Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 42842-42843 [2014-17278]

Download as PDF 42842 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 23, 2014 / Notices Rockville, MD. After registering with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting room. Dated: July 16, 2014. Cayetano Santos, Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2014–17380 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments 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 SUMMARY: 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. 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. Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the initial 60-day notice (79 FR 27940 on May 15, 2014) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments. Information Collection Request (ICR) Title: Supplemental Information on Accident and Insurance. OMB Control Number: 3220–0036. Form(s) submitted: SI–1c, SI–5, ID–3s, ID–3s.1, ID3u, ID–30k, and ID–30k.1. Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected public: Individuals or Households. Abstract: The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act provides for the recovery of sickness benefits paid if an employee receives a settlement for the same injury for which benefits were paid. The collection obtains information that is needed to determine the amount of the RRB’s reimbursement from the person or company responsible for such payments. Changes proposed: The RRB proposes to add Internet versions of Forms ID–3s, and ID–3u. The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows: Annual responses Form No. Time (minutes) 475 7 3,000 1,000 2,000 3,000 600 100 500 55 65 Total .......................................................................................................................... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SI–1c ................................................................................................................................ SI–5 .................................................................................................................................. ID–3s (Paper & Telephone) ............................................................................................. ID–3s (Email) ................................................................................................................... ID–3s (Internet) ................................................................................................................ ID–3s.1 (Paper & Telephone) .......................................................................................... ID–3u (Paper & Telephone) ............................................................................................ ID–3u (Email) ................................................................................................................... ID–3u (Internet) ................................................................................................................ ID–30k .............................................................................................................................. ID–30k.1 ........................................................................................................................... Burden (hours) 10,802 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:33 Jul 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 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. [FR Doc. 2014–17286 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905–01–P PO 00000 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40 1 150 50 100 150 30 5 25 5 5 561 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736. Extension: Frm 00088 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 141 / Wednesday, July 23, 2014 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rule 498; SEC File No. 270–574, OMB Control No. 3235–0648. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. Rule 498 (17 CFR 230.498) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (‘‘Securities Act’’) permits openend management investment companies (‘‘funds’’) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligations under the Securities Act by sending or giving key information directly to investors in the form of a summary prospectus (‘‘Summary Prospectus’’) and providing the statutory prospectus on a Web site. Upon an investor’s request, funds are also required to send the statutory prospectus to the investor. In addition, under Rule 498, a fund that relies on the rule to meet its statutory prospectus delivery obligations must make available, free of charge, the fund’s current Summary Prospectus, statutory prospectus, statement of additional information, and most recent annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders at the Web site address specified in the required Summary Prospectus legend.1 A Summary Prospectus that complies with Rule 498 is deemed to be a prospectus that is authorized under Section 10(b) of the Securities Act and Section 24(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.). The purpose of Rule 498 is to enable a fund to provide investors with a Summary Prospectus containing key information necessary to evaluate an investment in the fund. Unlike many other federal information collections, which are primarily for the use and benefit of the collecting agency, this information collection is primarily for the use and benefit of investors. The information filed with the Commission also permits the verification of compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination of the information. Based on an analysis of fund filings, the Commission estimates that approximately 9,082 portfolios are using a Summary Prospectus. The Commission estimates that the annual hourly burden per portfolio associated 1 17 CFR 270.498(e)(1). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:33 Jul 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 with the compilation of the information required on the cover page or the beginning of the Summary Prospectus is 0.5 hours, and estimates that the annual hourly burden per portfolio to comply with the Web site posting requirement is approximately 1 hour, requiring a total of 1.5 hours per portfolio per year.2 Thus the total annual hour burden associated with these requirements of the rule is approximately 13,623.3 The Commission estimates that the annual cost burden is approximately $15,900 per portfolio, for a total annual cost burden of approximately $144,403,800.4 Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and forms. Under Rule 498, use of the Summary Prospectus is voluntary, but the rule’s requirements regarding provision of the statutory prospectus upon investor request are mandatory for funds that elect to send or give a Summary Prospectus in reliance upon Rule 498. The information provided under Rule 498 will not be kept confidential. 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 OMB control number. Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s estimate of the burdens of the collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burdens of the collections of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication. Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 2 0.5 hours per portfolio + 1 hour per portfolio = 1.5 hours per portfolio. The Commission believes that funds that have opted to use the Summary Prospectus have already incurred the estimated one-time hour burden to initially comply with Rule 498, and therefore the estimated burden hours to initially comply with Rule 498 and the associated costs are not included in these estimates. 3 1.5 hours per portfolio × 9,082 portfolios = 13,623 hours. 4 $15,900 per portfolio × 9,082 portfolios = $144,403,800. PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42843 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to: PRA_ Mailbox@sec.gov. Dated: July 17, 2014. Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–17278 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736. Extension: Rule 17f–2(d); SEC File No. 270–36, OMB Control No. 3235–0028. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments on the existing collection of information provided for in Rule 17f–2(d) [17 CFR 240.17f–2(d)], under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (‘‘Act’’). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. Rule 17f–2(d) requires that records created pursuant to the fingerprinting requirements of Section 17(f)(2) of the Act be maintained and preserved by every member of a national securities exchange, broker, dealer, registered transfer agent and registered clearing agency (‘‘covered entities’’ or ‘‘respondents’’); permits, under certain circumstances, the records required to be maintained and preserved by a member of a national securities exchange, broker, or dealer to be maintained and preserved by a selfregulatory organization that is also the designated examining authority for that member, broker or dealer; and permits the required records to be preserved on microfilm. The general purpose for Rule 17f–2 is to: (i) Identify security risk personnel; (ii) provide criminal record information so that employers can make fully informed employment decisions; and (iii) deter persons with criminal records from seeking employment or association with covered entities. The rule enables the Commission or other examining authority to ascertain whether all required persons are being fingerprinted and whether proper E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42842-42843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17278]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-2736.

Extension:

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    Rule 498; SEC File No. 270-574, OMB Control No. 3235-0648.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (``Paperwork Reduction Act''), the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting 
comments on the collection of information summarized below. The 
Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to 
the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for extension and 
approval.
    Rule 498 (17 CFR 230.498) under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (``Securities Act'') permits open-end management 
investment companies (``funds'') to satisfy their prospectus delivery 
obligations under the Securities Act by sending or giving key 
information directly to investors in the form of a summary prospectus 
(``Summary Prospectus'') and providing the statutory prospectus on a 
Web site. Upon an investor's request, funds are also required to send 
the statutory prospectus to the investor. In addition, under Rule 498, 
a fund that relies on the rule to meet its statutory prospectus 
delivery obligations must make available, free of charge, the fund's 
current Summary Prospectus, statutory prospectus, statement of 
additional information, and most recent annual and semi-annual reports 
to shareholders at the Web site address specified in the required 
Summary Prospectus legend.\1\ A Summary Prospectus that complies with 
Rule 498 is deemed to be a prospectus that is authorized under Section 
10(b) of the Securities Act and Section 24(g) of the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.).
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    \1\ 17 CFR 270.498(e)(1).
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    The purpose of Rule 498 is to enable a fund to provide investors 
with a Summary Prospectus containing key information necessary to 
evaluate an investment in the fund. Unlike many other federal 
information collections, which are primarily for the use and benefit of 
the collecting agency, this information collection is primarily for the 
use and benefit of investors. The information filed with the Commission 
also permits the verification of compliance with securities law 
requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination of 
the information.
    Based on an analysis of fund filings, the Commission estimates that 
approximately 9,082 portfolios are using a Summary Prospectus. The 
Commission estimates that the annual hourly burden per portfolio 
associated with the compilation of the information required on the 
cover page or the beginning of the Summary Prospectus is 0.5 hours, and 
estimates that the annual hourly burden per portfolio to comply with 
the Web site posting requirement is approximately 1 hour, requiring a 
total of 1.5 hours per portfolio per year.\2\ Thus the total annual 
hour burden associated with these requirements of the rule is 
approximately 13,623.\3\ The Commission estimates that the annual cost 
burden is approximately $15,900 per portfolio, for a total annual cost 
burden of approximately $144,403,800.\4\
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    \2\ 0.5 hours per portfolio + 1 hour per portfolio = 1.5 hours 
per portfolio. The Commission believes that funds that have opted to 
use the Summary Prospectus have already incurred the estimated one-
time hour burden to initially comply with Rule 498, and therefore 
the estimated burden hours to initially comply with Rule 498 and the 
associated costs are not included in these estimates.
    \3\ 1.5 hours per portfolio x 9,082 portfolios = 13,623 hours.
    \4\ $15,900 per portfolio x 9,082 portfolios = $144,403,800.
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    Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a comprehensive 
or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission 
rules and forms. Under Rule 498, use of the Summary Prospectus is 
voluntary, but the rule's requirements regarding provision of the 
statutory prospectus upon investor request are mandatory for funds that 
elect to send or give a Summary Prospectus in reliance upon Rule 498. 
The information provided under Rule 498 will not be kept confidential. 
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 OMB control number.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collections of 
information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the Commission, including whether the information has practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burdens 
of the collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burdens of the collections of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to 
comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this 
publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549; or send an email 
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.

    Dated: July 17, 2014.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-17278 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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