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$119,554 in 2012. The applicable 

maximum rate of the SL/ST rate range 

continues to be $179,700 (level II of the 

Executive Schedule) for SL or ST 

employees covered by a certified SL/ST 

performance appraisal system and 

$165,300 (level III of the Executive 

Schedule) for SL or ST employees 

covered by an SL/ST performance 

appraisal system that has not been 

certified. Agencies with certified 

performance appraisal systems in 2012 

for SES members and employees in SL 

and ST positions also must apply a 

higher aggregate limitation on pay—up 

to the Vice President’s salary ($230,700 

in 2012, the same level as in 2010/ 

2011). 

Executive Order 13594 provides that 

the rates of basic pay for administrative 

law judges (ALJs) under 5 U.S.C. 5372 

are not increased in 2012. The rate of 

basic pay for AL–1 remains at $155,500 

(equivalent to the rate for level IV of the 

Executive Schedule). The rate of basic 

pay for AL–2 remains at $151,800. The 

rates of basic pay for AL–3/A through 3/ 

F continue to range from $103,900 to 

$143,700. 

The rates of basic pay for members of 

Contract Appeals Boards are calculated 

as a percentage of the rate for level IV 

of the Executive Schedule. (See 5 U.S.C. 

5372a.) Therefore, these rates of basic 

pay are not increased in 2012. 

On October 28, 2011, the Director of 

OPM issued a memorandum on behalf 

of the President’s Pay Agent (the 

Secretary of Labor and the Directors of 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and OPM) that continues GS 

locality payments for ALJs and certain 

other non-GS employee categories in 

2012. By law, officials paid under the 

Executive Schedule, SES members, 

employees in SL/ST positions, and 

employees in certain other equivalent 

pay systems are not authorized to 

receive locality payments. (Note: An 

exception applies to certain 

grandfathered SES, SL, and ST 

employees stationed in a nonforeign 

area on January 2, 2010.) Except for 

employees in nonforeign areas, the 

locality payments continued for non-GS 

employees have not been increased in 

2012. The memo is available at http:// 

www.opm.gov/flsa/oca/11tables/

Extend_2012.pdf. 

On December 21, 2011, OPM issued a 

memorandum (CPM 2011–21) on the 

Executive order for the 2012 pay 

schedules. (See http://www.opm.gov/ 

oca/compmemo/index.asp.) The 

memorandum transmitted Executive 

Order 13594 and provided the 2012 

salary tables, locality pay areas and 

percentages, and information on general 

pay administration matters and other 

related information. The ‘‘2012 Salary 

Tables’’ posted on OPM’s Web site at 

www.opm.gov/oca/12tables/index.asp 

are the official rates of pay for affected 

employees and are hereby incorporated 

as part of this notice. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4544 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

National Council on Federal LaborManagement Relations Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Council on 

Federal Labor-Management Relations 

plans to meet on the following dates— 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012. 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012. 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012. 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012. 

Wednesday, September 19, 2012. 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012. 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012. 

The meetings will start at 10 a.m. and 

will be held in Room 1350, U.S. Office 

of Personnel Management, 1900 E 

Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20415. 

Interested parties should consult the 

Council Web site at www.lmrcouncil.gov 

for the latest information on Council 

activities, including changes in meeting 

dates. 

The Council is an advisory body 

composed of representatives of Federal 

employee organizations, Federal 

management organizations, and senior 

government officials. The Council was 

established by Executive Order 13522, 

entitled, ‘‘Creating Labor-Management 

Forums to Improve Delivery of 

Government Services,’’ which was 

signed by the President on December 9, 

2009. Along with its other 

responsibilities, the Council assists in 

the implementation of Labor 

Management Forums throughout the 

government and makes 

recommendations to the President on 

innovative ways to improve delivery of 

services and products to the public 

while cutting costs and advancing 

employee interests. The Council is cochaired by the Director of the Office of 

Personnel Management and the Deputy 

Director for Management of the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

At its meetings, the Council will 

continue its work in promoting 

cooperative and productive 

relationships between labor and 

management in the executive branch, by 

carrying out the responsibilities and 

functions listed in Section 1(b) of the 

Executive Order. The meetings are open 

to the public. Please contact the Office 

of Personnel Management at the address 

shown below if you wish to present 

material to the Council at the meeting. 

The manner and time prescribed for 

presentations may be limited, 

depending upon the number of parties 

that express interest in presenting 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Curry, Deputy Associate Director for 

Partnership and Labor Relations, Office 

of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street 

NW., Room 7H28–E, Washington, DC 

20415. Phone (202) 606–2930 or email 

at PLR@opm.gov. 

For the National Council. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4540 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

SUMMARY: 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 collection of information to 

determine (1) the practical utility of the 

collection; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collection; (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. 

Under Section 2 of the Railroad 

Retirement Act, an annuity is not 

payable or is reduced for any month in 

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or earns more than prescribed dollar 

amounts from either non-railroad 

employment or self-employment. 

Certain types of work may indicate an 

annuitant’s recovery from disability. 

The provisions relating to the reduction 

or non-payment of an annuity by reason 

of work, and an annuitant’s recovery 

from disability for work, are prescribed 

in 20 CFR 220.17–220.20. The RRB 

conducts continuing disability reviews 

(CDR) to determine whether an 

annuitant continues to meet the 

disability requirements of the law. 

Provisions relating to when and how 

often the RRB conducts CDRs are 

prescribed in 20 CFR 220.186. 

Form G–254, Continuing Disability 

Report, is used by the RRB to develop 

information for a CDR determination, 

including a determination prompted by 

a report of work, return to railroad 

service, allegation of medical 

improvement, or a routine disability 

review call-up. 

Form G–254a, Continuing Disability 

Update Report, is used to help identify 

a disability annuitant whose work 

activity and/or recent medical history 

warrants completion of Form G–254 for 

a more extensive review. 

Completion is required to retain a 

benefit. One response is requested of 

each respondent to Forms G–254 and G– 

254a. 

Previous Requests for Comments: The 

RRB has already published the initial 

60-day notice (76 FR 80988 on 

December 27, 2011) required by 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That request elicited 

no comments. 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

Title: Continuing Disability Report. 

OMB Control Number: 3220–0187. 

Forms submitted: G–254 and G–254a. 

Type of request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Abstract: Under the Railroad 

Retirement Act, a disability annuity can 

be reduced or not paid, depending on 

the amount of earnings and type of work 

performed. The collection obtains 

information about a disabled annuitant’s 

employment and earnings. 

Changes proposed: The RRB proposes 

non-burden impacting editorial and 

formatting changes to Form G–254 and 

revision of Form G–254a to include a 

request for the applicant’s daytime 

telephone number to resolve any 

ambiguous issues. 

The burden estimate for the ICR is as 

follows: 

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

G–254 .............................................................................................................................. 1,500 5–35 623 

G–254a ............................................................................................................................ 1,500 5 125 

Total .......................................................................................................................... 3,000 ............................ 748 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Copies of the forms and supporting 

documents can be obtained from Dana 

Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or 

Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. 

Comments regarding the information 

collection should be addressed to 

Charles Mierzwa, Railroad Retirement 

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60611–2092 or 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV and to the 

OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, Fax: 

202–395–6974, Email address: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Chief of Information Resources Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4455 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Mutual Fund Interactive Data; SEC File No. 

270–580; OMB Control No. 3235–0642. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for 

extension and approval. 

Open-end management investment 

companies (‘‘funds’’) are required to 

submit to the Commission information 

included in their registration 

statements, or information included in 

or amended by post-effective 

amendments thereto, in response to 

Items 2, 3, and 4 (‘‘risk/return summary 

information’’) of Form N–1A (17 CFR 

239.15A and 274.11A) in interactive 

data format and to post it on their Web 

sites, if any, in interactive data form. In 

addition, funds are required to submit 

an interactive data file to the 

Commission for any form of prospectus 

filed pursuant to rule 497(c) or (e) (17 

CFR 230.497) under the Securities Act 

of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) that 

includes risk/return summary 

information that varies from the 

registration statement and to post the 

interactive data file on their Web sites, 

if any. 

The title for the collection of 

information for submitting risk/return 

summary information in interactive data 

format is ‘‘Mutual Fund Interactive 

Data.’’ This collection of information 

relates to regulations and forms adopted 

under the Securities Act, the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.), and the Investment Company Act 

of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) that set 

forth disclosure requirements for funds 

and other issuers. The purpose of the 

Mutual Fund Interactive Data 

requirements is to make risk/return 

summary information easier for 

investors to analyze and to assist in 

automating regulatory filings and 

business information processing. 

Funds are required to file an initial 

registration statement on Form N–1A 

and to update that registration statement 

annually. The Commission estimates 

that each fund will submit one 

interactive data document as an exhibit 

to a registration statement or a posteffective amendment thereto on Form 

N–1A that includes or amends 

information provided in response to 

Items 2, 3 or 4 annually. In addition, 

based on a review by Commission staff 

of Mutual Fund Interactive Data 

submissions in calendar year 2011, the 

Commission estimates that 33% of 

funds will provide risk/return summary 

information as interactive data in 

additional filings submitted pursuant to 

rule 485(b) (17 CFR 230.485(b)) or rule 

497 under the Securities Act annually. 

The Commission estimates that the 

total annual hour burden associated 

with tagging risk/return summary 

information is approximately 11 hours. 

Based on estimates of 9,800 funds each 

submitting one interactive data 

document as an exhibit to a registration 


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