Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 19 / Monday, January 31, 2005 / Notices 4891

matter. The Subcommittee will gather 

information, analyze relevant issues and 

facts, and formulate proposed positions 

and actions, as appropriate, for 

deliberation by the full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official, Mr. Ralph Caruso 

(Telephone: 301–415–8065) five days 

prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the Designated Federal Official between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (e.t.). Persons 

planning to attend this meeting are 

urged to contact the above named 

individual at least two working days 

prior to the meeting to be advised of any 

potential changes to the agenda.

Dated: January 25, 2005. 

John H. Flack, 

Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.

[FR Doc. 05–1688 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirement of section 3506 (c)(2)(A) 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. 

Title and Purpose of Information 

Collection: Medical Reports; OMB 

3220–0038. 

Under Sections 2(a)(1)(iv), 2(a)(2) and 

2(a)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act 

(RRA), annuities are payable to qualified 

railroad employees whose physical or 

mental condition is such that they are 

unable to (1) work in their regular 

occupation (occupational disability); or 

(2) work at all (permanent total 

disability). The requirements for 

establishment of disability and proof of 

continuance of disability are prescribed 

in 20 CFR part 220. 

Under sections 2(c)(1)(ii)(c) and 

2(d)(1)(ii) of the RRA, annuities are also 

payable to qualified spouses and 

widow(ers), respectively, who have a 

qualified child who is under a disability 

which began before age 22. Annuities 

are also payable to surviving children 

on the basis of disability under section 

2(d)(1)(iii)(C) if the child’s disability 

began before age 22 and to widow(ers) 

on the basis of disability under section 

2(d)(1) (i)(B). To meet the disability 

standard, the RRA provides that 

individuals must have a permanent 

physical or mental condition such that 

they are unable to engage in any regular 

employment. 

Under section 2(d)(1)(v) of the RRA, 

annuities are also payable to remarried 

and surviving divorced spouses on the 

basis of, inter alia, disability or having 

a qualified disabled child in care. 

However, the disability standard in 

these cases is that found in the Social 

Security Act. That is, individuals must 

be able to engage in any substantial 

gainful activity by reason of any 

medically determinable physical or 

mental impairment. The RRB also 

determines entitlement to a period of 

early disability and early Medicare 

entitlement for qualified claimants in 

accordance with Section 216 of the 

Social Security Act. 

When making disability 

determinations, the RRB needs evidence 

from acceptable medical sources. The 

RRB currently utilizes Forms G–3EMP, 

Report of Medical Condition by 

Employer; G–250, Medical Assessment; 

G–250a, Medical Assessment of 

Residual Functional Capacity; G–260, 

Report of Seizure Disorder; RL–11b, 

Disclosure of Hospital Medical Records; 

and RL–11d, Disclosure of Medical 

Records from a State Agency; to obtain 

the necessary medical evidence. 

The RRB proposes significant changes 

to the information collection. The 

primary change is to add proposed Form 

G–197, Authorization to Release 

Medical Information, to the information 

collection. Proposed Form G–197 will 

be the standard Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act 

(HIPAA) compliant release form used by 

the RRB to obtain consent for the release 

of medical evidence under the RRA. The 

RRB also proposes to revise, renumber, 

and rename current Form G–250 to 

proposed Form RL–250, Request for 

Medical Assessment. Currently, Form 

G–250, requests a narrative report, 

copies of office records of the claimant’s 

treatment, requests completion of Form 

G–250a, and includes a consent 

statement that the claimant must sign. 

Proposed Form RL–250 will not request 

the narrative report nor contain a 

consent statement. A new Form G–250, 

titled Medical Assessment is proposed. 

It is intended to provide more complete 

information while being more userfriendly by formatting responses into a 

question and answer format by body 

system being evaluated. Forms G–3EMP, 

and RL–11b are being revised to delete 

the consent portions from the versions 

currently in use. Minor editorial 

changes are proposed to Form G–250a 

which will continue to be used by 

agency hearings officers as a means to 

clarify, when necessary, information 

previously received or to obtain precise 

information needed to make a residual 

functional capacity determination. No 

changes are proposed to Form G–260. 

Completion is voluntary. One response 

is requested of each respondent.

ESTIMATE OF RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual response Time (min) Burden (hours) 

G–3EMP .................................................................................................................... 600 10 100 

G–197 ........................................................................................................................ 6,000 10 1,000 

G–250 ........................................................................................................................ 11,950 30 5,975 

G–250a ...................................................................................................................... 50 20 17 

G–260 ........................................................................................................................ 100 25 42 

RL–11b ...................................................................................................................... 5,000 10 833 

RL–250 ...................................................................................................................... 11,950 10 1,992 

Total .................................................................................................................... 35,900 .............................. 9,501 

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1AE Supply is a public utility company within 

the meaning of the Act, but it is not subject to state 

regulation. It is the principal electric generating 

company for the Allegheny system.

2On August 4, 2004, Allegheny announced it had 

entered into an agreement to sell Mountaineer and 

all of Allegheny’s West Virginia gas assets to a 

partnership composed of IGS Utilities LLC, IGS 

Holdings LLC, and affiliates of ArcLight Capital 

Partners LLC. See SEC File No. 70–10270.

3Other than AE Supply and the Utility 

Applicants, the direct or indirect subsidiaries of 

Allegheny, whether existing or to be formed or 

acquired in the future, are referred to as the 

Nonutility Applicants. The current Nonutility 

Applicants are Allegheny Energy Solutions, Inc., 

Allegheny Ventures, Inc. (‘‘Ventures’’), Mountaineer 

Gas Services, Inc., and the West Virginia Power & 

Transmission Company (collectively, ‘‘Existing 

Nonutility Subsidiaries’’).

4See Holding Co. Act Release No. 27486 (Dec. 31, 

2001) (‘‘2001 Financing Order’’), as supplemented 

by Holding Co. Act Release No. 27521 (April 17, 

2002), Holding Co. Act Release No. 27579 (Oct. 17, 

2002), and Holding Co. Act Release No. 27652 (Feb. 

21, 2003) (‘‘Capitalization Order’’).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information or to obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

justification, forms, and/or supporting 

material, please call the RRB Clearance 

Officer at (312) 751–3363 or send an email request to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Ronald J. 

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice.

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–1670 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P

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: Financial 

Disclosure Statement. 

(2) Form(s) submitted: DR–423. 

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0127. 

(4) Expiration date of current OMB 

clearance: 05/31/2005. 

(5) Type of request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

(6) Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

(7) Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,200. 

(8) Total annual responses: 1,200. 

(9) Total annual reporting hours:

1,700. 

(10) Collection description: Under the 

Railroad Retirement and the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Acts, the 

Railroad Retirement Board has authority 

to secure from an overpaid beneficiary 

a statement of the individual’s assets 

and liabilities if waiver of the 

overpayment is requested.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the forms and supporting 

documents can be obtained from 

Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance 

officer (312–751–3363) or 

Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov.

Comments regarding the information 

collection should be addressed to 

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement 

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 

Illinois, 60611–2092 or 

Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the 

OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10230, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–1671 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 35–27941] 

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding 

Company Act of 1935, as Amended 

(‘‘Act’’) 

January 24, 2005. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

following filing(s) has/have been made 

with the Commission pursuant to 

provisions of the Act and rules 

promulgated under the Act. All 

interested persons are referred to the 

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for 

complete statements of the proposed 

transaction(s) summarized below. The 

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and 

any amendment(s) is/are available for 

public inspection through the 

Commission’s Branch of Public 

Reference. 

Interested persons wishing to 

comment or request a hearing on the 

application(s) and/or declaration(s) 

should submit their views in writing by 

February 18, 2005, to the Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Washington, DC 20549–0609, and serve 

a copy on the relevant applicant(s) and/

or declarant(s) at the address(es) 

specified below. Proof of service (by 

affidavit or, in the case of an attorney at 

law, by certificate) should be filed with 

the request. Any request for hearing 

should identify specifically the issues of 

facts or law that are disputed. A person 

who so requests will be notified of any 

hearing, if ordered, and will receive a 

copy of any notice or order issued in the 

matter. After February 18, 2005, the 

application(s) and/or declaration(s), as 

filed or as amended, may be granted 

and/or permitted to become effective. 

Allegheny Energy, Inc., et al. (70–

10251) 

Allegheny Energy, Inc. (‘‘Allegheny’’), 

a registered holding company, and 

Allegheny Energy Supply Company, 

LLC (‘‘AE Supply,’’ and together with 

Allegheny, ‘‘Applicants’’),1 a registered 

holding company and public-utility 

company subsidiary of Allegheny; 

Allegheny Energy Service Corp. 

(‘‘AESC’’), the system service company; 

the Allegheny wholly-owned publicutility subsidiaries, Monongahela Power 

Company (‘‘Monongahela’’), 

Mountaineer Gas Company 

(‘‘Mountaineer’’),2 The Potomac Edison 

Company (‘‘Potomac Edison’’), West 

Penn Power Company (‘‘West Penn’’), 

and Allegheny Generating Company 

(‘‘AGC’’) (Monongahela, Mountaineer, 

Potomac Edison, West Penn and AGC, 

collectively, ‘‘Utility Applicants’’, and 

along with AE Supply and Allegheny, 

collectively, ‘‘Money Pool 

Applicants’’)), and the current and 

future nonutility subsidiaries of 

Allegheny (‘‘Nonutility Applicants’’),3

800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, 

Pennsylvania 15601, have filed an 

application-declaration (‘‘Application’’) 

under sections 6, 7, 9(a), 10, 11, 12(b), 

12(c), and 13 of the Act and rules 43, 45, 

46, 54, 86, 87, 90 and 91 under the Act.

The Applicants request authority to 

engage in financing transactions 

necessary to their ongoing operations 

and those of their subsidiaries through 

November 30, 2007 (‘‘Authorization 

Period’’) as well as authority to engage 

in certain other transactions described 

below that are necessary to the overall 

operations of the Allegheny system. In 

addition, the Money Pool Applicants 

and AESC request authority to continue 

the current Allegheny system money 

pool (‘‘Money Pool’’). 

On December 31, 2001, the 

Commission issued an order 4

authorizing the Applicants to engage in 

a broad range of financing transactions 

through July 31, 2005. The Applicants 

intend that the authority sought in this