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Form number Number of 

responses 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

SSA–2930 ........................................................................................................ 1,500 1 30 750 

SSA–2931 ........................................................................................................ 750 1 30 375 

SSA–2932 ........................................................................................................ 100 1 20 33 

SSA–4659 ........................................................................................................ 325 1 10 54 

SSA–L8550–U3 ............................................................................................... 385 1 5 32 

SSA–L8551–U3 ............................................................................................... 95 1 5 8 

SSA–L8552–U3 ............................................................................................... 35 1 5 3 

SSA–L8553–U3 ............................................................................................... 4,490 1 5 374 

SSA–L8554–U3 ............................................................................................... 670 1 5 56 

SSA–8552 ........................................................................................................ 2,350 1 5 196 

SSA–85 ............................................................................................................ 3,850 1 5 321

SSA–2935 ........................................................................................................ 2,350 1 5 196 

SSA–820/821 ................................................................................................... 400 1 15 100 

SSA–8510 ........................................................................................................ 800 1 5 67 

iClaim Stewardship Questions ......................................................................... 324 1 10 54 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 18,424 ........................ ........................ 2,619 

2. Employer Reports of Special Wage 

Payments—20 CFR 404.428—404.429— 

0960–0565. SSA collects information on 

the SSA–131 to prevent earnings-related 

overpayments and to avoid erroneous 

withholding of benefits. SSA field 

offices and processing centers also use 

Form SSA–131 for awards and postentitlement events requiring special 

wage payment verification from 

employers. The respondents are large 

and small businesses that make special 

wage payments to retirees. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Completed form Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

Paper Version: SSA–131 (without #6) ............................................................. 105,000 1 20 35,000 

Paper Version: SSA–131 (#6 only) ................................................................. 1,050 1 2 35 

Electronic Version: BSO Special Wage Payments ......................................... 26 1 5 2 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 106,076 ........................ ........................ 35,037 

Dated: March 11, 2011. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports 

Clearance, Social Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6082 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7359] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS 6561 Pre-Assignment 

for Overseas Duty for Non Foreign 

Service Personnel; New Collection 

OMB Control Number 1405–XXXX 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: PreAssignment for Overseas Duty BonForeign Service Personnel. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–XXXX. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: M/MED/CL. 

• Form Number: DS 6561. 

• Respondents: Overseas employees 

and family members, not in the Foreign 

Service. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

8,000. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 1 

hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 8,000. 

• Frequency: Every 2–3 years. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory 

to retain medical clearance. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from March 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Office of MED Clearances 

SA 15 1800 North Kent St. Rosslyn, VA 

22209. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: mahoneybj@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): 1800 N. Kent St. Rosslyn, 

VA 22209. 

• Fax: 703–875–4850. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: [insert 

street address—this address is optional]. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Barbara Mahoney Office of Medical 

Services SA 15, 1800 N. Kent St. 


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Rosslyn, VA 22209, who may be 

reached on 703–875–5413. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

The DS 6561 form provides a concise 

summary of basic medical history, lab 

tests and physical examination. Since 

users of this form are not career Foreign 

Service Officers and may work for 

limited periods of time overseas, this 

form is an efficient method of assessing 

the status of their health. Respondents 

are members of non-Foreign Affairs 

Agencies. 

Methodology: 

Information is collected at overseas 

medical units, by physicians in MED’s 

Exam Clinic at SA 1 and by private 

physicians overseas. Information is 

collected mostly by fax and electronic 

submission. 

Dated: February 10, 2011. 

Joseph A. Kenny, 

Executive Director, Office of Medical Services 

M/MED, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6131 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail 

(HSIPR) Program 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability 

for high-speed and intercity passenger 

rail projects. 

SUMMARY: This notice details the 

application requirements and 

procedures for obtaining funding under 

FRA’s High-Speed Intercity Passenger 

Rail (HSIPR) program. The funding 

opportunities described in this notice 

are available under Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 

20.319. 

Notice to Applicants: FRA 

recommends applicants read this notice 

in its entirety prior to preparing 

application materials. There are several 

administrative prerequisites that 

applicants must comply with in order to 

submit an application (see Section 4 of 

this notice), which can take up to ten 

days to process. 

DATES: Applications for funding under 

this solicitation are due no later than 8 

p.m. EDT on Monday, April 4, 2011, 

and must be submitted through http:// 

www.grantsolutions.gov. See Section 4 

for additional information regarding the 

application process. FRA reserves the 

right to modify this deadline. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding this notice 

and the HSIPR program, please contact 

the FRA HSIPR Program Manager via email at HSIPR@dot.gov, or by mail: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Railroad Administration, MS–20, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590 Attn: HSIPR Program. 

Table of Contents 

1. Funding Opportunity Description 

2. Award Information 

3. Eligibility Information 

4. Application and Submission Information 

5. Application Review Information 

6. Award Administration Information 

7. Agency Contact 

Section 1: Funding Opportunity 

Description 

1.1 Legislative Authority 

This financial assistance 

announcement is intended to solicit 

proposals for high-speed and intercity 

passenger rail projects under FRA’s 

HSIPR program. The authority for this 

grant program is contained in three 

pieces of legislation: 

• The Passenger Rail Investment and 

Improvement Act of 2008 (Div. B of Pub. 

L. 110–432, October 16, 2008) (PRIIA), 

under Sections 301, 302, and 501: 

Intercity Passenger Rail Service Corridor 

Capital Assistance (codified at 49 U.S.C. 

chapter 244), General Passenger Rail 

Transportation (codified at 49 U.S.C. 

24105), and High-Speed Rail Assistance 

(codified at 49 U.S.C. 26106), 

respectively; 

• The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

5, February 17, 2009) (ARRA or the 

Recovery Act), under the title ‘‘Capital 

Assistance for High Speed Rail 

Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail 

Service;’’ and 

• The Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act (Title I of Div. A of 

Pub. L. 111–117, December 16, 2009) 

(FY 2010 DOT Appropriations Act), 

under the title ‘‘Capital Assistance for 

High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity 

Passenger Rail Service.’’ 

1.2 Background 

Since enactment of PRIIA, FRA has 

made approximately $10.6 billion 

available under the HSIPR program. 

Award of these funds has served to 

jump-start high-speed and intercity 

passenger rail projects throughout the 

country. However, recently it has 

become clear that some of the funds 

previously announced would not be 

used to advance the originally intended 

projects; in particular, approximately 

$2.392 billion announced for the State 

of Florida. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

applications—for eligible projects that 

could immediately proceed to award— 

for the approximately $2.392 billion 

previously announced for Florida and 

approximately $38 million in remaining 

unallocated Recovery Act funding. This 

notice is also intended to establish a 

pipeline of meritorious projects that 

could receive any other HSIPR funds 

available at the time of award. These 

other funds could include savings that 

result from previously awarded projects 

coming in under budget, funds 

withdrawn from previously awarded 

projects that are not proceeding 

satisfactorily, any other appropriated 

funds authorized under PRIIA and made 

available through the remainder of this 

fiscal year, or other sources. 

The approximately $2.392 billion 

previously announced for Florida 

included funds provided both under the 

Recovery Act and the FY 2010 DOT 

Appropriations Act. Additional funds 

awarded under this notice could be 

provided from other sources. Therefore, 

applicants should not be concerned 

with applying for funds from a specific 

appropriations statute; rather they 

should seek to submit the best projects 

that could be funded from any or all 

such sources. Additionally, all 

applicants are encouraged to contribute 

non-Federal matching funds, a factor 

that will be considered when evaluating 

the merit of an application. While 

applicants may identify any aspects of 

their projects that might favor one or the 

other appropriations statute (the 

different requirements for each source of 

funding are discussed in Sections 1.3, 3, 

and 6), FRA will determine which 

funding to provide to projects selected 

for award at its own discretion. 

However, applicants should note that 

any projects receiving funding under the 

Recovery Act must be able to be 

obligated by September 30, 2012 and 

completed by September 30, 2017—both 

statutory requirements under the 

Recovery Act. 


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