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received two comments noting that
Peace Corps should not ‘‘define couples
as same sex’’, which will be addressed
in the supporting statement.
This notice issued in Washington, DC, on
August 21, 2013.
Garry W. Stanberry,
Deputy Associate Director, Management.
Submit comments on or before
September 27, 2013.
[FR Doc. 2013–20927 Filed 8–27–13; 8:45 am]
DATES:
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Comments should be
addressed to Denora Miller, Freedom of
Information Act Officer. Denora Miller
can be contacted by telephone at 202–
692–1236 or email at pcfr@
peacecorps.gov. Email comments must
be made in text and not in attachments.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Method: The same sex domestic
partner applicants will be given this
form prior to staging.
Title: Affidavit Declaring Domestic
Partner Relationship.
OMB Control Number: 0420-pending.
Type of information collection: New.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Respondents’ obligation to reply:
Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Burden to the public:
(a) Estimated number of respondents:
130
(b) Frequency of response: one time
(c) Estimated average burden per
response: 2 minutes
(d) Estimated total reporting burden:
4.33 hours
(e) Estimated annual cost to
respondents: $0.00
General description of collection: This
form seeks information necessary for the
Peace Corps’ Office of Volunteer
Recruitment and Selection to verify that
same sex domestic partners applying to
be accepted and placed together as
Peace Corps Volunteers meet the
agency’s criteria for placement as a
couple.
Request for Comment: Peace Corps
invites comments on whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for proper performance of the
functions of the Peace Corps, including
whether the information will have
practical use; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the information
to be collected; and, ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
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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
an Information Collection Request (ICR)
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Our
ICR describes 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 collection of information to
determine (1) The practical utility of the
collection; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collection; (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 the RRB or OIRA must
contain the OMB control number of the
ICR. For proper consideration of your
comments, it is best if the RRB and
OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
unemployment and sickness benefits are
not payable for any day remuneration is
payable or accrues to the claimant. Also
Section 4(a-1) of the RUIA provides that
unemployment or sickness benefits are
not payable for any day the claimant
receives the same benefits under any
law other than the RUIA. Under
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a
claimant’s certification or statement on
an RRB-provided claim form that he or
she did not work on any day claimed
and did not receive income such as
vacation pay or pay for time lost shall
constitute sufficient evidence unless
there is conflicting evidence. Further,
under 20 CFR 322.4(b), when there is a
question raised as to whether or not
remuneration is payable or has accrued
to a claimant with respect to a claimed
day or days, an investigation shall be
made with a view to obtaining
information sufficient for a finding. The
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RRB utilizes the following four forms to
obtain information from railroad
employers, nonrailroad employers, and
claimants, that is needed to determine
whether a claimed day or days of
unemployment or sickness were
improperly or fraudulently claimed:
Form ID–5i, Request for Employment
Information; Form ID–5R (SUP), Report
of Employees Paid RUIA Benefits for
Every Day in Month Reported as Month
of Creditable Service; Form ID–49R,
Railroad Payroll Record Check; and
Form UI–48, Statement Regarding
Benefits Claimed for Days Worked.
Completion is voluntary. One response
is requested of each respondent.
To qualify for unemployment or
sickness benefits payable under Section
2 of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (RUIA), a railroad
employee must have certain qualifying
earnings in the applicable base year. In
addition, to qualify for extended or
accelerated benefits under Section 2 of
the RUIA, a railroad employee who has
exhausted his or her rights to normal
benefits must have at least 10 years of
railroad service (under certain
conditions, military service may be
credited as months of railroad service).
Accelerated benefits are unemployment
or sickness benefits that are payable to
a railroad employee before the regular
July 1 beginning date of a benefit year
if an employee has 10 or more years of
service and is not qualified for benefits
in the current benefit year.
During the RUIA claims review
process, the RRB may determine that
unemployment or sickness benefits
cannot be awarded because RRB records
show insufficient qualifying service
and/or compensation. When this occurs,
the RRB allows the claimant the
opportunity to provide additional
information if they believe that the RRB
service and compensation records are
incorrect.
Depending on the circumstances, the
RRB provides the following forms to
obtain information needed to determine
if a claimant has sufficient service or
compensation to qualify for
unemployment or sickness benefits.
Form UI–9, Statement of Employment
and Wages; Form UI–23, Statement of
Service for Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Benefits; Form UI–44, Claim
for Credit for Military Service; Form ID–
4F, Advising of Ineligibility for
Unemployment Benefits; Form ID–4U,
Advising of Service/Earnings
Requirements for Unemployment
Benefits; Form ID–4X, Advising of
Service/Earnings Requirements for
Sickness Benefits; Form ID–4Y,
Advising of Ineligibility for Sickness
Benefits; Form ID–20–1, Advising that
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Normal Unemployment Benefits Are
About to Be Exhausted; Form ID–20–2,
Advising that Normal Sickness Benefits
Are About to Be Exhausted; and Form
ID–20–4, Advising that Normal Sickness
Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted/
Non-Entitlement. Completion of these
forms is required to obtain or retain a
benefit. One response is required of
each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (78 FR 38412 on June 26,
2013) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: RUIA Investigations and
Continuing Entitlement.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0025.
Forms submitted: UI–9, UI–23, UI–44,
UI–48, ID–4F, ID–4U, ID–4X, ID–4Y, ID–
5I, ID–5R (SUP), ID–49R, ID–20–1, ID–
20–2, and ID–20–4.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Private Sector;
Businesses or other for profits.
Abstract: The information collection
has two purposes. When RRB records
indicate that railroad service and/or
compensation is insufficient to qualify a
claimant for unemployment or sickness
benefits, the RRB obtains information
needed to reconcile the compensation
and/or service on record with that
claimed by the employee. Other forms
in the collection allow the RRB to
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determine whether unemployment or
sickness benefits were improperly
obtained.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
to add to Items 4a and 5a of Form UI–
48, Statement Regarding Benefits
Claimed for Days Worked, two ‘‘go to’’
references to improve navigating the
form. The RRB also proposes to remove
the following seven forms from the
information collection due to under 10
responses a year: ID–4F, ID–4Y, ID–20–
1, ID–20–2, ID–20–4, ID–49R, and UI–
23.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Time
(minutes)
Annual responses
Burden
(hours)
ID–5i .....................................................................................................................
ID–5R (SUP) ........................................................................................................
UI–48 ...................................................................................................................
UI–9 .....................................................................................................................
UI–44 ...................................................................................................................
ID–4U ...................................................................................................................
ID–4X ...................................................................................................................
1,050
400
14
69
10
35
25
15
10
12
10
5
5
5
262
67
3
11
1
3
2
Total ..............................................................................................................
1,603
................................
349
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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The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company, et al.; Notice of
Application Agency: Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’)
August 22, 2013.
Notice of application for an
order approving the substitution of
certain securities pursuant to Section
ACTION:
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26(c) of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’ or
‘‘Act’’) and an order of exemption
pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Act
from Section 17(a) of the Act.
The Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company (the
‘‘Company’’), NML Variable Annuity
Account A (‘‘VA Account A’’), NML
Variable Annuity Account B (‘‘VA
Account B’’) and NML Variable Annuity
Account C (‘‘VA Account C,’’ and
together with VA Account A and VA
Account B, the ‘‘Annuity Accounts’’)
and Northwestern Mutual Variable Life
Account (‘‘VL Account’’) and
Northwestern Mutual Variable Life
Account II (‘‘VL Account II,’’ together
with VL Account, the ‘‘Life Accounts,’’
and together with the Annuity
Accounts, the ‘‘Separate Accounts’’).
The Company and the Separate
Accounts are collectively referred to
herein as the ‘‘Substitution Applicants.’’
The Substitution Applicants and Credit
Suisse Trust are also collectively
referred to as the ‘‘Section 17
Applicants.’’
SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION: The
Substitution Applicants seek an order
pursuant to Section 26(c) of the 1940
Act, approving the substitution of shares
of the Commodity Return Strategy
Portfolio (the ‘‘Replacement Fund’’), a
series of Credit Suisse Trust, for shares
APPLICANTS:
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of the Commodities Return Strategy
Portfolio (the ‘‘Replaced Fund’’), a series
of the Northwestern Mutual Series
Fund, Inc. (the ‘‘Series Fund’’), under
each of the variable annuity contracts
and variable life insurance policies
issued by the Separate Accounts
(collectively, the ‘‘Contracts’’). The
Section 17 Applicants seek an order
pursuant to Section 17(b) of the 1940
Act exempting them from 17(a) of the
Act to the extent necessary to permit
them to engage in certain in-kind
transactions in connection with the
substitution (‘‘In-Kind Transactions’’).
Filing Date: The application was
filed on March 6, 2013, and the
amended and restated application was
filed on July 12, 2013.
DATES:
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF A HEARING:
An order granting the application will
be issued unless the Commission orders
hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing by writing to the Secretary of
the Commission and serving the
applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on September 17, 2013,
and should be accompanied by proof of
service on the applicants in the form of
an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate
of service. Hearing requests should state
the nature of the requester’s interest, the
reason for the request, and the issues
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-20979]
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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
an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Our ICR describes 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 collection of information
to determine (1) The practical utility of the collection; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collection; (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 the
RRB or OIRA must contain the OMB control number of the ICR. For proper
consideration of your comments, it is best if the RRB and OIRA receive
them within 30 days of the publication date.
Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(RUIA), unemployment and sickness benefits are not payable for any day
remuneration is payable or accrues to the claimant. Also Section 4(a-1)
of the RUIA provides that unemployment or sickness benefits are not
payable for any day the claimant receives the same benefits under any
law other than the RUIA. Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
regulations, 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant's certification or statement
on an RRB-provided claim form that he or she did not work on any day
claimed and did not receive income such as vacation pay or pay for time
lost shall constitute sufficient evidence unless there is conflicting
evidence. Further, under 20 CFR 322.4(b), when there is a question
raised as to whether or not remuneration is payable or has accrued to a
claimant with respect to a claimed day or days, an investigation shall
be made with a view to obtaining information sufficient for a finding.
The RRB utilizes the following four forms to obtain information from
railroad employers, nonrailroad employers, and claimants, that is
needed to determine whether a claimed day or days of unemployment or
sickness were improperly or fraudulently claimed: Form ID-5i, Request
for Employment Information; Form ID-5R (SUP), Report of Employees Paid
RUIA Benefits for Every Day in Month Reported as Month of Creditable
Service; Form ID-49R, Railroad Payroll Record Check; and Form UI-48,
Statement Regarding Benefits Claimed for Days Worked. Completion is
voluntary. One response is requested of each respondent.
To qualify for unemployment or sickness benefits payable under
Section 2 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), a railroad
employee must have certain qualifying earnings in the applicable base
year. In addition, to qualify for extended or accelerated benefits
under Section 2 of the RUIA, a railroad employee who has exhausted his
or her rights to normal benefits must have at least 10 years of
railroad service (under certain conditions, military service may be
credited as months of railroad service). Accelerated benefits are
unemployment or sickness benefits that are payable to a railroad
employee before the regular July 1 beginning date of a benefit year if
an employee has 10 or more years of service and is not qualified for
benefits in the current benefit year.
During the RUIA claims review process, the RRB may determine that
unemployment or sickness benefits cannot be awarded because RRB records
show insufficient qualifying service and/or compensation. When this
occurs, the RRB allows the claimant the opportunity to provide
additional information if they believe that the RRB service and
compensation records are incorrect.
Depending on the circumstances, the RRB provides the following
forms to obtain information needed to determine if a claimant has
sufficient service or compensation to qualify for unemployment or
sickness benefits. Form UI-9, Statement of Employment and Wages; Form
UI-23, Statement of Service for Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Benefits; Form UI-44, Claim for Credit for Military Service; Form ID-
4F, Advising of Ineligibility for Unemployment Benefits; Form ID-4U,
Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for Unemployment Benefits;
Form ID-4X, Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for Sickness
Benefits; Form ID-4Y, Advising of Ineligibility for Sickness Benefits;
Form ID-20-1, Advising that
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Normal Unemployment Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted; Form ID-20-2,
Advising that Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be Exhausted; and
Form ID-20-4, Advising that Normal Sickness Benefits Are About to Be
Exhausted/Non-Entitlement. Completion of these forms is required to
obtain or retain a benefit. One response is required of each
respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (78 FR 38412 on June 26, 2013) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: RUIA Investigations and Continuing Entitlement.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0025.
Forms submitted: UI-9, UI-23, UI-44, UI-48, ID-4F, ID-4U, ID-4X,
ID-4Y, ID-5I, ID-5R (SUP), ID-49R, ID-20-1, ID-20-2, and ID-20-4.
Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected public: Private Sector; Businesses or other for profits.
Abstract: The information collection has two purposes. When RRB
records indicate that railroad service and/or compensation is
insufficient to qualify a claimant for unemployment or sickness
benefits, the RRB obtains information needed to reconcile the
compensation and/or service on record with that claimed by the
employee. Other forms in the collection allow the RRB to determine
whether unemployment or sickness benefits were improperly obtained.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes to add to Items 4a and 5a of
Form UI-48, Statement Regarding Benefits Claimed for Days Worked, two
``go to'' references to improve navigating the form. The RRB also
proposes to remove the following seven forms from the information
collection due to under 10 responses a year: ID-4F, ID-4Y, ID-20-1, ID-
20-2, ID-20-4, ID-49R, and UI-23.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Form No. Annual responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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ID-5i............................................... 1,050 15 262
ID-5R (SUP)......................................... 400 10 67
UI-48............................................... 14 12 3
UI-9................................................ 69 10 11
UI-44............................................... 10 5 1
ID-4U............................................... 35 5 3
ID-4X............................................... 25 5 2
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Total........................................... 1,603 .................. 349
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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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