Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Payment of Premiums, 56831-56832 [2014-22580]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 23, 2014 / Notices The NRC is seeking nominations for diagnostic radiologists who possess training and experience with the diagnostic use of byproduct material. The diagnostic radiologist would also possess knowledge of imaging modalities that are not regulated by the NRC such as diagnostic ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography (CT) and interventional radiology. This individual will advise the NRC on current and emerging technologies that combine modalities that are regulated by the NRC (e.g., positron emission tomography) with those that are not regulated by the NRC (e.g., CT). The ACMUI diagnostic radiologist provides advice on issues associated with the regulation of applications of byproduct material for imaging, localization and therapeutic purposes. This advice includes providing input on NRC proposed rules and guidance, providing recommendations on the training and experience requirements for physicians specializing in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy, identifying medical events associated with these uses, evaluating non-routine uses of byproduct material and emerging medical technologies, bringing key issues in the nuclear medicine and radiology community to the attention of NRC staff, as they relate to radiation safety and NRC medical-use policy. ACMUI members are selected based on their educational background, certification(s), work experience, involvement and/or leadership in professional society activities, and other information obtained in letters or during the selection process. ACMUI members possess the medical and technical skills needed to address evolving issues. The current membership is comprised of the following professionals: (a) Nuclear medicine physician; (b) nuclear cardiologist; (c) two radiation oncologists; (d) diagnostic radiologist; (e) therapy medical physicist; (f) nuclear medicine physicist; (g) nuclear pharmacist; (h) radiation safety officer; (i) patients’ rights advocate; (i) Food and Drug Administration representative; and (j) Agreement State representative. For additional information about membership on the ACMUI, visit the ACMUI Membership Web page, https:// www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/regulatory/ advisory/acmui/membership.html. NRC is inviting nominations for the Diagnostic Radiologist physician position on the ACMUI. The term of the individual currently occupying this position will end on January 10, 2015. Committee members currently serve a mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Sep 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 four-year term and may be considered for reappointment to an additional term. Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 160 hours per year to Committee business. Members are expected to attend semiannual meetings in Rockville, Maryland and to participate in teleconferences, as needed. Members who are not Federal employees are compensated for their service. In addition, these members are reimbursed for travel and correspondence expenses. Full-time Federal employees are reimbursed travel expenses only. Security Background Check: The selected nominee will undergo a thorough security background check. Security paperwork may take the nominee several weeks to complete. Nominees will also be required to complete a financial disclosure statement to avoid conflicts of interest. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of September, 2014. For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–22621 Filed 9–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Payment of Premiums Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Notice of intention to request OMB approval of revised collection of information. AGENCY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is modifying the collection of information under its regulation on Payment of Premiums (OMB control number 1212–0009; expires April 30, 2017) and intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the revised collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act for three years. This notice informs the public of PBGC’s intent and solicits public comment on the collection of information. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted by November 24, 2014. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56831 site instructions for submitting comments. • Email: paperwork.comments@ pbgc.gov. • Fax: 202–326–4224. • Mail or Hand Delivery: Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005– 4026. Comments received, including personal information provided, will be posted to www.pbgc.gov. Copies of the collection of information and comments may be obtained without charge by writing to the Disclosure Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005–4026; visiting the Disclosure Division; faxing a request to 202–326–4042; or calling 202–326–4040 during normal business hours. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800– 877–8339 and ask to be connected to 202–326–4040.) The premium payment regulation and the premium instructions (including illustrative forms) for 2014 are available at www.pbgc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah C. Murphy, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005– 4026; 202–326–4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service tollfree at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to be connected to 202–326–4024.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4007 of Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires pension plans covered under Title IV pension insurance programs to pay premiums to PBGC. All plans covered by Title IV pay a flat-rate per-participant premium. An underfunded single-employer plan also pays a variable-rate premium based on the value of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits. Pursuant to section 4007, PBGC has issued its regulation on Payment of Premiums (29 CFR Part 4007). Under § 4007.3 of the premium payment regulation, the plan administrator of each pension plan covered by Title IV of ERISA is required to file a premium payment and information prescribed by PBGC for each premium payment year. Premium information must be filed electronically using ‘‘My Plan Administration Account’’ (‘‘My PAA’’) through PBGC’s Web site except to the extent PBGC grants an exemption for good cause in appropriate circumstances, in which case the E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 56832 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 23, 2014 / Notices 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Sep 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 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. [FR Doc. 2014–22580 Filed 9–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7709–02–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 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION


Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; 
Comment Request; Payment of Premiums

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of intention to request OMB approval of revised 
collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is modifying 
the collection of information under its regulation on Payment of 
Premiums (OMB control number 1212-0009; expires April 30, 2017) and 
intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approve the revised collection of information under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act for three years. This notice informs the public of PBGC's 
intent and solicits public comment on the collection of information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the Web site instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: paperwork.comments@pbgc.gov.
     Fax: 202-326-4224.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Legislative and Regulatory 
Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20005-4026.

Comments received, including personal information provided, will be 
posted to www.pbgc.gov.
    Copies of the collection of information and comments may be 
obtained without charge by writing to the Disclosure Division, Office 
of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026; visiting the Disclosure 
Division; faxing a request to 202-326-4042; or calling 202-326-4040 
during normal business hours. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay 
service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-
4040.) The premium payment regulation and the premium instructions 
(including illustrative forms) for 2014 are available at www.pbgc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah C. Murphy, Deputy Assistant 
General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 
20005-4026; 202-326-4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay 
service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-
4024.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4007 of Title IV of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires pension plans 
covered under Title IV pension insurance programs to pay premiums to 
PBGC. All plans covered by Title IV pay a flat-rate per-participant 
premium. An underfunded single-employer plan also pays a variable-rate 
premium based on the value of the plan's unfunded vested benefits.
    Pursuant to section 4007, PBGC has issued its regulation on Payment 
of Premiums (29 CFR Part 4007). Under Sec.  4007.3 of the premium 
payment regulation, the plan administrator of each pension plan covered 
by Title IV of ERISA is required to file a premium payment and 
information prescribed by PBGC for each premium payment year. Premium 
information must be filed electronically using ``My Plan Administration 
Account'' (``My PAA'') through PBGC's Web site except to the extent 
PBGC grants an exemption for good cause in appropriate circumstances, 
in which case the

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information must be filed using an approved PBGC form. Under Sec.  
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 plan-related 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.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2014-22580 Filed 9-22-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7709-02-P

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