78886 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 235 / Monday, December 7, 2020 / Notices 

PEACE CORPS 

Information Collection Request; 

Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Peace Corps. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 and implementing OMB guidance, 

we are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 6, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Address written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection to Virginia 

Burke, FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, by 

email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. Email 

comments must be made in text and not 

in attachments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virginia Burke, FOIA/Privacy Act 

Officer, at (202) 692–1887, or PCFR@

peacecorps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Peace Corps Response 

Application. 

OMB Control Number: 0420–0547. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Respondents Obligation to Reply: 

Voluntary. 

Respondents: Potential and current 

volunteers. 

Burden to the Public: 

• Peace Corps Response Application 

(a) Estimated number of Applicants/ 

physicians: 3,500. 

(b) Frequency of response: one time. 

(c) Estimated average burden per 

response: 60 Minutes. 

(d) Estimated total reporting burden: 

3,500 hours. 

(e) Estimated annual cost to 

respondents: 0.00. 

General Description of Collection: The 

Peace Corps Response Application 

(hereinafter ‘‘the Application’’) is 

necessary to recruit qualified volunteers 

to serve in Peace Corps Response, which 

sends Volunteers throughout the world 

to work in specialized short term 

projects. Applicants are selected based 

on their qualifications for a specific 

Volunteer assignment. 

Request for Comment: Peace Corps 

invites comments on whether the 

proposed collections of information are 

necessary for proper performance of the 

functions of the Peace Corps, including 

whether the information will have 

practical use; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the information 

to be collected; and, ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques, when 

appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

This notice is issued in Washington, DC, 

on December 2, 2020. 

Virginia Burke, 

FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26808 Filed 12–4–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6051–01–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

2021 Railroad Experience Rating 

Proclamations, Monthly Compensation 

Base and Other Determinations 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (Act), the 

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) hereby 

publishes its notice for calendar year 

2021 of account balances, factors used 

in calculating experience-based 

employer contribution rates, 

computation of amounts related to the 

monthly compensation base, and the 

maximum daily benefit rate for days of 

unemployment or sickness. 

DATES: The balance in notice (1) and the 

determinations made in notices (3) 

through (7) are based on data as of June 

30, 2020. The balance in notice (2) is 

based on data as of September 30, 2020. 

The determinations made in notices (5) 

through (7) apply to the calculation, 

under section 8(a)(1)(C) of the Act, of 

employer contribution rates for 2021. 

The determinations made in notices (8) 

through (11) are effective January 1, 

2021. The determination made in notice 

(12) is effective for registration periods 

beginning after June 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary to the Board, 

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N Rush 

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–1275. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Rizzo, Bureau of the Actuary 

and Research, Railroad Retirement 

Board, 844 N Rush Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60611–1275, telephone (312) 

751–4771. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RRB 

is required by section 8(c)(1) of the 

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 

(Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(1)) as amended 

by Public Law 100–647, to proclaim by 

October 15 of each year certain systemwide factors used in calculating 

experience-based employer contribution 

rates for the following year. The RRB is 

further required by section 8(c)(2) of the 

Act (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2)) to publish the 

amounts so determined and proclaimed. 

The RRB is required by section 12(r)(3) 

of the Act (45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3)) to 

publish by December 11, 2020, the 

computation of the calendar year 2021 

monthly compensation base (section 1(i) 

of the Act) and amounts described in 

sections 1(k), 2(c), 3 and 4(a–2)(i)(A) of 

the Act which are related to changes in 

the monthly compensation base. Also, 

the RRB is required to publish, by June 

11, 2021, the maximum daily benefit 

rate under section 2(a)(3) of the Act for 

days of unemployment and days of 

sickness in registration periods 

beginning after June 30, 2021. 

Pursuant to section 8(c)(2) and section 

12(r)(3) of the Railroad Unemployment 

Insurance Act (Act) (45 U.S.C. 358(c)(2) 

and 45 U.S.C. 362(r)(3), respectively), 

the Board gives notice of the following: 

1. The balance to the credit of the 

Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

(RUI) Account, as of June 30, 2020, is 

$53,715,608.16; 

2. The September 30, 2020, balance of 

any new loans to the RUI Account, 

including accrued interest, is 

$22,037,957.92; 

3. The system compensation base is 

$4,071,144,777.80 as of June 30, 2020; 

4. The cumulative system unallocated 

charge balance is ($454,630,391.67) as of 

June 30, 2020; 

5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar 

year 2021 is zero; 

6. The pooled charged ratio for 

calendar year 2021 is zero; 

7. The surcharge rate for calendar year 

2021 is 2.5 percent; 

8. The monthly compensation base 

under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,710 

for months in calendar year 2021; 

9. The amount described in sections 

1(k) and 3 of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the 

monthly compensation base’’ is 

$4,275.00 for base year (calendar year) 

2021; 

10. The amount described in section 

4(a–2)(i)(A) of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the 

monthly compensation base’’ is 

$4,275.00 with respect to 

disqualifications ending in calendar 

year 2021; 

11. The amount described in section 

2(c) of the Act as ‘‘an amount that bears 

the same ratio to $775 as the monthly 

compensation base for that year as 

computed under section 1(i) of this Act 


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