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POSTAL SERVICE
Product Change—Priority Mail Express
and Priority Mail Negotiated Service
Agreement
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Postal ServiceTM.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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Notice.
POSTAL SERVICE
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.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective April 17, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on April 10, 2017,
it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
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to Competitive Product List. Documents
are available at www.prc.gov, Docket
Nos. MC2017–113, CP2017–161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
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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.
Effective April 17, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Reed, 202–268–3179.
The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on April 10, 2017,
it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Contract 305 to Competitive
Product List. Documents are available at
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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: April 17, 2017.
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 April 10, 2017,
it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a Request of the United
States Postal Service to Add Priority
Mail Contract 307 to Competitive
Product List. Documents are available at
www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2017–112,
CP2017–160.
SUMMARY:
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Product Change—Priority Mail
Negotiated Service Agreement
ACTION:
Postal ServiceTM.
Notice.
AGENCY:
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Federal Compliance.
POSTAL SERVICE
AGENCY:
Product Change—Priority Mail
Negotiated Service Agreement
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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 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
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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: RUIA Investigations and
Continuing Entitlement; OMB 3220–
0025.
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)
regulation 20 CFR 322.4(a), a claimant’s
certification or statement on an RRBprovided 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(s), an investigation shall be made
with a view to obtaining information
sufficient for a finding. The RRB utilizes
the following three forms to obtain
information from railroad employers,
nonrailroad employers, and claimants,
that is needed to determine whether a
claimed day(s) 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; 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
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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–44, Claim for
Credit for Military Service; Form ID–4U,
Advising of Service/Earnings
Requirements for Unemployment
Benefits; and Form ID–4X, Advising of
Service/Earnings Requirements for
Sickness Benefits. 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 (82 FR 9249 on February
3, 2017) 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–4U, ID–4X, ID–5I, ID–5R
(SUP).
Type of request: Extension without
change 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
no changes to the forms in this
collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form number
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
69
10
14
35
25
1,050
400
10
5
12
5
5
15
10
11
1
3
3
2
262
67
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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UI–9 .............................................................................................................................................
UI–44 ...........................................................................................................................................
UI–48 ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–4U ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–4X ...........................................................................................................................................
ID–5i .............................................................................................................................................
ID–5R (SUP) ................................................................................................................................
1,603
........................
349
2. Title and Purpose of information
collection: Self-Employment/Corporate
Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring;
OMB 3220–0202.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) provides for the payment of
disability annuities to qualified
employees. Section 2 also provides that
if the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
receives a report of an annuitant
working for a railroad or earning more
than prescribed dollar amounts from
either nonrailroad employment or selfemployment, the annuity is no longer
payable, or can be reduced, for the
months worked. The regulations related
to the nonpayment or reduction of the
annuity by reason of work are
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.160–164.
Some activities claimed by the
applicant as ‘‘self-employment’’ may
actually be employment for someone
else (e.g., training officer, consultant,
salesman). 20 CFR 216.22(c) states, for
example, that an applicant is considered
an employee, and not self-employed,
when acting as a corporate officer, since
the corporation is the applicant’s
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a
particular activity as self-employment or
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as work for an employer depends upon
the circumstances in each case. The
circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR
216.21–216–23.
Certain types of work may actually
indicate an annuitant’s recovery from
disability. Regulations related to an
annuitant’s recovery from disability for
work are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17–
220–20.
In addition, the RRB conducts
continuing disability reviews (also
known as a CDR), to determine whether
the annuitant continues to meet the
disability requirements of the law.
Payment of disability benefits and/or a
beneficiary’s period of disability will
end if medical evidence or other
information shows that an annuitant is
not disabled under the standards
prescribed in Section 2 of the RRA.
Continuing disability reviews are
generally conducted if one or more of
the following conditions are met: (1)
The annuitant is scheduled for a routine
periodic review, (2) the annuitant
returns to work and successfully
completes a trial work period, (3)
substantial earnings are posted to the
annuitant’s wage record, or (4)
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information is received from the
annuitant or a reliable source that the
annuitant has recovered or returned to
work. Provisions relating to when and
how often the RRB conducts disability
reviews are prescribed in 20 CFR
220.186.
To enhance program integrity
activities, the RRB utilizes Form G–252,
Self-Employment/Corporate Officer
Work and Earnings Monitoring. Form
G–252 obtains information from a
disability annuitant who either claims
to be self-employed or a corporate
officer, or who the RRB determines to be
self-employed or a corporate officer after
a continuing disability review. The
continuing disability review may be
prompted by a report of work, return to
railroad service, an allegation of a
medical improvement or a routine
disability review call-up. The
information gathered is used to
determine entitlement and/or continued
entitlement to, and the amount of, the
disability annuity, as prescribed in 20
CFR 220.176. Completion is required to
retain benefits. One response is required
of each respondent.
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Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (82 FR 9250 on February
3, 2017) required by 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2). That request elicited no
comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Self-Employment/Corporate
Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0202.
Form(s) submitted: G–252.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: To determine entitlement or
continued entitlement to a disability
annuity, the RRB will obtain
information from disability annuitants
who claim to be self-employed or a
corporate officer or who the RRB
determines to be self-employed or a
corporate officer after a continuing
disability review.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to Form G–252.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Annual
responses
Form number
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
G–252 ..........................................................................................................................................
100
20
33
Total ......................................................................................................................................
100
........................
33
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 Brian
Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and
to the OMB Desk Officer for the RRB,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Martha P. Rico,
Secretary to the Board.
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–80428; File No. SR–BOX–
2017–10]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX
Options Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
a Proposed Rule Change to Expand
the Execution Range for a Customer
Cross Order
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April 11, 2017.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on March 29,
2017, BOX Options Exchange LLC (the
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the self-regulatory organization. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
The Exchange proposes to expand the
execution range for a Customer Cross
Order. The text of the proposed rule
change is available from the principal
office of the Exchange, at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room
and also on the Exchange’s Internet Web
site at https://boxexchange.com.
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The self-regulatory organization has
prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Same as Item 3a in the 19b–4 Purpose
section. [sic] Make sure all the footnotes
copy correctly. [sic] The Exchange
proposes to amend BOX Rule 7110(c)(5)
(Customer Cross Order) to expand the
execution range for a Customer Cross
Order. This is a competitive filing that
is based on the rules of another
exchange.3
3 See MIAX Rule 515(h)(1). The Exchange is not
copying all aspects of MIAX Rule 515(h)(1).
Specifically, BOX is not copying the references to
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
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change from interested persons.
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A Customer Cross Order is comprised
of a non-Professional, Public Customer
Order to buy and a non-Professional,
Public Customer Order to sell at the
same price and for the same quantity.4
Rule 7110(c)(5) provides that Customer
Cross Orders are automatically executed
upon entry provided that the execution
is between the best bid and offer on
BOX and will not trade through the
NBBO. Customer Cross Orders are
automatically canceled if they cannot be
executed. Customer Cross Orders may
only be entered in the regular trading
increments applicable to the options
classes under Rule 7050. IM–7140–1 5
applies to the entry and execution of
Customer Cross Orders.
The Exchange is now proposing to
expand the execution range for
Customer Cross Orders. Specifically, a
Customer Cross Order will
automatically execute if the execution
price is at or between the best bid and
offer on BOX, provided that it is not at
the same price as a Public Customer
Order on the BOX Book. This is
opposed to the current requirement that
the execution price be strictly between
the best bid and offer on BOX. The
a liquidity refresh pause or route timer because the
Exchange does not offer these functionalities.
4 See Rule 7110(c)(5).
5 This Rule prevents an Options Participant
executing agency orders to increase its economic
gain from trading against the order without first
giving other trading interest on BOX an opportunity
to trade with the agency order pursuant to Rule
7150 (Price Improvement Period), Rule 7245
(Complex Order Price Improvement Period) or Rule
7270 (Block Trades). However, the Exchange
recognizes that it may be possible for an Options
Participant to establish a relationship with a
Customer or other person (including affiliates) to
deny agency orders the opportunity to interact on
BOX and to realize similar economic benefits as it
would achieve by executing agency orders as
principal. It will be a violation of this Rule for an
Options Participant to circumvent this Rule by
providing an opportunity for a Customer or other
person (including affiliates) to execute against
agency orders handled by the Options Participant
immediately upon their entry into the Trading Host.
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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 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: RUIA Investigations
and Continuing Entitlement; OMB 3220-0025.
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)
regulation 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(s), an investigation shall be
made with a view to obtaining information sufficient for a finding. The
RRB utilizes the following three forms to obtain information from
railroad employers, nonrailroad employers, and claimants, that is
needed to determine whether a claimed day(s) 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; 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
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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-44, Claim for Credit for Military Service; Form ID-4U, Advising of
Service/Earnings Requirements for Unemployment Benefits; and Form ID-
4X, Advising of Service/Earnings Requirements for Sickness Benefits.
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 (82 FR 9249 on February 3, 2017) 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-4U, ID-4X, ID-5I,
ID-5R (SUP).
Type of request: Extension without change 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 no changes to the forms in this
collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UI-9............................................................ 69 10 11
UI-44........................................................... 10 5 1
UI-48........................................................... 14 12 3
ID-4U........................................................... 35 5 3
ID-4X........................................................... 25 5 2
ID-5i........................................................... 1,050 15 262
ID-5R (SUP)..................................................... 400 10 67
-----------------------------------------------
Total....................................................... 1,603 .............. 349
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2. Title and Purpose of information collection: Self-Employment/
Corporate Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring; OMB 3220-0202.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for the
payment of disability annuities to qualified employees. Section 2 also
provides that if the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) receives a report
of an annuitant working for a railroad or earning more than prescribed
dollar amounts from either nonrailroad employment or self-employment,
the annuity is no longer payable, or can be reduced, for the months
worked. The regulations related to the nonpayment or reduction of the
annuity by reason of work are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.160-164.
Some activities claimed by the applicant as ``self-employment'' may
actually be employment for someone else (e.g., training officer,
consultant, salesman). 20 CFR 216.22(c) states, for example, that an
applicant is considered an employee, and not self-employed, when acting
as a corporate officer, since the corporation is the applicant's
employer. Whether the RRB classifies a particular activity as self-
employment or as work for an employer depends upon the circumstances in
each case. The circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.21-216-23.
Certain types of work may actually indicate an annuitant's recovery
from disability. Regulations related to an annuitant's recovery from
disability for work are prescribed in 20 CFR 220.17-220-20.
In addition, the RRB conducts continuing disability reviews (also
known as a CDR), to determine whether the annuitant continues to meet
the disability requirements of the law. Payment of disability benefits
and/or a beneficiary's period of disability will end if medical
evidence or other information shows that an annuitant is not disabled
under the standards prescribed in Section 2 of the RRA. Continuing
disability reviews are generally conducted if one or more of the
following conditions are met: (1) The annuitant is scheduled for a
routine periodic review, (2) the annuitant returns to work and
successfully completes a trial work period, (3) substantial earnings
are posted to the annuitant's wage record, or (4) information is
received from the annuitant or a reliable source that the annuitant has
recovered or returned to work. Provisions relating to when and how
often the RRB conducts disability reviews are prescribed in 20 CFR
220.186.
To enhance program integrity activities, the RRB utilizes Form G-
252, Self-Employment/Corporate Officer Work and Earnings Monitoring.
Form G-252 obtains information from a disability annuitant who either
claims to be self-employed or a corporate officer, or who the RRB
determines to be self-employed or a corporate officer after a
continuing disability review. The continuing disability review may be
prompted by a report of work, return to railroad service, an allegation
of a medical improvement or a routine disability review call-up. The
information gathered is used to determine entitlement and/or continued
entitlement to, and the amount of, the disability annuity, as
prescribed in 20 CFR 220.176. Completion is required to retain
benefits. One response is required of each respondent.
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Previous Requests for Comments: The RRB has already published the
initial 60-day notice (82 FR 9250 on February 3, 2017) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Self-Employment/Corporate Officer Work and Earnings
Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 3220-0202.
Form(s) submitted: G-252.
Type of request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or Households.
Abstract: To determine entitlement or continued entitlement to a
disability annuity, the RRB will obtain information from disability
annuitants who claim to be self-employed or a corporate officer or who
the RRB determines to be self-employed or a corporate officer after a
continuing disability review.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes no changes to Form G-252.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as follows:
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Annual
Form number responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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G-252........................................................... 100 20 33
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Total....................................................... 100 .............. 33
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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 Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or Brian.Foster@rrb.gov and to the OMB
Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Martha P. Rico,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017-07632 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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