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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 mentorfirm’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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1 To 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 byDOT 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.
[FR Doc. 2011–28642 Filed 11–3–11; 8:45 am]

**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.