9594 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 41 / Friday, March 2, 2007 / Notices 

1 ‘‘Successors in interest’’ means any entity or 

entities that result from a reorganization into 

another jurisdiction or a change in the type of 

business organization. 

government procurement opportunities 

and trade finance. 

Tiffany M. Moore, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E7–3711 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Summary: In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

which provides opportunity for public 

comment on new or revised data 

collections, the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed data collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of the information; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden related to 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Title and purpose of information 

collection: 

Pay Rate Report; OMB 3220–0097. 

Under Section 2(a) of the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act, the daily 

benefit rate for unemployment and 

sickness benefits depends on the 

claimant’s last daily rate of pay in the 

base year. The procedures pertaining to 

the use of a claimant’s daily pay rate in 

determining the daily benefit rate are 

prescribed in 20 CFR part 330. 

The RRB utilizes Form UI–1e, Request 

for Pay Rate Information, to obtain 

information from a claimant about their 

last railroad employer and pay rate, 

when it is not available from other RRB 

records. Form UI–1e also explains the 

possibility of receiving a higher daily 

benefit rate if claimants report their 

daily rate of pay for railroad work in the 

base year. Completion is required to 

obtain or retain benefits. One response 

is requested of each respondent. 

The RRB proposes no changes to 

Form UI–1e. The completion time for 

Form UI–1e is estimated at 5 minutes 

per response. The RRB estimates that 

350 Form UI–1e’s are completed 

annually. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, please call the RRB 

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or 

send an e-mail request to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Ronald J. 

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3666 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. IC—27740; 812–13345] 

NASDAQ–100 Trust, Series 1, et al.; 

Notice of Application 

February 27, 2007. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of application for an 

order under section 6(c) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940 

(‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections 

2(a)(32), 4(2), 22(d), 24(d) and 

26(a)(2)(C) of the Act and rule 22c–1 

under the Act; under sections 6(c) and 

17(b) of the Act for an exemption from 

sections 17(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Act; 

and under section 17(d) of the Act and 

rule 17d–1 under the Act to permit 

certain joint transactions. 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants 

request an order to permit (a) Nasdaq100 Trust, Series 1 (‘‘Trust’’), a unit 

investment trust whose portfolio 

consists of the component stocks of the 

Nasdaq-100 Index (‘‘Index’’), to issue 

shares (‘‘Nasdaq-100 Shares’’) that are 

only redeemable in large aggregations; 

(b) secondary market transactions in 

Nasdaq-100 Shares to occur at 

negotiated prices; (c) dealers to sell 

Nasdaq-100 Shares to purchasers in the 

secondary market unaccompanied by a 

prospectus when prospectus delivery is 

not required by the Securities Act of 

1933 (‘‘Securities Act’’); (d) the Trust, 

rather than the Sponsor (defined below), 

to bear certain expenses associated with 

the maintenance of the Trust; (e) certain 

‘‘affiliated persons’’ of the Trust to 

deposit securities into, and receive 

securities from, the Trust in connection 

with the purchase and redemption of 

Nasdaq-100 Shares; and (f) the Trust to 

reimburse the Sponsor for payment of 

an annual licensing fee to The Nasdaq 

Stock Market, Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq’’). 

APPLICANTS: The Trust, PowerShares 

Capital Management LLC 

(‘‘PowerShares,’’ together with its 

successor in interest 1 and with any 

person, directly or indirectly, 

controlling, controlled by, or under 

common control with, PowerShares, 

‘‘Sponsor’’), and ALPS Distributors, Inc. 

(‘‘Distributor’’). 

FILING DATES: The application was filed 

on November 20, 2006. Applicants have 

agreed to file an amendment during the 

notice period, the substance of which is 

reflected in this notice. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the requested relief will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on March 19, 2007, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, the 

reason for the request, and the issues 

contested. Persons who wish to be 

notified of a hearing may request 

notification by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–

1090. Applicants: H. Bruce Bond, 

PowerShares Capital Management LLC, 

301 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 

60187. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaea 

F. Hahn, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551–

6870, or Janet M. Grossnickle, Branch 

Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of 

Investment Management, Office of 

Investment Company 

Regulation). 

The following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained for a fee at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Branch, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–0102 (tel. 202–551–5850). 

Applicants’ Representations 

1. The Trust is a unit investment trust 

(‘‘UIT’’) organized under the laws of the 


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