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Stanley F. Mires,
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[FR Doc. 2011–33030 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Supplemental Information on
Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220–
0036.
Under Section 12(o) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is
entitled to reimbursement of the
sickness benefits paid to a railroad
employee if the employee receives a
sum or damages for the same infirmity
for which the benefits are paid. Section
2(f) of the RUIA requires employers to
reimburse the RRB for days in which
salary, wages, pay for time lost or other
remuneration is later determined to be
payable. Reimbursements under section
2(f) generally result from the award of
pay for time lost or the payment of
guaranteed wages. The RUIA prescribes
that the amount of benefits paid be
deducted and held by the employer in
a special fund for reimbursement to the
RRB.
The RRB currently utilizes Forms SI–
1c, Supplemental Information on
Accident and Insurance; SI–5, Report of
Payments to Employee Claiming
Sickness Benefits Under the RUIA; ID–
3s, Request for Lien Information; Report
of Settlement; ID–3s–1, Lien
Information Under Section 12(o) of the
RUIA; ID–3u, Request for Section 2(f)
Information; ID–30k, Notice to Request
Supplemental Information on Injury or
Illness; and ID–30k–1, Notice to Request
Supplemental Information on Injury or
Illness; to obtain the necessary
information from claimants and railroad
employers. Completion is required to
obtain benefits. One response is
requested of each respondent. The RRB
proposes no changes to the forms in the
collection.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
Annual
responses
Form number
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
500
7
7,000
7,000
500
1,100
1,100
100
75
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
42
1
350
350
25
55
55
8
6
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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SI–1c ............................................................................................................................................
SI–5 ..............................................................................................................................................
ID–3s (Paper & Telephone) .........................................................................................................
ID–3s (E-mail) ..............................................................................................................................
ID–3s.1 (Paper & Telephone) ......................................................................................................
ID–3u (Paper & Telephone) ........................................................................................................
ID–3u (E-mail) ..............................................................................................................................
ID–30k ..........................................................................................................................................
ID–30k.1 .......................................................................................................................................
17,382
........................
892
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Continuing Disability Report;
OMB 3220–0187.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable or is reduced for any month in
which the annuitant works for a railroad
or earns more than prescribed dollar
amounts from either non-railroad
employment or self-employment.
Certain types of work may indicate an
annuitant’s recovery from disability.
The provisions relating to the reduction
or non-payment of an annuity by reason
of work, and an annuitant’s recovery
from disability for work, are prescribed
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in 20 CFR 220.17–220.20. The RRB
conducts continuing disability reviews
(CDR) to determine whether an
annuitant continues to meet the
disability requirements of the law.
Provisions relating to when and how
often the RRB conducts CDRs are
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.186.
Form G–254, Continuing Disability
Report, is used by the RRB to develop
information for a CDR determination,
including a determination prompted by
a report of work, return to railroad
service, allegation of medical
improvement, or a routine disability
review call-up. The RRB proposes non-
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burden impacting editorial and
formatting changes.
Form G–254a, Continuing Disability
Update Report, is used to help identify
a disability annuitant whose work
activity and/or recent medical history
warrants completion of Form G–254 for
a more extensive review. The RRB
proposes adding a request for the
applicant’s daytime telephone number
to resolve any ambiguous issues.
Completion is required to retain a
benefit. One response is requested of
each respondent to Forms G–254 and G–
254a.
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
Annual
responses
Form number
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
G–254 ..........................................................................................................................................
G–254a ........................................................................................................................................
1,500
1,500
5–35
5
623
125
Total ......................................................................................................................................
3,000
........................
748
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Charles
Mierzwa, the RRB Clearance Officer, at
(312) 751–3363 or Charles.Mierzwa@
RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the
information collection should be
addressed to Patricia Henaghan,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
2092 or emailed to Patricia.Henaghan@
RRB.GOV. Written comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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[Release No. 34–66006; File No. SR–
NYSEAmex–2011–97]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Amex LLC; Notice of Filing and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of a
Proposed Rule Amendment to NYSE
Amex Rule 452 and Corresponding
Section 723 of the Company Guide and
Amex Rule 577 Relating to
Discretionary Proxy Voting on
Executive Compensation Matters
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December 20, 2011.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on December
6, 2011, NYSE Amex LLC (‘‘Exchange’’
or ‘‘NYSE Amex’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons and is
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approving the proposed rule change on
an accelerated basis.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend
Rule 452—NYSE Amex Equities and
corresponding Section 723 of the NYSE
Amex Company Guide (‘‘Company
Guide’’) and to replace the text of Rule
577 of the NYSE Amex Rules with a
cross-reference indicating that Rule
452—NYSE Amex Equities and Section
723 of the Company Guide apply to all
NYSE Amex member organizations. The
text of the proposed rule change is
available at the Exchange, the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
and www.nyse.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
NYSE Amex is proposing to amend
Rule 452—NYSE Amex Equities and
corresponding Section 723 of the
Company Guide, each entitled ‘‘Giving
Proxies by Member Organization,’’ to
prohibit member organizations from
voting uninstructed shares if the matter
voted on relates to executive
compensation. The foregoing changes
are required by the provisions of Section
957 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’), which was signed
by the President on July 21, 2010. The
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Exchange is also proposing to add the
words ‘‘or authorize’’ in certain places
throughout the rules to clarify that the
rules cover not only the giving of a
proxy but also the authorization of such
proxy.
Under current NYSE Amex and
Commission proxy rules, brokers must
deliver proxy materials to beneficial
owners and request voting instructions
in return. If voting instructions have not
been received by the tenth day
preceding the meeting date, Rule 452—
NYSE Amex Equities and corresponding
Section 723 of the Company Guide
provide that a broker may vote on
certain matters when the broker has no
knowledge of any contest as to the
action to be taken at the meeting and
provided such action is adequately
disclosed to stockholders, and does not
include authorization for a merger,
consolidation or any matter which may
affect substantially the rights or
privileges of such stock. In addition,
Rule 452.11—NYSE Amex Equities and
Commentary .11 to Section 723 of the
Company Guide currently identify 20
matters with respect to which brokers
may not vote without instructions from
beneficial owners. Prior to the July 21,
2010 enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act,
under Rule 452—NYSE Amex Equities
and corresponding Section 723 of the
Company Guide and the Exchange’s
prior interpretations, member
organizations were permitted to cast
votes on some matters, including some
executive compensation proposals,
without specific instructions from
beneficial owners of the stock.
Section 957 of the Dodd-Frank Act
amends Section 6(b) 3 of the Exchange
Act to require the rules of each national
securities exchange to prohibit any
member organization that is not the
beneficial owner of a security registered
under Section 12 4 of the Exchange Act
from granting a proxy to vote the
security in connection with certain
stockholder votes, unless the beneficial
owner of the security has instructed the
member organization to vote the proxy
in accordance with the voting
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[Notices]
[Pages 80988-80989]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-33040]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Summary: In accordance with the requirement of Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides
opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden related to the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Supplemental
Information on Accident and Insurance; OMB 3220-0036.
Under Section 12(o) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is entitled to
reimbursement of the sickness benefits paid to a railroad employee if
the employee receives a sum or damages for the same infirmity for which
the benefits are paid. Section 2(f) of the RUIA requires employers to
reimburse the RRB for days in which salary, wages, pay for time lost or
other remuneration is later determined to be payable. Reimbursements
under section 2(f) generally result from the award of pay for time lost
or the payment of guaranteed wages. The RUIA prescribes that the amount
of benefits paid be deducted and held by the employer in a special fund
for reimbursement to the RRB.
The RRB currently utilizes Forms SI-1c, Supplemental Information on
Accident and Insurance; SI-5, Report of Payments to Employee Claiming
Sickness Benefits Under the RUIA; ID-3s, Request for Lien Information;
Report of Settlement; ID-3s-1, Lien Information Under Section 12(o) of
the RUIA; ID-3u, Request for Section 2(f) Information; ID-30k, Notice
to Request Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness; and ID-30k-1,
Notice to Request Supplemental Information on Injury or Illness; to
obtain the necessary information from claimants and railroad employers.
Completion is required to obtain benefits. One response is requested of
each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the
collection.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SI-1c........................................................... 500 5 42
SI-5............................................................ 7 5 1
ID-3s (Paper & Telephone)....................................... 7,000 3 350
ID-3s (E-mail).................................................. 7,000 3 350
ID-3s.1 (Paper & Telephone)..................................... 500 3 25
ID-3u (Paper & Telephone)....................................... 1,100 3 55
ID-3u (E-mail).................................................. 1,100 3 55
ID-30k.......................................................... 100 5 8
ID-30k.1........................................................ 75 5 6
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 17,382 .............. 892
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Title and purpose of information collection: Continuing
Disability Report; OMB 3220-0187.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable or is reduced for any month in which the annuitant works for a
railroad or earns more than prescribed dollar amounts from either non-
railroad employment or self-employment. Certain types of work may
indicate an annuitant's recovery from disability. The provisions
relating to the reduction or non-payment of an annuity by reason of
work, and an annuitant's recovery from disability for work, are
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17-220.20. The RRB conducts continuing
disability reviews (CDR) to determine whether an annuitant continues to
meet the disability requirements of the law. Provisions relating to
when and how often the RRB conducts CDRs are prescribed in 20 CFR
220.186.
Form G-254, Continuing Disability Report, is used by the RRB to
develop information for a CDR determination, including a determination
prompted by a report of work, return to railroad service, allegation of
medical improvement, or a routine disability review call-up. The RRB
proposes non-burden impacting editorial and formatting changes.
Form G-254a, Continuing Disability Update Report, is used to help
identify a disability annuitant whose work activity and/or recent
medical history warrants completion of Form G-254 for a more extensive
review. The RRB proposes adding a request for the applicant's daytime
telephone number to resolve any ambiguous issues.
Completion is required to retain a benefit. One response is
requested of each respondent to Forms G-254 and G-254a.
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Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-254........................................................... 1,500 5-35 623
G-254a.......................................................... 1,500 5 125
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 3,000 .............. 748
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Charles Mierzwa, the RRB Clearance
Officer, at (312) 751-3363 or Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection should be addressed to Patricia
Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to Patricia.Henaghan@RRB.GOV. Written
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33040 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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