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information must be filed using an
approved PBGC form. Under § 4007.10
of the premium payment regulation,
plan administrators are required to
retain records about premiums and
information submitted in premium
filings.
Premium filings report (i) the flat-rate
premium and related data (all plans), (ii)
the variable-rate premium and related
data (single-employer plans), and (iii)
additional data such as identifying
information and miscellaneous planrelated or filing-related data (all plans).
PBGC needs this information to identify
the plans for which premiums are paid,
to verify whether the amounts paid are
correct, to help PBGC determine the
magnitude of its exposure in the event
of plan termination, to help track the
creation of new plans and transfer of
participants and plan assets and
liabilities among plans, and to keep
PBGC’s insured-plan inventory up to
date. That information and the retained
records are also needed for audit
purposes.
PBGC intends to revise the 2015 filing
procedures and instructions to:
• Require reporting of certain
undertakings to cash out or annuitize
benefits for a specified group of former
employees;
• Change certain premium
declaration certification procedures,
resulting in greater uniformity among
the procedures applicable to different
filing methods. and
• Offer the option for a plan to
provide a telephone number specifically
for inclusion in PBGC’s Search Plan List
on PBGC’s Web site, instead of the
number provided for PBGC to contact
the plan administrator.
PBGC is also intending to update the
premium rates and make conforming,
clarifying, and editorial changes.
The collection of information under
the regulation has been approved
through April 30, 2017, by OMB under
control number 1212–0009. PBGC
intends to request that OMB approve the
revised collection of information for
three years. 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.
PBGC estimates that it will receive
25,700 premium filings per year from
25,700 plan administrators under this
collection of information. PBGC further
estimates that the average annual
burden of this collection of information
is 8,000 hours and $53,200,000.
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PBGC is soliciting public comments
to—
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodologies and assumptions used;
• enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 17th day of
September, 2014.
Judith Starr,
General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
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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 an
forwarding 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 collections of information to
determine (1) the practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (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
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OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Application for
Reimbursement for Hospital Insurance
Services in Canada; OMB 3220–0086.
Under section 7(d) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB
administers the Medicare program for
persons covered by the railroad
retirement system. Payments are
provided under section 7(d)4) of the
RRA for medical services furnished in
Canada to the same extent as for those
furnished in the United States.
However, payments for the services
furnished in Canada are made from the
Railroad Retirement Account rather
than from the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund, with the
payments limited to the amount by
which insurance benefits under
Medicare exceed the amount payable
under Canadian Provincial plans.
Form AA–104, Application for
Canadian Hospital Benefits Under
Medicare—Part A, is provided by the
RRB to a claimant seeking
reimbursement for covered hospital
services received in Canada. The form
obtains information needed to
determine the eligibility of the applicant
and the amount of any reimbursement
due. One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion is required to
obtain a benefit.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (79 FR 37357 on July 1,
2014) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application for Reimbursement
for Hospital Insurance Services in
Canada.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0086.
Form(s) submitted: AA–104.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement
Board administers the Medicare
program for persons covered by the
railroad retirement system. The
collection obtains the information
needed to determine eligibility and for
the amount due for covered hospital
services received in Canada.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form AA–104.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
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Form No.
Annual
responses
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
AA–104 ........................................................................................................................................
30
10
5
2. Title and purpose of information
collection: Availability for Work; OMB
3220–0164. Under Section 1(k) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are not payable
for any day for which the claimant is
not available for work.
Under Railroad Retirement Board
(RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5,
‘‘available for work’’ is defined as being
willing and ready for work. A claimant
is ‘‘willing’’ to work if willing to accept
and perform for hire such work as is
reasonably appropriate to his or her
employment circumstances. A claimant
is ‘‘ready’’ for work if he or she (1) is
in a position to receive notice of work
and is willing to accept and perform
such work, and (2) is prepared to be
present with the customary equipment
at the location of such work within the
time usually allotted.
Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15,
a claimant may be requested at any time
to show, as evidence of willingness to
work, that reasonable efforts are being
made to obtain work. In order to
determine whether a claimant is; (a)
available for work, and (b) willing to
work, the RRB utilizes Forms UI–38, UI
Claimant’s Report of Efforts to Find
Work, and UI–38s, School Attendance
and Availability Questionnaire, to
obtain information from the claimant
and Form ID–8k, Questionnaire—
Reinstatement of Discharged or
Suspended Employee, from the union
representative. One response is
completed by each respondent.
Completion of Forms UI–38 and UI–38s
is required to obtain or retain benefits.
Completion of Form ID–8k is voluntary.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (79 FR 37357 on July 1,
2014) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2).
That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Availability for Work.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0164.
Form(s) submitted: UI–38, UI–38s,
and ID–8k.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households, Non-profit institutions.
Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
unemployment benefits are not payable
for any day in which the claimant is not
available for work. The collection
obtains information needed by the RRB
to determine whether a claimant is
willing and ready to work.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
UI–38s:
In person ...............................................................................................................................
By mail ..................................................................................................................................
UI–38 ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–8k ............................................................................................................................................
42
86
2,048
5,668
6
10
11.5
5
4
14
392
472
Total ......................................................................................................................................
7,844
........................
882
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.
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Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
Washington, DC 20549–2736.
Extension:
Rule 12g3–2, SEC File No. 270–104, OMB
Control No. 3235–0119.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘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 for approval.
Rule 12g3–2 (17 CFR 240.12g3–2)
under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) provides an
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exemption from Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)) for
foreign private issuers. Rule 12g3–2 is
designed to provide investors in foreign
securities with information about such
securities and the foreign issuer. The
information filed under Rule 12g3–2
must be filed with the Commission and
is publicly available. We estimate that it
takes 8.95 hours per response to prepare
and is filed by approximately 1,386
respondents. Each respondent files an
estimated 12 times submissions
pursuant to Rule 12g3–per year for a
total of 16,632 respondents. We estimate
that 25% of 8.95 hours per response
(2.2375 hours per response) to provide
the information required under Rule
12g3–2 for a total annual reporting
burden of 37,214 hours (2.2375 hours
per response × 16,632 responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether this proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
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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 an
forwarding 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 collections of information
to determine (1) the practical utility of the collections; (2) the
accuracy of the estimated burden of the collections; (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.
1. Title and purpose of information collection: Application for
Reimbursement for Hospital Insurance Services in Canada; OMB 3220-0086.
Under section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the RRB
administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the railroad
retirement system. Payments are provided under section 7(d)4) of the
RRA for medical services furnished in Canada to the same extent as for
those furnished in the United States. However, payments for the
services furnished in Canada are made from the Railroad Retirement
Account rather than from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund,
with the payments limited to the amount by which insurance benefits
under Medicare exceed the amount payable under Canadian Provincial
plans.
Form AA-104, Application for Canadian Hospital Benefits Under
Medicare--Part A, is provided by the RRB to a claimant seeking
reimbursement for covered hospital services received in Canada. The
form obtains information needed to determine the eligibility of the
applicant and the amount of any reimbursement due. One response is
requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain a
benefit.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (79 FR 37357 on July 1, 2014) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Application for Reimbursement for Hospital Insurance
Services in Canada.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0086.
Form(s) submitted: AA-104.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Board administers the Medicare
program for persons covered by the railroad retirement system. The
collection obtains the information needed to determine eligibility and
for the amount due for covered hospital services received in Canada.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form AA-104.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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AA-104....................................................... 30 10 5
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2. Title and purpose of information collection: Availability for
Work; OMB 3220-0164. Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day for
which the claimant is not available for work.
Under Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) regulation 20 CFR 327.5,
``available for work'' is defined as being willing and ready for work.
A claimant is ``willing'' to work if willing to accept and perform for
hire such work as is reasonably appropriate to his or her employment
circumstances. A claimant is ``ready'' for work if he or she (1) is in
a position to receive notice of work and is willing to accept and
perform such work, and (2) is prepared to be present with the customary
equipment at the location of such work within the time usually
allotted.
Under RRB regulation 20 CFR 327.15, a claimant may be requested at
any time to show, as evidence of willingness to work, that reasonable
efforts are being made to obtain work. In order to determine whether a
claimant is; (a) available for work, and (b) willing to work, the RRB
utilizes Forms UI-38, UI Claimant's Report of Efforts to Find Work, and
UI-38s, School Attendance and Availability Questionnaire, to obtain
information from the claimant and Form ID-8k, Questionnaire--
Reinstatement of Discharged or Suspended Employee, from the union
representative. One response is completed by each respondent.
Completion of Forms UI-38 and UI-38s is required to obtain or retain
benefits. Completion of Form ID-8k is voluntary.
Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (79 FR 37357 on July 1, 2014) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Availability for Work.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0164.
Form(s) submitted: UI-38, UI-38s, and ID-8k.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households, Non-profit
institutions.
Abstract: Under Section 1(k) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act, unemployment benefits are not payable for any day in which the
claimant is not available for work. The collection obtains information
needed by the RRB to determine whether a claimant is willing and ready
to work.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
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UI-38s:
In person................................................... 42 6 4
By mail..................................................... 86 10 14
UI-38........................................................... 2,048 11.5 392
ID-8k........................................................... 5,668 5 472
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Total....................................................... 7,844 .............. 882
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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:
OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov.
Charles Mierzwa,
Chief of Information Resources Management.
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