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nuclear materials as the Commission 

from time to time determines by 

regulation or order should, because of 

the hazards or potential hazards thereof, 

not be so disposed without a license 

from the Commission; 

E. The evaluation of radiation safety 

information on sealed sources or 

devices containing byproduct, source, or 

special nuclear materials and the 

registration of the sealed sources or 

devices for distribution, as provided for 

in regulations or orders of the 

Commission. 

F. The regulation of the land disposal 

of by-product, source, or special nuclear 

materials waste received from other 

persons; 

G. The extraction or concentration of 

source material from source material ore 

and the management and disposal of the 

resulting byproduct material. 

Article III 

With the exception of those activities 

identified in Article II, paragraphs A 

through D, this Agreement may be 

amended, upon application by the State 

and approval by the Commission, to 

include one or more of the additional 

activities specified in Article II, 

paragraphs E, F, and G, whereby the 

State may then exert regulatory 

authority and responsibility with 

respect to those activities. 

Article IV 

Notwithstanding this Agreement, the 

Commission may from time to time by 

rule, regulation, or order, require that 

the manufacturer, processor, or 

producer of any equipment, device, 

commodity, or other product containing 

source, byproduct, or special nuclear 

materials shall not transfer possession 

or control of such product except 

pursuant to a license or an exemption 

from licensing issued by the 

Commission. 

Article V 

This Agreement shall not affect the 

authority of the Commission under 

subsection 161b or 161i of the Act to 

issue rules, regulations, or orders to 

protect the common defense and 

security, to protect restricted data, or to 

guard against the loss or diversion of 

special nuclear materials. 

Article VI 

The Commission will cooperate with 

the State and other Agreement States in 

the formulation of standards and 

regulatory programs of the State and the 

Commission for protection against 

hazards of radiation and to assure that 

Commission and State programs for 

protection against hazards of radiation 

will be coordinated and compatible. The 

State agrees to cooperate with the 

Commission and other Agreement States 

in the formulation of standards and 

regulatory programs of the State and the 

Commission for protection against 

hazards of radiation and to assure that 

the State’s program will continue to be 

compatible with the program of the 

Commission for the regulation of 

materials covered by this Agreement. 

The State and the Commission agree 

to keep each other informed of proposed 

changes in their respective rules and 

regulations, and to provide each other 

the opportunity for early and 

substantive contribution to the proposed 

changes. 

The State and the Commission agree 

to keep each other informed of events, 

accidents, and licensee performance 

that may have generic implication or 

otherwise be of regulatory interest. 

Article VII 

The Commission and the State agree 

that it is desirable to provide reciprocal 

recognition of licenses for the materials 

listed in Article I licensed by the other 

party or by any other Agreement State. 

Accordingly, the Commission and the 

State agree to develop appropriate rules, 

regulations, and procedures by which 

such reciprocity will be accorded. 

Article VIII 

The Commission, upon its own 

initiative after reasonable notice and 

opportunity for hearing to the State, or 

upon request of the Governor of the 

State, may terminate or suspend all or 

part of this Agreement and reassert the 

licensing and regulatory authority 

vested in it under the Act if the 

Commission finds that (1) such 

termination or suspension is required to 

protect public health and safety, or (2) 

the State has not complied with one or 

more of the requirements of section 274 

of the Act. The Commission may also, 

pursuant to section 274j of the Act, 

temporarily suspend all or part of this 

Agreement if, in the judgment of the 

Commission, an emergency situation 

exists requiring immediate action to 

protect public health and safety and the 

State has failed to take necessary steps. 

The Commission shall periodically 

review actions taken by the State under 

this Agreement to ensure compliance 

with section 274 of the Act which 

requires a State program to be adequate 

to protect public health and safety with 

respect to the materials covered by this 

Agreement and to be compatible with 

the Commission’s program. 

Article IX 

This Agreement shall become 

effective on [date], and shall remain in 

effect unless and until such time as it is 

terminated pursuant to Article VIII. 

Done at [City, State] this [date] day of 

[month], [year]. 

For the United States Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

Nils J. Diaz, 

Chairman. 

For the State of Minnesota. 

Tim Pawlenty, 

Governor. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Review of an Expiring 

Information Collection Form: OPM–

1386B 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice 

announces the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) intends to submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget a 

request for review of an expiring 

information collection form. OPM–

1386B, Applicant Race and National 

Origin Questionnaire, is used to gather 

information concerning the race and 

national origin of applicants for 

employment under the Outstanding 

Scholar provision of the Luevano 

Consent Decree, 93 F.R.D. 68 (1981). 

New standards for collecting race and 

ethnicity are defined in the Federal 

Register notice, ‘‘Revisions to the 

Standards for the Classification of 

Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity,’’ 62 

FR 58782 (1997). The standards change 

the classification of Federal data on race 

and ethnicity contained in OMB 

Directive 15, Race and Ethnic Standards 

for Federal Statistics and Administrative 

Reporting. This classification provides a 

minimum standard for maintaining, 

collecting, and presenting data on race 

and ethnicity. The standards have five 

categories for race and two categories for 

ethnicity. They also allow individuals to 

select more than one race, based on selfidentification. 

Approximately 100,000 OPM–1386B 

forms are completed annually. Each 

form takes approximately 5 minutes to 

complete. The annual estimated burden 

is 8,333 hours. 

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Comments are particularly invited on: 

Whether this collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of functions of the Office of Personnel 

Management and whether it will have 

practical utility; whether our estimate of 

the public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

and ways in which we can minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey by telephone 

(202) 606–8358, or by e-mail 

MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov. 

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 60 calendar 

days from the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to: Daniel Fusco, Manager, Recruiting, 

Examining and Assessment Group, U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 

Street, NW., Room 6500, Washington, 

DC 20415. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Linda M. Springer, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–22741 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

2006 Railroad Experience Rating 

Proclamations, Monthly Compensation 

Base and Other Determinations 

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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, 2005, is 

$113,140,562.89; 

2. The September 30, 2005, balance of 

any new loans to the RUI Account, 

including accrued interest, is zero; 

3. The system compensation base is 

$3,174,496,243.69 as of June 30, 2005; 

4. The cumulative system unallocated 

charge balance is ($269,505,519.27) as of 

June 30, 2005; 

5. The pooled credit ratio for calendar 

year 2006 is zero; 

6. The pooled charged ratio for 

calendar year 2006 is zero; 

7. The surcharge rate for calendar year 

2006 is 1.5 percent; 

8. The monthly compensation base 

under section 1(i) of the Act is $1,195 

for months in calendar year 2006; 

9. The amount described in section 

1(k) of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the monthly 

compensation base’’ is $2,987.50 for 

base year (calendar year) 2006; 

10. 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 

bears to $600’’ is $1,544 for months in 

calendar year 2006; 

11. The amount described in section 

3 of the Act as ‘‘2.5 times the monthly 

compensation base’’ is $2,987.50 for 

base year (calendar year) 2006; 

12. The amount described in section 

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

monthly compensation base’’ is 

$2,987.50 with respect to 

disqualifications ending in calendar 

year 2006; 

13. The maximum daily benefit rate 

under section 2(a)(3) of the Act is $57 

with respect to days of unemployment 

and days of sickness in registration 

periods beginning after June 30, 2006. 

DATES: The balance in notice (1) and the 

determinations made in notices (3) 

through (7) are based on data as of June 

30, 2005. The balance in notice (2) is 

based on data as of September 30, 2005. 

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 2006. 

The determinations made in notices (8) 

through (12) are effective January 1, 

2006. The determination made in notice 

(13) is effective for registration periods 

beginning after June 30, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary to the Board, 

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush 

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marla L. Huddleston, Bureau of the 

Actuary, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–

2092, telephone (312) 751–4779. 

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, 2005, the 

computation of the calendar year 2006 

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, 2006, 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, 2006. 

Surcharge Rate 

A surcharge is added in the 

calculation of each employer’s 

contribution rate, subject to the 

applicable maximum rate, for a calendar 

year whenever the balance to the credit 

of the RUI Account on the preceding 

June 30 is less than the greater of $100 

million or the amount that bears the 

same ratio to $100 million as the system 

compensation base for that June 30 

bears to the system compensation base 

as of June 30, 1991. If the RUI Account 

balance is less than $100 million (as 

indexed), but at least $50 million (as 

indexed), the surcharge will be 1.5 

percent. If the RUI Account balance is 

less than $50 million (as indexed), but 

greater than zero, the surcharge will be 

2.5 percent. The maximum surcharge of 

3.5 percent applies if the RUI Account 

balance is less than zero. 

The system compensation base as of 

June 30, 1991 was $2,763,287,237.04. 

The system compensation base for June 

30, 2005 was $3,174,496,243.69. The 

ratio of $3,174,496,243.69 to 

$2,763,287,237.04 is 1.14881153. 

Multiplying 1.14881153 by $100 million 

yields $114,881,153. Multiplying $50 

million by 1.14881153 produces 

$57,440,577. The Account balance on 

June 30, 2005, was $113,140,562.89. 

Accordingly, the surcharge rate for 

calendar year 2006 is 1.5 percent. 

Monthly Compensation Base 

For years after 1988, section 1(i) of the 

Act contains a formula for determining 

the monthly compensation base. Under 

the prescribed formula, the monthly 

compensation base increases by 

approximately two-thirds of the 

cumulative growth in average national 

wages since 1984. The monthly 

compensation base for months in 

calendar year 2006 shall be equal to the 

greater of (a) $600 or (b) $600 [1 + 

{(A¥37,800)/56,700}], where A equals 

the amount of the applicable base with 

respect to tier 1 taxes for 2006 under 

section 3231(e)(2) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986. Section 1(i) 

further provides that if the amount so 

determined is not a multiple of $5, it 

shall be rounded to the nearest multiple 

of $5.