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II. Notice of Filings
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2011–12 and CP2011–48 for
consideration of the Request pertaining
to the proposed Express Mail Contract
10 product and the related contract,
respectively.
Interested persons may submit
comments on whether the Postal
Service’s filings in the captioned
dockets are consistent with the policies
of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642 and 39
CFR part 3015 and 39 CFR 3020, subpart
B. Comments are due no later than
December 29, 2010. The public portions
of these filings can be accessed via the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Derrick D.
Dennis to serve as Public Representative
in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2011–12 and CP2011–48 for
consideration of the matters raised in
each docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Derrick
D. Dennis is appointed 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
December 29, 2010.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
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Summary: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) is submitting
five (5) Information Collection Requests
(ICR) to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR(s) describe the information we seek
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: 3220–0005, Employer
Reporting.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), and Section 6 of
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act (RUIA), railroad employers are
required to submit reports of employee
service and compensation to the RRB as
needed for administering the RRA and
RUIA. To pay benefits due on a
deceased employee’s earnings records or
determine entitlement to, and amount of
annuity applied for, it is necessary at
times to obtain from railroad employers
current (lag) service and compensation
not yet reported to the RRB through the
annual reporting process. The reporting
requirements are specified in 20 CFR
209.6 and 209.7.
The RRB utilizes Form G–88a.1,
Notice of Retirement and Verification of
Date Last Worked, Form G–88a.2, Notice
of Retirement and Request for Service
Needed for Eligibility, and Form AA–12,
Notice of Death and Compensation, to
obtain the required lag service and
related information from railroad
employers. Form G–88a.1 is a computergenerated listing sent by the RRB to
railroad employers and used for the
specific purpose of verifying
information previously provided to the
RRB regarding the date last worked by
an employee. Form G–88a.2 is used by
the RRB to secure lag service and
compensation information when it is
needed to determine benefit eligibility.
Form AA–12 obtains a report of lag
service and compensation from the last
railroad employer of a deceased
employee. This report covers the lag
period between the date of the latest
record of employment processed by the
RRB and the date an employee last
worked, the date of death or the date the
employee may have been entitled to
benefits under the Social Security Act.
The information is used by the RRB to
determine benefits due on the deceased
employee’s earnings record. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form AA–12,
Form G–88a.1 and Form G–88a.2.
In addition, 20 CFR 209.12(b) requires
all railroad employers to furnish the
RRB with the home addresses of all
employees hired within the last year
(new-hires). Form BA–6a, Form BA–6
Address Report, is used by the RRB to
obtain home address information of
employees from railroad employers that
do not have the home address
information computerized and who
submit the information in a paper
format. The form also serves as an
instruction sheet to railroad employers
who can also submit the information
electronically by magnetic tape
cartridge, CD–ROM, secure e-mail, or
via the Internet utilizing the RRB’s
Employer Reporting System (ERS).
Completion of the forms is mandatory.
One response is requested of each
respondent. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form BA–6a.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0005.
Form(s) submitted: AA–12, G–88A.1,
G–88A.2, BA–6a (Internet) and
electronic equivalents.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Under the Railroad
Retirement Act and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, railroad
employers are required to report service
and compensation for employees
needed to determine eligibility to and
the amounts of benefits paid.
Estimated burden for the ICR:
Annual
responses
Form No.
AA–12 ..........................................................................................................................................
G–88A.1 .......................................................................................................................................
G–88A.1 (Class I railroads) .........................................................................................................
G–88A.2 .......................................................................................................................................
BA–6a (RR initiated)(paper) ........................................................................................................
BA–6a (RRB initiated)(paper) ......................................................................................................
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360
144
1,300
80
250
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Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
5
5
20
5
32
32
5
30
48
108
43
133
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Annual
responses
Form No.
BA–6a
BA–6a
BA–6a
BA–6a
BA–6a
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
Electronic Equivalent* ......................................................................................................
Internet (RR initiated) ......................................................................................................
Internet (RRB initiated) ....................................................................................................
(E-mail) ............................................................................................................................
(File Transfer Protocol) ....................................................................................................
14
250
250
30
10
15
17
12
15
15
4
71
50
8
2
Total ......................................................................................................................................
2,748
........................
502
2. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: 3220–0008, Railroad Service
and Compensation Reports/System
Access Application/Report Certification.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6 of
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act (RUIA) the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad
employee, a record of compensation
paid to that employee by all railroad
employers for whom the employee
worked after 1936. This record, which is
used by the RRB to determine eligibility
for, and amount of, benefits due under
the laws it administers, is conclusive as
to the amount of compensation paid to
an employee during such period(s)
covered by the report(s) of the
compensation by the employee’s
railroad employer(s), except in cases
when an employee files a protest
pertaining to his or her reported
compensation within the statute of
limitations cited in Section 9 of the RRA
and Section 6 of the RUIA.
To enable the RRB to establish and
maintain the record of compensation,
employers are required to file with the
RRB, in such manner and form and at
such times as the RRB prescribes,
reports of compensation of employees.
Railroad Employers’ Reports and
Responsibilities are prescribed in 20
CFR 209. The RRB utilizes Form BA–3,
Annual Report of Compensation and
Form BA–4, Report of Creditable
Compensation Adjustments, to secure
required information from railroad
employers. Form BA–3 provides the
RRB with information regarding annual
creditable service and compensation for
each individual who worked for a
railroad employer covered by the RRA
and RUIA in a given year. Form BA–4
provides for the adjustment of any
previously submitted reports and also
the opportunity to provide any service
and compensation that had been
previously omitted. Requirements
specific to Forms BA–3 and BA–4 are
prescribed in 20 CFR 209.8 and 209.9.
Employers currently have the option
of submitting the reports for the
aforementioned forms, electronically by
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), secure
E-mail or via the Internet utilizing the
RRB’s Employer Reporting System (ERS)
(for Form BA–4), or in like format on
magnetic tape cartridges or CD–ROM.
The RRB proposes no changes to Form
BA–3 or BA–4.
The information collection also
includes RRB Form BA–12, Application
for Employer Reporting Internet Access
and Form G–440, Report Specifications
Sheet. Form BA–12 is completed by
railroad employers to obtain system
access to the RRB’s Employer Reporting
System (ERS). Once access is obtained,
authorized employees may submit
reporting forms to the RRB via the
Internet. The form determines what
degree of access (view/only, data entry/
modification or approval/submission) is
appropriate for that employee. It is also
used to terminate an employee’s access
to ERS. The RRB proposes no changes
to Form BA–12. Form G–440, Report
Specifications Sheet, serves as a
certification document for various RRB
employer reporting forms (Forms BA–3,
BA–4, Form BA–6a, BA–6, Address
Report (OMB 3220–0005), BA–9, Report
of Separation Allowance or Severance
Pay (OMB 3220–0173) and BA–11,
Report of Gross Earnings (OMB 3220–
0132)). It records the type of medium
the report was submitted on, and serves
as a summary recapitulation sheet for
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Reporting
reports filed on paper. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form G–440.
Submission of Form BA–3, BA–4, and
G–440 is mandatory. Completion of
Form BA–12 is voluntary. It is
completed only if an employer wants to
submit reports via the Internet. One
response is requested of each
respondent for all of the forms in the
collection. Depending on circumstances
and method of submission chosen,
multiple responses will be received
from a respondent for Form BA–4 and
G–440.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Railroad Service and
Compensation Reports/System Access
Application/Report Certification.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0008.
Form(s) submitted: BA–3, BA–3
(electronic equivalents), BA–4, BA–4
(Internet), BA–4 (electronic
equivalents), BA–12.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other forprofit.
Abstract: Under the Railroad
Retirement Act and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act,
employers are required to report service
and compensation for each employee to
update Railroad Retirement Board
records for payments of benefits. The
collection obtains service and
compensation information, information
needed to ensure secure system access
from employers who voluntarily opt to
use the RRB’s Internet-based Employer
Reporting System to submit reporting
forms and information needed to certify
employer reporting transactions.
Estimated burden for the ICR:
Time 1
Responses
Burden (hours)
BA–3:
Paper ..................................................................................................
Electronic Media .................................................................................
196
386
116.85 (7,011 min) ..........................
46.25 (2,775 min) ............................
22,903
17,852
Total BA–3 ...................................................................................
582
..........................................................
40,755
BA–4:
Paper ..................................................................................................
Electronic Media .................................................................................
160
285
1.25 (75 min) ...................................
1.00 (60 min) ...................................
200
285
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Reporting
Time 1
Responses
Burden (hours)
BA–4 (Internet) ...................................................................................
3,852
.33 (20 min) .....................................
1,284
Total BA–4 ...................................................................................
4,297
..........................................................
1,769
BA–12:
Initial Access .......................................................................................
Access Termination ............................................................................
300
50
.33 (20 min) .....................................
.166 (10 min) ...................................
100
8
Total BA–12 .................................................................................
350
..........................................................
108
G–440 (certification):
Form BA–3 (zero employees) ............................................................
Form BA–11 (zero employees) ..........................................................
Paper forms (without recap) ...............................................................
Electronic transactions .......................................................................
BA–3 and BA–4 (with recap) ..............................................................
96
305
446
904
368
.25 (15 min) .....................................
.25 (15 min) .....................................
.25 (15 min) .....................................
.50 (30 min) .....................................
1.25 (75 min) ...................................
24
76
112
452
460
Total G–440 .................................................................................
2,119
..........................................................
1,124
Grand Total .................................................................................
7,348
..........................................................
43,756
3. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: 3220–0022, Application and
Claim for Unemployment Benefits and
Employment Service.
Section 2 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
provides unemployment benefits for
qualified railroad employees. These
benefits are generally payable for each
day of unemployment in excess of four
during a registration period (normally a
period of 14 days).
Section 12 of the RUIA provides that
the RRB establish, maintain and operate
free employment facilities directed
toward the reemployment of railroad
employees. The procedures for applying
for the unemployment benefits and
employment service and for registering
and claiming the benefits are prescribed
in 20 CFR part 325.
The RRB utilizes the following forms
to collect the information necessary to
pay unemployment benefits: Form UI–1
(or its Internet equivalent, Form UI–1
(Internet)), Application for
Unemployment Benefits and
Employment Service, is completed by a
claimant for unemployment benefits
once in a benefit year, at the time of first
registration. Completion of Form UI–1
or UI–1 (Internet) also registers an
unemployment claimant for the RRB’s
employment service. The RRB proposes
no changes to Form UI–1 or UI–1
(Internet).
The RRB also utilizes Form UI–3, (or
its Internet equivalent Form UI–3
(Internet)) Claim for Unemployment
Benefits for use in claiming
unemployment benefits for days of
unemployment in a particular
registration period, normally a period of
14 days. The RRB proposes no changes
to Form UI–3 or UI–3 (Internet).
Completion of Forms UI–1,
UI–1 (Internet), UI–3 and UI–3 (Internet)
is required to obtain or retain benefits.
The number of responses required of
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application and Claim for
Unemployment Benefits and
Employment Service.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0022.
Form(s) submitted: UI–1, UI–1
(Internet), UI–3, UI–3 (Internet).
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are provided for
qualified railroad employees. The
collection obtains the information
needed for determining the eligibility to
and amount of such benefits from
railroad employees.
Estimated Burden for the ICR:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
.............................................................................................................................................
(Internet) ..............................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
(Internet) ..............................................................................................................................
12,747
3,416
108,217
37,951
10
10
6
6
2,124
569
10,822
3,795
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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UI–1
UI–1
UI–3
UI–3
each claimant varies, depending on
their period of unemployment.
162,331
........................
17,311
4. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: 3220–0132, Gross Earnings
Report.
In order to carry out the financial
interchange provisions of section 7(c)(2)
of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA),
the RRB obtains annually from railroad
employers the gross earnings for their
employees on a one-percent basis, i.e.,
1% of each employer’s railroad
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employees. The gross earnings sample is
based on the earnings of employees
whose social security numbers end with
the digits ‘‘30.’’ The gross earnings are
used to compute payroll taxes under the
financial interchange.
The gross earnings information is
essential in determining the tax
amounts involved in the financial
interchange with the Social Security
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Administration and Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Besides being necessary for current
financial interchange calculations, the
gross earnings file tabulations are also
an integral part of the data needed to
estimate future tax income and
corresponding financial interchange
amounts. These estimates are made for
internal use and to satisfy requests from
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other government agencies and
interested groups. In addition, cash flow
projections of the social security
equivalent benefit account, railroad
retirement account and cost estimates
made for proposed amendments to laws
administered by the RRB are dependent
on input developed from the
information collection.
The RRB utilizes Form BA–11 or its
electronic equivalent(s) to obtain gross
earnings information from railroad
employers. Employers have the option
of preparing and submitting BA–11
reports on paper, (or in like format) on
magnetic tape cartridges, CD–ROM, File
Transfer Protocol (FTP) or secure e-mail.
Completion is mandatory. One response
is required of each respondent. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form BA–11.
Information Collection Request Details
(ICR)
Title: Gross Earnings Report.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0132.
Form(s) submitted: BA–11, BA–11
(electronic equivalents).
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other forprofit.
Annual
responses
Form No.
BA–11
BA–11
BA–11
BA–11
Abstract: Section 7(c)(2) of the
Railroad Retirement Act requires a
financial interchange between the
OASDHI trust funds and the railroad
retirement account. The collection
obtains gross earnings of railway
employees on a 1% basis. The
information is used in determining the
amount which would place the OASDHI
funds trust in the position they would
have been if railroad service had been
covered by the Social Security and FIC
Acts.
Estimated burden for the ICR:
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
(magnetic tape**/file transfer protocol***) ........................................................................
(CD–ROM)** ....................................................................................................................
(manual form)* .................................................................................................................
(secure E-mail)*** ............................................................................................................
8
38
76
47
300
30
30
30
40
19
38
24
Total ......................................................................................................................................
169
........................
121
5. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection: 3220–0173, Railroad
Separation Allowance or Severance Pay
Report.
Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement
Act provides for a lump-sum payment to
an employee or the employee’s
survivors equal to the Tier II taxes paid
by the employee on a separation
allowance or severance payment for
which the employee did not receive
credits toward retirement. The lumpsum is not payable until retirement
benefits begin to accrue or the employee
dies. Also, Section 4(a–1)(iii) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
provides that a railroad employee who
is paid a separation allowance is
disqualified for unemployment and
sickness benefits for the period of time
the employee would have to work to
earn the amount of the allowance. The
reporting requirements are specified in
20 CFR 209.14. In order to calculate and
provide payments, the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) must collect
and maintain records of separation
allowances and severance payments
which were subject to Tier II taxation
from railroad employers. The RRB uses
Form BA–9 to obtain information from
railroad employers concerning the
separation allowances and severance
payments made to railroad employees
and/or the survivors of railroad
employees. Employers currently have
the option of submitting a paper BA–9,
(or in like format) a magnetic tape
cartridge, CD–ROM, electronically by
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or secure Email. Completion is mandatory. One
response is requested of each
respondent. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form BA–9.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Railroad Separation Allowance
or Severance Pay Report.
Annual
responses
Form No.
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BA–9
BA–9
BA–9
BA–9
BA–9
OMB Control Number: 3220–0173.
Form(s) submitted: BA–9, BA–9
(electronic equivalents).
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other for
profit.
Abstract: Section 6 of the Railroad
Retirement Act provides for a lump-sum
payment to an employee or the
employee’s survivor equal to the Tier II
taxes paid by the employee on a
separation allowance or severance
payment for which the employee did
not receive credits toward retirement.
The collection obtains information
concerning the separation allowances
and severance payments paid from
railroad employers.
Estimated Burden for the ICR:
Time (minutes)
Burden (hours)
(paper) ...............................................................................................................................
(magnetic tape) ..................................................................................................................
(CD–ROM) .........................................................................................................................
(secure E-mail) ..................................................................................................................
(FTP) ..................................................................................................................................
265
50
10
25
10
76
76
76
76
76
336
63
13
32
13
Total ......................................................................................................................................
360
........................
457
For Further Information Contact:
Copies of the form and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance
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officer at (312–751–3363) or
Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Patricia A. Henaghan, Railroad
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Retirement Board, 844 North Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 or
Patricia.Henaghan@rrb.gov and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the
Office of Management and Budget,
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reorganization were paid by Atlanta
Investment Counsel, LLC and Jacob
Asset Management of New York, LLC,
applicant’s investment advisers.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on September 30, 2010, and
amended on December 1, 2010.
Applicant’s Address: 116 S. Franklin
St., Rocky Mount, NC 27804.
Room 10230, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
AARP Funds [File No. 811–21825]
AARP Portfolios [File No. 811–21839]
[Release No. IC–29541]
Notice of Applications for
Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
December 16, 2010.
The following is a notice of
applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 for the month of December
2010. A copy of each application may be
obtained via the Commission’s Web site
by searching for the file number, or an
applicant using the Company name box,
at https://www.sec.gov/search/
search.htm or by calling (202) 551–
8090. An order granting each
application will be issued unless the
SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons
may request a hearing on any
application by writing to the SEC’s
Secretary at the address below and
serving the relevant applicant with a
copy of the request, personally or by
mail. Hearing requests should be
received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on
January 11, 2011, and should be
accompanied by proof of service on the
applicant, 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 Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–
1090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC,
Division of Investment Management,
Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–4041.
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New Providence Investment Trust [File
No. 811–8295]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On February 18,
2010, applicant transferred its assets to
The Jacob Wisdom Fund, a series of
Jacob Funds Inc., based on net asset
value. Expenses of approximately
$81,630 incurred in connection with the
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Summary: Each applicant seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. On September
29, 2010, each applicant made a
liquidating distribution to its
shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $44,000 and $38,500,
respectively, incurred in connection
with the liquidations were paid by
applicants and AARP Financial Inc.,
applicants’ investment adviser. Each
applicant has less than $1,000 in
miscellaneous outstanding expenses
which will be paid by AARP Financial
Inc. or its affiliates.
Filing Date: The applications were
filed on December 6, 2010.
Applicants’ Address: 650 F St., NW.,
2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20004.
Investment Grade Municipal Income
Fund Inc. [File No. 811–7096]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Between April 16,
2010 and April 20, 2010, applicant’s
outstanding auction preferred shares
were redeemed in full, with each
preferred shareholder receiving the
liquidation preference of $50,000 per
share plus any accumulated but unpaid
dividends. On May 10, 2010, applicant
made a liquidating distribution to its
common shareholders, based on net
asset value. Expenses of $263,000
incurred in connection with the
liquidation were paid by applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on November 15, 2010.
Applicant’s Address: 1285 Avenue of
the Americas, 12th Floor, New York, NY
10019–6028.
BBH Asian Opportunity Registered
Fund, LLC [File No. 811–22200]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
a public offering or engage in business
of any kind.
Filing Date: The application was filed
on November 23, 2010.
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Applicant’s Address: 140 Broadway,
New York, NY 10005.
UM Investment Trust [File No. 811–
21044]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
a public offering or engage in any
business activities other than those
necessary for winding up its affairs.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on October 21, 2010, and amended
on December 3, 2010.
Applicant’s Address: 245 Park Ave.,
New York, NY 10167.
Morgan Stanley Opportunistic
Municipal High Income Fund [File No.
811–21857]
Summary: Applicant, a closed-end
investment company, seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. Applicant has
never made a public offering of its
securities and does not propose to make
a public offering or engage in business
of any kind.
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on September 30, 2010, and
amended on December 3, 2010.
Applicant’s Address: 522 Fifth Ave.,
New York, NY 10036.
BlackRock Core Alternatives Portfolio
LLC [File No. 811–22254]
BlackRock Core Alternatives TEI
Portfolio LLC [File No. 811–22364]
BlackRock Core Alternatives FB
Portfolio LLC [File No. 811–22365]
BlackRock Core Alternatives FB TEI
Portfolio LLC [File No. 811–22366]
Summary: Each applicant, a closedend investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. Applicants
have never made a public offering of
their securities and do not propose to
make a public offering or engage in
business of any kind.
Filing Date: The applications were
filed on December 8, 2010.
Applicants’ Address: 100 Bellevue
Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.
Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust
[File No. 811–21281]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order
declaring that it has ceased to be an
investment company. On August 26,
2010, applicant transferred its assets to
Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc.,
based on net asset value. Expenses of
approximately $74,707 incurred in
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80861-80865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32302]
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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 submitting
five (5) Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Our ICR(s) describe the information we seek 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: 3220-0005, Employer
Reporting.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), and Section 6
of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), railroad employers
are required to submit reports of employee service and compensation to
the RRB as needed for administering the RRA and RUIA. To pay benefits
due on a deceased employee's earnings records or determine entitlement
to, and amount of annuity applied for, it is necessary at times to
obtain from railroad employers current (lag) service and compensation
not yet reported to the RRB through the annual reporting process. The
reporting requirements are specified in 20 CFR 209.6 and 209.7.
The RRB utilizes Form G-88a.1, Notice of Retirement and
Verification of Date Last Worked, Form G-88a.2, Notice of Retirement
and Request for Service Needed for Eligibility, and Form AA-12, Notice
of Death and Compensation, to obtain the required lag service and
related information from railroad employers. Form G-88a.1 is a
computer-generated listing sent by the RRB to railroad employers and
used for the specific purpose of verifying information previously
provided to the RRB regarding the date last worked by an employee. Form
G-88a.2 is used by the RRB to secure lag service and compensation
information when it is needed to determine benefit eligibility. Form
AA-12 obtains a report of lag service and compensation from the last
railroad employer of a deceased employee. This report covers the lag
period between the date of the latest record of employment processed by
the RRB and the date an employee last worked, the date of death or the
date the employee may have been entitled to benefits under the Social
Security Act. The information is used by the RRB to determine benefits
due on the deceased employee's earnings record. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form AA-12, Form G-88a.1 and Form G-88a.2.
In addition, 20 CFR 209.12(b) requires all railroad employers to
furnish the RRB with the home addresses of all employees hired within
the last year (new-hires). Form BA-6a, Form BA-6 Address Report, is
used by the RRB to obtain home address information of employees from
railroad employers that do not have the home address information
computerized and who submit the information in a paper format. The form
also serves as an instruction sheet to railroad employers who can also
submit the information electronically by magnetic tape cartridge, CD-
ROM, secure e-mail, or via the Internet utilizing the RRB's Employer
Reporting System (ERS). Completion of the forms is mandatory. One
response is requested of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes
to Form BA-6a.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0005.
Form(s) submitted: AA-12, G-88A.1, G-88A.2, BA-6a (Internet) and
electronic equivalents.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, railroad employers are required to report
service and compensation for employees needed to determine eligibility
to and the amounts of benefits paid.
Estimated burden for the ICR:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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AA-12........................................................... 60 5 5
G-88A.1......................................................... 360 5 30
G-88A.1 (Class I railroads)..................................... 144 20 48
G-88A.2......................................................... 1,300 5 108
BA-6a (RR initiated)(paper)..................................... 80 32 43
BA-6a (RRB initiated)(paper).................................... 250 32 133
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BA-6a Electronic Equivalent*.................................... 14 15 4
BA-6a Internet (RR initiated)................................... 250 17 71
BA-6a Internet (RRB initiated).................................. 250 12 50
BA-6a (E-mail).................................................. 30 15 8
BA-6a (File Transfer Protocol).................................. 10 15 2
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Total....................................................... 2,748 .............. 502
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2. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: 3220-0008, Railroad
Service and Compensation Reports/System Access Application/Report
Certification.
Under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6
of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad employee, a record
of compensation paid to that employee by all railroad employers for
whom the employee worked after 1936. This record, which is used by the
RRB to determine eligibility for, and amount of, benefits due under the
laws it administers, is conclusive as to the amount of compensation
paid to an employee during such period(s) covered by the report(s) of
the compensation by the employee's railroad employer(s), except in
cases when an employee files a protest pertaining to his or her
reported compensation within the statute of limitations cited in
Section 9 of the RRA and Section 6 of the RUIA.
To enable the RRB to establish and maintain the record of
compensation, employers are required to file with the RRB, in such
manner and form and at such times as the RRB prescribes, reports of
compensation of employees. Railroad Employers' Reports and
Responsibilities are prescribed in 20 CFR 209. The RRB utilizes Form
BA-3, Annual Report of Compensation and Form BA-4, Report of Creditable
Compensation Adjustments, to secure required information from railroad
employers. Form BA-3 provides the RRB with information regarding annual
creditable service and compensation for each individual who worked for
a railroad employer covered by the RRA and RUIA in a given year. Form
BA-4 provides for the adjustment of any previously submitted reports
and also the opportunity to provide any service and compensation that
had been previously omitted. Requirements specific to Forms BA-3 and
BA-4 are prescribed in 20 CFR 209.8 and 209.9.
Employers currently have the option of submitting the reports for
the aforementioned forms, electronically by File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), secure E-mail or via the Internet utilizing the RRB's Employer
Reporting System (ERS) (for Form BA-4), or in like format on magnetic
tape cartridges or CD-ROM. The RRB proposes no changes to Form BA-3 or
BA-4.
The information collection also includes RRB Form BA-12,
Application for Employer Reporting Internet Access and Form G-440,
Report Specifications Sheet. Form BA-12 is completed by railroad
employers to obtain system access to the RRB's Employer Reporting
System (ERS). Once access is obtained, authorized employees may submit
reporting forms to the RRB via the Internet. The form determines what
degree of access (view/only, data entry/modification or approval/
submission) is appropriate for that employee. It is also used to
terminate an employee's access to ERS. The RRB proposes no changes to
Form BA-12. Form G-440, Report Specifications Sheet, serves as a
certification document for various RRB employer reporting forms (Forms
BA-3, BA-4, Form BA-6a, BA-6, Address Report (OMB 3220-0005), BA-9,
Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay (OMB 3220-0173) and BA-
11, Report of Gross Earnings (OMB 3220-0132)). It records the type of
medium the report was submitted on, and serves as a summary
recapitulation sheet for reports filed on paper. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form G-440.
Submission of Form BA-3, BA-4, and G-440 is mandatory. Completion
of Form BA-12 is voluntary. It is completed only if an employer wants
to submit reports via the Internet. One response is requested of each
respondent for all of the forms in the collection. Depending on
circumstances and method of submission chosen, multiple responses will
be received from a respondent for Form BA-4 and G-440.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Railroad Service and Compensation Reports/System Access
Application/Report Certification.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0008.
Form(s) submitted: BA-3, BA-3 (electronic equivalents), BA-4, BA-4
(Internet), BA-4 (electronic equivalents), BA-12.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
Abstract: Under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, employers are required to report service
and compensation for each employee to update Railroad Retirement Board
records for payments of benefits. The collection obtains service and
compensation information, information needed to ensure secure system
access from employers who voluntarily opt to use the RRB's Internet-
based Employer Reporting System to submit reporting forms and
information needed to certify employer reporting transactions.
Estimated burden for the ICR:
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Reporting Responses Time \1\ Burden (hours)
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BA-3:
Paper..................................... 196 116.85 (7,011 min).............. 22,903
Electronic Media.......................... 386 46.25 (2,775 min)............... 17,852
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Total BA-3............................ 582 ................................ 40,755
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BA-4:
Paper..................................... 160 1.25 (75 min)................... 200
Electronic Media.......................... 285 1.00 (60 min)................... 285
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BA-4 (Internet)........................... 3,852 .33 (20 min).................... 1,284
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Total BA-4............................ 4,297 ................................ 1,769
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BA-12:
Initial Access............................ 300 .33 (20 min).................... 100
Access Termination........................ 50 .166 (10 min)................... 8
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Total BA-12........................... 350 ................................ 108
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G-440 (certification):
Form BA-3 (zero employees)................ 96 .25 (15 min).................... 24
Form BA-11 (zero employees)............... 305 .25 (15 min).................... 76
Paper forms (without recap)............... 446 .25 (15 min).................... 112
Electronic transactions................... 904 .50 (30 min).................... 452
BA-3 and BA-4 (with recap)................ 368 1.25 (75 min)................... 460
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Total G-440........................... 2,119 ................................ 1,124
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Grand Total........................... 7,348 ................................ 43,756
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3. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: 3220-0022,
Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and Employment Service.
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
provides unemployment benefits for qualified railroad employees. These
benefits are generally payable for each day of unemployment in excess
of four during a registration period (normally a period of 14 days).
Section 12 of the RUIA provides that the RRB establish, maintain
and operate free employment facilities directed toward the reemployment
of railroad employees. The procedures for applying for the unemployment
benefits and employment service and for registering and claiming the
benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR part 325.
The RRB utilizes the following forms to collect the information
necessary to pay unemployment benefits: Form UI-1 (or its Internet
equivalent, Form UI-1 (Internet)), Application for Unemployment
Benefits and Employment Service, is completed by a claimant for
unemployment benefits once in a benefit year, at the time of first
registration. Completion of Form UI-1 or UI-1 (Internet) also registers
an unemployment claimant for the RRB's employment service. The RRB
proposes no changes to Form UI-1 or UI-1 (Internet).
The RRB also utilizes Form UI-3, (or its Internet equivalent Form
UI-3 (Internet)) Claim for Unemployment Benefits for use in claiming
unemployment benefits for days of unemployment in a particular
registration period, normally a period of 14 days. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form UI-3 or UI-3 (Internet). Completion of Forms UI-1, UI-1
(Internet), UI-3 and UI-3 (Internet) is required to obtain or retain
benefits. The number of responses required of each claimant varies,
depending on their period of unemployment.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application and Claim for Unemployment Benefits and
Employment Service.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0022.
Form(s) submitted: UI-1, UI-1 (Internet), UI-3, UI-3 (Internet).
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act, unemployment benefits are provided for qualified railroad
employees. The collection obtains the information needed for
determining the eligibility to and amount of such benefits from
railroad employees.
Estimated Burden for the ICR:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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UI-1............................................................ 12,747 10 2,124
UI-1 (Internet)................................................. 3,416 10 569
UI-3............................................................ 108,217 6 10,822
UI-3 (Internet)................................................. 37,951 6 3,795
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Total....................................................... 162,331 .............. 17,311
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4. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: 3220-0132, Gross
Earnings Report.
In order to carry out the financial interchange provisions of
section 7(c)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB obtains
annually from railroad employers the gross earnings for their employees
on a one-percent basis, i.e., 1% of each employer's railroad employees.
The gross earnings sample is based on the earnings of employees whose
social security numbers end with the digits ``30.'' The gross earnings
are used to compute payroll taxes under the financial interchange.
The gross earnings information is essential in determining the tax
amounts involved in the financial interchange with the Social Security
Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Besides
being necessary for current financial interchange calculations, the
gross earnings file tabulations are also an integral part of the data
needed to estimate future tax income and corresponding financial
interchange amounts. These estimates are made for internal use and to
satisfy requests from
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other government agencies and interested groups. In addition, cash flow
projections of the social security equivalent benefit account, railroad
retirement account and cost estimates made for proposed amendments to
laws administered by the RRB are dependent on input developed from the
information collection.
The RRB utilizes Form BA-11 or its electronic equivalent(s) to
obtain gross earnings information from railroad employers. Employers
have the option of preparing and submitting BA-11 reports on paper, (or
in like format) on magnetic tape cartridges, CD-ROM, File Transfer
Protocol (FTP) or secure e-mail. Completion is mandatory. One response
is required of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form BA-
11.
Information Collection Request Details (ICR)
Title: Gross Earnings Report.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0132.
Form(s) submitted: BA-11, BA-11 (electronic equivalents).
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other for-profit.
Abstract: Section 7(c)(2) of the Railroad Retirement Act requires a
financial interchange between the OASDHI trust funds and the railroad
retirement account. The collection obtains gross earnings of railway
employees on a 1% basis. The information is used in determining the
amount which would place the OASDHI funds trust in the position they
would have been if railroad service had been covered by the Social
Security and FIC Acts.
Estimated burden for the ICR:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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BA-11 (magnetic tape**/file transfer protocol***)............... 8 300 40
BA-11 (CD-ROM)**................................................ 38 30 19
BA-11 (manual form)*............................................ 76 30 38
BA-11 (secure E-mail)***........................................ 47 30 24
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Total....................................................... 169 .............. 121
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5. Title and Purpose of Information Collection: 3220-0173, Railroad
Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report.
Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for a lump-sum
payment to an employee or the employee's survivors equal to the Tier II
taxes paid by the employee on a separation allowance or severance
payment for which the employee did not receive credits toward
retirement. The lump-sum is not payable until retirement benefits begin
to accrue or the employee dies. Also, Section 4(a-1)(iii) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act provides that a railroad employee
who is paid a separation allowance is disqualified for unemployment and
sickness benefits for the period of time the employee would have to
work to earn the amount of the allowance. The reporting requirements
are specified in 20 CFR 209.14. In order to calculate and provide
payments, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) must collect and maintain
records of separation allowances and severance payments which were
subject to Tier II taxation from railroad employers. The RRB uses Form
BA-9 to obtain information from railroad employers concerning the
separation allowances and severance payments made to railroad employees
and/or the survivors of railroad employees. Employers currently have
the option of submitting a paper BA-9, (or in like format) a magnetic
tape cartridge, CD-ROM, electronically by File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
or secure E-mail. Completion is mandatory. One response is requested of
each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form BA-9.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Railroad Separation Allowance or Severance Pay Report.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0173.
Form(s) submitted: BA-9, BA-9 (electronic equivalents).
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Business or other for profit.
Abstract: Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act provides for a
lump-sum payment to an employee or the employee's survivor equal to the
Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a separation allowance or
severance payment for which the employee did not receive credits toward
retirement. The collection obtains information concerning the
separation allowances and severance payments paid from railroad
employers.
Estimated Burden for the ICR:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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BA-9 (paper).................................................... 265 76 336
BA-9 (magnetic tape)............................................ 50 76 63
BA-9 (CD-ROM)................................................... 10 76 13
BA-9 (secure E-mail)............................................ 25 76 32
BA-9 (FTP)...................................................... 10 76 13
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Total....................................................... 360 .............. 457
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For Further Information Contact: 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 Patricia A. Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or Patricia.Henaghan@rrb.gov and
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and
Budget,
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Room 10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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