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that the Commission ‘‘consider’’ the 

costs and benefits of its action. Section 

15(a) further specifies that the costs and 

benefits shall be evaluated in light of 

five broad areas of market and public 

concern: (1) Protection of market 

participants and the public; (2) 

efficiency, competitiveness, and 

financial integrity of futures markets; (3) 

price discovery; (4) sound risk 

management practices; and (5) other 

public interest considerations. The 

Commission may in its discretion give 

greater weight to any one of the five 

enumerated areas and could in its 

discretion determine that, 

notwithstanding its costs, a particular 

order is necessary or appropriate to 

protect the public interest or to 

effectuate any of the provisions or 

accomplish any of the purposes of the 

Act. The Commission has considered 

the costs and benefits of this Order in 

light of the specific provisions of section 

15(a) and has concluded that this Order, 

which strengthens Federal oversight of 

the ECM and helps to prevent market 

manipulation, is necessary and 

appropriate to accomplish the purposes 

of section 2(h)(7) which, among other 

provisions, directs the Commission to 

evaluate all contracts listed on ECMs to 

determine whether they serve a 

significant price discovery function. 

When a futures contract begins to 

serve a significant price discovery 

function, that contract, and the ECM on 

which it is traded, warrants increased 

oversight to deter and prevent price 

manipulation and other disruptions to 

market integrity, both on the ECM itself 

and in any related futures contracts 

trading on designated contract markets 

(‘‘DCMs’’). An Order finding that a 

particular contract is a SPDC triggers 

this increased oversight and imposes 

obligations and responsibilities on the 

ECM which are calculated to 

accomplish this goal. This increased 

oversight in turn increases transparency 

and helps to ensure fair competition 

among ECMs and DCMs trading similar 

products and competing for the same 

business. Moreover, the ECM on which 

the SPDC is traded must assume, with 

respect to that contract, all the 

responsibilities and obligations of a 

registered entity under the CEA and 

Commission regulations. Additionally, 

the ECM must comply with core 

principles established by section 2(h)(7) 

of the Act, including the obligation to 

establish position limits and/or 

accountability standards for the SPDC. 

These increased ECM responsibilities, 

along with the CFTC’s enhanced 

regulatory authority, subject the ECM’s 

risk management practices to the 

Commission’s supervision and oversight 

and generally enhance the financial 

integrity of the markets. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 13, 

2009 by the Commission. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–20024 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Availability of the Fiscal Year 2008 Air 

Force Services Contract Inventory 

Pursuant to Section 807 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of publication. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

2330a of Title 10 United States Code as 

amended by the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

(NDAA 08) Section 807, the Associate 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air 

Force (Contracting) (ADAS(C)), 

Assistant Secretary (Acquisition), and 

the Office of the Director, Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Strategic Sourcing (DPAP/SS) 

will make available to the public the 

first inventory of activities performed 

pursuant to contracts for services. The 

inventory will be published to the Air 

Force Contracting (SAF/AQC) Web site 

at the following location: http:// 

ww3.safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting/. 

DATES: Inventory to be made publically 

available within 30 days of publication 

of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and 

suggestions concerning this inventory to 

Laura Welsh, Procurement Analyst, 

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

(Contracting), Assistant Secretary of the 

Air Force (Acquisition), SAF/AQC, 1060 

Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20330–1060. Telephone (703) 588–7047 

or e-mail at 

Laura.Welsh@pentagon.af.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Welsh, (703) 588–7047 or e-mail 

at Laura.Welsh@pentagon.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NDAA 08, 

Section 807 amends section 2330a of 

Title 10 United States Code to require 

annual inventories and reviews of 

activities performed on services 

contracts. The Deputy Under Secretary 

of Defense (Acquisition and 

Technology) (DUSD(AT)) transmitted 

the Air Force inventory to Congress on 

August 4, 2009. 

The SAF/AQC submitted the Air 

Force Fiscal Year 2008 Services 

Contract Inventory to the Office of the 

DPAP/SS on July 1, 2009. Included with 

this inventory is a narrative that 

describes the methodology for data 

collection, the inventory data, and the 

plan for review of this inventory. The 

narrative and cover letters may be 

downloaded in electronic form (.pdf 

file) from the Web site at the following 

location: http://ww3.safaq.hq.af.mil/ 

contracting/. The inventory does not 

include contract numbers, contractor 

identification or other proprietary or 

sensitive information as these data can 

be used to disclose a contractor’s 

proprietary proposal information. 

An inventory of classified services 

contracts is not available and not 

published. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–20042 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Technology and Media 

Services for Individuals With 

Disabilities—Research and 

Development Center on Digital Images 

and Graphic Content in Accessible 

Instructional Materials; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.327B. 

Dates: Applications Available: August 

20, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: October 19, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: December 18, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

the Technology and Media Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities program 

are: (1) To improve results for children 

with disabilities by promoting the 

development, demonstration, and use of 

technology; (2) to support educational 

media services activities designed to be 

of educational value in the classroom 

setting to children with disabilities; and 

(3) to provide support for captioning 

and video description of educational 

materials that are appropriate for use in 

the classroom setting. 


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