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form or its Internet equivalent. One
response is requested quarterly of each
respondent and completion is
mandatory.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (76 FR 16870 on March
22, 2012) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employer’s Quarterly Report of
Contributions Under the RUIA.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0012.
Form(s) submitted: DC–1.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Abstract: Railroad employers are
required to make contributions to the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance fund
quarterly or annually equal to a
percentage of the creditable
compensation paid to each employee.
The information furnished on the report
accompanying the remittance is used to
determine correctness of the amount
paid.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form DC–1.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
DC–1 (Manual) ............................................................................................................................
DC–1 (Internet) ............................................................................................................................
1,235
1,365
25
25
515
569
Total ......................................................................................................................................
2,600
........................
1,084
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV.
Comments regarding the information
collection should be addressed to
Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611–2092 or
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV and to the
OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax:
202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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
SUMMARY:
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.
Title and purpose of information
collection: Application for Survivor
Death Benefits; OMB 3220–0031.
Under Section 6 of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), lump-sum death
benefits are payable to surviving
widow(er)s, children, and certain other
dependents. Lump-sum death benefits
are payable after the death of a railroad
employee only if there are no qualified
survivors of the employee immediately
eligible for annuities. With the
exception of the residual death benefit,
eligibility for survivor benefits depends
on whether the deceased employee was
‘‘insured’’ under the RRA at the time of
death. If the deceased employee was not
insured, jurisdiction of any survivor
benefits payable is transferred to the
Social Security Administration and
survivor benefits are paid by that agency
instead of the RRB. The requirements
for applying for benefits are prescribed
in 20 CFR parts 217, 219, and 234.
The collection obtains the information
required by the RRB to determine
entitlement to and amount of the
survivor death benefits applied for. To
collect the information, the RRB uses
Forms AA–11a, Designation for Change
of Beneficiary for Residual Lump-Sum;
AA–21, Application for Lump-Sum
Death Payment and Annuities Unpaid
at Death; AA–21cert, Application
Summary and Certification; G–131,
Authorization of Payment and Release
of All Claims to a Death Benefit or
Accrued Annuity Payment; and G–273a,
Funeral Director’s Statement of Burial
Charges. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is
required to obtain benefits. The RRB
proposes no changes to any of the forms
in the information collection.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
Annual
responses
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Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
AA–11a ....................................................................................................................................................
AA–21cert (with assistance) ....................................................................................................................
AA–21 (without assistance) .....................................................................................................................
G–131 ......................................................................................................................................................
G–273a ....................................................................................................................................................
100
4,500
300
600
5,000
10
20
40
5
10
17
1,500
200
50
833
Total ..................................................................................................................................................
10,500
....................
2,600
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Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Charles
Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board,
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–2092 or emailed to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
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Extension:
Rule 23c–1, SEC File No. 270–253, OMB
Control No. 3235–0260.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 350l–3520), the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Rule 23c–1 (17 CFR 270.23c–1) under
the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a), among other things,
permits a closed-end fund to repurchase
its securities for cash if in addition to
the other requirements set forth in the
rule: (i) Payment of the purchase price
is accompanied or preceded by a written
confirmation of the purchase; (ii) the
asset coverage per unit of the security to
be purchased is disclosed to the seller
or his agent; and (iii) if the security is
a stock, the fund has, within the
preceding six months, informed
stockholders of its intention to purchase
stock. Commission staff estimates that
approximately 29 closed-end funds rely
on Rule 23c–1 annually to undertake
approximately 261 repurchases of their
securities. Commission staff estimates
that, on average, a fund spends 2.5
hours to comply with the paperwork
requirements listed above each time it
undertakes a security repurchase under
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the rule. Commission staff thus
estimates the total annual burden of the
rule’s paperwork requirements is 653
hours.
In addition, the fund must file with
the Commission a copy of any written
solicitation to purchase securities given
by or on behalf of the fund to 10 or more
persons. The copy must be filed as an
exhibit to Form N–CSR (17 CFR 249.331
and 274.128). The burden associated
with filing Form N–CSR is addressed in
the submission related to that form.
The estimate of average burden hours
is made solely for the purposes of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not
derived from a comprehensive or even
a representative survey or study of the
costs of Commission rules and forms.
Complying with the collection of
information requirements of the rule is
mandatory. The filings that the rule
requires to be made with the
Commission are available to the public.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number.
The public may view the background
documentation for this information
collection at the following Web site,
www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
or by sending an email to:
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii)
Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments
must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.
Dated: May 23, 2012.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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Commission, and recording secretaries
will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain
staff members who have an interest in
the matters also may be present.
The General Counsel of the
Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or
more of the exemptions set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10)
and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)
and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the Closed
Meeting.
Commissioner Walter, as duty officer,
voted to consider the items listed for the
Closed Meeting in a closed session.
The subject matter of the Closed
Meeting scheduled for Thursday, May
31, 2012 will be:
Institution and settlement of injunctive
actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative
proceedings; and
Other matters relating to enforcement
proceedings.
At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
added, deleted or postponed, please
contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202)
551–5400.
Dated: May 24, 2012.
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–67045; File No. SR–
NYSEArca–2012–44]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Listing and
Trading of iShares Strategic Beta U.S.
Large Cap Fund and iShares Strategic
Beta U.S. Small Cap Fund Under NYSE
Arca Equities Rule 8.600
May 23, 2012.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that
the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold a Closed Meeting
on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Commissioners, Counsel to the
Commissioners, the Secretary to the
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Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that,
on May 14, 2012, NYSE Arca, Inc.
(‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
1 15
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
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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.
Title and purpose of information collection: Application for
Survivor Death Benefits; OMB 3220-0031.
Under Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), lump-sum
death benefits are payable to surviving widow(er)s, children, and
certain other dependents. Lump-sum death benefits are payable after the
death of a railroad employee only if there are no qualified survivors
of the employee immediately eligible for annuities. With the exception
of the residual death benefit, eligibility for survivor benefits
depends on whether the deceased employee was ``insured'' under the RRA
at the time of death. If the deceased employee was not insured,
jurisdiction of any survivor benefits payable is transferred to the
Social Security Administration and survivor benefits are paid by that
agency instead of the RRB. The requirements for applying for benefits
are prescribed in 20 CFR parts 217, 219, and 234.
The collection obtains the information required by the RRB to
determine entitlement to and amount of the survivor death benefits
applied for. To collect the information, the RRB uses Forms AA-11a,
Designation for Change of Beneficiary for Residual Lump-Sum; AA-21,
Application for Lump-Sum Death Payment and Annuities Unpaid at Death;
AA-21cert, Application Summary and Certification; G-131, Authorization
of Payment and Release of All Claims to a Death Benefit or Accrued
Annuity Payment; and G-273a, Funeral Director's Statement of Burial
Charges. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is
required to obtain benefits. The RRB proposes no changes to any of the
forms in the information collection.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AA-11a........................... 100 10 17
AA-21cert (with assistance)...... 4,500 20 1,500
AA-21 (without assistance)....... 300 40 200
G-131............................ 600 5 50
G-273a........................... 5,000 10 833
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Total........................ 10,500 ........... 2,600
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Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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