47858 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 156 / Monday, August 15, 2005 / Notices 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; Arts 

Advisory Panel 

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that four meetings of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as 

follows: 

Literature (Creative Writing 

Fellowships): September 14–16, 2005 in 

Room 716. A portion of this meeting, 

from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, 

September 16th, will be open to the 

public for policy discussion. The 

remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

7 p.m. on September 14th, from 9 a.m. 

to 6:30 p.m. on September 15th, and 

from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. on September 16th, will be 

closed. 

Arts Education (Learning in the Arts 

for Children & Youth Panel #1):

September 22–23, 2005 in Room 716. A 

portion of this meeting, from 3:30 p.m. 

to 4:15 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd, 

will be open to the public for policy 

discussion. The remainder of the 

meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on 

September 22nd and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on 

September 23rd, will be closed. 

Arts Education (Learning in the Arts 

for Children & Youth Panel #2): October 

3, 2005 in Room 716. A portion of this 

meeting, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., will 

be open to the public for policy 

discussion. The remainder of the 

meeting, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 3:45 

p.m. to 4:30 p.m., will be closed. 

Arts Education (Learning in the Arts 

for Children & Youth Panel #3): October 

5–7, 2005 in Room 716. A portion of 

this meeting, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. 

on Friday, October 7th, will be open to 

the public for policy discussion. The 

remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6 p.m. on October 5th and October 6th, 

and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 

4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 7th, will 

be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on financial 

assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be 

closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title 

5, United States Code. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that 

are open to the public, and if time 

allows, may be permitted to participate 

in the panel’s discussions at the 

discretion of the panel chairman. If you 

need special accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to 

this meeting can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: August 9, 2005. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Committee Management; Notice of 

Establishment 

The Director of the National Science 

Foundation has determined that the 

establishment of the Advisory 

Committee for Cyberinfrastructure is 

necessary and in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the National 

Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 

1861 et seq. This determination follows 

consultation with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: Advisory 

Committee for Cyberinfrastructure 

(#25150). 

Purpose: Provide perspective and 

advice to the Cyberinfrastructure 

Council (CIC) of the National Science 

Foundation on the agency’s plans and 

programmatic strategies to develop and 

support a state-of-the-art 

cyberinfrastructure that enables 

significant advances in fields of science 

and engineering. 

Responsible NSF Official: Deborah 

Crawford, Office of Cyberinfrastrucutre, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: (703) 292–8900.

Dated: August 10, 2005. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–16108 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Required Interest Rate Assumption for 

Determining Variable-Rate Premium; 

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 August 

2005. The interest assumptions for 

performing multiemployer plan 

valuations following mass withdrawal 

under part 4281 apply to valuation dates 

occurring in September 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, 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 

Funding Equity Act of 2004, for 

premium payment years beginning in 

2004 or 2005, the required interest rate 

is the ‘‘applicable percentage’’

(currently 85 percent) 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. 

Thus, the required interest rate to be 

used in determining variable-rate 

premiums for premium payment years 

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beginning in August 2005 is 4.56 

percent (i.e., 85 percent of the 5.37 

percent composite corporate bond rate 

for July 2005 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 

September 2004 and August 2005.

For premium payment years beginning in: The required 

interest rate is: 

September 2004 .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4.95 

October 2004 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.79 

November 2004 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.73 

December 2004 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.75 

January 2005 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.73 

February 2005 ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.66 

March 2005 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.56 

April 2005 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4.78 

May 2005 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4.72 

June 2005 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4.60 

July 2005 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4.47 

August 2005 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4.56 

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 

September 2005 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 8th day 

of August, 2005. 

Vincent K. Snowbarger, 

Deputy Executive Director, Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation.

[FR Doc. 05–16098 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for Review of a 

Revised Information Collection: OPM 

2809

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. OPM 2809, 

Health Benefits Election Form, is used 

by annuitants and former spouses to 

elect, cancel, suspend or change health 

benefits enrollment during periods other 

than open season. 

There are approximately 30,000 

changes to health benefits coverage per 

year. Of these, 20,000 are submitted on 

OPM Form 2809 and 10,000 verbally or 

in written correspondence. Each form 

takes approximately 45 minutes to 

complete; data collection by telephone 

or mail takes approximately 10 minutes. 

The annual burden for the form is 

15,000 hours; the burden not using the 

form is 1,667 hours. The total burden is 

16,667 hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

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

to mbtoomey@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—Pamela Israel, Chief, Operations 

Support Group, Retirement Services 

Program, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 

3349, Washington, DC 20415; and 

Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, 

Publications Team, Administrative 

Services Branch, (202) 606–0623.

Office of Personnel Management. 

Linda M. Springer, 

Director.

[FR Doc. 05–16091 Filed 8–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review 

Summary: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted 

the following proposal(s) for the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

approval. 

Summary of Proposal(s) 

(1) Collection title: Student 

Beneficiary Monitoring. 

(2) Form(s) submitted: G–315, G–

315A, G–315A.1. 

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0123. 

(4) Expiration date of current OMB 

clearance: 01/31/2007. 

(5) Type of request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

(6) Respondents: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit, 

non-profit institutions. 

(7) Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 900. 

(8) Total annual responses: 900. 

(9) Total annual reporting hours: 217. 

(10) Collection description: Under the 

Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), a 

student benefit is not payable if the 

student ceases full-time school 

attendance, marries, works in the 

railroad industry, has excessive earnings 

or attains the upper age limit under the 

RRA. The report obtains information to 

be used in determining if benefits 

should cease or be reduced. 

Additional Information or Comments:

Copies of the forms and supporting 

documents can be obtained from 

Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance 

officer at (312) 751–3363 or 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. 

Comments regarding the information 

collection should be addressed to