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6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

7Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory 

organization to submit to the Commission written 

notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, 

along with a brief description and text of the 

proposed rule change, at least five business days 

prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 

change, or such shorter time as designated by the 

Commission. The MSRB has complied with the 

requirement. 

8See Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 

78s(b)(3)(C). 9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

simultaneously. Any credit rating and 

related information of an NRSRO would 

be displayed on the EMMA public Web 

site only with the agreement of such 

NRSRO to such use of its information. 

The MSRB believes that the benefits 

realized by the investing public from the 

broader and easier availability of credit 

rating and related information provided 

by NRSROs, including in particular 

retail investors in municipal securities, 

who do not normally have access to 

information services customarily used 

by professional market participants, 

would justify any potentially negative 

impact on such existing information 

services from the display of credit rating 

and related information on the EMMA 

public Web site. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received on the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The MSRB represented that the 

proposed rule change qualifies for 

immediate effectiveness pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Exchange 

Act 6 because it: (i) Does not 

significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest; (ii) does 

not impose any significant burden on 

competition; and (iii) does not become 

operative for 30 days after filing or such 

shorter time as the Commission may 

designate consistent with the protection 

of investors and the public interest. The 

MSRB provided the required written 

notice of its intention to file the 

proposed rule change to the 

Commission on August 31, 2011,7 and 

the proposed rule change will become 

operative on October 12, 2011, which is 

more than 30 days after the filing of the 

proposed rule change, or on such earlier 

date as designated by the Commission. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Exchange Act.8 If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

change should be approved or 

disapproved. 

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 Exchange 

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–MSRB–2011–16 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–MSRB–2011–16. 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 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 MSRB’s offices. 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–MSRB–2011–16 and should 

be submitted on or before October 13, 

2011. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24329 Filed 9–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7608] 

In the Matter of the Designation of 

Muhammad Hisham Muhammad Isma’il 

Abu Ghazala, Also Known as 

Muhammad Hisham Isma’il AbuGhazalah, Also Known as Muhammad 

Hisham Muhammad Abu-Ghazalah, 

Also Known as Abu Ghazala, Also 

Known as Abu Ghazaleh, Also Known 

as Mansur Abu Layth, Also Known as 

Abu Layth al-Filistini, Also Known as 

’Ali ’Abd Al-Rahman Isma’il, Also 

Known as ’Ali ’Abd Al-Rahman Abu 

Suwaywin, as a Specially Designated 

Global Terrorist Pursuant to Section 

1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as 

Amended 

Acting under the authority of and in 

accordance with section 1(b) of 

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 

2001, as amended by Executive Order 

13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive 

Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I 

hereby determine that the individual 

known as Muhammad Hisham 

Muhammad Isma’il Abu Ghazala, also 

known as Muhammad Hisham Isma’il 

Abu-Ghazalah, also known as 

Muhammad Hisham Muhammad AbuGhazalah, committed, or poses a 

significant risk of committing, acts of 

terrorism that threaten the security of 

U.S. nationals or the national security, 

foreign policy, or economy of the United 

States. 

Consistent with the determination in 

section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that 

‘‘prior notice to persons determined to 

be subject to the Order who might have 

a constitutional presence in the United 

States would render ineffectual the 

blocking and other measures authorized 

in the Order because of the ability to 

transfer funds instantaneously,’’ I 

determine that no prior notice needs to 

be provided to any person subject to this 

determination who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United 

States, because to do so would render 


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ineffectual the measures authorized in 

the Order. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: September 16, 2011. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24512 Filed 9–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

2011 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review 

of Notorious Markets: Request for 

Public Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for written submissions 

from the public. 

SUMMARY: In 2010 the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) began publishing the notorious 

market list as an ‘‘Out of Cycle Review’’ 

separately from the annual Special 301 

report. This review of Notorious 

Markets (‘‘Notorious Markets List’’) 

results in the publication of examples of 

Internet and physical markets that have 

been the subject of enforcement action 

or that may merit further investigation 

for possible intellectual property 

infringements. The Notorious Markets 

List does not represent a finding of 

violation of law, but rather is a summary 

of information that serves to highlight 

the problem of marketplaces that deal in 

infringing goods and which help sustain 

global piracy and counterfeiting. USTR 

is hereby requesting written 

submissions from the public identifying 

potential Internet and physical 

notorious markets that exist outside the 

United States and that may be included 

in the 2011 Notorious Markets List. 

DATES: The deadline for interested 

parties to submit written comments is 

October 26, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments 

should be sent electronically via 

http://www.regulations.gov, docket 

number USTR–2011–0012. Submissions 

should contain the term ‘‘2011 Out-ofCycle Review of Notorious Markets’’ in 

the ‘‘Type comment’’ field on http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Karol Pinha, Director for 

Intellectual Property Enforcement, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, at (202) 395– 5419. 

Further information about Special 301 

can be found at http://www.ustr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

Pursuant to the 2010 Joint Strategic 

Plan on Intellectual Property 

Enforcement, USTR began publishing 

the Notorious Markets List separately 

from the annual Special 301 report in 

which it had previously been included. 

After a dedicated request for comments 

and separate review which took place in 

the fall and winter of 2010, USTR 

published the first Out-of-Cycle Review 

of Notorious Markets (‘‘Notorious 

Markets List’’) in February 2011. 

The 2010 Notorious Markets List 

identified 34 markets, including both 

physical and virtual markets, as 

examples of marketplaces that have 

been the subject of enforcement action 

or that may merit further investigation 

for possible intellectual property rights 

infringements, or both. The 2010 

Notorious Markets List did not reflect 

findings of violation of law, nor did it 

reflect the United States’ analysis of the 

general climate of protection and 

enforcement of intellectual property 

rights in the countries where the 

markets were located. Rather, the list 

identified certain prominent examples 

of markets in which pirated or 

counterfeit goods were reportedly 

available. Through the Notorious 

Markets List, the United States 

encourages the responsible authorities 

to step up efforts to combat piracy and 

counterfeiting in these and similar 

markets. 

2. Public Comments 

A. Written Comments 

The Special 301 Subcommittee invites 

written submissions from the public 

concerning potential examples of 

Internet and physical ‘‘notorious 

markets.’’ Notorious markets are those 

where counterfeit or pirated products 

are prevalent to such a degree that the 

market exemplifies the problem of 

marketplaces that deal in infringing 

goods and help sustain global piracy 

and counterfeiting. 

B. Requirements for Comments 

Interested parties must submit written 

comments by October 26, 2011. Written 

comments should be as detailed as 

possible and should clearly identify the 

reason or reasons why the nature or 

scope of activity associated with the 

identified market or markets exemplify 

the problem of marketplaces that deal in 

infringing goods and help sustain global 

piracy and counterfeiting. Information 

that would be particularly helpful 

would include: location; principal 

owners/operators (if known); types of 

products sold, distributed, or otherwise 

made available; information on the 

volume of Internet traffic associated 

with the Web site, such as the Alexa 

ranking; any known civil or criminal 

enforcement activity against the market; 

any other efforts to remove/limit 

infringing materials, including the Web 

site’s responsiveness to notices of 

infringement and requests to remove or 

disable access to allegedly infringing 

material; and any other relevant 

information, including with respect to 

any other positive progress made by the 

operators of the market in addressing 

infringing activity. Any comments that 

include quantitative loss claims should 

be accompanied by the methodology 

used in calculating such estimated 

losses. Comments must be in English. 

All comments should be sent 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2011–0012. To submit comments 

to http://www.regulations.gov, find the 

docket by entering the number USTR– 

2011–0012 in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or 

ID’’ window at the http:// 

www.regulations.gov home page and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a 

search-results page listing all documents 

associated with this docket. Find a 

reference to this notice by selecting 

‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document Type’’ on 

the left side of the search results page, 

and click on the link entitled ‘‘Submit 

a comment.’’ (For further information on 

using the http://www.regulations.gov 

Web site, please consult the resources 

provided on the Web site by clicking on 

‘‘How to Use This Site’’ on the left side 

of the home page.) The http:// 

www.regulations.gov site provides the 

option of providing comments by filling 

in a ‘‘Type comment’’ field, or by 

attaching a document. It is USTR’s 

preference that comments be provided 

in an attached document. If a document 

is attached, please type ‘‘2011 Out-ofCycle Review of Notorious Markets’’ in 

the ‘‘Type comment’’ field. USTR 

prefers submissions in Microsoft Word 

(.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the 

submission is in an application other 

than those two, please indicate the 

name of the application in the ‘‘Type 

comment’’ field. 

3. Inspection of Comments 

USTR will maintain a docket on the 

2011 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious 

Markets accessible to the public. The 

public file will include all comments 

received which will be placed in the 

docket and open to public inspection 

pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13, except 

confidential business information 

exempt from public inspection in 

accordance with 15 CFR 2006.15. 

Comments may be viewed on the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site by 


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