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4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 

6See footnote 1. 

7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

8 17 C.F.R. 240.19b–4(f)(2). 9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the Act 

and the rules and regulations 

thereunder applicable to the Exchange 

and, in particular, the requirements of 

Section 6(b) of the Act.4 Specifically, 

the Exchange believes the proposed rule 

change is consistent with Section 6(b)(4) 

of the Act,5 which provides that 

Exchange rules may provide for the 

equitable allocation of reasonable dues, 

fees, and other charges among its 

Trading Permit Holders and other 

persons using its facilities. The slight 

increases to the Maker fees for 

transactions in securities priced $1 or 

greater are reasonable because the 

amount of the increase is minimal, and 

the amounts of the fees are within the 

range of Maker fees that have been 

assessed previously. The slight 

increases to the Maker fees for 

transactions in securities priced $1 or 

greater are equitable and not unfairly 

discriminatory because the fees will be 

assessed to all market participants 

equally. 

The change to eliminate the Maker for 

transactions in securities priced less 

than $1 fee is reasonable because it will 

allow market participants to no longer 

have to pay a Maker fee for such 

transactions. This change is equitable 

and not unfairly discriminatory because 

it will allow all market participants to 

avoid paying such a fee. The change to 

increase the Taker fee for transactions in 

securities priced less than $1 is 

reasonable because the new amount of 

the fee is within the range of fees for 

similar transactions at other exchanges,6

and is equitable and not unfairly 

discriminatory because it will be 

assessed to all market participants 

equally. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

CBOE does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants or Others 

The Exchange neither solicited nor 

received comments on the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The proposed rule change is 

designated by the Exchange as 

establishing or changing a due, fee, or 

other charge, thereby qualifying for 

effectiveness on filing pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 7 and 

subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 8

thereunder. At any time within 60 days 

of the filing of the proposed rule change, 

the Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend 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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–CBOE–2012–020 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 submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–CBOE–2012–020. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email 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 Room, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

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

will also be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. 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 No. SR–CBOE– 

2012–020 and should be submitted on 

or before March 28, 2012. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5470 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, effective 

October 1, 1995. This notice includes an 

extension and two revisions of OMBapproved 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 ways to 

minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, email, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB) 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202– 

395–6974, Email address: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

(SSA) 

Social Security Administration, 

DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance Officer, 

107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security 

Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410– 


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966–2830, Email address: 

OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov. 

The information collections below are 

pending at SSA. SSA will submit them 

to OMB within 60 days from the date of 

this notice. To be sure we consider your 

comments, we must receive them no 

later than May 7, 2012. Individuals can 

obtain copies of the collection 

instruments by calling the SSA Reports 

Clearance Officer at 410–965–8783 or by 

writing to the above email address. 

1. Testimony by Employees and the 

Production of Records and Information 

in Legal Proceedings—20 CFR 403.100– 

.155—0960–0619. Regulations at 20 CFR 

403.100–.155 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations establish SSA’s policies and 

procedures for an individual, 

organization, or government entity to 

request official agency information, 

records, or testimony of an agency 

employee in a legal proceeding when 

the agency is not a party. The request, 

which respondents submit in writing to 

the Commissioner, must (1) fully set out 

the nature and relevance of the sought 

testimony; (2) explain why the 

information is not available by other 

means; (3) explain why it is in SSA’s 

interest to provide the testimony; and 

(4) provide the date, time, and place for 

the testimony. Respondents are 

individuals or entities who request 

testimony from SSA employees in 

connection with a legal proceeding. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Collection instrument Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

20 CFR 403.100–403.155 ............................................................................... 100 1 60 100 

2. Identifying Information for Possible 

Direct Payment of Authorized Fees— 

0960–0730. SSA collects information 

from claimants’ appointed 

representatives on Form SSA–1695 to 

(1) process and facilitate direct payment 

of authorized fees; (2) issue a Form 

1099–MISC, if applicable; and 

(3) establish a link between each claim 

for benefits and the data we collect on 

the SSA–1699 for our appointed 

representative database. The 

respondents are attorneys and other 

individuals who represent claimants for 

benefits before SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Collection instrument Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–1695 ........................................................................................................ 10,000 40 10 66,667 

3. Electronic Records Express—0960– 

0753. Electronic Records Express (ERE) 

is a web-based SSA program that allows 

medical providers to electronically 

submit disability claimant data to SSA. 

Both medical providers and other third 

parties with connections to disability 

applicants or recipients can use this 

system. This collection comprises user 

enrollment in ERE; other OMBapproved collections include the actual 

submission of information 

electronically. The respondents are 

medical providers who evaluate or treat 

disability claimants or recipients and 

are ERE users. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Collection instrument Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

ERE .................................................................................................................. 3,552,176 1 10 592,029 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Director, Office of 

Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5573 Filed 3–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending February 18, 

2012 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2006– 

25857. 

Date Filed: February 16, 2012. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: March 8, 2012. 

Description: Application of Sundance 

Air Venezuela S.A. requesting renewal 

of its existing foreign air carrier permit 


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