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1Pub. L. 109–435, 120 Stat. 3198 (2006) (PAEA). 

SUMMARY: This notice establishes a 

docket to solicit comments on the 

analyses, arguments, and proposals 

concerning technical issues related to 

workshare discount design. The 

proceeding will allow certain issues 

raised in an earlier proceeding to be 

fully addressed. 

DATES: Comments are due: November 

15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. Commenters who cannot 

submit their views electronically should 

contact the person identified in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 

telephone for advice on alternatives to 

electronic filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–789– 

6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Order No. 

536 resolves several important threshold 

legal and policy issues underlying the 

design of workshare discounts. The 

Commission concluded that the pricing 

constraint on workshare discounts 

established in 39 U.S.C. 3622(e) may 

apply within or across products, as that 

term is defined and employed in the 

Postal Accountability and Enhancement 

Act.1 It concludes that subsection 

3622(e) implements a substantial 

portion of the policies that underlay the 

Efficient Component Pricing rule as that 

principle has been articulated in prior 

regulatory practice. It also concludes 

that identifying the groups of mail 

between which worksharing 

relationships should be recognized for 

purposes of subsection 3622(e) requires 

identification of mail that serves the 

same market and is distinguished from 

other mail serving that market 

predominantly by the costs that 

worksharing activity avoids. The 

selection of an appropriate base or 

reference group from which the costs 

avoided by worksharing are to be 

calculated depends on what 

components of the base group are likely 

to shift to the workshared group in 

response to changes in their relative 

prices. 

Applying these principles to mail 

classes, Order No. 536 concludes that 

there is a worksharing relationship 

between presort First-Class Mail and 

single-piece First-Class Mail that is 

metered or bears Information Based 

Indicia (IBI). In this docket, the 

Commission solicits comments on the 

appropriate base group for measuring 

First-Class Mail workshare discounts. 

Commenters should feel free to discuss 

the merits of the current Bulk Metered 

Mail (BMM) base category as well as a 

number of already suggested 

alternatives, including IBI mail, a 

weighted average of BMM and IBI mail, 

‘‘Qualified PC Postage’’ mail, or some 

other group of single-piece First-Class 

Mail. It also solicits comments on the 

specific cost characteristics that the base 

category selected should have. 

Order No. 536 also concludes that 

Saturation Mail is not in a worksharing 

relationship with other groups of 

Standard Mail. Accordingly, there is no 

need to further examine the issue of 

identifying an appropriate reference 

category for pricing Saturation Mail in 

a follow-on proceeding. 

Order No. 536 contemplates that this 

follow-on proceeding will also consider 

technical proposals to revise or refine 

the manner in which avoided costs are 

modeled. The Postal Service’s 

comments in Docket No. RM2009–3, for 

example, mention its intention to 

propose changes to the way some cost 

pools are classified for purposes of cost 

avoidance analysis (whether they 

should be treated as proportional, fixed, 

or non-worksharing related). The 

comments of the American Postal 

Workers Union, AFL-CIO in that docket 

express a more general desire to reevaluate and modify the current method 

of classifying avoided cost pools. 

In Docket No. RM2009–3, various 

parties expressed an intent to propose 

changes to the way delivery and other 

costs are estimated in calculating the 

costs avoided by presort First-Class 

Mail. Comments suggested de-averaging 

rates for First-Class Mail by indicia, the 

use of two Cost and Revenue Analysis 

adjustment factors to develop workshare 

discounts, and a form of pre-barcoding 

discount that would recognize the 

savings generated by single-piece FirstClass Mail that is CASS-certified and 

bears an Intelligent Mail barcode. All of 

these issues are eligible for 

consideration in this docket. 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No.RM2010–13 to consider analyses, 

arguments, and proposals concerning 

technical issues that relate to the design 

of workshare discounts, as described in 

the body of this order. 

2. Comments are due on or before 

November 15, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the 

Commission appoints Emmett Rand 

Costich to represent the interests of the 

general public in this proceeding. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23927 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–S 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Data Collection(s) Available 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

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 collections are 

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 for 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. 

1. Title and purpose of information 

collection: 

Placement Service; OMB 3220–0057: 

Section 12(i) of the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), 

authorizes the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) to establish, maintain, and 

operate free employment offices to 

provide claimants for unemployment 

benefits with job placement 

opportunities. Section 704(d) of the 

Regional Railroad Reorganization Act of 

1973, as amended, and as extended by 

the consolidated Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1985, required the 

RRB to maintain and distribute a list of 

railroad job vacancies, by class and 

craft, based on information furnished by 

rail carriers to the RRB. Although the 

requirement under the law expired 

effective August 13, 1987, the RRB has 

continued to obtain this information in 

keeping with its employment service 

responsibilities under Section 12(k) of 

the RUIA. Application procedures for 

the job placement program are 

prescribed in 20 CFR 325. The 

procedures pertaining to the RRB’s 

obtaining and distributing job vacancy 

reports furnished by rail carriers are 

described in 20 CFR 346.1. 

The RRB currently utilizes four forms 

to obtain information needed to carry 


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out its job placement responsibilities. 

Form ES–2, Supplemental Information 

for Central Register, is used by the RRB 

to obtain information needed to update 

a computerized central register of 

separated and furloughed railroad 

employees available for employment in 

the railroad industry. Form ES–21, 

Referral to State Employment Service, 

and ES–21c, Report of State 

Employment Service Office, are used by 

the RRB to provide placement assistance 

for unemployed railroad employees 

through arrangements with State 

Employment Service offices. Form UI– 

35, Field Office Record of Claimant 

Interview, is used primarily by RRB 

field office staff to conduct in-person 

interviews of claimants for 

unemployment benefits. Completion of 

these forms is required to obtain or 

maintain a benefit. In addition, the RRB 

also collects Railroad Job Vacancies 

information received voluntarily from 

railroad employers. No changes are 

proposed to any of the data collection 

instruments associated with the 

information collection. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

The estimated annual respondent burden for this collection is as follows: 

Form #(s) Annual 

responses 

Completion 

time (min) 

Burden 

(hrs) 

ES–2 .................................................................................................................................................... 7,500 0.25 31 

ES–21 .................................................................................................................................................. 3,500 0.68 40 

ES–21c ................................................................................................................................................ 1,250 1.50 31 

UI–35 (in-person) ................................................................................................................................. 9,000 7.00 1,050 

UI–35 (by mail) .................................................................................................................................... 1,000 10.50 175 

Railroad Job Vacancies Report ........................................................................................................... 750 10.00 125 

TOTAL .......................................................................................................................................... 23,000 ........................ 1,452 

2. Title and Purpose of Information 

Collection: 

Withholding Certificate for Railroad 

Retirement Monthly Annuity Payments; 

OMB 3220–0149, Form RRB–W–4P: 

The Internal Revenue Code requires 

all payers of tax liable private pensions 

to U.S. citizens to: (1) Notify each 

recipient at least concurrent with initial 

withholding that the payer is, in fact, 

withholding benefits for tax liability and 

that the recipient has the option of 

electing not to have the payer withhold, 

or to withhold at a specific rate; (2) 

withhold benefits for tax purposes (in 

the absence of the recipient’s election 

not to withhold benefits); and (3) notify 

all beneficiaries, at least annually, that 

they have the option of changing their 

withholding status or elect not to have 

benefits withheld. 

The RRB provides Form RRB–W4P, 

Withholding Certificate for Railroad 

Retirement Payments, to its annuitants 

to exercise their withholding options. 

Completion of the form is required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. One response 

is requested of each respondent. No 

changes are proposed to Form RRB W– 

4P. 

The RRB estimates that 35,000 

annuitants utilize Form RRB W–4P 

annually. The completion time for Form 

RRB W–4P varies depending on 

individual circumstances. The 

estimated average completion time for 

Form RRB W–4P is 39 minutes for 

recordkeeping, 24 minutes for learning 

about the law or the form, and 59 

minutes for preparing the form. 

Additional information or comments: 

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 e-mail request to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Patricia A. 

Henaghan, Railroad Retirement Board, 

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Patricia.Henaghan@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23823 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12279 and #12280] 

Iowa Disaster Number IA–00024 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 3. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Iowa (FEMA– 

1930–DR), dated 08/14/2010. 

Incident: Severe storms, flooding, and 

tornadoes. 

Incident Period: 06/01/2010 through 

08/31/2010. 

Effective Date: 09/17/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 10/13/2010. 

EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 

05/16/2011. 

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 Presidential disaster declaration 

for the State of Iowa, dated 08/14/2010 

is hereby amended to include the 

following areas as adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: (Physical Damage 

and Economic Injury Loans): 

Appanoose, Wapello. 

Contiguous Counties: (Economic Injury 

Loans Only): 

Iowa: Davis, Jefferson. 

Missouri: Putnam, Schuyler. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23995 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12327 and #12328] 

Wisconsin Disaster #WI–00027 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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