Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2005 / Notices 59377 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—www.nrc.gov. 

Week of October 24, 2005—Tentative 

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 

1:30 p.m.—Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed–Ex.1). 

Thursday, October 27, 2005 

10 a.m.—Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed–Ex.1). 

Week of October 31, 2005—Tentative 

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 

9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Implementation 

of Davis-Besse Lessons Learned Task 

Force (DBLLTF) Recommendations 

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Brendan 

Moroney, 301–415–3974). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—www.nrc.gov. 

Week of November 7, 2005—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of November 7, 2005. 

Week of November 14, 2005—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of November 14, 2005. 

The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

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The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/policymaking/schedule.html 

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accommodation to individuals with 

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301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

aks@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

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to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

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In addition, distribution of this meeting 

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Dated: October 6, 2005. 

Debra L. McCain, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–20494 Filed 10–7–05; 10:10 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Proposed Submission of Information 

Collection for OMB Review; Comment 

Request; Survey of Nonparticipating 

Single Premium Group Annuity Rates 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of intention to request 

extension of OMB approval. 

SUMMARY: 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 that is not 

contained in a regulation (OMB control 

number 1212–0030; expires January 31, 

2006). This voluntary collection of 

information is a quarterly survey of 

insurance company rates for pricing 

annuity contracts. The survey is 

conducted by the American Council of 

Life Insurers for the PBGC. This notice 

informs the public of the PBGC’s intent 

and solicits public comment on the 

collection of information. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

by December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 

or delivered to the Legislative & 

Regulatory Department Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20005–4026. 

Comments also may be submitted by email to paperwork.comments@pbgc.gov 

or by fax to 202–326–4112. The PBGC 

will make all comments available on its 

Web site www.pbgc.gov. 

Copies of the collection of 

information may be obtained without 

charge by writing to the PBGC’s 

Communications and Public Affairs 

Department at Suite 240 at the above 

address or by visiting that office or 

calling 202–326–4040 during normal 

business hours. (TTY and TDD users 

may call the Federal relay service tollfree at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to be 

connected to 202–326–4040.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas H. Gabriel, Attorney, 

Legislative & Regulatory Department, 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 

1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005–4026, 202–326–4024. (TTY and 

TDD users may call the Federal relay 

service toll-free at 1–800–877–8339 and 

request connection to 202–326–4024). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s 

regulations prescribe actuarial valuation 

methods and assumptions (including 

interest rate assumptions) to be used in 

determining the actuarial present value 

of benefits under single-employer plans 

that terminate (29 CFR Part 4044) and 

under multiemployer plans that 

undergo a mass withdrawal of 

contributing employers (29 CFR Part 

4281). Each month the PBGC publishes 

the interest rates to be used under those 

regulations for plans terminating or 

undergoing mass withdrawal during the 

next month. 

The interest rates are intended to 

reflect current conditions in the annuity 

markets. To determine these interest 

rates, the PBGC gathers pricing data 

from insurance companies that are 

providing annuity contracts to 

terminating pension plans through a 

quarterly ‘‘Survey of Nonparticipating 

Single Premium Group Annuity Rates.’’

The survey is distributed by the 

American Council of Life Insurers and 

provides the PBGC with ‘‘blind’’ data 

(i.e., is conducted in such a way that the 

PBGC is unable to match responses with 

the companies that submitted them). 

The information from the survey is also 

used by the PBGC in determining the 

interest rates it uses to value benefits 

payable to participants and beneficiaries 

in PBGC-trusteed plans for purposes of 

the PBGC’s financial statements. 

The survey is directed at insurance 

companies that have volunteered to 

participate, most or all of which are 

members of the American Council of 

Life Insurers. The survey is conducted 

quarterly and will be sent to 

approximately 22 insurance companies. 

Based on experience under the current 

approval, the PBGC estimates that 11 

insurance companies will complete and 

return the survey. The PBGC further 

estimates that the average annual 

burden of this collection of information 

is 41 hours and $110. 

The collection of information under 

the regulation has been approved by 

OMB under control number 1212–0030 

through January 31, 2006. The PBGC 

intends to request that OMB extend its 

approval for another three years. 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. 

The PBGC is soliciting public 

comments to—

• Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

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performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Dated in Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

October, 2005. 

Rick Hartt, 

Chief Technology Officer, Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 05–20437 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7708–01–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988; Notice of RRB 

and SSA Records Used in Computer 

Matching 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board 

(RRB). 

ACTION: Notice of Records Used in 

Computer Matching Programs; 

Notification to individuals who are 

railroad employees, or applicants and 

beneficiaries under the Railroad 

Retirement Act or who are applicants or 

beneficiaries under the Social Security 

Act. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988, RRB is issuing public notice of its 

use and intent to use, in ongoing 

computer matching programs, 

information obtained from the Social 

Security Administration (SSA) of the 

amount of wages reported to SSA and 

the amount of benefits paid by that 

agency. The RRB is also issuing public 

notice, on behalf of the Social Security 

Administration, of SSA’s use and intent 

to use, in ongoing computer matching 

programs, information obtained from 

the RRB of the amount of railroad 

earnings reported to the RRB. 

The purposes of this notice are (1) to 

advise individuals applying for or 

receiving benefits under the Railroad 

Retirement Act of the use made by RRB 

of this information obtained from SSA 

by means of a computer match and (2) 

to advise individuals applying for or 

receiving benefits under the Social 

Security Act of the use made by SSA of 

this information obtained from RRB by 

means of a computer match. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this publication by writing 

to Ms. Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary to the 

Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lynn Harvey, Privacy Act Officer, 

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North 

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–

2092, telephone number (312) 751–

4869. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100–503, 

requires a Federal agency participating 

in a computer matching program to 

publish a notice regarding the 

establishment of a matching program. 

The last notice for this matching 

program was published at 68 FR 10057 

(March 3, 2003). 

Name of Participating Agencies: 

Social Security Administration and 

Railroad Retirement Board. 

Purpose of the Match: The RRB will, 

on a daily basis, obtain from SSA a 

record of the wages reported to SSA for 

persons who have applied for benefits 

under the Railroad Retirement Act and 

a record of the amount of benefits paid 

by that agency to persons who are 

receiving or have applied for benefits 

under the Railroad Retirement Act. The 

wage information is needed to compute 

the amount of the tier I annuity 

component provided by sections 3(a), 

4(a) and 4(f) of the Railroad Retirement 

Act (45 U.S.C. 231b(a), 45 U.S.C. 231c(a) 

and 45 U.S.C. 231c(f). The benefit 

information is needed to adjust the tier 

I annuity component for the receipt of 

the Social Security benefit. This 

information is available from no other 

source. 

In addition, the RRB will receive from 

SSA the amount of certain social 

security benefits which the RRB pays on 

behalf of SSA. Section 7(b)(2) of the 

Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 

231f(b)(2)) provides that the RRB shall 

make the payment of certain social 

security benefits. The RRB also requires 

this information in order to adjust the 

amount of any annuity due to the 

receipt of a social security benefit. 

Section 10(a) of the Railroad Retirement 

Act (45 U.S.C. 231i(a)) permits the RRB 

to recover any overpayment from the 

accrual of social security benefits. This 

information is not available from any 

other source. 

Thirdly, the RRB will receive from 

SSA once a year a copy of SSA’s Master 

Benefit Record for earmarked RRB 

annuitants. Section 7(b)(7)) of the 

Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 

231f(b)(7) requires that SSA provide the 

requested information. The RRB needs 

this information to make the necessary 

cost-of-living computation quickly and 

accurately for those RRB annuitants 

who are also SSA beneficiaries. 

SSA will receive from RRB weekly 

RRB earnings information for all 

railroad employees. SSA will match the 

identifying information of the records 

furnished by the RRB against the 

identifying information contained in its 

Master Benefit Record and its Master 

Earnings File. If there is a match, SSA 

will use the RRB earnings to adjust the 

amount of Social Security benefits in its 

Annual Earnings Reappraisal Operation 

(AERO). This information is available 

from no other source. 

SSA will also receive from RRB on a 

daily basis RRB earnings information on 

selected individuals. The transfer of 

information may be initiated either by 

RRB or by SSA. SSA needs this 

information to determine eligibility to 

Social Security benefits and, if 

eligibility is met, to determine the 

benefit amount payable. Section 18 of 

the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 

231q(2)) requires that earnings 

considered as compensation under the 

Railroad Retirement Act be considered 

as wages under the Social Security Act 

for the purposes of determining 

entitlement under the Social Security 

Act if the person has less than 10 years 

of railroad service or has 10 or more 

years of service but does not have a 

current connection with the railroad 

industry at the time of his/her death. 

Authority for Conducting the Match: 

Section 7(b)(7) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(7)) 

provides that the Social Security 

Administration shall supply 

information necessary to administer the 

Railroad Retirement Act. 

Sections 202, 205(o) and 215(f) of the 

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402, 

405(o) and 415(f) relate to benefit 

provisions, inclusion of railroad 

compensation together with wages for 

payment of benefits under certain 

circumstances, and the re-computation 

of benefits. 

Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered: All applicants for benefits 

under the Railroad Retirement Act and 

current beneficiaries will have a record 

of any social security wages and the 

amount of any social security benefits 

furnished to the RRB by SSA. In 

addition, all persons who ever worked 

in the railroad industry after 1936 will