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including whether the proposed rule 

change, as amended, 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–NASDAQ–2009–009 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Station Place, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2009–009. 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 inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room on official business days between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies 

of such filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of Nasdaq. 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–NASDAQ–2009–009 and 

should be submitted on or before March 

19, 2009. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

National Small Business Development 

Center Advisory Board 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice 

to announce the location, date, time and 

agenda for the next meeting of the 

National Small Business Development 

Center (SBDC) Advisory Board. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 1 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

via conference call. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 

SBA announces the meeting of the 

National SBDC Advisory Board. This 

Board provides advice and counsel to 

the SBA Administrator and Associate 

Administrator for Small Business 

Development Centers. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss following issues pertaining to 

the SBDC Advisory Board: 

—Board Wrap-Up of ASBDC Spring 

Meeting. 

—SBA Update. 

—Member Roundtable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public; however, 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to be a 

listening participant must contact 

Alanna Falcone by Friday, March 13, 

2009, by fax or e-mail in order to be 

placed on the agenda. Alanna Falcone, 

Program Analyst, 409 Third Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20416, Phone, 202– 

619–1612, Fax 202–481–0134, e-mail, 

alanna.falcone@sba.gov. 

Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Alanna Falcone at the 

information above. 

Bridget E. Bean, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2009–0002] 

Agreement on Social Security Between 

the United States and the Republic of 

Poland; Entry Into Force 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that an 

agreement coordinating the United 

States (U.S.) and the Polish social 

security programs will enter into force 

on March 1, 2009. The agreement with 

the Republic of Poland, which was 

signed on April 2, 2008, is similar to 

U.S. social security agreements already 

in force with 23 other countries— 

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, 

Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, 

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, 

Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), 

Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, 

Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland 

and the United Kingdom. Agreements of 

this type are authorized by section 233 

of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. 

433. 

Like the other agreements, the U.S.- 

Polish agreement eliminates dual social 

security coverage. This situation exists 

when a worker from one country works 

in the other country and is covered 

under the social security systems of 

both countries for the same work. When 

dual coverage occurs without such 

agreements in force, the worker, the 

worker’s employer, or both may be 

required to pay social security 

contributions to the two countries 

simultaneously. Under the U.S.-Polish 

agreement, a worker who is sent by an 

employer in one country to work in the 

other country for 5 or fewer years 

remains covered only by the sending 

country. The agreement includes 

additional rules that eliminate dual U.S. 

and Polish coverage in other work 

situations. 

The agreement also helps eliminate 

situations where workers suffer a loss of 

benefit rights because they have divided 

their careers between the two countries. 

Under the agreement, workers may 

qualify for partial U.S. benefits or partial 

Polish benefits based on combined 

(totalized) work credits from both 

countries. 

Persons who would like a copy of the 

agreement or want more information 

about its provisions may write to the 

Social Security Administration, Office 

of International Programs, Post Office 

Box 17741, Baltimore, MD 21235–7741 

or visit the Social Security Web site at 

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ 

international. 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

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