Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 140 / Thursday, July 23, 2009 / Notices 36539 

4The Postal Service states that some of the 

contracts generally provide that if all applicable 

reviews have not been completed at the time an 

older contract expires, the mailer must pay 

published prices until some alternative becomes 

available. It seeks approval for the instant 

agreement prior to expiration of the current 

agreement. 

based on volume or postage 

commitments made by the customers, or 

updated costing information, these 

differences do not affect the contracts’ 

functional equivalency because the 

GEPS 1 contracts share similar cost 

attributes and methodology. Id. at 4–5. 

The Postal Service also states the 

instant contract has minor differences in 

terms compared to other GEPS 1 

contracts based on the individual 

mailers. These distinctions include 

provisions clarifying the correlation 

between regulatory oversight and 

contract expiration 4 and the availability 

of other Postal Service products and 

services; exclusion of certain flat rate 

products from the mail qualifying for 

discounts; a simpler mailing notice 

requirement along with provisions to 

meet scheduling needs; mail tender 

location changes; specific liquidated 

damages terms; provisions clarifying the 

mailer’s volume and revenue 

commitment calculation in the event of 

early termination; and provisions 

clarifying aspects subject to regulatory 

oversight or revisions to update terms or 

references from a prior contract. Id. at 

5–6. 

The Postal Service states that these 

differences related to a particular mailer 

are ‘‘incidental differences’’ and do not 

change the conclusion that these 

agreements are functionally equivalent 

in all substantive aspects. Id. at 7. 

The Postal Service requests that this 

contract be included within the GEPS 1 

product and be considered the baseline 

contract for determining functional 

equivalence for additional GEPS 1 

contracts. Id. 

II. Notice of Filing 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–50 for consideration of 

matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contract is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3622 or 3642. 

Comments are due no later than July 27, 

2009. 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 filings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–50 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

July 27, 2009. 

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

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

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. 

Judith M. Grady, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17605 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

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 collection is 

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 of 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. 

Title and Purpose of information 

collection: Request for Medicare 

Payment; OMB 3220–0131. 

Under Section 7(d) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act, the RRB administers the 

Medicare program for persons covered 

by the railroad retirement system. The 

collection obtains the information 

needed by Palmetto GBA, the Medicare 

carrier for railroad retirement 

beneficiaries, to pay claims for 

payments under Part B of the Medicare 

program. Authority for collecting the 

information is prescribed in 42 CFR 

424.32. 

The RRB currently utilizes Forms G– 

740S, Patient’s Request for Medicare 

Payment, (along with Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services Form 

CMS–1500) to secure the information 

necessary to pay Part B Medicare 

Claims. One response is completed for 

each claim. Completion is required to 

obtain a benefit. The RRB proposes 

minor, non-burden impacting editorial 

changes to RRB Form G–740S. The RRB 

estimates annual respondent burden 

associated with RRB Form G–740s as 

follows: 

Estimated number of responses: 100. 

Estimated completion time per 

response: 15 minutes. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 25. 

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 Ronald J. 

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–17509 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–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 

two (2) Information Collection Requests 

(ICR) to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Our 

ICR describes 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 


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