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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. 

Second, 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. 

Third, once a year the RRB will 

receive from SSA 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 adjustments 

quickly and accurately for those RRB 

annuitants who are also SSA 

beneficiaries. 

SSA will receive weekly from 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. 

This information is available from no 

other source. 

SSA will also receive daily from 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. 

C. 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 recomputation of benefits. 

D. 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 have a record of 

their service and compensation 

furnished to SSA by RRB. 

The applicable RRB Privacy Act 

Systems of Records and their Federal 

Register citation used in the matching 

program are: 

1. RRB–5, Master File of Railroad 

Employees’ Creditable Compensation; 

FR 75 43715 (July 26, 2010); 

2. RRB–22, Railroad Retirement, 

Survivor, Pensioner Benefit System; FR 

75 43727 (July 26, 2010). 

The applicable SSA Privacy Act 

Systems of Records used and their 

Federal Register citation used in the 

matching program are: 

1. SSA 60–0058, Master Files of 

Social Security Number (SSN) Holders 

and SSN Applications (the Enumeration 

System); 74 FR 62866 (December 1, 

2009) 

2. SSA/OSR, 60–0059, Earnings 

Recording and Self-Employment Income 

System (MEF); 71 FR 1819 (January 11, 

2006) 

3. SSA/OSR 60–0090, Master 

Beneficiary Record (MBR); 71 FR 1826 

(January 11, 2006) 

4. SSA/ODISSIS 60–103, 

Supplemental Security Income Record 

and Special Veteran Benefits; 71 FR 

1830 (January 11, 2006) 

5. SSA/OPB 60–0269, Prisoner 

Update Processing System (PUPS); 64 

FR 11076 (March 8, 1999) 

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program 

This matching program will become 

effective January 6, 2011 or 40 days after 

a copy of the agreement, as approved by 

the Data Integrity Board of each agency, 

is sent to Congress and the Office of 

Management and Budget, or 30 days 

after publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, whichever date is 

latest. The matching program will 

continue for 18 months after the 

effective date and may be extended for 

an additional 12 months, if the 

conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. 

Dated: August 24, 2010. 

By authority of the Board. 

Beatrice Ezerski, 

Secretary to the Board. 

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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12258 and #12259] 

Iowa Disaster #IA–00026 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 2. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Iowa (FEMA–1930–DR), 

dated 07/29/2010. 

Incident: Severe storms, flooding, and 

tornadoes. 

Incident Period: 06/01/2010 and 

continuing. 

Effective Date: 08/23/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 09/27/2010. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 04/29/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of Iowa, dated 

07/29/2010, is hereby amended to 

include the following areas as adversely 

affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: Calhoun, Clarke, 

Dallas, Keokuk, Washington, 

Hamilton, Ida. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21539 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Gulf Opportunity Pilot Loan Program 

(GO Loan Pilot) 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of waiver of 

regulatory provisions. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

extension of the ‘‘Notice of waiver of 

regulatory provisions’’ for SBA’s GO 

Loan Pilot until September 30, 2011. 

Due to the scope and magnitude of the 

devastation to Presidentially-declared 

disaster areas resulting from Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita as well as the further 

devastation by the BP Oil Spill that 

began on April 20, 2010, the Agency is 

extending its full guaranty and 

streamlined and centralized loan 

processing available through the GO 

Loan Pilot to small businesses in the 

eligible parishes/counties through 

September 30, 2011. 

DATES: The waiver of regulatory 

provisions published in the Federal 

Register on November 17, 2005, is 

extended under this Notice until 

September 30, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail 

Hepler, Office of Financial Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20416; Telephone (202) 205–7530; 

gail.hepler@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 8, 2005, SBA initiated the GO 

Loan Pilot program which was designed 

to provide expedited small business 

financial assistance to businesses 

located in those communities severely 

impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and 

Rita. Under this unique initiative, SBA 

provides its full (85%) guaranty and 

streamlined and centralized loan 

processing to all eligible lenders that 

agree to make expedited SBA 7(a) loans 

available to small businesses located in, 

locating to or re-locating in the parishes/ 

counties that have been Presidentiallydeclared as disaster areas resulting from 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, plus any 

contiguous parishes/counties. 

To maximize the effectiveness of the 

GO Loan Pilot, on November 17, 2005, 

SBA published a notice in the Federal 

Register waiving for the GO Loan Pilot 

certain Agency regulations for the 7(a) 

Business Loan Program. (70 FR 69645). 

Because the pilot was designed as a 

temporary program scheduled to expire 

on September 30, 2006, and was 

extended to September 30, 2010, the 

waiver of certain Agency regulations 

also is due to expire on September 30, 

2010. However, the Agency believes that 

there is a continuing, substantial need 

for the specific SBA assistance provided 

by this pilot in the affected areas. 

When compared to other similarlysized Section 7(a) loans, the GO Loan 

portfolio is performing very well, at 

about one-half the rate of liquidation 

and one-quarter the rate of loan 

purchase compared to all other 7(a) 

loans of $150,000 or less. In addition, 

the demand for GO Loans has continued 

during FY2010 in response to the 

ongoing need to rebuild the Gulf Coast 

areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina 

and Rita. The annualized number of GO 

Loans approved in FY 2010 is about the 

same as the number of approvals for FY 

2009 at approximately 560 loans per 

year. Also, the Deepwater BP oil spill 

that began April 20, 2010, has further 

devastated the Gulf Coast region and 

adversely affected many small 

businesses. 

Thus, the Agency believes it is 

appropriate to extend this unique and 

vital program through September 30, 

2011. Accordingly, the SBA is also 

extending its waiver of the Agency 

regulations identified in the Federal 

Register notice at 70 FR 69645 through 

September 30, 2011. SBA’s waiver of 

these provisions is authorized by 

regulations. These waivers apply only to 

those loans approved under the GO 

Loan Pilot and will last only for the 

duration of the Pilot, which expires 

September 30, 2011. As part of the GO 

Loan Pilot, these waivers apply only to 

those small businesses located in, 

locating to, or relocating in the parishes/ 

counties that have been Presidentiallydeclared as disaster areas resulting from 

Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, plus any 

contiguous parishes/counties. A list of 

all eligible parishes/counties will be 

included in an SBA procedural notice 

that will announce the extension of the 

GO Loan Pilot. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(24); 13 CFR 

120.3. 

Eric R. Zarnikow, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Capital 

Access. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21436 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Business Affairs; Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice 

to announce the location, date, time, 

and agenda for the next meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Business Affairs. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: Friday, September 24, 2010 from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Eisenhower 

Conference room, side b, located on the 

2nd floor. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix 2), SBA announces the 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Veterans Business Affairs. The Advisory 

Committee on Veterans Business Affairs 

serves as an independent source of 

advice and policy recommendation to 

the Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

finalize preparations for the 2010 

Annual Report to SBA’s Administrator, 

Associate Administrator for Veterans 

Business Development, Congress, and 

the President. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public; however, 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to attend 

and/or make a presentation to the 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Business Affairs must contact Cheryl 

Simms, Program Liaison, by September 

10, 2010 by fax or e-mail in order to be 

placed on the agenda. Cheryl Simms, 

Program Liaison, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Office of Veterans 

Business Development, 409 3rd Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20416, Telephone 

number: (202) 619–1697, Fax number: 

202–481–6085, e-mail address: 

cheryl.simms@sba.gov. 

Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Cheryl Simms, Program Liaison 

at (202) 619–1697; e-mail address: 

cheryl.simms@sba.gov, SBA, Office of 

Veterans Business Development, 409 

3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

For more information, please visit our 

Web site at http://www.sba.gov/vets. 


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