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10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Act, as amended, and the rules and 

regulations thereunder applicable to 

NSCC because it facilitates the prompt 

and accurate clearance and settlement of 

securities transactions by increasing 

processing efficiencies through the 

merger of several similar services for 

physical processing. In addition, the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

Recommendation 12 of the CPSS/IOSCO 

Recommendations for Central 

Counterparties because it promotes 

efficiency in services offered to 

members by assimilating several modes 

of physical processing into a single 

service. 

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

NSCC does not believe that the 

proposed rule change would impose any 

burden on competition. 

(C) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants or Others 

Written comments relating to the 

proposed rule change have not been 

solicited NSCC. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Within forty-five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register or within such longer period (i) 

as the Commission may designate up to 

ninety days of such date if it finds such 

longer period to be appropriate and 

publishes its reasons for so finding or 

(ii) as to which the self-regulatory 

organization consents, the Commission 

will: 

(A) By order approve or disapprove 

the proposed rule change; or 

(B) Institute proceedings to determine 

whether the proposed rule change 

should be disapproved. 

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–NSCC–2011–04 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submission should refer to File 

Number SR–NSCC–2011–04. 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 Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filings 

will also be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of NSCC 

and on NSCC’s Web site at http:// 

www.dtcc.com/downloads/legal/rule 

filings/2011/nscc/2011–04.pdf. 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–NSCC–2011–04 and should 

be submitted on or before July 27, 2011. 

For the Commission by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.10

Cathy H. Ahn, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16822 Filed 7–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7515] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–573, DS–574, DS–575, 

and DS–576, Overseas Schools—Grant 

Request Automated Submissions 

Program (GRASP) 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Grant Request Automated Submissions 

Program (GRASP). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0036. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of 

Overseas Schools, A/OPR/OS. 

• Form Number: DS–573, DS–574, 

DS–575, and DS–576. 

• Respondents: Recipients of grants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

196. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

196. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 90 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 294 hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain a benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from July 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Keith Miller, Office of 

Overseas Schools, U.S. Department of 

State, Room H–328, 2301 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0132, who may 

be reached on 202–261–8200 or at 

millerkd2@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 


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• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The Office of Overseas Schools of the 

Department of State (A/OPR/OS) is 

responsible for determining that 

adequate educational opportunities 

exist at Foreign Service posts for 

dependents of U.S. Government 

personnel stationed abroad and for 

assisting American-sponsored overseas 

schools to demonstrate U.S. educational 

philosophy and practice. The 

information gathered enables A/OPR/OS 

to advise the Department and other 

foreign affairs agencies regarding 

current and constantly changing 

conditions, and enables A/OPR/OS to 

make judgments regarding assistance to 

schools for the improvement of 

educational opportunities. 

Methodology 

Information is collected via electronic 

media. 

Additional Information: 

Dated: May 24, 2011. 

Matthew S. Klimow, 

Executive Director, Bureau of Administration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16899 Filed 7–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7516] 

Privacy Act; System of Records 

Notice: State-26, Passport Records 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

amend an existing system of records, 

Passport Records, State-26, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular No. A–130, Appendix I. The 

Department’s report was filed with the 

Office of Management and Budget on 

June 15, 2011. 

It is proposed that the current system 

will retain the name ‘‘Passport 

Records.’’ It is also proposed that the 

amended system description will 

include revisions/additions to the 

following sections: Categories of 

individuals; Categories of records; 

Routine uses; Retrievability; Safeguards; 

System manager and address; Systems 

exempted from certain provisions of the 

Act; and other administrative updates. 

The following sections have been added 

to the system of records, Passport 

Records, State-26, to ensure Privacy Act 

of 1974 compliance: Purpose and 

Contesting Records Procedures. Any 

persons interested in commenting on 

the amended system of records may do 

so by writing to the Director, Office of 

Information Programs and Services, A/ 

GIS/IPS, Department of State, SA–2, 515 

22nd Street, Washington, DC 20522– 

8001. This system of records will be 

effective 40 days from the date of 

publication, unless we receive 

comments that will result in a contrary 

determination. 

The amended system description, 

‘‘Passport Records, State-26,’’ will read 

as set forth below. 

Dated: June 16, 2011. 

William H. Moser, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Logistics 

Management, Bureau of Administration, U.S. 

Department of State. 

STATE–26 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Passport Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Classified and Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of State; Passport 

Services; State Annex 17; 1111 19th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

1705. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Records are maintained in the 

Passport Records system about 

individuals who: 

(a) Have applied for the issuance, 

amendment, extension, or renewal of 

U.S. passport books and passport cards; 

(b) Were issued U.S. passport books or 

passport cards, or had passports 

amended, extended, renewed, limited, 

revoked, or denied; 

(c) Have applied to have births 

overseas reported as births of U.S. 

citizens overseas; 

(d) Were issued a Consular Report of 

Birth Abroad of U.S. citizens or for 

whom Certification(s) of Birth have been 

issued; 

(e) Were born and/or died in the 

former Panama Canal Zone; 

(f) Applied at American diplomatic or 

consular posts for registration and have 

so registered; 

(g) Were issued Cards of Registration 

and Identity as U.S. citizens; 

(h) Were issued Certificates’ of Loss of 

Nationality of the United States by the 

Department of State; 

(i) Applied at American diplomatic or 

consular posts for issuance of 

Certificates of Witness to marriage and 

individuals who have been issued 

Certificates of Witness to Marriage; 

(j) Deceased individuals for whom a 

Report of Death of an American Citizen 

Abroad has been obtained; 

(k) Although U.S. citizens, are not or 

may not be entitled under relevant 

passport laws and regulations to the 

issuance or possession of U.S. passport 

books, passport cards, or other 

documentation nor service(s); 

(l) Have previous passport records 

that must be reviewed before further 

action can be taken or their passport 

application or request for other consular 

services; 

(m) Requested their own or another’s 

passport records under FOIA or Privacy 

Act, whether successfully or not; or 

(n) Have corresponded with Passport 

Services concerning various aspects of 

the issuance or denial of a specific 

applicant’s U.S. passport books or 

passport cards. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Passport Services maintains U.S. 

passport records for passports issued 

from 1925 to present, as well as vital 

records related to births abroad, deaths, 

and witnesses to marriage abroad. The 

passport records system does not 

maintain evidence of travel such as 

entrance/exit stamps, visas, or residence 

permits, since this information is 

entered into the passport book after it is 

issued. The passport records system 

includes the following categories of 

records: 

(a) Passport books and passport cards, 

applications for passport books and 

passport cards, and applications for 

additional visa pages, amendments, 

extensions, replacements, and/or 

renewals of passport books or passport 

cards (including all information and 

materials submitted as part of or with all 

such applications, to the extent retained 

by the Department); 

(b) Applications for registration at 

American diplomatic and consular posts 

as U.S. citizens or for issuance of Cards 

of Identity and Registration as U.S. 

Citizens; 

(c) Consular Reports of Birth Abroad 

of United States citizens; 

(d) Panama Canal Zone birth 

certificates and death certificates; 

(e) Certificates of Witness to Marriage; 

(f) Certificates of Loss of United States 

nationality; 

(g) Oaths of Repatriation; 

(h) Consular Certificates of 

Repatriation; 


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