maintain a record of creditable service and compensation
resulting from such status. Completion is required to obtain or retain
a benefit. One response is requested of each respondent.
No changes are proposed to Form DC-2a and Form DC-2. The completion
time for Form DC-2 is estimated at 30 minutes per response. The RRB
estimates that approximately 65 Form DC-2's are completed annually. The
RRB estimates that less than 10 Form DC-2a's are completed annually.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 17895 on April 17, 2009) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employee Representatives' Status and Compensation Reports.
[[Page 34805]]
OMB Control Number: OMB 3220-0014.
Form(s) submitted: DC-2a, DC-2.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other-for-profit.
Abstract: Benefits are provided under the Railroad Retirement Act
(RRA) for individuals who are employee representatives as defined in
section 1 of the RRA. The collection obtains information regarding the
status of such individuals and their compensation.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The total burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 65.
Total annual responses: 65.
Total annual reporting hours: 33.
2. Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0156
Section 3 (i) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), as amended by
Public Law 98-76, provides that the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB),
under certain circumstances, may deem additional months of service in
cases where an employee does not actually work in every month of the
year, provided the employee satisfies certain eligibility requirements,
including the existence of an employment relation between the employee
and his or her employer. The procedures pertaining to the deeming of
additional months of service are found in the RRB's regulations at 20
CFR 210, Creditable Railroad Service.
The RRB utilizes Form GL-99, Employer's Deemed Service Months
Questionnaire, to obtain service and compensation information from
railroad employers needed to determine if an employee can be credited
with additional deemed months of railroad service.
The RRB proposes non-burden impacting, editorial and formatting
changes to Form GL-99. Completion is mandatory. One response is
required for each RRB inquiry. The completion time for Form GL-99 is
estimated at 2 minutes per response. The RRB estimates that
approximately 4,000 responses are received annually.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 18409 on April 22, 2009) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer's Deemed Service Month Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: OMB 3220-0156.
Form(s) submitted: GL-99.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Business or other-for-profit.
Abstract: Under Section 3(i) of the Railroad Retirement Act, the
Railroad Retirement Board may deem months of service in cases where an
employee does not actually work in every month of the year. The
collection obtains service and compensation information from railroad
employers needed to determine if an employee may be credited with
additional months of railroad service.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes minor non-burden impacting
editorial and formatting changes to Form GL-99.
The total burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 150.
Total annual responses: 4,000.
Total annual reporting hours: 133.
3. Statement of Claimant or Other Person; OMB 3220-0183
To support an application for an annuity under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) or for unemployment benefits under
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), pertinent
information and proofs must be furnished for the RRB to determine
benefit entitlement. Circumstances may require an applicant or other
person(s) having knowledge of facts relevant to the applicant's
eligibility for an annuity or benefits to provide written statements
supplementing or changing statements previously provided by the
applicant. Under the railroad retirement program these statements may
relate to changes in annuity beginning date(s), dates for marriage(s),
birth(s), prior railroad or non-railroad employment, an applicant's
request for reconsideration of an unfavorable RRB eligibility
determination for an annuity or various other matters. The statements
may also be used by the RRB to secure a variety of information needed
to determine eligibility to unemployment and sickness benefits.
Procedures related to providing information needed for RRA annuity or
RUIA benefit eligibility determinations are prescribed in 20 CFR 217
and 320 respectively.
The RRB utilizes Form G-93, Statement of Claimant or Other Person,
to obtain the supplemental or corrective information from applicants or
other persons needed to determine applicant eligibility for an RRA
annuity or RUIA benefits. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-93.
Completion is voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
The completion time for Form G-93 is estimated at 15 minutes per
response. The RRB estimates that approximately 900 responses are
received annually.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (74 FR 7274-7275 on February 13, 2009) required
by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request solicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Statement of Claimant or Other Person.
OMB Control Number: OMB 3220-0183.
Form(s) submitted: G-93.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 7/31/2009.
Type of request: Extension with change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act and the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, pertinent information and proofs
must be submitted by an applicant so that the Railroad Retirement Board
can determine his or her entitlement to benefits. The collection
obtains information supplementing or changing information previously
provided by an applicant.
Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The total burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
Estimated annual number of respondents: 900.
Total annual responses: 900.
Total annual reporting hours: 225.
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 Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the OMB
Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and Budget,
[[Page 34806]]
Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-16968 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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