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18 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

19The TPR characterized the ‘‘practical 

elimination’’ of this intraday credit as its ‘‘first and 

most significant . . . recommendation.’’ Tri-Party 

Repo Infrastructure Reform Task Force Final 

Report, 4 (February 15, 2012), available at http:// 

www.newyorkfed.org/tripartyrepo/pdf/report_

120215.pdf. 

20See 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

21 15 U.S.C. 78q–1. 

22 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

23 In approving the proposed rule change, the 

Commission considered the proposal’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

regulatory organization if it finds that 

such proposed rule change is consistent 

with the requirements of the Act and the 

rules and regulations thereunder 

applicable to such organization. Section 

17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 18 requires, 

among other things, that the rules of a 

clearing agency be designed to achieve 

several goals, including (i) promoting 

the prompt and accurate clearance and 

settlement of securities transactions 

and, to the extent applicable, derivative 

agreements, contracts, and transactions, 

(ii) assuring the safeguarding of 

securities and funds that are in the 

custody or control of the clearing agency 

or for which it is responsible, and (iii) 

protecting investors and the public 

interest. 

The Commission concludes that 

extending the 2013 Pilot Program for 

one additional year is consistent with 

the requirements of the Act and the 

rules and regulations thereunder. The 

2013 Pilot Program furthers the Act’s 

goals because it helps attenuate the 

substantial risks confronting the triparty repo market, particularly those 

risks associated with the provision of 

intraday credit to market participants.19

The Commission believes that extending 

the 2013 Pilot Program will ensure that 

these risks remain subject to more 

stringent controls and that this, in turn, 

will help promote the prompt and 

accurate clearance and settlement of 

securities transactions. The Commission 

further believes that, by requiring triparty repos to remain collateralized for 

a longer period each day, the 2013 Pilot 

Program helps to assure the safety of the 

securities and funds within FICC’s 

control, or for which it is responsible.20

III. Conclusion 

On the basis of the foregoing, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

requirements of the Act, particularly 

those set forth in Section 17A,21 and the 

rules and regulations thereunder. 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,22 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–FICC–2014– 

02) be, and hereby is, approved.23

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.24

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2014–0102] 

Office of Inspector General; Proposed 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General 

(OIG), Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for a new information 

collection. The collection involves the 

nation’s large and medium hub airports 

and their participation in hiring 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

(DBEs), and what has led to airports’ 

successes and failures in achieving their 

goals in regards to the DBE program. 

The information to be collected will be 

used to inform the Office of Inspector 

General and the Department of 

Transportation on factors that led to the 

successful hiring of DBE’s at airports 

around the nation. We are required to 

publish this notice in the Federal 

Register by the Paperwork Reduction 

act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) Docket Number DOT–OST– 

2014–0102 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1 (202) 493–2251 

• Mail: Docket Management System, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590 

• Hand Deliver: West building, 

Ground Floor, Room 12–140, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Berks, Office of Legal Counsel, 

Office of Inspector General, Department 

of Transportation, 202–366–7165, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: OIG 

Data Collection for DBE Participation at 

Large and Medium Hub Airports. 

Form Numbers: N/A. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Background: Under section 140(c) of 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012, the Office of Inspector General, 

Department of Transportation has been 

directed to report on the nation’s large 

and medium hub airports regarding 

their ability to hire new DBEs, assess the 

reasons why the most successful 

airports have been able to provide such 

opportunities, and to give 

recommendations to the FAA and 

Congress on methods for other airports 

to achieve results similar to those of the 

top airports. The information to be 

collected will help OIG establish which 

airports have been successful in the DBE 

hiring process and factors that led to 

their success. 

OIG plans to collect information from 

large and medium hub airports on DBE 

programs and DBE participation. The 

respondents consist of the 

approximately 65 large and medium 

hub airports that receive funding from 

the FAA and are required to have a DBE 

program. Large hub airports are defined 

as commercial airports that have at least 

1.0 percent of passenger boardings. 

Medium hub airports are defined as 

commercial airports that have at least 

.25 percent but less than 1.0 percent of 

passenger boardings. OIG plans to 

collect the information primarily by 

conducting interviews. OIG will send 

out a questionnaire in advance to the 

airports, to allow the airports to collect 

responsive information and documents 

and prepare for the interview. 

Respondents: Large and medium hub 

airports. 

Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 65. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Number of Responses: One per 

annum. 

Estimated Time per Response: Total 

information collection: 8 hours per 

respondent; subsequent interview 

process: 4 hours per respondent. 

Total Annual Burden: Approximately 

780 hours. Approximately 65 

respondents with 12 total burden hours 

per respondent. 

Public Comments are Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the OIG’s functions, 

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1Although The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013, Public Law 112–239, 

§ 1641, prohibits Federal agencies from establishing 

new programs, this provision does not apply to 

programs in existence on the date of the Act. 

Rather, agencies with existing programs in place as 

of the date of the Act may continue to implement 

and make modifications to their programs, as is the 

case here. 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the estimated burden of the proposed 

information collection; (3) ways for the 

OIG to enhance the quality, usefulness, 

and clarity of the collected information; 

and (4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized on respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. Issued in Washington, DC, 

on June 24th, 2014. 

Dated: June 24, 2014. 

Joseph Come ́, 

Deputy Principal Assistant Inspector General 

for Auditing and Evaluation, Office of 

Inspector General. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket Number DOT–OST–2014–0073] 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization (OSDBU) Mentor 

Prote ́ge ́ Pilot Program 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve an information 

collection regarding the DOT’s existing 

small business Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ pilot 

program. If approved by OMB, this 

information collection would request 

program participants to submit their 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ relationship agreements 

for review, and file a joint report on an 

annual basis documenting the assistance 

they have provided or received. In 

addition, program participants would be 

asked to complete an evaluation form at 

the end of their participation in the 

program, and prote ́ge ́s would be asked 

to update OSDBU annually for 2 years 

after they exit the program. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by on or before August 11, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2014–0073] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1 (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leonardo San Roma ́n, Mentor-Prote ́ge ́

pilot program, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–1930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 

2012,1 the DOT launched a MentorProte ́ge ́ pilot program to enhance the 

capability of disadvantaged and small 

business owners to compete for federal 

procurement opportunities. The MentorProte ́ge ́ pilot program is designed to 

assist small businesses in developing 

the necessary tools and relationships to 

compete and perform in DOT and other 

federal procurement programs. Small 

businesses include small disadvantaged 

businesses, women owned businesses, 

HUBZone small businesses, veteranowned-businesses and service disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses. The 

program is designed to improve the 

performance of DOT contractors and 

subcontractors by fostering the 

establishment of long-term business 

relationships between small businesses 

and prime contractors. 

Eligible businesses who are prime 

contractors may agree to mentor eligible 

prote ́ge ́s. The mentors would provide 

appropriate developmental assistance to 

enhance the capabilities of prote ́ge ́s to 

perform as contractors and/or 

subcontractors. 

Since the inception of the program, 

small business concerns participating in 

the program have been able to develop 

their core capabilities, enabling them to 

compete and perform in federal 

contracts. Therefore, DOT is continuing 

the Mentor Prote ́ge ́ program, allowing 

increased participation as indicated 

below. 

Information Collection 

Under this new proposed information 

collection, we request that participants 

submit their mentor-prote ́ge ́ agreements 

for review. We request that only one 

copy of the joint agreement be 

submitted to OSDBU. In addition, once 

the agreement is reviewed, we would 

request that the participants submit 

annual report to the OSDBU describing 

their progress. The report may be 

developed jointly by the mentor and 

prote ́ge ́, so only one annual report per 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ relationship would be 

submitted. If the relationship extends 

beyond the first year, we would request 

that the participants submit an annual 

update. The annual report would 

include information about the action 

taken or suggested by the mentor to 

increase the participation of the prote ́ge ́

in federal procurement programs; 

actions taken or suggested to develop 

the technical capabilities of the prote ́ge ́; 

and the degree to which the prote ́ge ́ has 

been able to implement those actions or 

recommendations. Once the mentorprote ́ge ́ relationship has ended, we 

would also request that each program 

participant complete a program 

evaluation and submit it to the OSDBU. 

The purpose of the evaluation form is to 

provide feedback to the OSDBU on the 

program, with suggestions for 

improvement. In addition, we would 

ask prote ́ge ́s, once they have exited the 

program, to continue to provide annual 

updates to OSDBU for up to two years, 

describing their progress in 

participating in federal procurement 

programs. 

The estimated burden for this 

proposed collection is as follows: 

(1) Form: Mentor Prote ́ge ́ agreement. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Prime contractors 

and small businesses interested in 

participating in DOT’s Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Program. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: Approximately 8. 

Frequency: One-time. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 4 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 32 hours. 

(2) Form: Mentor Prote ́ge ́ program 

annual report. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Prime contractors 

and small businesses participating in 

DOT’s Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 8 

Frequency: One-time. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8 hours. 

(3) Form: Mentor Prote ́ge ́ program 

evaluation form. 

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