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9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

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NASDAQ–2010–039, and should be 

submitted on or before April 21, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7107 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6938] 

Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 

of Public Law 101–162 

SUMMARY: On March 24, 2010, the 

Department of State notified Congress 

that it had withdrawn Mexico’s 

certification under United States Public 

Law 101–162, Section 609, because 

Mexico’s turtle excluder device (TED) 

program was not currently comparable 

to the United States program as required 

by the statute. Withdrawal of Mexican 

certification is primarily a compliance 

and environmental issue, but it does 

have trade implications. The United 

States government is providing the 

Government of Mexico with detailed 

technical recommendations and 

capacity-building support with a view 

to strengthening Mexico’s sea turtle 

protection program. Both governments 

will continue to actively seek further 

engagement opportunities to ensure 

renewal of Mexican certification within 

the shortest period of time consistent 

with the requirements of U.S. law. 

DATES: Effective Date: On publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James J. Hogan, III, Office of Marine 

Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520–7818; telephone: 

(202) 647–2252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

609 of Public Law 101–162 prohibits 

imports of certain categories of shrimp 

unless the President certifies to the 

Congress not later than May 1 of each 

year either: (1) That the harvesting 

nation has adopted a program governing 

the incidental capture of sea turtles in 

its commercial shrimp fishery 

comparable to the program in effect in 

the United States and has an incidental 

take rate comparable to that of the 

United States; or (2) that the fishing 

environment in the harvesting nation 

does not pose a threat of the incidental 

taking of sea turtles. The President has 

delegated the authority to make this 

certification to the Department of State. 

Revised State Department guidelines for 

making the required certifications were 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 2, 1999 (Vol. 64, No. 130, Public 

Notice 3086). 

The Department of State has 

communicated this decision under 

Section 609 to the Office of Field 

Operations of U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

This decision regarding withdrawal of 

Mexico’s certification means that wildharvest shrimp from Mexico’s 

commercial trawl fisheries may not be 

imported into the United States until 

Section 609 certification for Mexico can 

be reinstated. A Department of State 

DS–2031 form signed by the exporter 

and importer must accompany all 

shrimp imports into the United States. 

If shrimp products are from a noncertified country, a government official 

of the harvesting nation must also 

certify the shrimp was caught without 

harming sea turtles. Users should check 

boxes 7(A)(1) for aquaculture shrimp 

products or 7(A)(3) for artisanal shrimp 

products. Users should note that 

exception 7.A.(2) on the form 

‘‘Harvested Using TEDs,’’ while a 

currently valid exception to the 

prohibition on imports from nations not 

certified under Public Law 101–162, is 

only available once the Department of 

State determines in advance that a 

country wishing to use this exception 

has in place an enforcement and catch 

segregation system for making such 

individual shipment certifications. 

Presently, only Brazil and Australia 

have shown that they have a system in 

place for specific fisheries. Exception 

7(A)(4) is for other case-by-case, special 

circumstance determinations made by 

the Department of State in advance. For 

these reasons exceptions 7(A)(2) and 

7(A)(4) are not applicable to imports of 

wild-caught shrimp from Mexico. 

Dated: March 24, 2010. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7221 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6463] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law: Organization of American States 

(OAS) Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP) Study 

Group 

The OAS CIDIP Study Group will 

hold another public meeting to continue 

the discussion that began at the 

December 15, 2009 and continued at 

two additional meeting. This is not a 

meeting of the full Advisory Committee. 

In the context of the Seventh InterAmerican Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP–VII), 

the Committee on Juridical and Political 

Affairs (CJAP) of the Permanent Council 

of the OAS is carrying out work on 

consumer rights as part of its program 

on private international law. Three 

proposals have been put forward: A 

revised Brazilian draft convention on 

applicable law that has recently been 

expanded to include jurisdiction, a 

Canadian draft model law on applicable 

law and jurisdiction, and a United 

States proposal (with several 

components) for legislative guidelines/ 

model laws/rules to promote consumer 

redress mechanisms such as small 

claims tribunals, collective procedures, 

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government actions. The U.S. is 

considering the possibility of expanding 

its existing proposal. 

The United States is also considering 

whether to pursue ratification of the 

Inter-American Convention on the Law 

Applicable to International Contracts 

(known as the Mexico City Convention), 

which was adopted at the Fifth InterAmerican Specialized Conference on 

Private International Law (CIDIP–V). 

The United States is exploring the 

process for obtaining official corrections 

to the English text of the Convention to 

conform to the Spanish version. Copies 

of proposed corrections to the English 

text can be obtained through the contact 

points listed below. Other developments 

which may be relevant to work at the 

OAS include the proposal at UNCITRAL 

for future work on on-line dispute 

resolution and the establishment by the 

Permanent Bureau of the Hague 

Conference on Private International Law 

of an experts group to consider 

development of a non-binding 

instrument on choice of law in 

international commercial contracts. 

Time and Place: The public meeting 

of the Study Group will take place in 

Room 240, South Building, 2430 E 

Street, NW., Washington, DC on April 9, 

2010. Visitors should enter by the gate 

at the southwest corner of 23rd and C 

Streets not later than 12:45 p.m. EDT. 

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and is 

expected to last no later than 4 p.m. If 

you are unable to attend the public 

meeting and would like to participate 

from a remote location, teleconferencing 

will be available. 

Public Participation: This Study 

Group meeting is open to the public, 

subject to the capacity of the meeting 

room. Access to the meeting building is 

controlled; persons wishing to attend 

should contact Tricia Smeltzer or 

Niesha Toms of the Department of State 

Legal Adviser’s Office at 

SmeltzerTK@state.gov or 

TomsNN@state.gov and provide your 

name, e-mail address, and mailing 

address to get admission into the 

meeting or to get directions to the office. 

Please contact Ms. Smeltzer for 

additional meeting information, any of 

the documents referenced above, or 

dial-in information on the conference 

call. A member of the public needing 

reasonable accommodation should 

advise those same contacts not later 

than April 7th. Requests made after that 

date will be considered, but might not 

be able to be fulfilled. Persons who 

cannot attend or participate by 

conference call but who wish to 

comment on any of the topics referred 

to above are welcome to do so by e-mail 

to Michael Dennis at 

DennisMJ@state.gov. 

Dated: March 25, 2010. 

Michael Dennis, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7218 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6937] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Government of Libya 

Pursuant to section 7086(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Division F, 

Pub. L. 111–117) (‘‘the Act’’), and 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority Number 245–1, I hereby 

determine that it is important to the 

national interest of the United States to 

waive the requirements of section 

7086(c)(1) of the Act with respect to the 

Government of Libya, and I hereby 

waive such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: March 22, 2010. 

Jacob J. Lew, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7222 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending March 20, 

2010 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2010– 

0067. 

Date Filed: March 18, 2010. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: April 8, 2010. 

Description: Application of Virgin 

America Inc. requesting a certificate of 

public convenience and necessity to 

engage in foreign scheduled air 

transportation of persons and mail 

between the United States and Canada. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2010– 

0071. 

Date Filed: March 19, 2010. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: April 9, 2010. 

Description: Application of White 

Airways, S.A. (‘‘White’’) requesting a 

foreign air carrier permit that will 

enable White to engage in: (i) Foreign 

charter air transportation of persons, 

property and mail from any point or 

points behind any Member State of the 

European Union, via any point or points 

in any Member State and via 

intermediate points to any point or 

points in the United States and beyond; 

(ii) foreign charter air transportation of 

persons, property and mail between any 

point or points in the United States and 

any point or points in any member of 

the European Common Aviation Area; 

and (iii) other charters. White also 

requests renewal of its exemption 

authority to enable White to engage in 

the above-described operations pending 

issuance of its foreign air carrier permit. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7176 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending March 20, 2010 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2010– 

0064. 

Date Filed: March 16, 2010. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: TC31 North & Central Pacific, 

Special Passenger Amending Resolution 


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