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14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

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–NASD–2004–152 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20549–0609. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASD–2004–152. 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 inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of the NASD. 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–NASD–2004–152 and 

should be submitted on or before 

November 26, 2004.

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

J. Lynn Taylor, 

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. E4–3005 Filed 11–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

Computer Matching Between the 

Selective Service System and the 

Department of Education

AGENCY: Selective Service System.

ACTION: Notice.

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–

503), and the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the 

Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 

25818 (June 19, 1989)), and OMB 

Bulletin 89–22, the following 

information is provided: 

1. Name of participating agencies:

The Selective Service System (SSS) and 

the Department of Education (ED). 

2. Purpose of the match: The purpose 

of this matching program is to ensure 

that the requirements of Section 12(f) of 

the Military Selective Service System 

Act [50 U.S.C. App. 462 (f)] are met. 

3. Authority for conducting the 

matching: Computerized access to the 

Selective Service Registrant Registration 

Records (SSS 10) enables ED to confirm 

the registration status of applicants for 

assistance under Title IV of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as 

amended (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 

Section 12(f) of the Military Selective 

Service Act, as amended [50 U.S.C. 

App. 462(f)], denies eligibility for any 

form of assistance or benefit under Title 

IV of the HEA to any person required to 

present himself for and submit to 

registration under Section 3 of the 

Military Selective Service System Act 

[50 U.S.C. App. 453] who fails to do so 

in accordance with that section and any 

rules and regulations issued under that 

section. In addition, Section 12(f)(2) of 

the Military Selective Service System 

Act specifies that any person required to 

present himself for and submit to 

registration under Section 3 of the 

Military Selective Service System Act 

must file a statement with the 

institution of higher education where 

the person intends to attend or is 

attending that he is in compliance with 

the Military Selective Service System 

Act. Furthermore, Section 12(f)(3) of the 

Military Selective Service System Act 

authorizes the Secretary of Education, in 

agreement with the Director of the 

Selective Service, to prescribe methods 

for verifying the statements of 

compliance filed by students. 

Section 484(n) of the HEA [20 U.S.C. 

1091(n)], requires the Secretary to 

conduct data base matches with SSS, 

using common demographic data 

elements, to enforce the Selective 

Service registration provisions of the 

Military Selective Service Act [50 U.S.C. 

App. 462(f)], and further states that 

appropriate confirmation of a person’s 

shall fulfill the requirement to file a 

separate statement of compliance. 

4. Categories of records and 

individuals covered:

1. Federal Student Aid Application 

File (18–11–01). Individuals covered are 

men born after December 31, 1959, but 

at least 18 years old by June 30 of the 

applicable award year. 

2. Selective Service Registration 

Records (SSS 10). 

5. Inclusive dates of the matching 

program: Commence on January 1, 2005 

or 40 days after copies of the matching 

agreement are transmitted 

simultaneously to the Committee on 

Government Affairs of the Senate, the 

Committee on Government Operations 

of the House of Representatives, and the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

whichever is later, and remain in effect 

for eighteen months unless earlier 

terminated or modified by agreement of 

the parties. 

6. Address for receipt of public 

comments or inquires: Richard S. 

Flahavan, Associate Director, Office of 

Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, 

Selective Service System.

Dated: October 28, 2004. 

Jack Martin, 

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 04–24634 Filed 11–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4884] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals for Four (4) Study of the 

United States (U.S.) Institutes 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreements. 

Funding Opportunity Numbers: 

(1) Study of the U.S. Institute on 

Religious Pluralism—ECA/A/E/USS–

05–03–RP. 

(2) Study of the U.S. Institute on U.S. 

Foreign Policy—ECA/A/E/USS–05–03–

FP.