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8 In approving the proposed rule change, the 

Commission notes that it has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition 

and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c (f). 

9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

perform other municipal securities 

activities in a competent manner, so no 

delay in the effective date of the Rule G– 

3 changes is appropriate. 

The Commission has carefully 

considered the commenter’s concerns 

about the MSRB’s proposed changes to 

the licensing requirements for 

associated persons of brokers, dealers or 

municipal securities dealers for 

municipal securities activities other 

than sales to customers, the scope of the 

‘‘grandfather’’ provisions, and the 

effective date of the proposed rule 

change, and does not believe the 

proposed changes are inconsistent with 

the Exchange Act. 

IV. Discussion and Commission 

Findings 

The Commission has carefully 

considered the proposed rule change, 

the comment letter received, and the 

MSRB’s response to the comment letter 

and finds that the proposed rule change 

is consistent with the requirements of 

the Exchange Act and the rules and 

regulations thereunder applicable to the 

MSRB.8 The Commission believes that 

the proposed rule change is consistent 

with the provisions of Section 

15B(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act, which 

authorizes the MSRB to prescribe 

‘‘standards of training, experience, 

competence, and such other 

qualifications as the Board finds 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest or for the protection of investors 

and municipal entities or obligated 

persons.’’ Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the 

Exchange Act also provides that the 

Board may appropriately classify 

municipal securities brokers, municipal 

securities dealers, and municipal 

advisors and persons associated with 

municipal securities brokers, municipal 

securities dealers, and municipal 

advisors and require persons in any 

such class to pass tests prescribed by the 

Board. 

The proposed rule change is also 

consistent with the provisions of 

Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange 

Act in that the proposed rule change 

will ensure that individuals seeking to 

engage in more than sales activities will 

be tested on their qualification and 

competency to engage in such other 

municipal securities activities. These 

individuals will be required to pass an 

examination that includes questions 

both on municipal securities and the 

municipal markets and on U.S. 

government, Federal agency and other 

financial instruments, economic 

activity, government policy, factors 

affecting interest rates, and applicable 

Federal securities laws and regulations. 

The proposed rule change will also 

more closely align the information 

dealers are required to obtain pursuant 

to Rule G–7 with the information 

already required by FINRA and the bank 

regulators, thereby reducing the 

administrative burden on such dealers. 

V. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,9

that the proposed rule change (SR– 

MSRB–2011–17) be, and it hereby is, 

approved. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29104 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority: 304–1] 

Delegation by the Secretary of State to 

the Under Secretary of State for Arms 

Control and International Security of 

Authority To Submit Certain NonProliferation Reports to Congress 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

me as the Secretary of State, including 

Section 1 of the State Department Basic 

Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

2651a), the authorities enumerated 

below, and Executive Order 13346, I 

hereby delegate to the Under Secretary 

for Arms Control and International 

Security, to the extent authorized by 

law, the authority to approve 

submission of reports to Congress 

pursuant to: 

(1) Section 1344 of the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 

2003, Public Law 207–228; 

(2) Section 2809(c)(2) of the Foreign 

Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 

1998, Public Law 105–277; 

(3) Section 1343(a) of the Iran Nuclear 

Proliferation Prevent Act of 2002 

(incorporated in the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003), 

Public Law 107–228; 

(4) Section 204(c) of the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and Section 

401(c) of the National Emergencies Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 

(5) Section 1308(a) of the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act for FY 

2003, Public Law 107–228; 

(6) Determination and Congressional 

Reporting Requirement Concerning 

Israeli Participation in the IAEA 

required by the Foreign Operations, 

Export Financing, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2006, Title II of 

Public Law 109–102; and 

(7) Certification consistent with 

section 2(7)(C)(i) of the resolution of 

advice and consent to ratification of the 

Chemical Weapons Convention adopted 

by the Senate on April 24, 1997, with 

respect to the effectiveness and viability 

of the Australia Group. 

Any act, executive order, regulation or 

procedure subject to, or affected by this 

delegation shall be deemed to be such 

act, executive order, regulation or 

procedure, as amended from time to 

time. 

Notwithstanding this delegation of 

authority, the Secretary, the Deputy 

Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary for 

Management and Resources may at any 

time exercise any authority or function 

delegated by this delegation or 

authority. 

This Delegation of authority 

supersedes Delegation of Authority 304, 

dated February 16, 2006, and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: October 28, 2011. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29154 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[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 DOT invites the public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on a proposed information collection 

concerning new requirements and 

procedures for grant payment request 

submission. DOT will submit the 

proposed information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This notice 

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1The 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). 

procedures for grantees that submit and 

receive payments from DOT Operating 

Administrations (OAs).1 DOT is 

updating systems that support grant 

payments and there will be changes to 

the way grantees complete and submit 

payment requests. Simplifying the DOT 

grant payment process will save both 

the grantee and the Federal Government 

time and expense that come with paperbased grant application and payment 

administration. Note: At this time, this 

requirement is not applicable to 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). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 9, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to US 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. 

OMB Control Number: XXXX–XXXX. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Background: This notice sets forth 

requirements and procedures for 

grantees that receive payments from 

DOT OAs, with the exception of DOT 

grant recipients requesting payment 

electronically through the NHTSA’s 

GTS, the FHWA’s RASPS, or FTA grant 

recipients requesting payment through 

the 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 (initial 

registration only). 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

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. 

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 November 1, 

2011. 

David Rivait. 

Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department 

of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28747 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending October 22, 

2011 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011– 

0193. 

Date Filed: October 21, 2011. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: November 14, 2011. 

Description: Application of GoJet 

Airlines, LLC (‘‘GOJET’’) requesting an 

amendment to its certificate authority, 

to wit a removal of the restriction on the 

total number of aircraft GOJET can 

operate and/or an increase in the 

number by fifteen (15) aircraft. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29123 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2001–9561; FMCSA– 

2002–13411; FMCSA–2005–22194; FMCSA– 

2007–27897; FMCSA–2007–28695; FMCSA– 

2009–0206] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 18 


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