62292 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 212 / Friday, November 2, 2007 / Notices 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2007–0080] 

Supplementary Agreement on Social 

Security Between the United States 

and Sweden; Entry Into Force 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Social 

Security gives notice that on November 

1, 2007, a supplementary agreement will 

enter into force which amends the 

Social Security agreement between the 

United States (U.S.) and Sweden that 

has been in effect since January 1, 1987. 

The supplementary agreement, which 

was signed on June 24, 2004, was 

concluded pursuant to section 233 of 

the Social Security Act. 

When the original agreement was 

concluded, Sweden had a two-tier 

Social Security system that consisted of 

an earnings-related, defined-benefit 

program and a residence-based, flat-rate 

benefit program. Recent Swedish 

legislation restructured the system. 

People born after 1953 are now covered 

by a program consisting of three 

components. The new Swedish system 

includes an earnings-related, definedcontribution benefit program 

administered by the government, a 

program of individual investment 

accounts, and a guaranteed minimum 

pension payable if income-based 

pensions and certain other income fall 

below specified levels. 

The primary purpose of the 

supplementary agreement is to conform 

the Swedish benefit provisions of the 

original agreement to Sweden’s new 

Social Security system. The 

supplementary agreement also changes 

the provision that authorizes SSA to 

take into account Swedish periods of 

coverage in determining eligibility for 

U.S. Totalization benefits so that it 

refers to periods under the new Swedish 

pension program rather than the old 

program. The new Swedish Social 

Security law allows people to qualify for 

most benefits with very little coverage 

credit. It is not expected, therefore, that 

many people will need to have their 

U.S. and Swedish coverage credits 

totalized to become eligible for most 

Swedish benefits. 

The supplementary agreement 

provides that U.S. Social Security 

benefits will not be counted in applying 

pension offsets that normally reduce the 

amount of Swedish disability benefits. 

Thus, the supplementary agreement will 

provide U.S. workers enhanced 

disability benefit protection under the 

Swedish system at little, if any, 

additional cost to the U.S. Social 

Security system. 

In addition to the changes in the U.S. 

and Swedish benefit provisions, the 

supplementary agreement updates 

several other provisions to take account 

of amendments to both U.S. and 

Swedish laws and to conform the 

wording of the agreement to the more 

recent Totalization agreements 

concluded by the United States. Other 

changes in the agreement are merely 

clarifications to reflect the manner in 

which the agreement is currently 

applied. 

Individuals who wish to obtain copies 

of the supplementary agreement or want 

general information about its provisions 

may visit the Social Security 

Administration’s Web site at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov/international or 

may write to the Social Security 

Administration, Office of International 

Programs, Post Office Box 17741, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21235. 

Dated: October 29, 2007. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–21585 Filed 11–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 

Amended by Pub. L. 104–13; Proposed 

Collection, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection described below will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended). The Tennessee Valley 

Authority is soliciting public comments 

on this proposed collection as provided 

by 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). Requests for 

information, including copies of the 

information collection proposed and 

supporting documentation, should be 

directed to the Agency Clearance 

Officer: Alice D. Witt, Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 1101 Market Street (EB 5B), 

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402–2801; 

(423) 751–6832. (SC: 0013XYV) 

Comments should be sent to the Agency 

Clearance Officer no later than January 

2, 2008. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Title of Information Collection: Power 

Distributor Monthly and Annual 

Reports to TVA (3316–0002). 

Frequency of Use: Monthly and 

Annual. 

Type of Affected Public: Business or 

Local Government. 

Small Businesses or Organizations 

Affected: Yes. 

Federal Budget Functional Category 

Code: 271. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,054. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,792. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Response: 1.8 hours. 

Need for and Use of Information: This 

information collection supplies TVA 

with financial and accounting 

information to help ensure that electric 

power produced by TVA is sold to 

consumers at rates which are as low as 

feasible. 

Steven A. Anderson, 

Senior Manager, IT Planning & Governance, 

Information Services. 

[FR Doc. 07–5462 Filed 11–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2007–40] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to provide 

the public an opportunity to comment 

on the petition for exemption. Neither 

publication of this notice nor the 

inclusion or omission of information in 

the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of the petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

indicate the docket number and must be 

received on or before November 23, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

which indicate Docket Number FAA–

2007–0042 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 


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