80 FR 44402 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-18314 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 44402-44403] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18314] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Survivor Death Benefits; OMB 3220-0031. Under section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), lump-sum death benefits are payable to surviving widow(er)s, children, and certain other dependents. Lump-sum death benefits are payable after the death of a railroad employee only if there are no qualified survivors of the employee immediately eligible for annuities. With the exception of the residual death benefit, eligibility for survivor benefits depends on whether the deceased employee was ``insured'' under the RRA at the time of death. If the deceased employee was not insured, jurisdiction of any survivor benefits payable is transferred to the Social Security Administration and survivor benefits are paid by that agency instead of the RRB. The requirements for applying for benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR 217, 219, and 234. The collection obtains the information required by the RRB to determine entitlement to and amount of the survivor death benefits applied for. To collect the information, the RRB uses Forms AA-11a, Designation for Change of Beneficiary for Residual Lump-Sum; [[Page 44403]] AA-21, Application for Lump-Sum Death Payment and Annuities Unpaid at Death; AA-21cert, Application Summary and Certification; G-131, Authorization of Payment and Release of All Claims to a Death Benefit or Accrued Annuity Payment; and G-273a, Funeral Director's Statement of Burial Charges. One response is requested of each respondent. Completion is required to obtain benefits. The RRB proposes the following changes to the forms in the information collection:Form AA-21--Add clarifying language to better define who qualifies for a child's annuity and other minor editorial changes; Form G-273a--Add clarifying language to Item 2, regarding the total amount of charges the funeral home should enter; and what the funeral home should list as types of payments received or expected to be received to Item 3. Form G-131--For clarity, add an Instructions section and space for the RRB to enter the applicant's name and the waived share amount. Form AA-11a--Remove from the information collection due to less than 10 responses a year. Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Form No. responses Time (minutes) Burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AA-21cert (with assistance)..................................... 3,500 20 1,167 AA-21 (without assistance)...................................... 200 40 133 G-131........................................................... 100 5 8 G-273a.......................................................... 4,000 10 667 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 7,800 .............. 1,975 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [email protected]. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092 or emailed to [email protected]. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Charles Mierzwa, Chief of Information Resources Management. [FR Doc. 2015-18314 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7905-01-P
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Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Operations Officer within 24 hours of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day
Office of Information Services, U.S. notification by an Agreement State of July, 2015.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, licensee. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 6. Who will be required or asked to Tremaine Donnell,
301–415–6258; email: respond: Current Agreement States and NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. any State receiving Agreement State Services.
status in the future. [FR Doc. 2015–18291 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
B. Submitting Comments
7. The estimated number of annual BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– responses: 506.
0158 in the subject line of your 8. The estimated number of annual
comment submission, in order to ensure respondents: 37. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
that the NRC is able to make your 9. The estimated number of hours
comment submission available to the needed annually to comply with the Proposed Collection; Comment
public in this docket. information collection requirement or Request
The NRC cautions you not to include request: 804 hours.
identifying or contact information that Summary: In accordance with the
10. Abstract: The NRC’s regulations requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
you do not want to be publicly require the NRC’s licensees to report
disclosed in your comment submission. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
incidents and overexposures, leaking or which provides opportunity for public
The NRC posts all comment contaminated sealed source(s), release
submissions at http:// comment on new or revised data
of excessive contamination of collections, the Railroad Retirement
www.regulations.gov as well as entering radioactive material, lost or stolen
the comment submissions into ADAMS. Board (RRB) will publish periodic
radioactive material, equipment failures, summaries of proposed data collections.
The NRC does not routinely edit abandoned well logging sources and
comment submissions to remove Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
medical events. Agreement State the proposed information collection is
identifying or contact information. licenses are also required to report these
If you are requesting or aggregating necessary for the proper performance of
events to their individual Agreement the functions of the agency, including
comments from other persons for
State regulatory authorities under whether the information has practical
submission to the NRC, then you should
compatible Agreement State regulations. utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
inform those persons not to include
The NRC is requesting that the estimate of the burden of the collection
identifying or contact information that
Agreement States provide information of the information; (c) ways to enhance
they do not want to be publicly
to the NRC on the initial notification, the quality, utility, and clarity of the
disclosed in their comment submission.
response actions, and follow-up information to be collected; and (d)
Your request should state that the NRC
investigations on events involving the ways to minimize the burden related to
does not routinely edit comment
use (including suspected theft or the collection of information on
submissions to remove such information
terrorist activities) of nuclear materials respondents, including the use of
before making the comment
regulated pursuant to the AEA. The automated collection techniques or
submissions available to the public or
event information should be provided in other forms of information technology.
entering the comment submissions into
a uniform electronic format, for Title and purpose of information
ADAMS.
assessment and identification of any collection: Application for Survivor
II. Background facilities/site specific or generic safety Death Benefits; OMB 3220–0031.
In accordance with the Paperwork concerns that could have the potential Under section 6 of the Railroad
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. to impact public health and safety. The Retirement Act (RRA), lump-sum death
chapter 35), the NRC is requesting identification and review of safety benefits are payable to surviving
public comment on its intention to concerns may result in lessons learned, widow(er)s, children, and certain other
request the OMB’s approval for the and may also identify generic issues for dependents. Lump-sum death benefits
information collection summarized further study which could result in are payable after the death of a railroad
below. proposals for changes or revisions to employee only if there are no qualified
1. The title of the information technical or regulatory designs, survivors of the employee immediately
collection: ‘‘Nuclear Material Events processes, standards, guidance or eligible for annuities. With the
Database (NMED) for the Collection of requirements. exception of the residual death benefit,
Event Report, Response, Analyses, and III. Specific Requests for Comments eligibility for survivor benefits depends
Follow-up Data on Events Involving the on whether the deceased employee was
Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) The NRC is seeking comments that ‘‘insured’’ under the RRA at the time of
Radioactive Byproduct Material.’’ address the following questions: death. If the deceased employee was not
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0178. 1. Is the proposed collection of insured, jurisdiction of any survivor
3. Type of submission: Extension. information necessary for the NRC to benefits payable is transferred to the
4. The form number, if applicable: N/ properly perform its functions? Does the Social Security Administration and
A. information have practical utility? survivor benefits are paid by that agency
5. How often the collection is required 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the instead of the RRB. The requirements
or requested: On occasion. Agreement information collection accurate? for applying for benefits are prescribed
States are requested to provide copies of 3. Is there a way to enhance the in 20 CFR 217, 219, and 234.
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licensee nuclear material event reports quality, utility, and clarity of the The collection obtains the information
electronically or by hard copy to the information to be collected? required by the RRB to determine
NRC within 30 days of receipt from 4. How can the burden of the entitlement to and amount of the
their licensee. In addition, Agreement information collection on respondents survivor death benefits applied for. To
States are requested to report events that be minimized, including the use of collect the information, the RRB uses
may pose a significant health and safety automated collection techniques or Forms AA–11a, Designation for Change
hazard to the NRC Headquarters other forms of information technology? of Beneficiary for Residual Lump-Sum;
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AA–21, Application for Lump-Sum required to obtain benefits. The RRB home should list as types of payments
Death Payment and Annuities Unpaid proposes the following changes to the received or expected to be received to
at Death; AA–21cert, Application forms in the information collection: Item 3.
Summary and Certification; G–131, • Form AA–21—Add clarifying
• Form G–131—For clarity, add an
Authorization of Payment and Release language to better define who qualifies
Instructions section and space for the
of All Claims to a Death Benefit or for a child’s annuity and other minor
RRB to enter the applicant’s name and
Accrued Annuity Payment; and G–273a, editorial changes;
• Form G–273a—Add clarifying the waived share amount.
Funeral Director’s Statement of Burial
language to Item 2, regarding the total • Form AA–11a—Remove from the
Charges. One response is requested of
amount of charges the funeral home information collection due to less than
each respondent. Completion is should enter; and what the funeral 10 responses a year.
ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual Time Burden
Form No. responses (minutes) (hours)
AA–21cert (with assistance) ........................................................................................................ 3,500 20 1,167
AA–21 (without assistance) ......................................................................................................... 200 40 133
G–131 .......................................................................................................................................... 100 5 8
G–273a ........................................................................................................................................ 4,000 10 667
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 7,800 ........................ 1,975
Additional Information or Comments: of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 calculated with SPX option series that
To request more information or to thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to most precisely match the 30-day target
obtain a copy of the information expire CBOE Volatility Index (‘‘VIX’’) timeframe for expected volatility that
collection justification, forms, and/or options every week. The proposed rule the VIX Index is intended to represent.
supporting material, contact Dana change was published for comment in CBOE further states that using SPX
Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or the Federal Register on June 12, 2015.3 options with more than 23 days and less
Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments The Commission received no comments than 37 days to expiration ensures that
regarding the information collection on the proposed rule change. This order the VIX Index will always reflect an
should be addressed to Charles grants approval of the proposed rule interpolation of two points along the
Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement Board, change.
S&P 500 Index volatility term structure.6
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois II. Description of the Proposed Rule
60611–2092 or emailed to The last trading day for expiring
Change standard VIX options is the business
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Written
comments should be received within 60 In February 2006, CBOE began trading day immediately prior to their
days of this notice. options that expire monthly on the VIX, expiration date. The expiration date for
which measures a 30-day period of VIX options is pegged to the standard
Charles Mierzwa, implied volatility. Currently, standard (third Friday) SPX option expiration in
Chief of Information Resources Management. VIX options expire once a month. CBOE the subsequent month. According to
[FR Doc. 2015–18314 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am] now proposes to expire 30-day VIX CBOE, the expiration date is on the
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P options every week. According to CBOE, Wednesday that is 30 days prior to the
VIX options would continue to trade as third Friday of the calendar month
they do today and they would be subject
immediately following the month in
to all of the same rules that they are
which the VIX option expires.7 CBOE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE subject to today, except as proposed to
be modified by the proposed rule (as the Reporting Authority for VIX
COMMISSION
change.4 options) calculates the exercise
CBOE notes that, in its capacity as the settlement value for expiring VIX
[Release No. 34–75501; File No. SR–CBOE– options on their expiration date.8
2015–050] Reporting Authority, it enhanced the
VIX Index (cash/spot value) to include
Self-Regulatory Organizations; P.M.-settled S&P 500 Index End-of-
6 See Notice, supra note 3, at 33574–75. See also
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Week expirations (‘‘SPXWs’’) in 2014.5
the VIX White Paper available at https://
Incorporated; Order Granting Approval According to CBOE, the inclusion of www.cboe.com/micro/vix/vixwhite.pdf for a
of Proposed Rule Change To Expire SPXWs allows the VIX Index to be detailed description about the VIX Index
CBOE Volatility Index Options Every methodology.
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
Week 7 See Notice, supra note 3, at 33575. If the Friday
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. in the subsequent month is an Exchange holiday
July 21, 2015. 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75120
this standard Wednesday VIX option expiration is
(June 8, 2015), 80 FR 33574 (‘‘Notice’’). changed to be the business day that is thirty days
I. Introduction 4 See Notice, supra note 3, at 33574.
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prior to the Exchange business day immediately
5 See Notice, supra note 3, at 33574–75. CBOE
On June 1, 2015, Chicago Board preceding that Friday. See id.
notes that this enhancement did not impact the 8 See CBOE Rule 24.9(a)(5) (setting forth the
Options Exchange, Incorporated exercise settlement value for VIX options and
(‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the futures, which continue to use the same VIX Index method of determining the day on which the
formula and the opening prices of standard (i.e., exercise settlement value will be calculated for VIX
Securities and Exchange Commission options and determining the expiration date and
third Friday expiration) S&P 500 Index (‘‘SPX’’)
(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section option series with 30 days to expiration. See id. at last trading day for VIX options). See also Notice,
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act 33575, n.5. supra note 3, at 33575.
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