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12The Commission published the Selection NMS 

Plan for notice and comment. See Securities 

Exchange Act Release No. 70892 (November 15, 

2013), 78 FR 66910 (November 21, 2013). 

13See Current Request Letter, supra note 9. 

14 Id. 

15 Id. 

16 15 U.S.C. 78mm. 

17 15 U.S.C. 78mm. 

18 17 CFR 242.613(a)(1). 

feedback, the SROs filed with the 

Commission an NMS plan to govern the 

SROs’ process for the selection of a CAT 

plan processor, and for mitigating 

conflicts of interest that might arise in 

the process (the ‘‘Selection NMS 

Plan’’).12

In the Current Request Letter, the 

SROs state that a temporary exemption 

is necessary and appropriate regardless 

of whether the Commission approves 

the Selection NMS Plan. Specifically, 

the SROs note that if the Selection NMS 

Plan is approved, they believe it will 

take ‘‘approximately seven months from 

the receipt of the bids to review and 

evaluate the bids, perform the in-depth 

and thorough analysis . . . required by 

Rule 613, and draft the CAT NMS plan 

for submission to the SEC.’’ 13 The SROs 

further state that ‘‘[b]ecause the content 

of the bids is critical to the analysis 

needed to draft the CAT NMS Plan, the 

SROs estimate that seven months 

following the receipt of bids is 

necessary to ensure that they can fully 

address the considerations enumerated 

in Rule 613, including a discussion of 

the costs and benefits of not only the 

proposed solution(s) but also of the 

alternative solutions considered but not 

proposed as the solution in the CAT 

NMS Plan, so that the Commission and 

the public have sufficiently detailed 

information to carefully consider all 

aspects of the CAT NMS Plan ultimately 

submitted by the SROs.’’ 14 If the 

Selection NMS Plan is not approved, the 

SROs explain that they will need the 

temporary exemption to allow bidders 

additional time to finalize their bids, 

and allow the SROs additional time to 

develop an alternative process for 

evaluating the bids, developing the CAT 

NMS Plan, and selecting the CAT plan 

processor.15

Section 36 of the Exchange Act 16

authorizes the Commission, by rule, 

regulation, or order, to exempt, either 

conditionally or unconditionally, any 

person, security, or transaction, or any 

class or classes of persons, securities, or 

transactions, from any provision or 

provisions of the Exchange Act or any 

rule or regulation thereunder, to the 

extent that such exemption is necessary 

or appropriate in the public interest, 

and is consistent with the protection of 

investors. 

The Commission finds that it is 

appropriate in the public interest, and is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors, to grant the SROs a temporary 

exemption from the deadline for filing 

the CAT NMS Plan contained in Rule 

613(a)(1) until September 30, 2014. The 

Commission believes that granting the 

exemption is appropriate in light of the 

need for the SROs to establish a 

deadline for finalizing and submitting 

bids in response to the RFP; to evaluate 

the bids submitted and select the CAT 

Plan Processor under the Selection NMS 

Plan, if the Selection NMS Plan is 

approved by the Commission, or an 

alternative process if the Selection NMS 

Plan is not approved by the 

Commission; and to draft the CAT NMS 

Plan. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered, 

pursuant to Section 36 of the Exchange 

Act,17 that the SROs are temporarily 

exempted from the deadline for 

submitting the NMS plan to govern the 

creation, implementation, and 

maintenance of a consolidated audit 

trail and central repository contained in 

Rule 613(a)(1) 18 until September 30, 

2014. 

By the Commission. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29620 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Advanced 

Qualification Program (AQP) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The Advanced Qualification 

Program uses data driven quality control 

processes for validating and maintaining 

the effectiveness of air carrier training 

program curriculum content. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 10, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0701. 

Title: Advanced Qualification 

Program (AQP). 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Under Special Federal 

Aviation Regulation No. 58, Advanced 

Qualification Program (AQP), the FAA 

provides certificated air carriers, as well 

as training centers they employ, with a 

regulatory alternative for training, 

checking, qualifying, and certifying 

aircrew personnel subject to the 

requirements of 14 CFR parts 121 and 

135. The main goal of the AQP is to 

improve flight crew performance by 

providing alternative means of 

complying with certain rules that may 

inhibit innovative use of modern 

technology for flight crewmember 

training. AQP is continuously validated 

through the collection and analysis of 

trainee performance. Data collection and 

analysis processes ensure that the 

certificate holder provides performance 

information on its crewmembers, flight 

instructors, and evaluators that will 

enable the certificate holder and the 

FAA to determine whether the form and 

content of training and evaluation 

activities are satisfactorily 

accomplishing the overall objectives of 

the curriculum. 

Respondents: 18 respondents with 

approved Advanced Qualification 

Programs. 

Frequency: Data is collected monthly. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 432 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ms. Kathy 

DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AES–200, 6500 S. 

MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 

73169. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2013 / Notices 75671 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6, 

2013. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29687 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: General 

Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and 

Avionics Survey 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. Respondents to this survey 

are owners of general aviation aircraft. 

This information is used by FAA, NTSB, 

and other government agencies, the 

aviation industry, and others for safety 

assessment, planning, forecasting, cost/ 

benefit analysis, and to target areas for 

research. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 10, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0060. 

Title: General Aviation and Air Taxi 

Activity and Avionics Survey. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Title 49, United States 

Code, empowers the Secretary of 

Transportation to collect and 

disseminate information relative to civil 

aeronautics, to study the possibilities for 

development of air commerce and the 

aeronautical industries, and to make 

long-range plans for, and formulate 

policy with respect to, the orderly 

development and use of the navigable 

airspace, radar installations and all 

other aids for air navigation. 

Respondents to this survey are owners 

of general aviation aircraft. This 

information is used by FAA, NTSB, and 

other government agencies, the aviation 

industry, and others for safety 

assessment, planning, forecasting, cost/ 

benefit analysis, and to target areas for 

research. 

Respondents: Approximately 83,500 

owners of general aviation aircraft. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

13,000 hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ms. Kathy 

DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AES–200, 6500 S. 

MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 

73169. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6, 

2013. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29688 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a New Approval of 

Information Collection: Information 

Regarding Ferry Flights in On-Demand 

Operations 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for a new information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on August 

30, 2013, vol. 78, no. 169, pages 53817– 

53818. The collection involves an 

assessment of the number of ferry flights 

typically conducted by on-demand air 

carriers and the costs associated with 

those flights. The information to be 

collected will be used to conduct a 

benefit cost analysis in connection with 

rulemaking as required by Congress. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 13, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martin Zhu at (202) 267–4110 or by 

email at: martin.zhu@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX. 

Title: Information Regarding Ferry 

Flights in On-Demand Operations. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this specific 

collection of information. 

Type of Review: Clearance of a new 

information collection. 

Background: In response to the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(Public Law 112–95), the FAA will 

initiate a rulemaking to change part 91 

tail-end ferry flight limitations and rest 

requirements. The rule would apply 

part 135 flight limitations and rest 

requirements to today’s part 91 tail-end 

ferry flights (a part 91 flight following 

the last part 135 flight in a duty period). 

The FAA will use the results of this 

collection of information as the basis for 

the cost and benefit estimate of the 

proposed rule. The FAA requests 

comments on the proposed questions 

below in order to help assess costs. 

Survey Questions 

1. How many total part 135 operations 

do you have annually? 

2. For comparative purposes, how 

many aircraft are flown in your part 135 

services? 

3. How many tail-end ferry flights 

flown under part 91 would be curtailed 

if pilots need to fly under part 135 of 

rest and duty requirements? 

4. What percentage of these tail-end 

ferry flights would be accounted as 

single-pilot flights? 

5. Would another crewmember fly the 

aircraft to its destination? 

6. What would be the average cost of 

tail-end ferries flown under part 91 

rules? 

7. What would be the average cost of 

tail-end ferries flown under part 135 rest 

and duty rules? 

8. Please itemize key cost-drivers to 

comply with the proposed rule. 

Respondents: Part 135 operators 

conducting part 91 tail-end ferry flight. 

We estimate 2,155 of part 135 operators 

have such operations. 

Frequency: One time. 

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