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same file as the submission itself, and
not as separate files.
Comments must be in English. A
person requesting that information
contained in a comment submitted by
that person be treated as confidential
business information must certify that
such information is business
confidential and would not customarily
be released to the public by the
commenter. Confidential business
information must be clearly designated
as such and ‘‘BUSINESS
CONFIDENTIAL’’ must be marked at the
top and bottom of the cover page and
each succeeding page. Persons who
submit confidential business
information are encouraged also to
provide a non-confidential summary of
the information.
Information or advice contained in a
comment submitted, other than business
confidential information, may be
determined by USTR to be confidential
in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that
information or advice may qualify as
such, the submitter—
(1) Must clearly so designate the
information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as
‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the
top and bottom of the cover page and
each succeeding page; and
(3) Is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the
information or advice.
USTR will maintain a file on this
dispute settlement proceeding,
accessible to the public, in the USTR
Reading Room, which is located at 1724
F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508.
The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by
USTR from the public with respect to
the dispute; if a dispute settlement
panel is convened or in the event of an
appeal from such a panel, the U.S.
submissions, any non-confidential
submissions, or non-confidential
summaries of submissions, received
from other participants in the dispute;
the report of the panel; and, if
applicable, the report of the Appellate
Body. The USTR Reading Room is open
to the public, by appointment only,
from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday. An
appointment to review the public file
(Docket WTO/DS–375, EC Information
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made by calling the USTR Reading
Room at (202) 395–6186.
Daniel Brinza,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E8–22101 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206–0017; Form RI 78–
11]

Proposed Information Collection;
Request for Comments on an Existing
Information Collection

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8–22111 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am]

Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of an
existing information collection. This
information collection, ‘‘Medicare Part
B Certification’’ (OMB Control No.
3206–0017; Form RI 78–11), collects
information from annuitants, their
spouses, and survivor annuitants to
determine their eligibility under the
Retired Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for a Government
contribution toward the cost of Part B of
Medicare.
Comments are particularly invited on
whether this collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Office of Personnel
Management, and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 100 RI 78–11 forms
are completed annually. Each form
requires approximately 10 minutes to
complete. The annual estimated burden
is 17 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Margaret A. Miller by telephone at (202)
606–2699, by FAX (202) 418–3251, or
by e-mail to [email protected].
Please include a mailing address with
your request.

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Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days of the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Program,
Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3305, Washington, DC 20415–3500.
For Information Regarding
Administrative Coordination—
Contact: Cyrus S. Benson, Team
Leader, Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 4H28, Washington, DC
20415, (202) 606–0623.
DATES:

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206–0168; Form RI 20–
80]

Proposed Information Collection;
Request for Comments on an Existing
Information Collection
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for comments on an
existing information collection. This
information collection, ‘‘Alternative
Annuity Election’’ (OMB Control No.
3206–0168; form RI 20–80), is used for
individuals who are eligible to elect
whether to receive a reduced annuity
and a lump-sum payment equal to their
retirement contributions (alternative
form of annuity) or an unreduced
annuity and no lump sum.
Comments are particularly invited on
whether this collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Office of Personnel
Management, and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
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use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 200 RI 20–80 forms
are completed annually. The form takes
approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The annual estimated burden is 67
hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Margaret A. Miller by telephone at (202)
606–2699, by FAX (202) 418–3251, or
by e-mail to [email protected].
Please include a mailing address with
your request.
Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days of the date of this publication.

DATES:

Send or deliver comments
to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Program,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305,
Washington, DC 20415–3500.
For Information Regarding
Administrative Coordination Contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW.,—Room 4H28, Washington, DC
20415, (202) 606–0623.

ADDRESSES:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Data Collection(s) Available
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
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 collections are
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.

1. Title and Purpose of Information
Collection
Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Act Applications; OMB 3220–0039.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA),
sickness benefits are payable to
qualified railroad employees who are
unable to work because of illness or
injury. In addition, sickness benefits are
payable to qualified female employees if
they are unable to work, or if working
would be injurious, because of
pregnancy, miscarriage or childbirth.

Under Section 1(k) of the RUIA, a
statement of sickness with respect to
days of sickness of an employee is to be
filed with the RRB within a 10-day
period from the first day claimed as a
day of sickness. The RRB’s authority for
requesting supplemental medical
information is Section 12(i) and 12(n) of
the RUIA. The procedures for claiming
sickness benefits and for the RRB to
obtain supplemental medical
information needed to determine a
claimant’s eligibility for such benefits
are prescribed in 20 CFR Part 335. The
forms currently used by the RRB to
obtain information needed to determine
eligibility for and the amount of
sickness benefits due a claimant
follows: Form SI–1a, Application for
Sickness Benefits; Form SI–1b,
Statement of Sickness; Form SI–3, Claim
for Sickness Benefits; Form SI–7,
Supplemental Doctor’s Statement; Form
SI–8, Verification of Medical
Information; Form ID–7h, NonEntitlement to Sickness Benefits and
Information on Unemployment Benefits;
Form ID–11a, Requesting Reason for
Late Filing of Sickness Benefit and ID–
11b, Notice of Insufficient Medical and
Late Filing. Completion is required to
obtain or retain benefits. One response
is requested of each respondent.
Consistent with requirements of the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), the RRB
proposes revisions to Form SI–1b, SI–7,
and SI–8 to replace the term ‘‘Tax
Identification Number’’ with ‘‘National
Provider Identifier’’. No other changes
are proposed.
The estimated annual respondent
burden is as follows:

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Annual
responses

Time (min)

SI–1a ..............................................................................................................................................................
SI–1b (Doctor) ...............................................................................................................................................
SI–3 ................................................................................................................................................................
SI–7 ................................................................................................................................................................
SI–8 ................................................................................................................................................................
ID–7H .............................................................................................................................................................
ID–11A ...........................................................................................................................................................
ID–11B ...........................................................................................................................................................

22,200
22,200
145,000
22,600
50
50
800
1,000

10
8
5
8
5
5
4
4

3,700
2,960
12,083
3,013
4
4
53
67

Total ........................................................................................................................................................

213,900

..................

21,884

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2. Title and purpose of information
collection
Annual Earnings Questionnaire for
Annuitants in Last Pre-Retirement NonRailroad Employment; OMB 3220–0179
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payable for any month in which a
beneficiary works for a railroad. In
addition, an annuity is reduced for any
month in which the beneficiary works
for an employer other than a railroad
employer and earns more than a
prescribed amount. Under the 1988
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portion of the regular annuity and any
supplemental annuity must be reduced
by one dollar for each two dollars of
Last Pre-Retirement Non-Railroad
Employment (LPE) earnings for each
month of such service. However, the
reduction cannot exceed fifty percent of
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