Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 15351 

DC 20415–3500 or send via electronic 

mail to Martha.Moore@opm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Publications 

Team, Office of Personnel Management, 

1900 E Street, NW., Room 4332, 

Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus 

S. Benson, or sent via electronic mail to 

Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to 

(202) 606–0910. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Representative Payee Survey is used to 

collect information about how the 

benefits paid to a representative payee 

have been used or conserved for the 

benefit of the incompetent annuitant. 

Analysis: 

Agency: Retirement Operations, 

Retirement Services, Office of Personnel 

Management. 

Title: Representative Payee Survey. 

OMB Number: 3206–0208. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Number of Respondents: 11,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,667. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6574 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–38–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 Internet Services, OMB 

3220–0198. 

The RRB uses a Personal 

Identification Number (PIN)/Password 

system that allows RRB customers to 

conduct business with the agency 

electronically. As part of the system, the 

RRB collects information needed to 

establish a unique PIN/Password that 

allows customer access to RRB Internetbased services. The information 

collected is matched against records of 

the railroad employee that are 

maintained by the RRB. If the 

information is verified, the request is 

approved and the RRB mails a Password 

Request Code (PRC) to the requestor. If 

the information provided cannot be 

verified, the requestor is advised to 

contact the nearest field office of the 

RRB to resolve the discrepancy. Once a 

PRC is obtained from the RRB, the 

requestor can apply for a PIN/Password 

online. Once the PIN/Password has been 

established, the requestor has access to 

RRB Internet-based services. The RRB 

estimates that approximately 9,613 

requests for PRC’s and PIN/Passwords 

are received annually and that it takes 

5 minutes per response to secure a PRC 

and 1.5 minutes to establish a PIN/ 

Password. Completion is voluntary, 

however, the RRB will be unable to 

provide a PRC or allow a requestor to 

establish a PIN/Password (thereby 

denying system access), if the requests 

are not completed. The RRB proposes 

no changes to the PRC and PIN/ 

Password screens. 

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 sent to Patricia A. Henaghan, 

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush 

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 or 

Patricia.Henaghan@RRR.GOV. 

Comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6516 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 19b–4 and Form 19b–4, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0045, SEC File 

No. 270–38. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

• Rule 19b–4 (17 CFR 240.19b–4) and 

Form 19b–4—Filings with respect to 

proposed rule changes by self-regulatory 

organizations. 

Section 19(b) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C. 

78s(b)) requires each self-regulatory 

organization (‘‘SRO’’) to file with the 

Commission copies of any proposed 

rule, or any proposed change in, 

addition to, or deletion from the rules of 

such SRO. Rule 19b–4 (17 CFR 240.19b– 

4) implements the requirements of 

Section 19(b) by requiring the SROs to 

file their proposed rule changes on 

Form 19b–4 and by clarifying which 

actions taken by SROs are deemed 

proposed rule changes and so must be 

filed pursuant to Section 19(b). 

The collection of information is 

designed to provide the Commission 

with the information necessary to 

determine, as required by the Act, 

whether the proposed rule change is 

consistent with the Act and the rules 

thereunder. The information is used to 

determine if the proposed rule change 

should be approved, disapproved, or if 

proceedings should be instituted to 

determine whether the proposed rule 

change should be approved or 

disapproved. 

The respondents to the collection of 

information are self-regulatory 

organizations (as defined by the Act), 

including national securities exchanges, 

national securities associations, 

registered clearing agencies and the 

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. 

Twenty-three respondents file an 

average total of 1,323 responses per 

year. Each response takes approximately 

23.51 hours to complete. Thus, the 

estimated annual response burden is 

31,105 hours. At an average cost per 

response of $6,945.64, the resultant total 

related cost of compliance for these 

respondents is $9,191,396.21 per year 

(1,323 responses × $6,945.64/response = 

$9,191,396.21). 

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15352 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Notices 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61566 

(February 22, 2010), 75 FR 9262 (March 1, 2010) 

(Order Approving File No. SR–FINRA–2009–065) 

(‘‘TRACE ABS filing’’) and Regulatory Notice 10–23 

(April 2010). 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63223 

(November 1, 2010), 75 FR 68654 (November 8, 

Compliance with Rule 19b–4 is 

mandatory. Information received in 

response to Rule 19b–4 shall not be kept 

confidential; the information collected 

is public information. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimates of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted in 

writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Comments should be directed to: 

Thomas Bayer, Chief Information 

Officer, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 

6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22312 or send an e-mail to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must 

be submitted within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Dated: March 15, 2011. 

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6513 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (8), 9(B) and 

(10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 

(8), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration 

of the scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Aguilar, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the items 

listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed 

session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 

24, 2011 will be: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; 

A regulatory matter regarding a 

financial institution; and 

Other matters relating to enforcement 

proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

March 17, 2011. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6706 Filed 3–17–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–64084; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2011–012] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to 

TRACE Reporting of Asset-Backed 

Securities 

March 16, 2011. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’ 

or ‘‘Exchange Act’’)1 and Rule 19b-4 

thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that 

on March 3, 2011, the Financial 

Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

(‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by FINRA. The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

FINRA is proposing to amend the 

FINRA Rule 6700 Series and FINRA 

Rule 7730: 

(1) In FINRA Rule 6710, to 

incorporate minor amendments to 

clarify, simplify or conform the defined 

terms, ‘‘TRACE–Eligible Security,’’ 

‘‘Reportable TRACE Transaction,’’ 

‘‘Agency Debt Security,’’ ‘‘Asset-Backed 

Security’’ and ‘‘TRACE System Hours’’; 

to add a defined term, ‘‘Securitizer’’; 

and, to delete the defined terms 

‘‘Sponsor’’ and ‘‘Issuing Entity’’; 

(2) In FINRA Rule 6730, (A) to revise, 

renumber and conform the text of 

parallel reporting provisions in FINRA 

Rule 6730(a); (B) to incorporate minor 

amendments regarding the duration and 

expiration of the pilot program (‘‘Pilot 

Program’’) for reporting Asset-Backed 

Securities transactions; (C) to 

consolidate reporting requirements for 

Asset-Backed Securities transactions 

that are executed other than during 

TRACE System Hours; (D) to simplify 

how settlement is reported for AssetBacked Securities transactions; (E) to 

add alternative reporting requirements 

for Asset-Backed Securities transactions 

that are collateralized mortgage 

obligation (‘‘CMO’’) or real estate 

mortgage investment conduit (‘‘REMIC’’) 

transactions that occur prior to the 

issuance of the CMO or REMIC (‘‘preissuance CMOs/REMICs’’); and (F) to 

incorporate other minor technical, 

conforming or clarifying amendments to 

the Rule; 

(3) In FINRA Rule 6760, to 

incorporate requirements that apply to 

Securitizers of Asset-Backed Securities, 

alternative notification requirements for 

pre-issuance CMOs/REMICs and minor 

technical, conforming or clarifying 

changes; and 

(4) In FINRA Rule 7730, to add the 

Financial Information eXchange (‘‘FIX’’) 

as a method to report transactions to 

TRACE, establish a system-related FIX 

fee, and incorporate a minor technical 

amendment. 

The text of the proposed rule change 

is available on FINRA’s Web site at 

http://www.finra.org, at the principal 

office of FINRA, on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and at 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. 

The proposed amendments set forth 

in Exhibit 5 are shown as changes to the 

FINRA Rule 6700 Series and FINRA 

Rule 7730 as amended by SR–FINRA– 

2009–065 (‘‘TRACE ABS filing’’), which 

was approved by the SEC on February 

22, 2010.3 The TRACE ABS filing is 

anticipated to become effective on May 

16, 2011.4 The proposed rule change 

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