### 2773 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Notices

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 1 The DOT OAs are: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Maritime Administration (MARAD), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) and Surface Transportation Board (STB). subject line if email 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 Web site 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 the C2. 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–C2–2012–002 and should be submitted on or before February 9,
2012.

For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority. 11 Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–897 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary of Transportation** 

**[Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0129]**

**Proposed Information Collection Request; Notice of New Requirements**  **and Procedures for Grant Payment Request Submission** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION :**  Notice with request for
comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2011, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.

**DATES :**  Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Direct comments to the Department of Transportation Desk Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following methods:

• Email: oira

_ submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the information collection title and OMB control number in the subject line of your message.

• Fax: (202) 395–5806. Attn: Desk Officer for Department of Transportation\OST.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  You may obtain copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Financial Management, B–30, room W93–431, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 1306, DOTElectronicInvoicing@dot.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: Notice of Requirements and Procedures for Grant Payment Request Submission.

Type of Request: New information collection.

Background: This notice sets forth requirements and procedures for grantees that receive payments from DOT OAs, 1 with the exception of DOT grant recipients requesting payment electronically through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Grant Tracking System (GTS), the Federal Highway Administration’s Rapid Approval State Payment System (RASPS), or Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant recipients requesting payment through the Electronic Clearing House Operation System (ECHO–Web). The Proposed Procedures Provide That

• Grantees will now be required to have electronic Internet access to register in the Delphi eInvoicing system.

• Grantees will be required to submit payment requests electronically and DOT OAs must process payment requests electronically.

• The identities of system users must be verified prior to receiving access to the Delphi eInvoicing system. Users must complete a user request form and provide the following information: Full name, work address, work phone number, work email address, home address and home phone number. Once completed, this form must be presented to a Notary Public for verification. Once notarized, the prospective grantee user will return the form to receive their login credentials.

• DOT Office of Financial Management officials may allow exceptions to the requirement that grantees register and submit payment requests through the Delphi eInvoicing system under limited circumstances. Recipients may apply for an exemption by submitting an electronic Waiver Request Form to the DOT Office of Financial Management. The exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis via Waiver Request Form.

Affected Public: DOT Grant Recipients.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,000.

Estimated Number of Responses: 11,000.

Annual Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,000 (est. 2 hours to complete process × 11,000 recipients).

Frequency of Collection: One time.

Comments: Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12,

2012. Patricia Lawton, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012–944 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am]

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