Applied Sciences Advisory Committee; Meeting, 47582-47583 [2017-21969]
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0112.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 558.
Responses: 558.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 41.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance): $2,732.
Description: As a result of the
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA 97),
the plan administrators of ERISAcovered employee benefit plans no
longer need to file copies of the
summary plan descriptions and
summaries of material modifications
that are publicly available. TRA 97
added paragraph (6) to section 104(a) of
ERISA. Prior to the TRA 97
amendments, ERISA required certain
documents be filed with the Department
so that plan participants and
beneficiaries could obtain the
documents without having to turn to the
plan administrator. The new section
104(a)(6) authorizes the Department to
request these documents on behalf of
plan participants and beneficiaries. The
Department issued a final implementing
guidance on this matter on January 7,
2002 (67 FR 772). The ICR was
approved by OMB under OMB Control
Number 1210–0112, which is scheduled
to expire on April 30, 2018.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Annual Funding Notice for
Defined Benefit Pension Plans.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0126.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 39,061.
Responses: 77,100,000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
576,000.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance):
$29,600,000.
Description: Section 101(f) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA) sets forth
requirements applicable to furnishing
annual funding notices. Before the
enactment of the Pension Protection Act
of 2006 (PPA), section 101(f) applied
only to multiemployer defined benefit
plans. The Department has issued
multiple final regulations with regard to
this provision, most recently on
February 2, 2015 (80 FR 5625).
Section 501(a) of the PPA amended
section 101(f) of ERISA and made
significant changes to the annual
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funding notice requirements. These
amendments require administrators of
all defined benefit plans that are subject
to title IV of ERISA, not only
multiemployer plans, to provide an
annual funding notice to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), to
each plan participant and beneficiary, to
each labor organization representing
such participants or beneficiaries, and,
in the case of a multiemployer plan, to
each employer that has an obligation to
contribute to the plan. An annual
funding notice must include, among
other things, the plan’s funding
percentage, a statement of the value of
the plan’s assets and liabilities and a
description of how the plan’s assets are
invested as of specific dates, and a
description of the benefits under the
plan that are eligible to be guaranteed by
the PBGC.
The ICR was approved by OMB under
OMB Control Number 1210–0126,
which is scheduled to expire on April
30, 2018.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: ERISA Section 408(b)(2)
Regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0133.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Respondents: 51,000.
Responses: 1,472,000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,040,000.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance):
$1,336,000.
Description: On February 3, 2012, the
Department published a final regulation
under ERISA section 408(b)(2) (the
‘‘408(b)(2) regulation’’), requiring that
certain service providers to pension
plans disclose information about the
service providers’ compensation and
potential conflicts of interest. The
disclosed information is intended to
assist plan fiduciaries in assessing the
reasonableness of contracts or
arrangements, including the
reasonableness of the service providers’
compensation and potential conflicts of
interest that may affect the service
providers’ performance. These
disclosure requirements were
established to provide guidance for
compliance with a statutory exemption
from ERISA’s prohibited transaction
provisions. If the disclosure
requirements of the 408(b)(2) regulation
are not satisfied, a prohibited provision
of services under ERISA section
406(a)(1)(C) will occur, with
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consequences for both the responsible
plan fiduciary and the covered service
provider. The ICR was approved by
OMB under OMB Control Number
1210–0133, which is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2018.
Focus of Comments
The Department is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the collections of
information are 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 collections of
information, including the validity of
the methodology 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,
e.g., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICRs for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
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Applied Sciences Advisory Committee;
Meeting
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the Applied
Sciences Advisory Committee (ASAC).
This Committee functions in an
advisory capacity to the Director, Earth
Science Division, in the NASA Science
Mission Directorate. The meeting will
be held for the purpose of soliciting,
from the applied sciences community
and other persons, scientific and
SUMMARY:
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technical information relevant to
program planning.
DATES: Monday, October 30, 2017, 1:15
p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355,
or khenderson@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting will be open to the public
telephonically and by WebEx. You must
use a touch-tone phone to participate in
this meeting. Any interested person may
dial the USA toll free conference call
number (888) 677–3055, passcode
4301862, followed by the # sign, to
participate in this meeting by telephone.
The WebEx link is https://
nasa.webex.com/; the meeting number
is 999 796 469 and the password is
y7hj4Xj* .
The agenda for the meeting will be
focused on the following topic:
• Continuity Study
It is imperative that the meeting be
held on this date to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants.
Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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Sunshine Act Meeting; National
Science Board
The National Science Board’s ad hoc
Committee on Nominating the NSB
Class of 2018–2024, pursuant to NSF
regulations (45 CFR part 614), the
National Science Foundation Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of
change in the scheduling of a
teleconference for the transaction of
National Science Board business.
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FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
ANNOUNCEMENT: The original notice for
this meeting was published at 82 FR
47029, October 10, 2017.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF
MEETING: Friday, October 13, 2017 at
5:00–7:00 p.m. EDT.
The teleconference
meeting will be held on October 14,
2017 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. EDT.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Point of contact for this meeting is: Brad
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Alternate Member.
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Dated: October 5, 2017.
Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison.
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SAFETY BOARD
SES Performance Review Board
AGENCY:
National Transportation Safety
Board.
ACTION:
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ACTION:
Notice is hereby given of the
appointment of members of the National
Transportation Safety Board,
Performance Review Board (PRB).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily T. Carroll, Chief, Human
Resources Division, Office of
Administration, National Transportation
Safety Board, 490 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,
Washington, DC 20594–0001, (202) 314–
6233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4314(c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, United
States Code requires each agency to
establish, in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Office of
Personnel Management, one or more
SES Performance Review Boards. The
board reviews and evaluates the initial
appraisal of a senior executive’s
performance by the supervisor and
considers recommendations to the
appointing authority regarding the
performance of the senior executive.
The following have been designated
as members of the 2017 Performance
Review Board of the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
The Honorable Earl F. Weener; Member,
National Transportation Safety Board,
PRB Chair.
The Honorable T. Bella Dinh-Zarr,
Member, National Transportation
Safety Board.
Mr. Edward Benthall, Chief Financial
Officer, National Transportation
Safety Board.
Ms. Florence A.P. Carr, Director, Bureau
of Trade Analysis, Federal Maritime
Commission.
Ms. Susan A. Kantrowitz, Director,
Office of Administration, National
Transportation Safety Board (will
review Edward Benthall’s appraisal).
Ms. Jerold Gidner, Principal Deputy
Special Trustee, Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians
Department of the Interior.
Ms. Claudia J. Postell, Deputy Associate
Commissioner, Office of Civil Rights
and Equal Opportunity, Social
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Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice.
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The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
a negotiated service agreement. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: October 16,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice (17-074)]
Applied Sciences Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the Applied Sciences Advisory Committee (ASAC).
This Committee functions in an advisory capacity to the Director, Earth
Science Division, in the NASA Science Mission Directorate. The meeting
will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the applied sciences
community and other persons, scientific and
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technical information relevant to program planning.
DATES: Monday, October 30, 2017, 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. KarShelia Henderson, Science
Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202)
358-2355, or khenderson@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be open to the public
telephonically and by WebEx. You must use a touch-tone phone to
participate in this meeting. Any interested person may dial the USA
toll free conference call number (888) 677-3055, passcode 4301862,
followed by the # sign, to participate in this meeting by telephone.
The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/; the meeting number is 999
796 469 and the password is y7hj4Xj* .
The agenda for the meeting will be focused on the following topic:
Continuity Study
It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.
Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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