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that these forms would be completed by 

a combination of plan office staff and 

outside professionals: attorneys and 

actuaries. PBGC estimates a total annual 

hour burden of 38.5 hours. PBGC 

estimates a total annual cost burden of 

$39,415. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Stephanie Cibinic, 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel for 

Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15094 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–02–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Submission of Information Collection 

for OMB Review; Comment Request; 

Filings for Reconsideration 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of request for extension 

of OMB approval of information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) extend approval, under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of a collection 

of information for filings for 

reconsideration under its regulation on 

Rules for Administrative Review of 

Agency Decisions. This notice informs 

the public of PBGC’s request and solicits 

public comment on the collection of 

information. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. A copy of the request will be 

posted on PBGC’s website at https://

www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-andregulation/federal-registernotices-openfor-comment. It may also be obtained 

without charge by writing to the 

Disclosure Division of the Office of the 

General Counsel of PBGC, 1200 K Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20005–4026; or, 

calling 202–229–4040 during normal 

business hours. If you are deaf, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability, 

please dial 7–1–1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Levin (levin.karen@pbgc.gov), 

Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, 

Office of the General Counsel, Pension 

Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20005– 

4026; 202–229–3559. If you are deaf, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 

(PBGC) intends to request that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

extend approval, under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, of a collection of 

information contained in its regulation 

on Rules for Administrative Review of 

Agency Decisions (29 CFR part 4003) 

(OMB control number 1212–0063; 

expires August 31, 2022). This notice 

informs the public of PBGC’s request 

and solicits public comment on the 

collection of information. 

PBGC’s regulation on Rules for 

Administrative Review of Agency 

Decisions (29 CFR part 4003) prescribes 

rules governing the issuance of initial 

determinations by PBGC and the 

procedures for requesting and obtaining 

administrative review of initial 

determinations. Certain types of initial 

determinations are subject to 

reconsideration, which are covered in 

subpart C of the regulation. Subpart C 

prescribes rules on who may request 

reconsideration, when to make a 

reconsideration request, where to 

submit the request, the form and 

contents of reconsideration requests, 

and final decisions on reconsideration 

requests. 

Any person aggrieved by an initial 

determination of PBGC under 

§ 4003.1(d)(1) (determinations with 

respect to premiums, interest, and late 

payment penalties under section 4007 of 

ERISA), § 4003.1(d)(2) (determinations 

concerning voluntary terminations), or 

4003.1(d)(3) (determinations with 

respect to penalties under section 4071 

of ERISA) may request reconsideration 

of the initial determination. Most 

requests for reconsideration have been 

filed by plan administrators under 

§ 4003.1(d)(1) relating to premiums, 

interest, and late payment penalties. 

Requests for reconsideration must be 

in writing, be clearly designated as 

requests for reconsideration, contain a 

statement of the grounds for 

reconsideration and the relief sought, 

and contain or reference all pertinent 

information. Requests for 

reconsideration may be filed by hand, 

mail, commercial delivery service, or 

email. 

The collection of information under 

the regulation has been approved under 

OMB control number 1212–0063 

(expires August 31, 2022). On May 2, 

2022, PBGC published in the Federal 

Register (at 87 FR 25681) a notice 

informing the public of its intent to 

request an extension of this collection of 

information, as modified. No comments 

were received. PBGC is requesting that 

OMB extend approval of the collection 

without change. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

PBGC estimates that each year an 

average of 121 persons per year will 

respond to this collection of 

information. The total estimated average 

annual burden of the collection of 

information is about one-half hour and 

$500 per respondent, with an average 

total annual burden of approximately 64 

hours and about $60,550. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Stephanie Cibinic, 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel for 

Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15093 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–02–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 which provides 

opportunity for public comment on new 

or revised data collections, the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) will publish 

periodic summaries of proposed data 

collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of the information; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden related to 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

1. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Employer Reporting; 3220– 

0005. Under Section 9 of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231h), 

and Section 6 of the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) 

(45 U.S.C. 356), railroad employers are 

required to submit reports of employee 

service and compensation to the RRB as 


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needed for administering the RRA and 

RUIA. To pay benefits due on a 

deceased employee’s earnings records or 

determine entitlement to, and amount of 

annuity applied for, it is necessary at 

times to obtain from railroad employers 

current (lag) service and compensation 

not yet reported to the RRB through the 

annual reporting process. The reporting 

requirements are specified in 20 CFR 

209.6 and 209.7. 

The RRB currently utilizes the 

following forms to collect information to 

obtain the required lag service and 

related information from railroad 

employers: Form AA–12, Notice of 

Death and Request for Service Needed 

for Eligibility, Form G–88A.1 (or its 

internet equivalent, Form G–88A.1 

(internet)), Request for Verification of 

Date Last Worked, and Form G–88A.2 

(or its internet equivalent, Form G– 

88A.2 (internet)), Notice of Retirement 

and Request for Service Needed for 

Eligibility. Form AA–12 obtains a report 

of lag service and compensation from 

the last railroad employer of a deceased 

employee. This report covers the lag 

period between the date of the latest 

record of employment processed by the 

RRB and the date an employee last 

worked, the date of death or the date the 

employee may have been entitled to 

benefits under the Social Security Act. 

The information is used by the RRB to 

determine benefits due on the deceased 

employee’s earnings record. Form G– 

88A.1 is sent by the RRB via a 

computer-generated listing or 

transmitted electronically via the RRB’s 

Employer Reporting System (ERS) to 

employers. ERS consists of a series of 

screens with completion instructions 

and collects essentially the same 

information as the approved manual 

version. Form G–88A.1 is used for the 

specific purpose of verifying 

information previously provided to the 

RRB regarding the date last worked by 

an employee. If the information is 

correct, the employer need not reply. If 

the information is incorrect, the 

employer is asked to provide corrected 

information. Form G–88A.2 is used by 

the RRB to secure lag service and 

compensation information when it is 

needed to determine benefit eligibility. 

The RRB proposes no changes to Forms 

AA–12, G–88A.1 (internet), G–88A.2 

(internet), G–88A.1 and G–88A.2. 

In addition, 20 CFR 209.12(b) requires 

all railroad employers to furnish the 

RRB with the home addresses of all 

employees hired within the last year 

(new hires). Form BA–6a, Form BA–6 

Address Report (or its internet 

equivalent, Form BA–6a (internet)) is 

used by the RRB to obtain home address 

information of employees from railroad 

employers who do not have the home 

address information computerized and 

who submit the information in a paper 

format. The form also serves as an 

instruction sheet to railroad employers 

who submit the information 

electronically by CD–ROM. Completion 

of the forms is mandatory. Multiple 

responses may be filed by respondent. 

The RRB proposes no changes to Form 

BA–6a (internet), BA–6a, or BA–6a 

(Email). 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

AA–12 .......................................................................................................................................... 60 5 5 

G–88A.1 ....................................................................................................................................... 100 5 8 

G–88A.1 internet .......................................................................................................................... 260 4 17 

G–88A.1 internet (Class I railroads) ............................................................................................ 144 16 38 

G–88A.2 ....................................................................................................................................... 100 5 8 

G–88A.2 (internet) ....................................................................................................................... 1,200 2.5 50 

BA–6a (CD–ROM) ....................................................................................................................... 14 15 4 

BA–6a (Email) .............................................................................................................................. 30 15 8 

BA–6a (File Transfer Protocol) .................................................................................................... 10 15 3 

BA–6a internet (RR initiated) ....................................................................................................... 250 17 71 

BA–6a internet (RRB initiated) .................................................................................................... 250 12 50 

BA–6a Paper (RR initiated) ......................................................................................................... 80 32 43 

BA–6a Paper (RRB initiated) ....................................................................................................... 250 32 133 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 2,748 ........................ 438 

2. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Survivor Questionnaire; 

OMB 3220–0032. Under Section 6 of the 

Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) (45 

U.S.C. 231e), benefits that may be due 

on the death of a railroad employee or 

a survivor annuitant include (1) a lumpsum death benefit (2) a residual lumpsum payment (3) accrued annuities due 

but unpaid at death, and (4) monthly 

survivor insurance payments. The 

requirements for determining the 

entitlement of possible beneficiaries to 

these benefits are prescribed in 20 CFR 

234. 

When the RRB receives notification of 

the death of a railroad employee or 

survivor annuitant, an RRB field office 

utilizes Form RL–94–F, Survivor 

Questionnaire, to secure additional 

information from surviving relatives 

needed to determine if any further 

benefits are payable under the RRA. 

Completion is voluntary. One response 

is requested of each respondent. The 

RRB proposes the following to Form 

RL–94–F: 

• On the cover page in the second 

paragraph: The address of the 

Department of the Treasury was 

updated to reflect the current mailing 

address. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

RL–94–F, Items 5–10, and 18 ..................................................................................................... 50 9 8 

RL–94–F, Items 5–18 .................................................................................................................. 5,000 11 917 

RL–94–F, Item 18 only ................................................................................................................ 400 5 34 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3Securities Exchange Act Release No. 94972 (May 

24, 2022), 87 FR 32489 (May 31, 2022) (SR–FICC– 

2022–003) (‘‘Notice of Filing’’). 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued 

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 5,450 ........................ 959 

3. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Request for Medicare 

Payment; OMB 3220–0131. Under 

Section 7(d) of the Railroad Retirement 

Act (45 U.S.C. 231f), the RRB 

administers the Medicare program for 

persons covered by the railroad 

retirement system. The collection 

obtains the information needed by 

Palmetto GBA, the Medicare carrier for 

railroad retirement beneficiaries, to pay 

claims for payments under Part B of the 

Medicare program. Authority for 

collecting the information is prescribed 

in 42 CFR 424.32. 

The RRB currently utilizes Forms G– 

740S, Patient’s Request for Medicare 

Payment, along with Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services Form 

CMS–1500, to secure the information 

necessary to pay Part B Medicare 

Claims. One response is completed for 

each claim. Completion is required to 

obtain a benefit. The RRB proposes no 

changes to Form G–740S. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

G–740S ........................................................................................................................................ 1 0 1 

4. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Employer’s Deemed Service 

Month Questionnaire; OMB 3220–0156. 

Section 3 (i) of the Railroad Retirement 

Act (RRA) (45 U.S.C. 231b), as amended 

by Public Law 98–76, provides that the 

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), under 

certain circumstances, may deem 

additional months of service in cases 

where an employee does not actually 

work in every month of the year, 

provided the employee satisfies certain 

eligibility requirements, including the 

existence of an employment relation 

between the employee and his or her 

employer. The procedures pertaining to 

the deeming of additional months of 

service are found in the RRB’s 

regulations at 20 CFR 210, Creditable 

Railroad Service. 

The RRB utilizes Form GL–99, 

Employer’s Deemed Service Months 

Questionnaire, to obtain service and 

compensation information from railroad 

employers to determine if an employee 

can be credited with additional deemed 

months of railroad service. Completion 

is mandatory. One response is required 

for each RRB inquiry. The RRB proposes 

no changes to Form GL–99. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

GL–99 .......................................................................................................................................... 2,000 2 67 

Additional Information or Comments: 

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, contact Kennisha 

Tucker at (312) 469–2591 or 

Kennisha.Tucker@rrb.gov. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Brian Foster, 

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North 

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611– 

1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov. 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Brian Foster, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14985 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–95233; File No. SR–FICC– 

2022–003] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed 

Income Clearing Corporation; Order 

Approving a Proposed Rule Change To 

Require Applicants and Members To 

Maintain or Upgrade Their Network or 

Communications Technology 

July 8, 2022. 

I. Introduction 

On May 20, 2022, Fixed Income 

Clearing Corporation (‘‘FICC’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposed 

rule change SR–FICC–2022–003 

(‘‘Proposed Rule Change’’) pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 

19b–4 thereunder.2 The Proposed Rule 

Change was published for comment in 

the Federal Register on May 31, 2022.3

The Commission did not receive any 

comment letters on the proposed rule 

change. For the reasons discussed 

below, the Commission is approving the 

Proposed Rule Change. 

II. Description of the Proposed Rule 

Change 

A. Background 

FICC proposes to modify its 

Government Securities Division 

Rulebook (‘‘GSD Rules’’), MortgageBacked Securities Division Clearing 

Rules (‘‘MBSD Rules’’), and Electronic 

Pool Notification Rules of MBSD (‘‘EPN 

Rules,’’ and, together with the GSD 

Rules and the MBSD Rules, the 


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