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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Reinstatement
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection Without Change, Standard
Form 2812, 2812–A, and OPM Form
1523
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
reinstatement.
AGENCY:
The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on a revised
information collection request (ICR) for
Standard Form 2812, 2812–A and OPM
Form 1523. Reinstatement will allow
continued use of the collection and an
additional 180 days to complete the full
Paperwork Reduction Act approval
process.
SUMMARY:
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, Funds Management, 1900
E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415–
3500, Attention: Antoinette
Cunningham or sent by email to
Antoinette.Cunningham@opm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Chief Financial
Office, Financial Services, 1900 E Street
NW., Room 5478, Washington, DC
20415, Attention: Antoinette
Cunningham, or sent by email to
Antoinette.Cunningham@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is
soliciting comments for this collection
(OMB No. 3206–0262). The Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112–96, Section 5001),
made two significant changes to the
Federal Employees’ Retirement System
(FERS). First, beginning in 2013, new
employees (as designated in the statute)
will have to pay significantly higher
employee contributions, an increase of
2.3 percent of salary. Second, new
Members of Congress and Congressional
employees, in addition to paying higher
retirement contributions, will accrue
retirement benefits at the same rate as
regular employees. New employees
affected by this law will be classified in
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a new retirement category; the Federal
Employees’ Retirement System—
Revised Annuity Employees (FERS–
RAE). The current Standard Form 2812,
Standard Form 2812–A, and OPM Form
1523, have been changed to reflect this
additional category.
Reinstatement will allow continued
use of the collection and an additional
180 days to complete the full Paperwork
Reduction Act approval process. The
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is particularly interested in comments
that:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Trust Fund Management of
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
Office of Personnel Management.
Title: (1) Report of Withholdings and
Contributions for Health Benefits, Life
Insurance and Retirement (Standard
Form 2812); (2) Report of Withholdings
and Contributions for Health Benefits by
Enrollment Code (Standard Form 2812–
A); (3) Supplemental Semiannual
Headcount Report (OPM Form 1523).
OMB Number: 3206–0262.
Frequency: Semiannually for OPM
Form 1523 and once-per-pay-period for
Standard Form 2812 and Standard Form
2812–A.
Affected Public: Public Entities with
Federal Employees and Retirees.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
Minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2,700.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Acting Director.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and purpose of information
collection: Application for Employee
Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement
Ac; OMB 3220–0002.
Section 2(a) of the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRA) provides for
payments of age and service, disability,
and supplemental annuities to qualified
employees. An annuity cannot be paid
until the employee stops working for a
railroad employer. In addition, the age
and service employee must relinquish
any rights held to such jobs. A disabled
employee does not need to relinquish
employee rights until attaining Full
Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their
spouse is awarded a spouse annuity.
Benefits become payable after the
employee meets certain other
requirements, which depend on the type
of annuity payable. The requirements
for obtaining the annuities are
prescribed in 20 CFR 216 and 220.
To collect the information needed to
help determine an applicant’s
entitlement to, and the amount of, an
employee retirement annuity the RRB
uses Forms AA–1, Application for
Employee Annuity; AA–1d, Application
for Determination of Employee
Disability; G–204, Verification of
Workers Compensation/Public Disability
Benefit Information, and electronic
Forms AA–1cert, Application Summary
and Certification, and AA–1sum,
Application Summary.
The AA–1 application process obtains
information from an applicant about
their marital history, work history,
military service, benefits from other
governmental agencies, railroad
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pensions and Medicare entitlement for
either an age and service or disability
annuity. An RRB representative
interviews the applicant either at a field
office, an itinerant point, or by
telephone. During the interview, the
RRB representative enters the
information obtained into an on-line
information system. Upon completion of
the interview, the on-line information
system generates Form AA–1cert,
Application Summary and Certification,
or Form AA–1sum, Application
Summary, a summary of the information
that was provided for the applicant to
review and approve. Form AA–1cert
documents approval using the
traditional pen and ink ‘‘wet’’ signature,
and Form AA–1sum documents
approval using the alternative signature
method called Attestation. When the
RRB representative is unable to contact
the applicant in person or by telephone,
for example, the applicant lives in
another country, a manual version of
Form AA–1 is used.
Form AA–1d, Application for
Determination of Employee’s Disability,
is completed by an employee who is
filing for a disability annuity under the
RRA, or a disability freeze under the
Social Security Act, for early Medicare
based on a disability. Form G–204,
Verification of Worker’s Compensation/
Public Disability Benefit Information, is
used to obtain and verify information
concerning a worker’s compensation or
a public disability benefit that is or will
be paid by a public agency to a disabled
railroad employee.
The RRB proposes to add the
following two new items—‘‘Are you
expecting a newborn?’’ and its possible
‘‘Yes’’ response—‘‘Expected Date’’ to
Form AA–1. A comparable revision will
be made to the electronic equivalent
forms (AA–1, AA–1cert and AA–1sum).
This information will help determine if
the applicant can potentially receive an
additional benefit amount. The RRB also
proposes the implementation of an
Internet equivalent version of Form AA–
1 that can be completed by the applicant
and submitted through the RRB’s Web
site at www.rrb.gov. The RRB proposes
no changes to Forms AA–1d or G–204.
One response is requested of each
respondent. Completion of the forms is
required to obtain/retain a benefit.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses
Form No.
Time
(minutes)
Burden
(hours)
AA–1 (without assistance) ...........................................................................................................
AA–1cert (with assistance) ..........................................................................................................
AA–1sum (with assistance) .........................................................................................................
AA–1 (Internet) (without assistance) ...........................................................................................
AA–1d (with assistance) ..............................................................................................................
AA–1d (without assistance) .........................................................................................................
G–204 ..........................................................................................................................................
35
7,050
2,415
3,220
2,600
5
20
62
30
29
45
60
85
15
36
3,525
1,167
2,415
2,600
7
5
Total ......................................................................................................................................
15,345
........................
9,755
Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, contact Dana
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–
1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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Extension:
Rule 15g–9
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’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the
previously approved collection of
information discussed below.
Section 15(c)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’) authorizes
the Commission to promulgate rules
that prescribe means reasonably
designed to prevent fraudulent,
deceptive, or manipulative practices in
connection with over-the-counter
(‘‘OTC’’) securities transactions.
Pursuant to this authority, the
Commission in 1989 adopted Rule 15a–
6, which was subsequently redesignated
as Rule 15g–9, 17 CFR 240.15g–9 (the
‘‘Rule’’). The Rule requires brokerdealers to produce a written suitability
determination for, and to obtain a
written customer agreement to, certain
recommended transactions in penny
stocks that are not registered on a
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issuers do not meet certain minimum
financial standards. The Rule is
intended to prevent the indiscriminate
use by broker-dealers of fraudulent, high
pressure telephone sales campaigns to
sell penny stocks to unsophisticated
customers.
The Commission staff estimates that
there are approximately 198 brokerdealers subject to the Rule. The burden
of the Rule on a respondent varies
widely depending on the frequency
with which new customers are solicited.
On the average for all respondents, the
staff has estimated that respondents
process three new customers per week,
or approximately 156 new customer
suitability determinations per year. We
also estimate that a broker-dealer would
expend approximately one-half hour per
new customer in obtaining, reviewing,
and processing (including transmitting
to the customer) the information
required by Rule 15g–9, and each
respondent would consequently spend
78 hours annually (156 customers × .5
hours) obtaining the information
required in the rule. We determined,
based on the estimate of 198 brokerdealer respondents, that the current
annual burden of Rule 15g–9 is 15,444
hours (198 respondents × 78 hours).
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Summary: In accordance with the requirement of Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides
opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden related to the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Title and purpose of information collection: Application for
Employee Annuity Under the Railroad Retirement Ac; OMB 3220-0002.
Section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for
payments of age and service, disability, and supplemental annuities to
qualified employees. An annuity cannot be paid until the employee stops
working for a railroad employer. In addition, the age and service
employee must relinquish any rights held to such jobs. A disabled
employee does not need to relinquish employee rights until attaining
Full Retirement Age, or if earlier, when their spouse is awarded a
spouse annuity. Benefits become payable after the employee meets
certain other requirements, which depend on the type of annuity
payable. The requirements for obtaining the annuities are prescribed in
20 CFR 216 and 220.
To collect the information needed to help determine an applicant's
entitlement to, and the amount of, an employee retirement annuity the
RRB uses Forms AA-1, Application for Employee Annuity; AA-1d,
Application for Determination of Employee Disability; G-204,
Verification of Workers Compensation/Public Disability Benefit
Information, and electronic Forms AA-1cert, Application Summary and
Certification, and AA-1sum, Application Summary.
The AA-1 application process obtains information from an applicant
about their marital history, work history, military service, benefits
from other governmental agencies, railroad
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pensions and Medicare entitlement for either an age and service or
disability annuity. An RRB representative interviews the applicant
either at a field office, an itinerant point, or by telephone. During
the interview, the RRB representative enters the information obtained
into an on-line information system. Upon completion of the interview,
the on-line information system generates Form AA-1cert, Application
Summary and Certification, or Form AA-1sum, Application Summary, a
summary of the information that was provided for the applicant to
review and approve. Form AA-1cert documents approval using the
traditional pen and ink ``wet'' signature, and Form AA-1sum documents
approval using the alternative signature method called Attestation.
When the RRB representative is unable to contact the applicant in
person or by telephone, for example, the applicant lives in another
country, a manual version of Form AA-1 is used.
Form AA-1d, Application for Determination of Employee's Disability,
is completed by an employee who is filing for a disability annuity
under the RRA, or a disability freeze under the Social Security Act,
for early Medicare based on a disability. Form G-204, Verification of
Worker's Compensation/Public Disability Benefit Information, is used to
obtain and verify information concerning a worker's compensation or a
public disability benefit that is or will be paid by a public agency to
a disabled railroad employee.
The RRB proposes to add the following two new items--``Are you
expecting a newborn?'' and its possible ``Yes'' response--``Expected
Date'' to Form AA-1. A comparable revision will be made to the
electronic equivalent forms (AA-1, AA-1cert and AA-1sum). This
information will help determine if the applicant can potentially
receive an additional benefit amount. The RRB also proposes the
implementation of an Internet equivalent version of Form AA-1 that can
be completed by the applicant and submitted through the RRB's Web site
at www.rrb.gov. The RRB proposes no changes to Forms AA-1d or G-204.
One response is requested of each respondent. Completion of the
forms is required to obtain/retain a benefit.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
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Annual
Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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AA-1 (without assistance)....................................... 35 62 36
AA-1cert (with assistance)...................................... 7,050 30 3,525
AA-1sum (with assistance)....................................... 2,415 29 1,167
AA-1 (Internet) (without assistance)............................ 3,220 45 2,415
AA-1d (with assistance)......................................... 2,600 60 2,600
AA-1d (without assistance)...................................... 5 85 7
G-204........................................................... 20 15 5
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Total....................................................... 15,345 .............. 9,755
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Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or
to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms,
and/or supporting material, contact Dana Hickman at (312) 751-4981 or
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Brian Foster, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 or emailed to
Brian.Foster@rrb.gov. Written comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Brian D. Foster,
Clearance Officer.
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