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9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). 

13For purposes only of accelerating the operative 

date of this proposal, the Commission has 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Act 9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder 10

because the proposal: (i) Does not 

significantly affect the protection of 

investors or the public interest; (ii) does 

not impose any significant burden on 

competition; and (iii) does not become 

operative prior to 30 days after the date 

of filing or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate if consistent 

with the protection of investors and the 

public interest; provided that the 

Exchange has given the Commission 

notice of its intent to file the proposed 

rule change, along with a brief 

description and text of the proposed 

rule change, at least five business days 

prior to the date of filing of the 

proposed rule change, or such shorter 

time as designated by the Commission. 

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6)11 normally does not 

become operative prior to 30 days after 

the date of the filing. However, pursuant 

to Rule 19b–4(f)(b)(iii), the Commission 

may designate a shorter time if such 

action is consistent with the protection 

of investors and the public interest. The 

Exchange has asked the Commission to 

waive the 30-day operative delay.12 The 

Commission believes that such waiver is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest 

because it would provide market 

participants that use OpenBookTM with 

more information about the current state 

of the NYSE market. For this reason, the 

Commission designates the proposed 

rule change to be effective upon filing 

with the Commission.13

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of such proposed rule change, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NYSE–2006–81 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSE–2006–81. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. Copies of the filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of the NYSE. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSE–2006–81 and should 

be submitted on or before November 9, 

2006. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

J. Lynn Taylor, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E6–17394 Filed 10–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Interest Rates 

The Small Business Administration 

publishes an interest rate called the 

optional ‘‘peg’’ rate (13 CFR 120.214) on 

a quarterly basis. This rate is a weighted 

average cost of money to the 

government for maturities similar to the 

average SBA direct loan. This rate may 

be used as a base rate for guaranteed 

fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. This 

rate will be 5.125 (51⁄8) percent for the 

October–December quarter of FY 2007. 

Janet A. Tasker, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Financial 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E6–17445 Filed 10–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Emergency Request and 

Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages that will require 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Pub. L. 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. The information collection 

packages that may be included in this 

notice are for approval of existing 

information collections and revisions to 

OMB-approved information collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and on ways 

to minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Written 

comments and recommendations 

regarding the information collection(s) 

should be submitted to the OMB Desk 

Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance 

Officer. The information can be mailed 

and/or faxed to the individuals at the 

addresses and fax numbers listed below: 

(OMB), 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, 

Fax: 202–395–6974. 

(SSA), 

Social Security Administration, 

DCFAM, 

Attn: Reports Clearance Officer, 

1333 Annex Building, 

6401 Security Blvd., 

Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–965–6400. 

The information collection listed 

directly below has been submitted to 

OMB for Emergency Clearance. SSA is 

requesting Emergency Clearance from 

OMB two weeks from the date of 

publication of this Notice. Your 


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comments on the information collection 

are requested by that date. You can 

obtain a copy of the OMB clearance 

package by calling the SSA Reports 

Clearance Officer at 410–965–0454, or 

by writing to the address listed above. 

1. Request for Hearing by 

Administrative Law Judge—20 CFR 

404.929, 404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433, 

405.722, 418.1350—0960–0269. SSA 

uses form HA–501 to document when 

applicants for Social Security benefits 

have their claims denied and want to 

request an administrative hearing to 

appeal SSA’s decision. The scope of this 

form is now being expanded to include 

people who wish to appeal the decision 

that has been made regarding their 

obligation to pay a new Income-Related 

Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) 

for Medicare Part B, as per the 

requirements of the Medicare 

Modernization Act of 2003. Although 

this information will be collected by 

SSA, the actual hearings will take place 

before administrative law judges (ALJ) 

who are employed by the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). The 

current respondents include applicants 

for various Social Security benefits 

programs who want to request a hearing 

where they can appeal their denial; the 

new additional respondents are 

Medicare Part B recipients whom SSA 

has determined will have to pay the 

new Medicare Part B IRMAA and who 

wish to appeal this decision at a hearing 

before an HHS ALJ. 

Type of Request: Emergency revision 

of an OMB-approved information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 669,469. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 111,578 

hours. 

The information collection listed 

below has been submitted to OMB for 

clearance. Your comments on the 

information collection would be most 

useful if received by OMB and SSA 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication. You can obtain a copy of 

the OMB clearance package by calling 

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

410–965–0454, or by writing to the 

address listed above. 

2. State Supplementation Provisions: 

Agreement; Payments—20 CFR 

416.2095–416.2098, 416.2099—0960–

0240. Section 1618 of the Social 

Security Act contains pass-along 

provisions of the Social Security 

amendments. These provisions require 

that States which supplement the 

Federal Supplemental Security Income 

(SSI) payments also pass along Federal 

cost-of-living increases to individuals 

who are eligible for State supplemental 

payments. If a State fails to keep 

payments at the required level, it 

becomes ineligible for Medicaid 

reimbursement under Title XIX of the 

Social Security Act. In order to make 

sure the States are maintaining the 

payment levels, they submit their 

payment amounts to SSA. Seven of the 

participating States may use a totalexpenditures method, in which they 

send their total expenditures to SSA 

four times per year to prove that they 

are maintaining the regulated cost-ofliving increase. The remaining twenty 

three States send SSA one annual report 

which shows that they have maintained 

the cost-of-living increase as per the 

regulations. Respondents are State 

agencies administering supplemental 

programs. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 30. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 51 hours. 

Reporting method Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average burden per 

response 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Total Expenditures ........................................................................................... 7 4 60 28 

Maintenance of Payment Levels ..................................................................... 23 1 60 23 

Total .......................................................................................................... 30 ........................ ........................ 51 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Elizabeth A. Davidson, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–8770 Filed 10–18–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2006–36] 

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of 

Petitions Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking 

provisions governing the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this 

notice contains a summary of certain 

petitions seeking relief from specified 

requirements of 14 CFR. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, this 

aspect of the FAA’s regulatory activities. 

Neither publication of this notice nor 

the inclusion or omission of information 

in the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of any petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on petitions received 

must identify the petition docket 

number involved and must be received 

on or before November 8, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

petition to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2006-25985 or 

FAA–2006–25813 at the beginning of 

your comments. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that the FAA received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard. 

You may also submit comments 

through the Internet to http:// 

dms.dot.gov. You may review the public 

docket containing the petition, any 

comments received, and any final 

disposition in person in the Dockets 

Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Dockets Office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the NASSIF Building at the 

Department of Transportation at the 

above address. Also, you may review 

public dockets on the Internet at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annette Kovite, 425–227–1262, 

Transport Airplane Directorate (ANM–

113), Federal Aviation Administration, 

1601 Lind Ave., SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356; or Frances Shaver (202–

267–9681), Office of Rulemaking (ARM–

1), Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. This notice is 


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