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1United States Postal Service Request for SemiPermanent Exception from Periodic Reporting of 

Service Performance Measurement, September 30, 

2010 (Request); see also Docket No. RM2009–11, 

Order Establishing Final Rules Concerning Periodic 

Reporting of Service Performance Measurements 

and Customer Satisfaction, May 25, 2010, at 22 

(Order No. 465). 

2Those who cannot submit comments by the 

filing deadline should contact Mr. Sharfman. 

the Postal Service contends that each 

contract is in accordance with Order No. 

86. The term of each contract is one year 

from the date the Postal Service notifies 

the customer that all necessary 

regulatory approvals have been 

received. Notice at 3. 

In support of its Notice, the Postal 

Service filed four attachments as 

follows: 

• Attachments 1A through 1F— 

redacted copies of the six contracts and 

applicable annexes; 

• Attachments 2A through 2F— 

certified statements required by 39 CFR 

3015.5(c)(2) for each contract; 

• Attachment 3—a redacted copy of 

Governors’ Decision No. 08–7 which 

establishes prices and classifications for 

GEPS contracts, a description of 

applicable GEPS contracts, formulas for 

prices, an analysis of the formulas, and 

certification of the Governors’ vote; and 

• Attachment 4—an application for 

non-public treatment of materials to 

maintain redacted portions of the 

contracts and supporting documents 

under seal. 

The Notice advances reasons why the 

instant GEPS 3 contracts fit within the 

Mail Classification Schedule language 

for the GEPS 3 product. The Postal 

Service identifies customer-specific 

information and general contract terms 

that distinguish the instant contracts 

from the baseline GEPS 3 agreement. Id. 

at 4–5. It states that the differences, 

which include price variations based on 

updated costing information and 

volume commitments, do not alter the 

contracts’ functional equivalency. Id. at 

3–4. The Postal Service asserts that 

‘‘[b]ecause the agreements incorporate 

the same cost attributes and 

methodology, the relevant 

characteristics of these six GEPS 

contracts are similar, if not the same, as 

the relevant characteristics of previously 

filed contracts.’’ Id. at 4. 

The Postal Service concludes that its 

filings demonstrate that each of the new 

GEPS 3 contracts complies with the 

requirements of 39 U.S.C. 3633 and is 

functionally equivalent to the baseline 

GEPS 3 contract. Therefore, it requests 

that the instant contracts be included 

within the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 5. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. CP2011–20 through CP2011–25 for 

consideration of matters related to the 

contracts identified in the Postal 

Service’s Notice. 

These dockets are addressed on a 

consolidated basis for purposes of this 

order. Filings with respect to a 

particular contract should be filed in 

that docket. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contracts are consistent with 

the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 

3642. Comments are due no later than 

October 28, 2010. The public portions of 

these filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Paul L. 

Harrington to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned 

proceedings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

Nos. CP2011–20 through CP2011–25 for 

consideration of matters raised by the 

Postal Service’s Notice. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

October 28, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. 

Harrington is appointed to serve as the 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in these 

proceedings. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this Order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26982 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. RM2010–14; Order No. 550] 

Periodic Reporting Rules 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice addresses the 

Postal Service request for semipermanent exceptions to certain 

recently-adopted service performance 

measurement reporting requirements. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system. Commenters who 

cannot submit filings electronically 

should contact the person identified in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section for advice on alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov or 202–789– 

6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 30, 2010, the Postal Service 

filed a request for a semi-permanent 

exception from periodic reporting of 

service performance measurement for 

Applications and Mailing Permits, 

pursuant to Commission Order No. 465 

and 39 CFR 3055.3.1

Rule 3055.3 provides the Postal 

Service an opportunity to request that a 

product, or component of a product, be 

excluded from service performance 

measurement reporting upon 

demonstration that: 

1. The cost of implementing a 

measurement system would be prohibitive in 

relation to the revenue generated by the 

product, or component of a product; 

2. The product, or component of a product, 

defies meaningful measurement; or 

3. The product, or component of a product, 

is in the form of a negotiated service 

agreement with substantially all components 

of the agreement included in the 

measurement of other products. 

The Postal Service explains that 

Applications and Mailing Permits 

comprise nothing more than a 

transaction intended to establish or 

renew permission to enter bulk 

mailings. The Postal Service contends 

that this service defies meaningful 

measurement and falls within the 39 

CFR 3055(a)(2) exception from reporting 

of service performance measurements. 

Request at 3. 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2010–14 for consideration of 

matters related to the proposed semipermanent exception from periodic 

reporting of service performance 

measurement identified in the Postal 

Service’s Request. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s Request is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3652(a)(2) and 39 

CFR 3055.3.2 Comments are due no later 

than October 15, 2010. The Postal 

Service’s Request can be accessed via 

the Commission’s Web site 

(http:www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Katrina 

Martinez to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned 

proceedings. 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2010–14 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Postal Service’s 

Request. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

October 15, 2010. 


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

Martinez is appointed to serve as the 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in these 

proceedings. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26981 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding 

five (5) Information Collection Requests 

(ICR) to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Our 

ICR(s) describe the information we seek 

to collect from the public. Review and 

approval by OIRA ensures that we 

impose appropriate paperwork burdens. 

The RRB invites comments on the 

proposed collections of information to 

determine (1) The practical utility of the 

collections; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collections; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information that is the 

subject of collection; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain 

the OMB control number of the ICR. For 

proper consideration of your comments, 

it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them 

within 30 days of publication date. 

1. Title and purpose of information 

collection: 3220–0136, Public Service 

Pension Questionnaires. 

Public Law 95–216 amended the 

Social Security Act of 1977 by 

providing, in part, that spouse or 

survivor benefits may be reduced when 

the beneficiary is in receipt of a pension 

based on employment with a Federal, 

State, or local governmental unit. 

Initially, the reduction was equal to the 

full amount of the government pension. 

Public Law 98–21 changed the 

reduction to two-thirds of the amount of 

the government pension. Public Law 

108–203 amended the Social Security 

Act by changing the requirement for 

exemption to public service offset, that 

Federal Insurance Contributions Act 

(FICA) taxes be deducted from the 

public service wages for the last 60 

months of public service employment, 

rather than just the last day of public 

service employment. 

Sections 4(a)(1) and 4(f)(1) of the 

Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides 

that a spouse or survivor annuity should 

be equal in amount to what the 

annuitant would receive if entitled to a 

like benefit from the Social Security 

Administration. Therefore, the public 

service pension (PSP) provisions apply 

to RRA annuities. RRB Regulations 

pertaining to the collection of evidence 

relating to public service pensions or 

worker’s compensation paid to spouse 

or survivor applicants or annuitants are 

found in 20 CFR 219.64c. 

The RRB utilizes Form G–208, Public 

Service Pension Questionnaire, and 

Form G–212, Public Service Monitoring 

Questionnaire, to obtain information 

used to determine whether an annuity 

reduction is in order. The RRB proposes 

a non-burden impacting editorial 

change to G–208 and no changes to 

Form G–212. The RRB estimates the 

completion time for Form G–208 at 16 

minutes and G–212 at 15 minutes. If a 

respondent fails to complete the form(s), 

the RRB may be unable to pay them 

benefits. One response is required from 

a respondent. 

Previous Requests for Comments: The 

RRB has already published the initial 

60-day notice (75 FR 51117 on August 

18, 2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2). That request elicited no 

comments. 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

Title: Public Service Pension 

Questionnaires. 

OMB Control Number: 3220–0136. 

Form(s) submitted: G–208, Public 

Service Pension Questionnaire; G–212, 

Public Service Monitoring 

Questionnaire. 

Type of request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected public: Individuals or 

households. 

Abstract: A spouse or survivor 

annuity under the Railroad Retirement 

Act may be subjected to a reduction for 

a public service pension. The 

questionnaires obtain information 

needed to determine if the reduction 

applies and the amount of such 

reduction. 

The burden estimate for the ICR is as 

follows: 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 1,170. 

Total annual responses: 1,170. 

Total annual reporting hours: 294. 

2. Title and Purpose of Information 

Collection: 3220–0138, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service 

Questionnaire. Section 2 of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA) provides for 

payment of annuities to qualified 

employees and their spouses. In order to 

receive an age and service annuity, 

Section 2(e)(3) states that an applicant 

must stop all railroad work and give up 

any rights to return to such work. 

However, applicants are not required to 

stop non-railroad work or selfemployment. The RRB considers some 

work claimed as ‘‘self-employment’’ to 

actually be employment for an 

employer. Whether the RRB classifies a 

particular activity as self-employment or 

as work for an employer depends upon 

the circumstances of each case. These 

circumstances are prescribed in 20 CFR 

216. 

Under the 1988 amendments to the 

RRA, an applicant is no longer required 

to stop work for a ‘‘Last Pre-Retirement 

Nonrailroad Employer’’ (LPE). However, 

section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that 

a portion of the employee’s Tier II 

benefit and supplemental annuity be 

deducted for earnings from a ‘‘LPE’’ 

employer. 

‘‘LPE’’ is defined as the last person, 

company or institution with whom the 

employee or spouse applicant was 

employed concurrently with, or after, 

the applicant’s last railroad employment 

and before their annuity beginning date. 

If a spouse never worked for a railroad, 

the LPE employer is the last person for 

whom he or she worked. 

The RRB utilizes Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service 

Questionnaire, when an applicant 

claims to be self-employed to obtain 

information needed to determine if the 

applicant’s work is LPE, railroad service 

or self-employment. If the work is selfemployment, the questionnaire 

identifies any months in which the 

applicant did not perform substantial 

service. The RRB proposes no changes 

to Form AA–4. Completion time is 

estimated at between 40 and 70 

minutes. If a respondent fails to 

complete Form AA–4, the RRB may be 

unable to pay them benefits. One 

response is received from each 

respondent. 

Previous Requests for Comments: The 

RRB has already published the initial 

60-day notice (75 FR 51117 on August 

18, 2010) required by 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2). That request elicited no 

comments. 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

Title: Self-Employment and 

Substantial Service Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 3220–0138. 


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