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Committees), Section 8.4 (Filling of Vacancies on 

District Committees), Section 8.5 (Meeting of 

District Committees), and Section 8.8 (SelfNomination of Candidates and Vacancy 

Appointments). 

51See proposed FINRA Regulation By-Laws, 

Article VIII, Section 8.10 (Administrative Support). 

52See proposed FINRA Regulation By-Laws, 

Article VIII, Section 8.11 (Ballots). 

53See proposed FINRA Regulation By-Laws, 

Article VIII, Section 8.12 (Vote Qualification List). 

54See proposed FINRA Regulation By-Laws, 

Article VIII, Section 8.14 (General Procedures for 

Qualification and Accounting of Ballots). 

55See proposed FINRA Regulation By-Laws, 

Article VIII, Section 8.17 (Election Results). 

56See proposed FINRA Regulation By-Laws, 

Article II, Section 2.1 (Location). 

57See proposed Schedule A to the FINRA 

Regulation By-Laws. 58 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6). 59 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

would also make several changes to the 

election process to make it more 

streamlined and efficient, including 

centralizing it within the Corporate 

Secretary’s office, and diminishing the 

need for FINRA District office effort. 

FINRA proposes to permit the Corporate 

Secretary to develop published 

procedures for administrative support 

provided to candidates, which would 

allow the Secretary’s administrative 

experience with other FINRA elections 

to inform these procedures.51 The 

proposed rule change also would 

modify the ballot preparation to 

recognize this centralization within the 

Corporate Secretary’s office and the 

elimination of the District Nomination 

Committees.52 In addition, the proposed 

rule change would make the vote 

qualification lists in current Section 

8.26 tailored to firm size classification 

and the applicable list available upon 

request to a candidate based on the size 

of the firm with which he or she is 

associated, since many more candidates 

are foreseen under the new process, and 

FINRA anticipates that not all of them 

would likely need or seek these lists.53

The proposed rule change would 

simplify the tabulation of ballots by the 

Independent Agent by centralizing it 

under the Corporate Secretary.54 In 

addition, it would recognize that 

election results would be determined 

based on those firms in particular firm 

size classifications.55 Finally, it would 

make certain other administrative 

changes, such as revising the By-Laws to 

reflect the current address of FINRA 

Regulation’s registered office 56 and 

eliminating the obsolete reference to the 

Canal Zone in District No. 7.57

As noted in Item 2 of this filing, the 

effective date of the proposed rule 

change will be the date of Commission 

approval. 

2. Statutory Basis 

FINRA believes that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the provisions 

of Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,58 which 

requires, among other things, that 

FINRA rules must be designed to 

prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

acts and practices, to promote just and 

equitable principles of trade, and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. FINRA believes that the 

proposed rule change will result in a 

more accessible, transparent and 

effective District Committee election 

process and will align the 

representation of members on the 

District Committees to follow more 

closely the industry representation on 

the FINRA Board. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

FINRA does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will result in any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within 45 days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period (i) 

as the Commission may designate up to 

90 days of such date if it finds such 

longer period to be appropriate and 

publishes its reasons for so finding or 

(ii) as to which the self-regulatory 

organization consents, the Commission 

will: 

(A) By order approve or disapprove 

such proposed rule change, or 

(B) Institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–FINRA–2011–011 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Cathy H. Ahn, Deputy Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–FINRA–2011–011. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing 

also will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of 

FINRA. All comments received will be 

posted without change; the Commission 

does not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–FINRA–2011–011 and 

should be submitted on or before March 

28, 2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.59

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 

Form Submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Extension 

of Clearance 

AGENCY: Selective Service System. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The following form has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for extension of 


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clearance in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35): 

SSS FORM—404 

Title: Potential Board Member 

Information. 

Need and/or Use: Is used to identify 

individuals willing to serve as members 

of local, appeal or review boards in the 

Selective Service System. 

Respondents: Potential board 

members. 

Burden: A burden of 15 minutes or 

less on the individual respondent. 

Copies of the above identified form 

can be obtained upon written request to 

the Selective Service System, Reports 

Clearance Officer, 1515 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

2425. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

extension of clearance of the form 

should be sent within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice to the 

Selective Service System, Reports 

Clearance Officer, 1515 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

2425. 

A copy of the comments should be 

sent to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 

Officer, Selective Service System, Office 

of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 3235, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

Dated: February 15, 2011. 

Lawrence G. Romo, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5034 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8015–01–M 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments and Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Small Business 

Administration’s intentions to request 

approval on a new and/or currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments 

regarding whether this information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, whether the burden estimates 

are accurate, and if there are ways to 

minimize the estimated burden and 

enhance the quality of the collection, to 

Barbara Brannan, Management Analyst, 

Office of Surety Guarantees, Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 

8th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Brannan, Office of Surety 

Guarantees, 202–205–6545, 

Barbara.brannan@sba.gov. Curtis B. 

Rich, Management Analyst, 202–205– 

7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) 

Program was established to encourage 

Surety Companies to provide bonding 

for small contractors. The information 

collected on these forms is used to 

evaluate the eligibility of small 

contractors for the SBG Program. 

Title: ‘‘Surety Bond Guarantee 

Assistance.’’ 

Description of Respondents: Surety 

Companies. 

Form Number: 990, 991, 994, 994B, 

994F, 994H. 

Annual Responses: 17,965. 

Annual Burden: 1,959. 

Jacqueline White, 

Chief, Administrative Information Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5042 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Small Business Jobs Act 

Implementation 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) announces it is 

holding a series of public meetings on 

its implementation of the Small 

Business Jobs Act. These public 

meetings will be held in selected cities 

across the country to broaden the 

opportunity for public participation 

with SBA’s development and 

implementation of the procurement, 

finance, grant, international trade and 

other program enhancements enacted in 

the Small Business Jobs Act. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on the 

dates and times specified in the Event 

Information section of the 

Supplementary Information below. It is 

recommended that all attendees register 

at least one week prior to the scheduled 

meeting date. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the locations specified in the Event 

Information section of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

Parties interested in attending a meeting 

must register by providing the requested 

registration information at http:// 

www.sba.gov/jobsacttour. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew D. Cutillo, Office of 

Government Contracting and Business 

Development, at (202)-205–6280, or 

Andrew.Cutillo@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On Sept. 27, 2010, President Obama 

signed into law the Small Business Jobs 

Act (SBJA). The new law provides 

critical resources to help small 

businesses continue to drive economic 

recovery and create jobs including 

extension of SBA enhanced loan 

provisions, offering billions more in 

lending support and tax cuts, and 

expanding other opportunities, 

including provisions affecting 

government contracting programs for 

small business owners. 

SBA will be hosting this Small 

Business Jobs Act Tour that will cover 

13 cities to provide information and 

receive input on SBJA provisions. 

II. Topics and Agenda 

While the agenda may vary from city 

to city, a typical agenda is below. Please 

visit http://www.sba.gov/jobsacttour for 

updates on each location’s agenda. 

Time Title of session 

9 a.m.–10 a.m .......................................................................................... Opening Keynote, Overview of Small Business Jobs Act and SBA’s 

Mission. 

10 a.m.–10:15 a.m ................................................................................... Break. 

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m .............................................................................. Room 1 

Session #1: Small Business Jobs Act provisions affecting Small Business participation in government contracting. 

Room 2 

Lender Roundtable. 


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