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5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

The Commission finds it appropriate 

to designate a longer period within 

which to take action on the proposed 

rule changes so that it has sufficient 

time to consider these proposed rule 

changes and the issues raised by these 

proposals. 

Accordingly, the Commission, 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5

designates December 15, 2011, as the 

date by which the Commission should 

either approve, disapprove, or institute 

proceedings to determine whether to 

disapprove the proposed rule changes. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.6

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28529 Filed 11–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–65468A; File No. SR– 

NYSEArca–2011–51] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of 

Proposed Rule Change to List and 

Trade Managed Fund Shares of 

TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF under 

NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600; 

Correction 

November 1, 2011. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Order; correction. 

SUMMARY: On October 11, 2011, the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

published an Order Granting Approval 

of Proposed Rule Change to List and 

Trade Managed Fund Shares of 

TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF under NYSE 

Arca Equities Rule 8.600 (‘‘Notice’’) in 

the Federal Register. The Order, in the 

second-to-last sentence of the 

introductory paragraph, contained the 

phrase ‘‘[CONFIRM]’’ which should 

have been deleted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristie Diemer, Division of Trading and 

Markets, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, (202) 551–5613. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register dated October 

11, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011–26135, on 

page 62874, the second-to-last sentence 

of the introductory paragraph is 

corrected to read as follows: 

‘‘The Commission received no 

comments on the proposal.’’ 

Kevin O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28609 Filed 11–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket Number DOT–OST–2011–0189] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments; 

Clearance of a New Information 

Collection; U.S. DOT Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Pilot Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq) this notice announces the 

information collection request on 

Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program annual 

report form, and the Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Pilot Program evaluation form. 

DOT’s Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program 

enhances the capability of 

disadvantaged and small business 

owners to compete more successfully 

for federal procurement opportunities. 

The program encourages private-sector 

relationships and expands DOT’s efforts 

to identify and respond to the 

developmental needs of small and 

disadvantaged businesses. The program 

is administered by the DOT OST Office 

of Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization (OSDBU). 

Purpose 

In accordance with Public Law 95– 

507, an amendment to the Small 

Business Act and the Small Business 

Investment Act of 1953, OSDBU is 

responsible for the implementation and 

execution of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) activities on 

behalf of small businesses, in 

accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 of 

the Small Business Act (SBA), as 

amended. The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization also 

administers the provisions of Title 49, of 

the United States Code, Section 332, the 

Minority Resource Center (MRC), which 

includes the design and carry-out 

programs to encourage, promote, and 

assist minority entrepreneurs and 

businesses in getting contracts, 

subcontracts, and projects related to 

those business opportunities 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) is implementing a 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program that 

encourages agreements between large 

and small business prime contractors 

and eligible small business prote ́ge ́s. 

Small business concerns include 

small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) 

firms, women owned businesses, 

HUBZone small businesses, veteranowned-businesses and service disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses. The 

program is also designed to improve the 

performance of DOT contractors and 

subcontractors, foster the establishment 

of long-term business relationships 

between small businesses and prime 

contractors, and increase the overall 

number of small businesses that receive 

DOT contract and subcontract awards. 

General Policy 

1. Eligible business prime contractors 

(not under a suspension or debarment 

action and not in the Excluded Parties 

List System (ELPS) database) approved 

as mentor firms may enter into 

agreements with eligible prote ́ge ́s. 

Mentors provide appropriate 

developmental assistance to enhance 

the capabilities of prote ́ge ́s to perform as 

contractors and/or subcontractors. 

2. Eligible small business prime 

contractors (not under a suspension or 

debarment action and not in the ELPS 

database) capable of providing 

developmental assistance may act as 

mentors. 

3. Prote ́ge ́s may participate in the 

program in pursuit of a prime contract 

or as subcontractors under the mentor’s 

prime contract with the Department of 

Transportation. 

4. Mentors and Prote ́ge ́s are solely 

responsible for finding their 

counterpart. Therefore, we strongly 

encourage firms to explore existing 

business relationships in an effort to 

establish a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ relationship. 

5. Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ agreements should 

be for up to 24 months. 

6. The duration of this pilot program 

will be for two years. 

Measurement of Program Success 

The overall success of the MentorProte ́ge ́ Program will be measured by 

the extent to which it results in: 

a. An increase in the quality of the 

technical capabilities of the prote ́ge ́

firms. 

b. An increase in the number, dollar 

value and percentage of contracts or 

subcontracts awarded to prote ́ge ́s since 

the date of entry into the program. 

c. An increase in the number and 

dollar value of contract and subcontract 

awards to prote ́ge ́ firms since the time 

of their entry into the program. 

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Annual reports should be submitted 

by the mentor and prote ́ge ́ firms to the 

OSDBU on program progress. Only one 

report per agreement will be submitted 

for review. The OSDBU will evaluate 

these reports by considering the 

following: 

1. Detailed actions taken by the 

mentor, to increase the participation of 

prote ́ge ́ as seller to the Federal 

Government. 

2. Detailed actions taken by the 

mentor, to develop the technical 

capabilities of a prote ́ge ́ as defined in 

the agreement. 

3. The degree to which the prote ́ge ́

has met the developmental objectives in 

the agreement. 

4. The degree to which the mentor 

firm’s participation in the MentorProte ́ge ́ Program resulted in the prote ́ge ́

receiving contract(s) and subcontract(s) 

from private firms, DOT or any other 

Federal agency. 

5. In addition to the annual report, 

mentor and prote ́ge ́ firms should submit 

an evaluation to the OSDBU at the 

conclusion of the mutually agreed upon 

program period, or the voluntary 

withdrawal by either party from the 

program, whichever comes first. 

Mentor Firms 

Eligibility. The mentor can be a 

business that has graduated from the 

8(a) Business Development program, a 

firm in the transitional stage of the 

program, or a small or large business. In 

addition, the mentor must be able to 

show that it is currently eligible for 

Federal contracting opportunities, is not 

under a suspension or debarment 

action, and is not in the ELPS database. 

Mentors may have multiple prote ́ge ́s. 

Prote ́ge ́ Firms 

(1) Eligibility. A prote ́ge ́ should be: 

(a) A Small Business (SB), HUBZone, 

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 

Women Owned Small Business, Veteran 

Owned Small Business, or Service 

Disabled Veteran Owned Small 

Business 

(b) Able to show that it is currently 

eligible for Federal contracting 

opportunities, is not under a suspension 

or debarment action, and is not in the 

Excluded Parties List System (ELPS) 

database. 

(2) Prote ́ge ́s may have multiple 

mentors. Prote ́ge ́s participating in 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ programs in addition to 

the DOT program should maintain a 

system for preparing separate reports of 

mentoring activity for each agency’s 

program. 

Selection of Mentor or Prote ́ge ́ Firms 

Mentor and prote ́ge ́ firms are 

responsible for selecting their 

counterpart. The mentor is encouraged 

to select from a broad base of Small 

Businesses including SB, SDB, WOSB, 

VOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone firms 

whose core competencies support the 

Department of Transportation’s mission. 

Mentor-Protege Agreement Process 

Firms interested in becoming a 

mentor firm should submit copy of a 

signed mentor-prote ́ge ́ agreement for 

each mentor-prote ́ge ́ relationship to 

DOT OSDBU for review. This will 

provide OSDBU the opportunity to 

evaluate the nature and extent of 

technical and managerial support, and 

traditional subcontracting support 

involved in the mentor-prote ́ge ́

relationship, enabling OSDBU to 

provide advice and assistance to the 

parties. 

The Mentor Prote ́ge ́ agreement should 

contain: 

(1) Name, address, phone, and email 

of mentor and prote ́ge ́ firm(s) and a 

point of contact within both firms who 

will oversee the agreement. 

(2) A description of the type of 

developmental program that will be 

provided by the mentor firm to the 

prote ́ge ́ firm, including a schedule for 

providing assistance, and criteria for 

evaluation of the prote ́ge ́’s 

developmental success. 

(3) Program participation term . 

(4) Other terms and conditions, as 

appropriate 

(5) Procedures for the mentor’s 

voluntary withdrawal from the program 

including notification of the prote ́ge ́

firm and the OSDBU. The Mentor 

should provide at least 30 days’ written 

notice to OSDBU before withdrawing 

from the program. 

(6) OSDBU will review a Mentor 

Prote ́ge ́ agreement no later than 30 days 

after receipt. 

(7) Following OSDBU review, the 

mentor may implement the 

developmental assistance program. 

OSDBU Review of Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

agreement 

(1) The agreement defines the 

relationship between the mentor and 

prote ́ge ́ firms only. The agreement itself 

does not create any privity of contract 

between the mentor or prote ́ge ́ and 

DOT. 

(2) OSDBU will review the 

information to ensure the mentor and 

prote ́ge ́ are both eligible for the program 

and provide appropriate advice and 

assistance to the firms concerning the 

agreement and its implementation. 

(3) OSDBU will notify the parties if 

changes in the agreement are advisable 

in order to make the agreement meet the 

objectives of the mentor-prote ́ge ́

program. The mentor and prote ́ge ́

should incorporate OSDBU 

recommendations before implementing 

the agreement. 

(4) Upon completion of the review, 

the mentor may implement the 

developmental assistance program. 

Developmental Assistance 

The forms of developmental 

assistance a mentor can provide to a 

prote ́ge ́ include: 

• Management, financial and/or 

technical assistance. 

• Overall business management/ 

planning. 

• Cooperation on joint venture 

projects. 

• Rent-free use of facilities and/or 

equipment. 

• Temporary assignment of personnel 

to prote ́ge ́ for the purpose of training. 

• Any other types of mutually 

beneficial assistance. 

Internal Controls 

1. The OSDBU will oversee the 

program to achieve program objectives. 

2. OSDBU will review and evaluate 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ agreements for 

practicality, and accuracy of provided 

information. 

3. OSDBU can perform site visits 

where Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ activity is 

performed. 

4. OSDBU will review annual reports 

to measure prote ́ge ́ progress against the 

established developmental assistance 

included in the approved agreement. 

5. If OSDBU determines that the 

objectives of the agreement are not met, 

OSDBU may conclude the existing 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ agreements if it 

determines that such actions are in the 

best interest of the agency. The OSDBU 

will communicate this decision in 

writing, and will be sent to the mentor 

and prote ́ge ́ after approval by the 

Director, OSDBU or representative. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 3, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leonardo San Roman, Small Business 

Specialist, Procurement Assistance 

Division, Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave SE., Room W56–497, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 1- 

(800) 532–1169 or (202) 366–1930, by 

email: mentorprotege@dot.gov. or visit 

our Web site at http:// 

www.osdbu.dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2011 / Notices 68523 

1To qualify for a change of operators exemption, 

an applicant must give notice to shippers on the 

line. See 49 CFR 1150.32(b). On October 26, 2011, 

USRC filed certification that notice had been given 

to the sole shipper on the line, CML Metals 

Corporation. 

2 Iron Bull R.R.—Operation Exemption—PIC R.R., 

FD 34897 (STB served Sept. 14, 2006). 

Title: U.S. DOT Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Pilot 

program. 

OMB Control Number: This is a 

proposed new information collection. 

Forms: Mentor Prote ́ge ́ pilot program 

annual report; and Mentor Prote ́ge ́ pilot 

program evaluation form. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Prime contractors 

and small businesses participating in 

DOT’s Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program. 

Respondents: Approximately 20. 

Frequency: One-time. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 20 hours. 

Abstract 

In accordance with Public Law 95– 

507, an amendment to the Small 

Business Act and the Small Business 

Investment Act of 1953, OSDBU is 

responsible for the implementation and 

execution of the U. S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) activities on 

behalf of small businesses, in 

accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 of 

the Small Business Act (SBA), as 

amended. The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization also 

administers the provisions of Title 49, of 

the United States Code, Section 332, the 

Minority Resource Center (MRC) which 

includes the design and carry out 

programs to encourage, promote, and 

assist minority entrepreneurs and 

businesses in getting contracts, 

subcontracts, and projects related to 

those business opportunities. 

The information collected will be 

from prime contractors and small 

business owners. The information 

collected will be used by DOT OSDBU 

to determine whether or not the type of 

technical assistance provided to the 

prote ́ge ́ was in accordance with MentorProte ́ge ́ agreement. 

Abstract 

In accordance with Public Law 95– 

507, an amendment to the Small 

Business Act and the Small Business 

Investment Act of 1953, OSDBU is 

responsible for the implementation and 

execution of the U. S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) activities on 

behalf of small businesses, in 

accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 of 

the Small Business Act (SBA), as 

amended. The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization also 

administers the provisions of Title 49, of 

the United States Code, Section 332, the 

Minority Resource Center (MRC) which 

includes the design and carry out 

programs to encourage, promote, and 

assist minority entrepreneurs and 

businesses in getting contracts, 

subcontracts, and projects related to 

those business opportunities. 

The information collected will be 

from prime contractors and small 

business owners, and it will be used by 

DOT OSDBU to determine MentorProte ́ge ́ program success and 

recommendations to the pilot program. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. Section 332(4). 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 11, 

2011. 

Brandon Neal, 

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27916 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35558] 

Utah Southern Railroad Company, 

LLC—Change in Operators 

Exemption—Iron Bull Railroad 

Company, LLC 

Utah Southern Railroad Company, 

LLC (USRC), a noncarrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to change operators from 

Iron Bull Railroad Company (IBRC) to 

USRC on a rail line known as the 

Comstock Subdivision (the line) that 

extends between milepost 0.1 at or near 

Iron Springs, Utah, and milepost 14.7 at 

or near Iron Mountain, Utah, a distance 

of 14.6 miles in Iron County, Utah. The 

line is leased from Union Pacific 

Railroad Company by PIC Railroad, LLC 

(PIC) and is operated by USRC pursuant 

to an operating agreement with PIC. 

This change in operators is exempt 

under 49 CFR 1150.31(a)(3).1

In 2006, IBRC filed a verified notice 

of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 for 

operation of the line pursuant to an 

operating agreement with PIC.2 In a 

letter dated September 30, 2008, USRC 

notified the Board that, effective 

October 1, 2008, the name of IBRC was 

being changed to USRC. USRC now 

states, however, that, as of the date of 

that letter, USRC ‘‘had been 

incorporated, and acquired IBRC’s 

operating authority, and operated [the 

line] as a corporation separate and 

distinct from IBRC.’’ Counsel for USRC 

recently became aware that USRC has a 

corporate existence separate from IBRC 

and that IBRC’s corporate existence has 

been dissolved, and USRC therefore 

now files this notice to obtain the 

required exemption to change operators 

of the line. 

USRC certifies that as a result of this 

transaction its projected revenues will 

not exceed those that would qualify it 

as a Class III rail carrier and that such 

revenues would not exceed $5 million 

annually. As discussed above, the 

proposed transaction has been 

consummated. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The exemption 

will be effective November 20, 2011 (30 

days after the notice of exemption was 

filed). The filing of a petition to revoke 

will not automatically stay the 

effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions 

for stay must be filed no later than 

November 10, 2011. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35558, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Thomas F. McFarland, 

Thomas F. McFarland, P.C., 208 South 

LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 

60604–1112. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: November 1, 2011. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. 

Treasury Book-Entry Securities Held 

on the National Book-Entry System 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury (Treasury) is announcing a 

new fee schedule applicable to transfers 

of U.S. Treasury book-entry securities 

maintained on the National Book-Entry 

System (NBES) that occur on or after 

January 3, 2012. 

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