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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2013 / Notices
POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change—Priority Mail
Negotiated Service Agreement
Postal ServiceTM.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service gives
notice of filing a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to add a
domestic shipping services contract to
the list of Negotiated Service
Agreements in the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
DATES: Effective date: December 17,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on December 9,
2013, it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Contract 72 to Competitive Product
List. Documents are available at
www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2014–10,
CP2014–11.
SUMMARY:
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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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: Self-Employment and
Substantial Service Questionnaire; OMB
3220–0138.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) provides for payment of
annuities to qualified employees and
their spouses. In order to receive an age
and service annuity, Section 2(e)(3)
states that an applicant must stop all
railroad work and give up any rights to
return to such work. However,
applicants are not required to stop
nonrailroad work or self-employment.
The RRB considers some work
claimed as ‘‘self-employment’’ to
actually be employment for an
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or
as work for an employer depends upon
the circumstances of each case. These
circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR
216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the
RRA, an applicant is no longer required
to stop work for a ‘‘Last Pre-Retirement
Nonrailroad Employer’’ (LPE). However,
Section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that
a portion of the employee’s Tier II
benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from the ‘‘LPE’’
employer.
‘‘LPE’’ is defined as the last person,
company, or institution with whom the
employee or spouse applicant was
employed concurrently with, or after,
the applicant’s last railroad employment
and before their annuity beginning date.
If a spouse never worked for a railroad,
the LPE employer is the last person for
whom he or she worked.
The RRB utilizes Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, when an applicant
claims to be self-employed to obtain
information needed to determine if the
applicant’s work is LPE, railroad service
or self-employment. If the work is selfemployment, the questionnaire
identifies any months in which the
applicant did not perform substantial
service. One response is requested of
each respondent. Completion is
voluntary. However, failure to complete
the form could result in the nonpayment
of benefits. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form AA–4.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
Annual
responses
Form
Time
(min)
Burden
(hrs)
570
30
40
70
380
35
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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AA–4 (With assistance) ...............................................................................................................
AA–4 (Without assistance) ..........................................................................................................
600
........................
415
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
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comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
Sunshine Act Meeting
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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 Monday, December 16, 2013 at 3:00
p.m.
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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: Self-Employment and
Substantial Service Questionnaire; OMB 3220-0138.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payment
of annuities to qualified employees and their spouses. In order to
receive an age and service annuity, Section 2(e)(3) states that an
applicant must stop all railroad work and give up any rights to return
to such work. However, applicants are not required to stop nonrailroad
work or self-employment.
The RRB considers some work claimed as ``self-employment'' to
actually be employment for an employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or as work for an employer
depends upon the circumstances of each case. These circumstances are
prescribed in 20 CFR 216.
Under the 1988 amendments to the RRA, an applicant is no longer
required to stop work for a ``Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad
Employer'' (LPE). However, Section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that a
portion of the employee's Tier II benefit and supplemental annuity be
deducted for earnings from the ``LPE'' employer.
``LPE'' is defined as the last person, company, or institution with
whom the employee or spouse applicant was employed concurrently with,
or after, the applicant's last railroad employment and before their
annuity beginning date. If a spouse never worked for a railroad, the
LPE employer is the last person for whom he or she worked.
The RRB utilizes Form AA-4, Self-Employment and Substantial Service
Questionnaire, when an applicant claims to be self-employed to obtain
information needed to determine if the applicant's work is LPE,
railroad service or self-employment. If the work is self-employment,
the questionnaire identifies any months in which the applicant did not
perform substantial service. One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion is voluntary. However, failure to complete the
form could result in the nonpayment of benefits. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form AA-4.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form responses Time (min) Burden (hrs)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AA-4 (With assistance).......................................... 570 40 380
AA-4 (Without assistance)....................................... 30 70 35
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 600 .............. 415
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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.
[FR Doc. 2013-29846 Filed 12-16-13; 8:45 am]
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