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less, the maximum allowable fixed rate 

may be increased by two percentage 

points. 

The maximum allowable fixed rates 

will be posted monthly on SBA’s Web 

site at http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/ 

sbaprograms/elending on the second 

business day of the month, in the 

afternoon. SBA will review the 

newspaper on the second business day 

of the month to determine the SBA 

LIBOR Base Rate and the LIBOR swap 

rates in effect on the first business day 

of the month and will use those rates in 

the calculation. 

The new maximum allowable fixed 

rates identified in this Notice will be 

available for 7(a) loan applications 

(other than SBA Express and Export 

Express) received by SBA on or after 

October 1, 2009. 

Questions on the maximum allowable 

fixed rates may be directed to the 

Lender Relations Specialist in the local 

SBA district office. The local SBA 

district office may be found at http:// 

www.sba.gov/localresources. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(4)(A) and 13 

CFR 20.213. 

Richard C. Blewett, 

Acting Director, Office of Financial 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E9–23558 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Small Business Information Security 

Task Force; Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: On May 22, 2009, Public Law 

111–24 was signed by the President 

establishing, among other things, a 

Small Business Information Security 

Task Force. This task force was 

established to address the information 

technology security needs of small 

businesses and to help small businesses 

prevent the loss of credit card data. SBA 

is now requesting nominations for 

members of this task force. 

DATES: Submit nominations on or before 

5 p.m. EST October 16, 2009 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this request for 

nominations may contact Jack Bienko, 

via telephone (202) 205–6052, fax (202) 

481–2636, e-mail john.bienko@sba.gov 

or mail U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA is 

requesting nominations for the Small 

Business Information Security Task 

Force. SBA encourages all qualified 

candidates to apply. Candidates may 

self-nominate or be nominated by 

another source. 

Function of the Task Force 

This task force was established by 

section 507 of Public Law 111–24 to 

assess the information security needs of 

small business concerns, including the 

programs and services currently 

available, and make recommendations 

to SBA as to new programs and services 

which will help small businesses 

address those concerns. Specifically, the 

task force shall: 

1. Identify the information technology 

security needs of small business 

concerns, 

2. Identify and assess the programs 

and services provided by Federal and 

State governments and non-government 

organizations which serve the 

information technology security needs 

of small business concerns, 

3. Make recommendations to SBA on 

how to more effectively serve small 

business information technology 

security needs through the creation of 

new Federal programs and services, 

small business education and training, 

or more effective marketing of existing 

programs, 

4. Make recommendations on how 

SBA can better inform and educate 

small businesses on information 

technology security concerns, including 

use of the Internet, 

5. Assess and recommend whether a 

permanent advisory board should be 

created, 

6. Provide SBA with a comprehensive 

list of Internet sites containing 

appropriate and relevant information on 

small business information technology 

security needs of which SBA should 

link, and 

7. Prepare a final report with 

recommendations for SBA, which will 

be submitted to Congress. 

Qualifications 

From the nominations received, the 

SBA Administrator will appoint a Chair 

and Vice Chair of the task force. The 

Administrator will then work with the 

Chair to appoint up to 13 additional 

members; at least one from each of the 

following categories who will serve as 

representatives of their respective 

constituency: 

1. Subject matter experts, 

2. Users of information technology 

within small business concerns, 

3. Vendors of information 

technologies for small business 

concerns, 

4. Academics with expertise in the 

use of information technologies to 

support business, 

5. Small business trade associations, 

6. Federal, state or local agencies 

engaged in securing cyberspace, and 

7. Information technology training 

providers with expertise on the use of 

information technologies to support 

business. 

Meetings 

The entire task force will meet at least 

twice per year in Washington DC. Other 

meetings may occur via conference call. 

Status 

All members will be considered 

representatives and will not be paid for 

participation however the Agency will 

pay travel and per diem expenses while 

members are attending required 

meetings in Washington, DC. 

Expectations 

All task force members are expected 

to fully participate in the task force and 

come to the twice-yearly meetings in 

Washington DC. 

What To Send 

1. Letter of Nomination: nominees 

should send a letter of self-nomination 

or a letter of nomination from a peer or 

professional organization or society. 

This letter must indicate which category 

the nominee fulfills and highlight 

accomplishments, including studies, 

publications and professional 

accomplishments related to small 

business information technology 

security issues. 

2. Current resume. 

3. Biographical sketch (optional) no 

more than two pages listing areas of 

expertise related to information 

technology security and small business, 

research activities, service on other 

Federal advisory committees and 

professional organizations. 

4. Nomination Form: Nominees must 

complete and sign SBA Form 898 

(available at http://www.sba.gov/nac). 

All nominees are subject to a conflict 

of interest determination by SBA and 

will not be considered eligible until 

such determination is made. 

Nominations must be sent to Jack 

Bienko at the above information. E-mail 

and fax are preferred methods of 

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1A single EBS request has a unique number 

assigned to each request (e.g., ‘‘0900001’’). 

However, the number of broker-dealer responses 

generated from one EBS request can range from one 

to several hundred. EBS requests are sent directly 

to clearing firms, as the clearing firm is the 

repository for trading data for securities 

transactions information provided by itself and 

correspondent firms. Clearing brokers respond for 

themselves and other firms they clear for. 

2Few of respondents submit manual EBS 

responses. The small percentage of respondents that 

submit manual responses do so by hand, via e-mail, 

spreadsheet, disk, or other electronic media. Thus, 

the number of manual submissions (80) has 

minimal effect on the total annual burden hours. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

Penny Pickett, 

Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–23538 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Collection; Comment Request 

Upon written request, copies available 

from: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, Washington, 

DC 20549–0123. 

Extension: Rule 17a–25, OMB Control No. 

3235–0540, SEC File No. 270–482. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the existing collection of information 

provided for in the following rule: Rule 

17a–25 (17 CFR 240.17a–25) under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). 

Paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 17a–25 

requires registered broker-dealers to 

electronically submit securities 

transaction information, including 

identifiers for prime brokerage 

arrangements, average price accounts, 

and depository institutions, in a 

standardized format when requested by 

the Commission staff. In addition, 

paragraph (a)(3)(c) of Rule 17a–25 

requires broker-dealers to submit, and 

keep current, contact person 

information for electronic blue sheet 

(‘‘EBS’’) requests. The Commission uses 

the information for enforcement 

inquiries or investigations and trading 

reconstructions, as well as for 

inspections and examinations. 

The Commission estimates that it 

sends approximately 5168 electronic 

blue sheet requests per year to clearing 

broker-dealers, who in turn submit an 

average 79,992 responses.1 It is 

estimated that each broker-dealer who 

responds electronically will take 8 

minutes, and each broker-dealer who 

responds manually will take 1c hours to 

prepare and submit the securities 

trading data requested by the 

Commission. The annual aggregate hour 

burden for electronic and manual 

response firms is estimated to be 10,786 

(79,992 × 8 ÷ 60 = 10,666 hours) + (80 

× 1.5 = 120 hours), respectively.2 In 

addition, the Commission estimates that 

it will request 500 broker-dealers to 

supply the contact information 

identified in Rule 17a–25(c) and 

estimates the total aggregate burden 

hours to be 125. Thus, the annual 

aggregate burden for all respondents to 

the collection of information 

requirements of Rule 17a–25 is 

estimated at 10,911 hours (10,786 + 

125). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted in 

writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Comments should be directed to 

Charles Boucher, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an 

e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

September 23, 2009. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–23492 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6774] 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; 

Notifications to the Congress of 

Proposed Commercial Export Licenses 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State has forwarded 

the attached Notifications of Proposed 

Export Licenses to the Congress on the 

dates indicated on the attachments 

pursuant to sections 36(c) and 36(d) and 

in compliance with section 36(f) of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

2776). 

DATES: Effective Date: As shown on each 

of the 16 letters. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert S. Kovac, Managing Director, 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 

Department of State (202) 663–2861. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

36(f) of the Arms Export Control Act 

mandates that notifications to the 

Congress pursuant to sections 36(c) and 

36(d) must be published in the Federal 

Register when they are transmitted to 

Congress or as soon thereafter as 

practicable. 

August 6, 2009 (Transmittal No. DDTC 020– 

09.) 

Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of 

Representatives. 

Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to Section 

36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, I am 

transmitting, herewith, certification of a 

proposed technical assistance agreement to 

include the export of technical data, defense 

services, and defense articles in the amount 

of $50,000,000 or more. 

The transaction contained in the attached 

certification involves the transfer of technical 

data, defense services, and hardware to 

support the Proton launch of the NSS–14 

Commercial Communication Satellite from 

the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

The United States Government is prepared 

to license the export of these items having 

taken into account political, military, 

economic, human rights and arms control 

considerations. 

More detailed information is contained in 

the formal certification which, though 

unclassified, contains business information 

submitted to the Department of State by the 

applicant, publication of which could cause 

competitive harm to the United States firm 

concerned. 

Sincerely, 

Richard R. Verma, 

Assistant Secretary Legislative Affairs. 

August 6, 2009 (Transmittal No. DDTC 050– 

09.) 

Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of 

Representatives. 

Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to Section 

3(d) (5) of the Arms Export Control Act, I am 

transmitting, herewith, certification of a 

proposed transfer of technical data, defense 

services, and defense articles in the amount 

of $100,000,000 or more. 

The transaction contained in the attached 

certification involves the sale of seven (7) C– 

27J Spartan Aircraft from Alenia Aeronautica 

S.p.A. to the Government of Romania. The 

transfer will include U.S. origin content, 

technical data, spare parts, and ground 

support equipment. 

The United States Government is prepared 

to license the transfer of these items having 


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