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FTA, Chapter 10 of NAFTA, and 

Chapter 13 of the U.S.-Singapore FTA, 

do hereby determine, effective on 

January 1, 2008: 

For the calendar years 2008–2009, the 

thresholds are as follows: 

I. WTO Agreement on Government 

Procurement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in U.S. Annex 1: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$194,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in U.S. Annex 2: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$529,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in U.S. 

Annex 3: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$596,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

II. U.S.-Australia FTA, Chapter 15 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 15–A, 

Section 1: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$67,826; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 15–

A, Section 2: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$529,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 15–A, Section 3: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List A Entities—$339,132; 

(2) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$596,000; 

(3) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

III. U.S.-Bahrain FTA, Chapter 9 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 15–A, 

Section 1: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$194,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$8,817,449. 

B. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9–A, Section 3: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B entities—$596,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$10,852,752. 

IV. U.S.-Chile FTA, Chapter 9 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$67,826; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$529,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List A Entities— $339,132; 

(2) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities— $596,000; 

(3) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

V. DR–CAFTA, Chapter 9 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$67,826; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$529,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities— $596,000; 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

VI. U.S.-Morocco FTA, Chapter 9 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$194,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$529,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities— $596,000; 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

VII. NAFTA, Chapter 10 

A. Federal Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 1001.1a–

1: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$67,826; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$8,817,449. 

B. Government Enterprises listed in 

the U.S. Schedule to Annex 1001.1a–2: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$339,132; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$10,852,752. 

VIII. U.S.-Singapore FTA, Chapter 13 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 13A, 

Schedule 1, Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$67,826; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 

13A, Schedule 1, Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$529,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 13A, Schedule 1, 

Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$596,000; 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$7,456,000. 

Susan C. Schwab, 

United States Trade Representative. 

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BILLING CODE 3190–W8–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Required Interest Rate Assumption for 

Determining Variable-Rate Premium for 

Single-Employer Plans; Interest 

Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan 

Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of interest rates and 

assumptions. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of the interest rates and assumptions to 

be used under certain Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation regulations. These 

rates and assumptions are published 

elsewhere (or can be derived from rates 

published elsewhere), but are collected 

and published in this notice for the 

convenience of the public. Interest rates 

are also published on the PBGC’s Web 

site (http://www.pbgc.gov). 

DATES: The required interest rate for 

determining the variable-rate premium 

under part 4006 applies to premium 

payment years beginning in December 

2007. The interest assumptions for 

performing multiemployer plan 


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valuations following mass withdrawal 

under part 4281 apply to valuation dates 

occurring in January 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine B. Klion, Manager, Regulatory 

and Policy Division, Legislative and 

Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326–

4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the 

Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800–

877–8339 and ask to be connected to 

202–326–4024.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Variable-Rate Premiums 

Section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(II) of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA) and § 4006.4(b)(1) 

of the PBGC’s regulation on Premium 

Rates (29 CFR part 4006) prescribe use 

of an assumed interest rate (the 

‘‘required interest rate’’) in determining 

a single-employer plan’s variable-rate 

premium. Pursuant to the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006, for premium 

payment years beginning in 2006 or 

2007, the required interest rate is the 

‘‘applicable percentage’’ of the annual 

rate of interest determined by the 

Secretary of the Treasury on amounts 

invested conservatively in long-term 

investment grade corporate bonds for 

the month preceding the beginning of 

the plan year for which premiums are 

being paid (the ‘‘premium payment 

year’’). 

On February 2, 2007 (at 72 FR 4955), 

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

published final regulations containing 

updated mortality tables for determining 

current liability under section 412(l)(7) 

of the Code and section 302(d)(7) of 

ERISA for plan years beginning on or 

after January 1, 2007. As a result, in 

accordance with section 

4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(II) of ERISA, the 

‘‘applicable percentage’’ to be used in 

determining the required interest rate 

for plan years beginning in 2007 is 100 

percent. 

The required interest rate to be used 

in determining variable-rate premiums 

for premium payment years beginning 

in December 2007 is 6.14 percent (i.e., 

100 percent of the 6.14 percent 

composite corporate bond rate for 

November 2007 as determined by the 

Treasury). 

The following table lists the required 

interest rates to be used in determining 

variable-rate premiums for premium 

payment years beginning between 

January 2007 and December 2007. 

For premium payment years 

beginning in: 

The required 

interest rate is: 

January 2007 ........................ 5.75 

For premium payment years 

beginning in: 

The required 

interest rate is: 

February 2007 ...................... 5.89 

March 2007 ........................... 5.85 

April 2007 ............................. 5.84 

May 2007 .............................. 5.98 

June 2007 ............................. 6.01 

July 2007 .............................. 6.32 

August 2007 ......................... 6.33 

September 2007 ................... 6.33 

October 2007 ........................ 6.23 

November 2007 .................... 6.14 

December 2007 .................... 6.14 

Multiemployer Plan Valuations 

Following Mass Withdrawal 

The PBGC’s regulation on Duties of 

Plan Sponsor Following Mass 

Withdrawal (29 CFR part 4281) 

prescribes the use of interest 

assumptions under the PBGC’s 

regulation on Allocation of Assets in 

Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 

4044). The interest assumptions 

applicable to valuation dates in January 

2008 under part 4044 are contained in 

an amendment to part 4044 published 

elsewhere in today’s Federal Register. 

Tables showing the assumptions 

applicable to prior periods are codified 

in appendix B to 29 CFR part 4044. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 10th day 

of December 2007. 

Vincent K. Snowbarger, 

Deputy Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

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BILLING CODE 7709–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for Review of a 

Revised Information Collection: 

RI 98–7 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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) has submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review of a revised 

information collection. RI 98–7, We 

Need Important Information About Your 

Eligibility for Social Security Disability 

Benefits, is used by OPM to verify 

receipt of Social Security 

Administration (SSA) disability 

benefits, to lessen or avoid overpayment 

to Federal Employees Retirement 

System (FERS) disability retirees. It 

notifies the annuitant of the 

responsibility to notify OPM if SSA 

benefits begin and the overpayment that 

will occur with the receipt of both 

benefits. 

Approximately 3,000 RI 98–7 forms 

will be completed annually. The form 

takes approximately 5 minutes to 

complete. The annual burden is 250 

hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, Fax (202) 418–3251 or via e-mail 

to MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov. 

Please include a mailing address with 

your request. 

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 30 calendar 

days from 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 

and 

Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, 

Office of Information & Regulatory 

Affair, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503. 

For Information Regarding 

Administrative Coordination: Contact: 

Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, 

Publications Team, RIS Support 

Services/Support Group, (202) 606–

0623. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Howard Weizmann, 

Deputy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6325–38–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Proposed Personnel Demonstration 

Project; Performance-Based Pay 

Adjustments in the U.S. Department of 

Education/Federal Student Aid 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of a proposed 

demonstration project plan. 

SUMMARY: Chapter 47 of title 5, United 

States Code, authorizes the U.S. Office 

of Personnel Management (OPM), 

directly or in agreement with one or 

more agencies, to conduct 

demonstration projects that experiment 

with new and different human resources 

management concepts to determine 


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