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Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532— Gladwin OFFICE OF PERSONNEL Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey Gratiot MANAGEMENT Areas Huron Ingham 5 CFR Part 843 ■ 2. Appendix C to subpart B is Isabella amended by revising the wage area RIN 3206–AM99 Lenawee listings for the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, Midland Detroit, MI, and Southwestern Federal Employees’ Retirement Monroe System; Present Value Conversion Wisconsin wage areas to read as follows: Saginaw * * * * * Factors for Spouses of Deceased Sanilac Separated Employees Shiawassee INDIANA Tuscola AGENCY: Office of Personnel Washtenaw Management. ***** Ohio: ACTION: Proposed rule. Fulton Fort Wayne-Marion Lucas SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Survey Area Wood Management (OPM) is issuing a Indiana: proposed rule to revise the table of Adams ***** Allen reduction factors for early commencing DeKalb WISCONSIN dates of survivor annuities for spouses Grant Southwestern Wisconsin of separated employees who die before Huntington Survey Area the date on which they would be Wells Wisconsin: eligible for unreduced deferred Area of Application. Survey area plus: Chippewa annuities, and to revise the annuity Indiana: Eau Claire factor for spouses of deceased Blackford La Crosse employees who die in service when Case Monroe those spouses elect to receive the basic Elkhart Trempealeau employee death benefit in 36 Fulton Area of Application. Survey area plus: installments under the Federal Jay Employees’ Retirement System (FERS) Kosciusko Minnesota: Lagrange Fillmore Act of 1986. These rules are necessary Marshall Houston to ensure that the tables conform to the Miami Winona economic and demographic Noble Wisconsin: assumptions adopted by the Board of St. Joseph Barron Actuaries and published in the Federal Steuben Buffalo Register on May 21, 2014, as required Wabash Clark by 5 U.S.C. 8461(i). White Whitley Crawford DATES: We must receive your comments Ohio: Dunn by September 16, 2014. Allen Florence ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Defiance Forest identified by docket number and/or RIN Henry Jackson number 3206–AM99, by any of the Mercer Juneau following methods: Paulding Langlade • Putnam Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Lincoln www.regulations.gov. Follow the Van Wert Marathon Williams instructions for submitting comments. Marinette • Email: [email protected]. Include ***** Menominee RIN number 3206–AM99 in the subject Oneida MICHIGAN line of the message. Pepin • Mail: Jim Giuseppe, Retirement ***** Portage Policy, Retirement Services, Office of Price Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street Detroit Richland NW., Washington, DC 20415–3200. Survey Area Rusk FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Michigan: Shawano : Lapeer Taylor Roxann Johnson, (202) 606–0299. Livingston Vernon SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May Macomb Vilas 21, 2014, OPM published a notice in the Oakland Waupaca Federal Register to revise the normal St. Clair cost percentages under the Federal Wayne Wood Employees’ Retirement System (FERS) Area of Application. Survey area plus: *****Act of 1986, Public Law 99–335, 100 Michigan: [FR Doc. 2014–16972 Filed 7–17–14; 8:45 am] Stat. 514, as amended, based on Arenac economic assumptions and Bay BILLING CODE 6325–39–P Clare demographic factors adopted by the Clinton Board of Actuaries of the Civil Service Eaton Retirement System. 79 Fed. Reg. 29,224 Genesee (May 21, 2014). By statute under 5 U.S.C. 8461(i), the demographic factors

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and economic assumptions require List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 843 Age of separated employee Multiplier corresponding changes in factors used Air traffic controllers, Disability at birthday before death to produce actuarially equivalent benefits, Firefighters, Government benefits when required by the FERS Act. 43 ...... 2406 employees, Law enforcement officers, 44 ...... 2588 Section 843.309 of title 5, Code of Pensions, Retirement. 45 ...... 2784 Federal Regulations, regulates the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 46 ...... 2993 payment of the basic employee death 47 ...... 3218 Katherine Archuleta, benefit. Under 5 U.S.C. 8442(b), the 48 ...... 3463 basic employee death benefit may be Director. 49 ...... 3725 paid as a lump sum or as an equivalent For the reasons stated in the 50 ...... 4008 benefit in 36 installments. These rules preamble, the Office of Personnel 51 ...... 4313 amend 5 CFR 843.309(b)(2) to conform Management proposes to amend 5 CFR 52 ...... 4644 the factor used to convert the lump sum part 843 as follows: 53 ...... 5001 54 ...... 5387 to 36-installment payments with the PART 843—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 55 ...... 5806 revised economic assumptions. 56 ...... 6262 Section 843.311 of title 5, Code of RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH 57 ...... 6756 Federal Regulations, regulates the BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS 58 ...... 7295 benefits for the survivors of separated 59 ...... 7882 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 843 employees under 5 U.S.C. 8442(c). This 60 ...... 8525 continues to read as follows: section provides a choice of benefits for 61 ...... 9228 eligible current and former spouses. If Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8461; §§ 843.205, the current or former spouse is the 843.208, and 843.209 also issued under 5 With at least 20, but less than 30 years U.S.C. 8424; § 843.309 also issued under 5 of creditable service— person entitled to the unexpended U.S.C. 8442; § 843.406 also issued under 5 balance under the order of precedence U.S.C. 8441. Age of separated employee under 5 U.S.C. 8424, he or she may elect at birthday before death Multiplier to receive the unexpended balance Subpart C—Current and Former instead of an annuity. Spouse Benefits 36 ...... 1693 Alternatively, an eligible current or 37 ...... 1825 ■ 2. In § 843.309, revise paragraph (b)(2) former spouse may elect to receive an 38 ...... 1966 to read as follows: annuity commencing on the day after 39 ...... 2116 40 ...... 2276 the employee’s death or on the deceased § 843.309 Basic employee death benefit. 41 ...... 2449 separated employee’s 62nd birthday. If * * * * * 42 ...... 2634 the annuity commences on the deceased (b) * * * 43 ...... 2833 separated employee’s 62nd birthday, the (2) For deaths occurring on or after 44 ...... 3047 annuity will equal 50 percent of the October 1, 2014, 36 equal monthly 45 ...... 3276 annuity that the separated employee installments of 2.99522 percent of the 46 ...... 3523 would have received had he or she amount of the basic employee death 47 ...... 3787 attained age 62. If the current or former benefit. 48 ...... 4073 49 ...... 4380 spouse elects the earlier commencing * * * * * date, the annuity is reduced using the 50 ...... 4712 ■ 3. Revise Appendix A to subpart C of 51 ...... 5070 factors in Appendix A to subpart C of part 843 to read as follows: 52 ...... 5457 part 843 to make the annuity actuarially 53 ...... 5875 equivalent to the present value of the Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 843— 54 ...... 6327 annuity that the spouse or former Present Value Conversion Factors for 55 ...... 6818 spouse would have received if the Earlier Comencing Date of Annuities of 56 ...... 7351 annuity had commenced on the retiree’s Current and Former Spouses of 57 ...... 7930 62nd birthday. These rules amend that Deceased Separated Employees 58 ...... 8560 appendix to conform to the revised With at least 10 but less than 20 years 59 ...... 9248 economic assumptions. of creditable service— With at least 30 years of creditable Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Age of separated employee service— Review at birthday before death Multiplier This rule has been reviewed by the Multiplier by separated 26 ...... 0638 Age of sepa- employee’s year of birth Office of Management and Budget in 27 ...... 0700 rated employee accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 28 ...... 0764 at birthday From 1950 12866, as amended by E.O. 13258 and before death After 1966 through 29 ...... 0831 1966 E.O. 13422. 30 ...... 0902 31 ...... 0978 Regulatory Flexibility Act 46 ...... 4457 .4811 32 ...... 1058 47 ...... 4790 .5170 I certify that this regulation will not 33 ...... 1142 48 ...... 5151 .5559 have a significant economic impact on 34 ...... 1233 49 ...... 5538 .5976 a substantial number of small entities 35 ...... 1331 50 ...... 5955 .6426 because the regulation will only affect 36 ...... 1435 51 ...... 6405 .6911 37 ...... 1547 52 ...... 6892 .7435 retirement payments to surviving 38 ...... 1667 current and former spouses of former 53 ...... 7417 .8001 39 ...... 1794 54 ...... 7986 .8614 employees and Members who separated 40 ...... 1931 55 ...... 8603 .9279 from Federal service with title to a 41 ...... 2079 56 ...... 9272 1.0000 deferred annuity. 42 ...... 2236

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[FR Doc. 2014–16949 Filed 7–17–14; 8:45 am] 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, • Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), Oriental BILLING CODE 6325–38–P Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. fruit fly. Supporting documents and any • Carposina sasakii Matsumura, peach fruit moth. comments we receive on this docket • may be viewed at http://www. Cenopalpus pulcher (Canestrini & DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Fanzago), flat scarlet mite. regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= • Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millie`re), Animal and Plant Health Inspection APHIS–2014–0003 or in our reading honeydew moth. Service room, which is located in room 1141 of • Cydia funebrana (Treitschke), plum fruit the USDA South Building, 14th Street moth. 7 CFR Part 319 and Independence Avenue SW., • Euzophera bigella (Zeller), quince moth. Washington, DC. Normal reading room • Euzophera pyriella Yang, a moth. [Docket No. APHIS–2014–0003] hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday • Grapholita inopinata Heinrich, Manchurian fruit moth. RIN 0579–AD89 through Friday, except holidays. To be • sure someone is there to help you, Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa), apple Importation of Apples From China leaf miner. please call (202) 799–7039 before • Monilia polystroma van Leeuwen, Asian coming. AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health brown rot. • Inspection Service, USDA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Monilinia fructigena Honey, brown fruit rot. ACTION: Proposed rule. Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy • Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Rhynchites auratus (Scopoli), apricot weevil. SUMMARY: We are proposing to amend Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River • Rhynchites bacchus (L.), peach weevil. the fruits and vegetables regulations to Road, Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; • Rhynchites giganteus Krynicky, a weevil. allow the importation of fresh apples (301) 851–2114. • Rhynchites heros Roelofs, a weevil. (Malus pumila) from China into the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Spilonota albicana (Motschulsky), white continental United States. As a fruit moth. condition of entry, apples from areas in Background • Spilonota prognathana Snellen, a moth. China in which the Oriental fruit fly The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—Fruits • Ulodemis trigrapha Meyrick, a moth. (Bactrocera dorsalis) is not known to and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 The PRA states that measures beyond exist would have to be produced in through 319.56–68, referred to below as standard port-of-entry inspection are accordance with a systems approach the regulations) prohibit or restrict the required to mitigate the risks posed by that would include requirements for importation of fruits and vegetables into these plant pests. After consideration of registration of places of production and the United States from certain parts of potential mitigation options, we have packinghouses, inspection for the world to prevent the introduction prepared a risk management document quarantine pests at set intervals by the and dissemination of plant pests that are (RMD) to recommend specific measures national plant protection organization of new to or not widely distributed within to mitigate these risks. Copies of the China, bagging of fruit, safeguarding, the United States. RMD may be obtained from the person labeling, and importation in commercial The national plant protection listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION consignments. Apples from areas in organization (NPPO) of China has CONTACT or viewed on the China in which Oriental fruit fly is requested that the Animal and Plant Regulations.gov Web site. known to exist could be imported into Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Based on the recommendations of the the continental United States if, in amend the regulations to allow apples RMD, we are proposing to allow the addition to these requirements, the (Malus pumila) from China to be importation of apples from China into apples are treated with fumigation plus imported into the continental United the continental United States only if refrigeration. All apples from China States. they are produced in accordance with a would also be required to be As part of our evaluation of China’s systems approach; we are proposing to accompanied by a phytosanitary request, we have prepared a pest risk add the systems approach to the certificate with an additional assessment (PRA), titled ‘‘Importation of regulations in a new § 319.56–69 declaration stating that all conditions Apples (Malus pumila) from China into governing the importation of apples for the importation of the apples have the Continental United States’’ (June 10, from China. been met and that the consignment of 2013). The PRA evaluates the risks Proposed Systems Approach apples has been inspected and found associated with the importation of free of quarantine pests. This action General Requirements apples into the continental United would allow for the importation of States from China. Copies of the PRA Paragraph (a) of § 319.56–69 would apples from China into the continental may be obtained by contacting the set out general requirements for the United States while continuing to individual listed under FOR FURTHER NPPO of China and for growers and provide protection against the INFORMATION CONTACT or viewed on the packers producing apples for export to introduction of quarantine pests. Regulations.gov Web site (see the continental United States. DATES: We will consider all comments ADDRESSES above for instructions for Paragraph (a)(1) would require the that we receive on or before September accessing Regulations.gov). The PRA NPPO of China to provide an 16, 2014. identifies 21 pests of quarantine operational workplan to APHIS that ADDRESSES: You may submit comments significance present in China that could details the activities that the NPPO will, by either of the following methods: be introduced into the continental subject to APHIS’ approval of the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to United States through the importation of workplan, carry out to meet the http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket Chinese apples: requirements of proposed § 319.56–69. Detail;D=APHIS–2014–0003. • As described in a notice we published • Adoxophyes orana (Fischer von Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Ro¨slerstamm), summer fruit tortix. on May 10, 2006, in the Federal Send your comment to Docket No. • Archips micaceana (Walker), a moth. Register (71 FR 27221–27224, Docket APHIS–2014–0003, Regulatory Analysis • Argyrotaenia ljungiana (Thunberg), No. APHIS–2005–0085), an operational and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station grape tortix. workplan is an agreement between

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