Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review, Request for Comments
| Published date | 30 November 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 67995 |
| Record Number | 2021-26007 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Railroad Retirement Board |
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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: 5,200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
Minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2700.
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021–26063 Filed 11–29–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6325–23–P
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Agency Forms Submitted for OMB
Review, Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) is forwarding an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes
the information we seek to collect from
the public. Review and approval by
OIRA ensures that we impose
appropriate paperwork burdens.
The RRB invites comments on the
proposed collections of information to
determine (1) the practical utility of the
collections; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden of the collections; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information that is the
subject of collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of collections on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments to the RRB or OIRA must
contain the OMB control number of the
ICR. For proper consideration of your
comments, it is best if the RRB and
OIRA receive them within 30 days of
the publication date.
1. Title and purpose of information
collection: Employee’s Certification;
OMB 3220–0140.
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231a), provides for
the payment of an annuity to the spouse
or divorced spouse of a retired railroad
employee. For the spouse or divorced
spouse to qualify for an annuity, the
RRB must determine if any of the
employee’s current marriage to the
applicant is valid.
The requirements for obtaining
documentary evidence to determine
valid marital relationships are
prescribed in 20 CFR 219.30 through
219.35. Section 2(e) of the RRA requires
that an employee must relinquish all
rights to any railroad employer service
before a spouse annuity can be paid.
The RRB uses Form G–346,
Employee’s Certification, to obtain the
information needed to determine
whether the employee’s current
marriage is valid. Form G–346 is
completed by the retired employee who
is the husband or wife of the applicant
for a spouse annuity. Completion is
required to obtain a benefit. One
response is requested of each
respondent. The RRB proposes no
changes to Form G–346 or Form G–
346sum.
Consistent with 20 CFR 217.17, the
RRB uses Form G–346sum, Employee’s
Certification Summary, which mirrors
the information collected on Form G–
346, when an employee, after being
interviewed by an RRB field office
representative ‘‘signs’’ the form using an
alternative signature method known as
‘‘attestation.’’ Attestation refers to the
action taken by the RRB field office
representative to confirm and annotate
the RRB’s records of the applicant’s
affirmation under penalty of perjury that
the information provided is correct and
the applicant’s agreement to sign the
form by proxy. Completion is required
to obtain a benefit. One response is
requested of each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (86 FR 53120 on
September 24, 2021) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Employee’s Certification.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0140.
Forms submitted: G–346 and G–
346sum.
Type of request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected public: Individuals or
Households.
Abstract: Under Section 2 of the
Railroad Retirement Act, spouses of
retired railroad employees may be
entitled to an annuity. The collection
obtains information from the employee
about the employee’s previous
marriages, if any, to determine if any
impediment exists to the marriage
between the employee and his or her
spouse.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the forms in the
collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Form No. Annual
responses Time
(minutes) Burden
(hours)
G–346 .......................................................................................................................................... 3,300 5 300
G–346sum ................................................................................................................................... 2,260 5 188
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 5,560 ........................ 488
2. Title and Purpose of information
collection: Railroad Separation
Allowance or Severance Pay Report;
OMB 3220–0173.
Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement
Act (45 U.S.C. 231e) provides for a
lump-sum payment to an employee or
the employee’s survivors equal to the
Tier II taxes paid by the employee on a
separation allowance or severance
payment for which the employee did
not receive credits toward retirement.
The lump-sum is not payable until
retirement benefits begin to accrue or
the employee dies. Also, Section 4(a–
1)(iii) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act provides that a railroad
employee who is paid a separation
allowance is disqualified for
unemployment and sickness benefits for
the period of time the employee would
have to work to earn the amount of the
allowance. The reporting requirements
are specified in 20 CFR 209.14.
In order to calculate and provide
payments, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) must collect and maintain
records of separation allowances and
severance payments which were subject
to Tier II taxation from railroad
employers. The RRB uses Form BA–9,
Report of Separation Allowance or
Severance Pay, to obtain information
from railroad employers concerning the
separation allowances and severance
payments made to railroad employees
and/or the survivors of railroad
employees. Employers currently have
the option of submitting their reports on
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15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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‘‘TRACE-Eligible Security’’ generally is defined
as a debt security that is U.S. dollar-denominated
and is: (1) Issued by a U.S. or foreign private issuer,
and, if a ‘‘restricted security’’ as defined in
Securities Act Rule 144(a)(3), sold pursuant to
Securities Act Rule 144A; (2) issued or guaranteed
by an Agency as defined in paragraph (k) or a
Government-Sponsored Enterprise as defined in
paragraph (n); or (3) a U.S. Treasury Security as
paper Form BA–9, (or in like format) on
a CD–ROM, or by File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), or Secure Email. Completion is
mandatory. One response is requested of
each respondent.
Previous Requests for Comments: The
RRB has already published the initial
60-day notice (86 FR 53120 on
September 24, 2021) required by 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited
no comments.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Title: Railroad Separation Allowance
or Severance Pay Report.
OMB Control Number: 3220–0173.
Form(s) submitted: BA–9.
Type of request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected public: Private Sector;
Businesses or other for profits.
Abstract: Section 6 of the Railroad
Retirement Act provides for a lump-sum
payment to an employee or the
employee’s survivor equal to the Tier II
taxes paid by the employee on a
separation allowance or severance
payment for which the employee did
not receive credits toward retirement.
The collection obtains information
concerning the separation allowances
and severance payments paid from
railroad employers.
Changes proposed: The RRB proposes
no changes to the manual, CD–ROM,
secure email, or FTP Version of Form
BA–9. The RRB proposes the addition of
an internet equivalent version of Form
BA–9 to the information collection.
The burden estimate for the ICR is as
follows:
Form No. Annual
responses Time
(minutes) Burden
(hours)
BA–9 (Paper) ............................................................................................................................... 100 76 127
BA–9 (Internet) ............................................................................................................................ 215 15 54
BA–9 (CD–ROM) ......................................................................................................................... 10 76 13
BA–9 (Secure Email) ................................................................................................................... 25 76 32
BA–9 (FTP) .................................................................................................................................. 10 76 13
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 360 ........................ 239
Additional Information or Comments:
Copies of the forms and supporting
documents can be obtained from
Kennisha Tucker at (312) 469–2591 or
Kennisha.Tucker@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 Brian.Foster@rrb.gov.
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.
Brian Foster,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–26007 Filed 11–29–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–93651; File No. SR–FINRA–
2021–029]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend
FINRA Rule 6732 and Expand the
Scope of Exemptions That FINRA May
Grant ATSs From the TRACE
Reporting Requirements
November 23, 2021.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’)
1
and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,
2
notice is hereby given that on November
15, 2021, the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by FINRA. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
FINRA is proposing to amend Rule
6732 to provide FINRA with authority
to, subject to conditions, exempt
transactions by a member alternative
trading system (‘‘ATS’’) that meet
specified criteria from the transaction
reporting obligations of FINRA Rule
6730 (Transaction Reporting).
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on FINRA’s website at
http://www.finra.org, at the principal
office of FINRA and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
FINRA included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the
proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. FINRA has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Rule 6730 generally requires that each
FINRA member that is a party to a
transaction in a TRACE-Eligible
Security
3
report the transaction to
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