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III. Commission Action 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. R2010–3 to consider all matters 

related to the Notice as required by 39 

U.S.C. 3622. Interested persons may 

express views and offer comments on 

whether the planned changes are 

consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 

3622 and the Commission’s applicable 

regulations. Comments are due no later 

than March 18, 2010. 

The Commission appoints Emmett 

Rand Costich, Kenneth R. Moeller and 

John Klingenberg to represent the 

interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. See 39 U.S.C. 505. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. R2010–3 to consider matters raised 

by the Postal Service’s February 26, 

2010 filing. 

2. Interested persons may submit 

comments on the planned price 

adjustments. Comments are due March 

18, 2010. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the 

Commission appoints Emmett Rand 

Costich, Kenneth R. Moeller and John 

Klingenberg to represent the interests of 

the general public in this proceeding. 

4. The Commission directs the 

Secretary of the Commission to arrange 

for prompt publication of this Notice in 

the Federal Register. 

By the Commission. 

Shoshana M. Grove, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4915 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–S 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration # 12057 and # 12058] 

North Dakota Disaster # ND–00019 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of North Dakota (FEMA— 

1879—DR), dated 02/26/2010. 

Incident: Severe Winter Storm. 

Incident Period: 01/20/2010 through 

01/25/2010. 

Effective Date: 02/26/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 04/27/2010. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 11/26/2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

02/26/2010, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of governmental nature may file 

disaster loan applications at the address 

listed above or other locally announced 

locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: 

Adams, Barnes, Billings, Bowman, 

Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Emmons, 

Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, 

Logan, McIntosh, McKenzie, 

Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, 

Ransom, Renville, Sioux, Slope, 

Stark, Steele, Walsh, and the 

Standing Rock Indian Reservation. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere 3.625 

Non-Profit Organizations 

Without Credit Available 

Elsewhere .......................... 3.000 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations 

Without Credit Available 

Elsewhere .......................... 3.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 12057B and for 

economic injury is 12058B. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4933 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration # 12034 and # 12035] 

Arkansas Disaster Number AR–00042 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Arkansas (FEMA–1872–DR), 

dated 02/04/2010. 

Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. 

Incident Period: 12/23/2009 through 

01/02/2010. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: 02/26/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 04/05/2010. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 11/04/2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of Arkansas, 

dated 02/04/2010, is hereby amended to 

include the following areas as adversely 

affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: Pulaski 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4936 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND 

TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

Subcommittee on Forensic Science; 

Committee on Science; National 

Science and Technology Council 

ACTION: General Notice. Nominations for 

Interagency Working Group 

participants. 

SUMMARY: The Subcommittee on 

Forensic Science of the National 

Science and Technology Council’s 

(NSTC’s) Committee on Science is now 

accepting nominations for Interagency 

Working Group participants. Nominees 

must be a State, local, or tribal 

government elected officer (or their 

designated employee with authority to 

act on their behalf). 

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The 

Subcommittee must receive all 

nominations for Interagency Working 

Group participants by 5 p.m. EDT 

March 12, 2010. Nominations should be 

submitted via electronic mail (e-mail) to 


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1The Current Funds are the only registered 

closed-end investment companies that currently 

Robin W. Jones, Executive Secretary, at 

Robin.W.Jones@usdoj.gov. 

Kenneth E. Melson, 

Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Forensic Science. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4899 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 31; SEC File No. 270–537; 

OMB Control No. 3235–0597. 

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. 

Section 31 of the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) (‘‘Exchange 

Act’’) requires the Commission to collect 

fees and assessments from national 

securities exchanges and national 

securities associations (collectively, 

‘‘self-regulatory organizations’’ or 

‘‘SROs’’) based on the volume of their 

securities transactions. To collect the 

proper amounts, the Commission 

adopted Rule 31 (17 CFR 240.31) and 

Form R31 (17 CFR 249.11) under the 

Exchange Act whereby the SROs must 

report to the Commission the volume of 

their securities transaction and the 

Commission, based on that data, 

calculates the amount of fees and 

assessments that the SROs owe pursuant 

to Section 31. Rule 31 and Form R31 

require the SROs to provide this data on 

a monthly basis. 

The Commission estimates that each 

respondent makes 12 such filings on an 

annual basis at an average hourly 

burden of approximately 1.47 hours per 

response. Currently, there are 16 

respondents. However, based on past 

experience, the Commission is 

estimating an increase to 18 

respondents, including 13 national 

securities exchanges, two security 

futures exchanges, and one national 

securities association subject to the 

collection of information requirements 

of Rule 31 and two registered clearing 

agencies are required to provide certain 

data in their possession needed by the 

SROs to complete Form R31. The 

Commission estimates that the total 

burden for all 18 respondents is 318 

hours (12 filings/respondent per year × 

1.47 hours/filing × 18 respondents = 

317.52; rounded to 318 hours) per year. 

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 

estimate 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. 

Please direct your written comments 

to: Charles Boucher, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia, 22312 or by 

sending an email to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: March 2, 2010. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4914 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

29167; File No. 812–13676] 

The Chile Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of 

Application 

March 2, 2010. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of application under 

section 6(c) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption 

from section 19(b) of the Act and rule 

19b–1 under the Act. 

Applicants: The Chile Fund, Inc. (‘‘Chile 

Fund’’), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund 

(‘‘Australia Fund,’’ together with the 

Chile Fund, the ‘‘Current Funds’’), 

Aberdeen Asset Management Asia 

Limited (‘‘Aberdeen Asia’’) and 

Aberdeen Asset Management 

Investment Services Limited 

(‘‘Aberdeen’’). 

SUMMARY: Summary of Application: 

Applicants request an order to permit 

certain registered closed-end investment 

companies to make periodic 

distributions of long-term capital gains 

with respect to their outstanding 

common stock as frequently as monthly 

in any one taxable year, and as 

frequently as distributions are specified 

by or in accordance with the terms of 

any outstanding preferred stock that 

such investment companies may issue. 

The requested order would supersede a 

prior order issued to the Australia Fund. 

DATES: Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on July 27, 2009, and amended on 

December 3, 2009, January 6, 2010, and 

February 25, 2010. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the application will be 

issued unless the Commission orders a 

hearing. Interested persons may request 

a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on March 29, 2010 and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, the 

reason for the request, and the issues 

contested. Persons who wish to be 

notified of a hearing may request 

notification by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090; 

Applicants, c/o Aberdeen Asset 

Management Inc., 1735 Market Street, 

32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lewis B. Reich, Senior Counsel, at (202) 

551–6919, or Jennifer L. Sawin, Branch 

Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of 

Investment Management, Office of 

Investment Company Regulation). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained via the Commission’s 

Web site by searching for the file 

number, or for an applicant using the 

Company name box, at http:// 

www.sec.gov/search/search.htm, or by 

calling (202) 551–8090. 

Applicants’ Representations 

1. The Current Funds are both 

Maryland corporations registered under 

the Act as closed-end management 

investment companies.1 The common 


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