Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Survey of Nonparticipating Single Premium Group Annuity Rates, 26950-26951 [2024-08081]

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The purpose of this information collection is to survey insurance company rates for pricing annuity contracts to obtain information needed to set actuarial assumptions. The khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Apr 15, 2024 Jkt 262001 50–443. March 8, 2024. ML24067A262. 173. The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 3⁄4.8.1, ‘‘A.C. Sources—Operating,’’ to provide a one-time modification of the allowed outage time for Seabrook TS 3.8.1.1 action a.3 from 72 hours to 30 days when one offsite circuit is inoperable. The amendment allows the licensee to replace the 3B Reserve Auxiliary Transformer at power within 30 days from the start of the outage for the Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1. The amendment was issued under emergency circumstances as provided in the provisions of 10 CFR 50.91(a)(5) because of the time critical nature of the amendment. No. No. American Council of Life Insurers conducts this voluntary survey for PBGC. This notice informs the public of PBGC’s request and solicits public comment on the collection. DATES: Comments must be submitted by May 16, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. All comments received will be posted without change to PBGC’s website, www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information provided. Do not submit comments that include any personally identifiable information or confidential business information. Copies of the collection of information may be obtained by writing to Disclosure Division (disclosure@ pbgc.gov), Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024–2101, or calling 202–229–4040 during normal business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access telecommunications relay services. PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Katz (katz.gregory@pbgc.gov), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20024–2101, 202–229–3829. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access telecommunications relay services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s regulations prescribe actuarial valuation methods and assumptions (including interest rate assumptions) to be used to determine the actuarial present value of benefits under single-employer plans in involuntary or distress terminations (29 CFR part 4044) and the present value of benefits and certain assets under multiemployer plans that undergo a mass withdrawal of contributing employers (29 CFR part 4281). In each month immediately preceding the start of a new calendar quarter, PBGC publishes the interest assumption to be used under those regulations for plans terminating or undergoing mass withdrawal during the next quarter. The interest assumption is intended to reflect current conditions in the group annuity markets. To determine the interest assumption, PBGC gathers premium rate data from insurance companies that are providing annuity contracts to terminating pension plans E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 74 / Tuesday, April 16, 2024 / Notices through a quarterly survey. The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) distributes the survey and provides PBGC with ‘‘double blind’’ data (i.e., PBGC is unable to match responses with the insurance companies that submitted them). PBGC also uses the information from the surveys to determine the interest assumption it uses to value benefits payable to participants and beneficiaries in PBGCtrusteed plans for purposes of PBGC’s financial statements. PBGC is making conforming, clarifying, and editorial changes to the survey forms and instructions. The existing collection of information was approved under OMB control number 1212–0030 (expires July 31, 2024). On February 2, 2024, PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 89 FR 7418) a notice informing the public of its intent to request an extension of this collection of information. No comments were received. PBGC is requesting that OMB extend approval of the collection 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. This voluntary survey is directed at insurance companies most, if not all, of which are members of ACLI. The survey is conducted quarterly and approximately 10 insurance companies will be asked to participate. PBGC estimates that about six insurance companies will respond to the survey each quarter, and that each survey will require approximately 30 minutes to complete and return. The total burden is estimated to be 12 hours (30 minutes per survey × four surveys per year × six respondents per quarter). Issued in Washington, DC, by Gregory Katz, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. 2024–08081 Filed 4–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7709–02–P OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [Docket ID: OPM–2024–0009] Submission for Review: Renewal of an Existing Information Collection, USAJOBS Resume Builder, Application Profile, and USAJOBS Career Explorer, OMB Control No. 3206–0219 Office of Personnel Management. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Apr 15, 2024 Jkt 262001 60-Day notice and request for comments. ACTION: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on revisions to a currently approved information collection request (ICR): OMB Control No. 3206–0219, USAJOBS Resume Builder, Application Profile, and Career Explorer. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 17, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection by one of the following means: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection request, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Solution, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cori Schauer, or via electronic mail to usajobsengagement@opm.gov or 202– 606–1800. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. This notice complies with that requirement and solicits comments on the proposed ICR described below. USAJOBS is the Federal Government’s centralized source for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26951 most Federal jobs and employment information, including both positions that are required by law to be posted at that location and positions that can be posted there at an agency’s discretion, see 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330. The Applicant Profile, Resume Builder, and Career Explorer are three components of the USAJOBS application system. USAJOBS reflects the minimal critical elements collected across the Federal Government to begin an application for Federal jobs under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394, and Civil Service Rule II, codified at 5 CFR part 2. OPM proposes to renew a currently approved collection with revisions. A 32-question career quiz was added to aid job seekers in matching their skills to Federal job series. The quiz is voluntary. 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: Office of Personnel Management. Title: USAJOBS Resume Builder, Application Profile, and Career Explorer. OMB Number: 3206–0219. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Individuals. Number of Resumes built in one year: 27,015,663. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26950-26951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08081]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION


Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment 
Request; Survey of Nonparticipating Single Premium Group Annuity Rates

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information (OMB 
control number 1212-0030, expiring July 31, 2024). The purpose of this 
information collection is to survey insurance company rates for pricing 
annuity contracts to obtain information needed to set actuarial 
assumptions. The American Council of Life Insurers conducts this 
voluntary survey for PBGC. This notice informs the public of PBGC's 
request and solicits public comment on the collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by May 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. All 
comments received will be posted without change to PBGC's website, 
www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information provided. Do not 
submit comments that include any personally identifiable information or 
confidential business information.
    Copies of the collection of information may be obtained by writing 
to Disclosure Division ([email protected]), Office of the General 
Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20024-2101, or calling 202-229-4040 during normal 
business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Katz ([email protected]), 
Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 
20024-2101, 202-229-3829. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC's regulations prescribe actuarial 
valuation methods and assumptions (including interest rate assumptions) 
to be used to determine the actuarial present value of benefits under 
single-employer plans in involuntary or distress terminations (29 CFR 
part 4044) and the present value of benefits and certain assets under 
multiemployer plans that undergo a mass withdrawal of contributing 
employers (29 CFR part 4281). In each month immediately preceding the 
start of a new calendar quarter, PBGC publishes the interest assumption 
to be used under those regulations for plans terminating or undergoing 
mass withdrawal during the next quarter.
    The interest assumption is intended to reflect current conditions 
in the group annuity markets. To determine the interest assumption, 
PBGC gathers premium rate data from insurance companies that are 
providing annuity contracts to terminating pension plans

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through a quarterly survey. The American Council of Life Insurers 
(ACLI) distributes the survey and provides PBGC with ``double blind'' 
data (i.e., PBGC is unable to match responses with the insurance 
companies that submitted them). PBGC also uses the information from the 
surveys to determine the interest assumption it uses to value benefits 
payable to participants and beneficiaries in PBGC-trusteed plans for 
purposes of PBGC's financial statements.
    PBGC is making conforming, clarifying, and editorial changes to the 
survey forms and instructions.
    The existing collection of information was approved under OMB 
control number 1212-0030 (expires July 31, 2024). On February 2, 2024, 
PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 89 FR 7418) a notice 
informing the public of its intent to request an extension of this 
collection of information. No comments were received. PBGC is 
requesting that OMB extend approval of the collection 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.
    This voluntary survey is directed at insurance companies most, if 
not all, of which are members of ACLI. The survey is conducted 
quarterly and approximately 10 insurance companies will be asked to 
participate. PBGC estimates that about six insurance companies will 
respond to the survey each quarter, and that each survey will require 
approximately 30 minutes to complete and return. The total burden is 
estimated to be 12 hours (30 minutes per survey x four surveys per year 
x six respondents per quarter).

    Issued in Washington, DC, by
Gregory Katz,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-08081 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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