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46 7 U.S.C. 19(a). 

47 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. 

48 66 FR 42256, 42268 (Aug. 10, 2001). 

49 7 U.S.C. 1a(29). 

50Because ICE already lists for trading a contract 

(i.e., the Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price contract) 

that was previously declared by the Commission to 

be a SPDC, ICE must submit a written 

demonstration of compliance with the Core 

Principles within 30 calendar days of the date of 

this Order. 17 CFR 36.3(c)(4). 

Certain provisions of Commission rule 

36.3 impose new regulatory and 

reporting requirements on ECMs, 

resulting in information collection 

requirements within the meaning of the 

PRA. OMB previously has approved and 

assigned OMB control number 3038– 

0060 to this collection of information. 

b. Cost-Benefit Analysis 

Section 15(a) of the CEA 46 requires 

the Commission to consider the costs 

and benefits of its actions before issuing 

an order under the Act. By its terms, 

section 15(a) does not require the 

Commission to quantify the costs and 

benefits of an order or to determine 

whether the benefits of the order 

outweigh its costs; rather, it requires 

that the Commission ‘‘consider’’ the 

costs and benefits of its actions. Section 

15(a) further specifies that the costs and 

benefits shall be evaluated in light of 

five broad areas of market and public 

concern: (1) Protection of market 

participants and the public; (2) 

efficiency, competitiveness and 

financial integrity of futures markets; (3) 

price discovery; (4) sound risk 

management practices; and (5) other 

public interest considerations. The 

Commission may in its discretion give 

greater weight to any one of the five 

enumerated areas and could in its 

discretion determine that, 

notwithstanding its costs, a particular 

order is necessary or appropriate to 

protect the public interest or to 

effectuate any of the provisions or 

accomplish any of the purposes of the 

Act. The Commission has considered 

the costs and benefits in light of the 

specific provisions of section 15(a) of 

the Act and has concluded that the 

Order, required by Congress to 

strengthen Federal oversight of exempt 

commercial markets and to prevent 

market manipulation, is necessary and 

appropriate to accomplish the purposes 

of section 2(h)(7) of the Act. 

When a futures contract begins to 

serve a significant price discovery 

function, that contract, and the ECM on 

which it is traded, warrants increased 

oversight to deter and prevent price 

manipulation or other disruptions to 

market integrity, both on the ECM itself 

and in any related futures contracts 

trading on DCMs. An Order finding that 

a particular contract is a SPDC triggers 

this increased oversight and imposes 

obligations on the ECM calculated to 

accomplish this goal. The increased 

oversight engendered by the issue of a 

SPDC Order increases transparency and 

helps to ensure fair competition among 

ECMs and DCMs trading similar 

products and competing for the same 

business. Moreover, the ECM on which 

the SPDC is traded must assume, with 

respect to that contract, all the 

responsibilities and obligations of a 

registered entity under the CEA and 

Commission regulations. Additionally, 

the ECM must comply with nine core 

principles established by section 2(h)(7) 

of the Act—including the obligation to 

establish position limits and/or 

accountability standards for the SPDC. 

Section 4(i) of the CEA authorizes the 

Commission to require reports for 

SPDCs listed on ECMs. These increased 

responsibilities, along with the CFTC’s 

increased regulatory authority, subject 

the ECM’s risk management practices to 

the Commission’s supervision and 

oversight and generally enhance the 

financial integrity of the markets. 

c. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(‘‘RFA’’) 47 requires that agencies 

consider the impact of their rules on 

small businesses. The requirements of 

CEA section 2(h)(7) and the Part 36 

rules affect ECMs. The Commission 

previously has determined that ECMs 

are not small entities for purposes of the 

RFA.48 Accordingly, the Chairman, on 

behalf of the Commission, hereby 

certifies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that 

this Order, taken in connection with 

section 2(h)(7) of the Act and the Part 

36 rules, will not have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

VI. Order 

a. Order Relating to the ICE Waha 

Financial Basis Contract 

After considering the complete record 

in this matter, including the comment 

letters received in response to its 

request for comments, the Commission 

has determined to issue the following 

Order: 

The Commission, pursuant to its 

authority under section 2(h)(7) of the 

Act, hereby determines that the Waha 

Financial Basis contract, traded on the 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., satisfies 

the statutory material liquidity and 

material price reference criteria for 

significant price discovery contracts. 

Consistent with this determination, and 

effective immediately, the 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., must 

comply with, with respect to the Waha 

Financial Basis contract, the nine core 

principles established by new section 

2(h)(7)(C). Additionally, the 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., shall be 

and is considered a registered entity 49

with respect to the Waha Financial 

Basis contract and is subject to all the 

provisions of the Commodity Exchange 

Act applicable to registered entities. 

Further, the obligations, requirements 

and timetables prescribed in 

Commission rule 36.3(c)(4) governing 

core principle compliance by the 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., 

commence with the issuance of this 

Order.50

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 28, 

2010, by the Commission. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10324 Filed 5–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Sunshine Act Notice 

The Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service gives notice of the 

following meeting: 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, May 12, 

2010, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PLACE: Corporation for National and 

Community Service, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 8312, Washington, 

DC 20525 (Please go to 10th floor 

reception area for escort). 

CALL-IN INFORMATION: This meeting is 

available to the public through the 

following toll-free call-in number: 888– 

790–3168 conference call access code 

number 4567906. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

and the Corporation will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Replays are 

generally available one hour after a call 

ends. The toll-free phone number for the 

replay is 800–294–4341. The end replay 

date: June 12, 10:59 PM (CT). 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

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II. Consideration of Previous Meeting’s 

Minutes 

III. CEO Report 

IV. Committee Reports: Oversight, 

Governance, and Audit Committee; 

Program, Budget, and Evaluation 

Committee; and External Relations 

Committee 

11:15–12 a.m. 

V. Public Comments 

ACCOMMODATIONS: Anyone who needs 

an interpreter or other accommodation 

should notify Ida Green at 

igreen@cns.gov or 202–606–6861 by 5 

p.m., May 10, 2010. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Emily Samose, Office of the CEO, 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, 10th Floor, Room 

9613C, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20525. Phone (202) 

606–7564. Fax (202) 606–3460. TDD: 

(202) 606–3472. E-mail: 

esamose@cns.gov. 

Dated: April 30, 2010. 

Frank R. Trinity, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10709 Filed 5–3–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Proposed Solicitation for 

Cooperative Agreement Applications 

(SCAA) 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Proposed solicitation for cost 

sharing cooperative agreement 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA) executes the DoD Procurement 

Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) 

by awarding cost sharing cooperative 

agreements to assist eligible entities in 

establishing or maintaining 

procurement technical assistance 

centers (PTACs) pursuant to chapter 142 

of title 10, United States Code. Eligible 

entities include States, local 

governments, private nonprofit 

organizations, tribal organizations and 

economic enterprises. 

In order to maintain continuity of the 

program, DLA will be issuing a followon to the Solicitation for Cooperative 

Agreement Applications (SCAA) issued 

on April 7, 2008. This SCAA, when 

issued, will govern the submission of 

applications to be considered for base 

year cost sharing cooperative agreement 

awards in Fiscal Year 2011. This SCAA 

will also allow for two option period 

awards in Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013. 

A proposed version of this SCAA, 

which contains a number of changes 

from the April 7, 2008 SCAA, will be 

posted for comment on or about May 5, 

2010 at http://www.dla.mil/db/ptap.asp 

(select ‘‘Information for PTAP funding 

recipients’’ at the bottom of the page). 

Printed copies are not available for 

distribution. 

Written comments regarding this 

proposed SCAA may be submitted via 

mail to Headquarters, Defense Logistics 

Agency, Office of Small Business 

Programs (Attn: Grants Officer), 8725 

John J. Kingman Road, Suite 1127, Fort 

Belvoir, VA 22060–6221 or via e-mail to 

PTAP@dla.mil. 

All comments must be received by 

June 4, 2010, for them to receive 

consideration. It is anticipated that the 

final SCAA will be posted on the DLA 

Web site by June 30, 2010. A notice will 

be posted at Grants.gov announcing the 

SCAA along with details on how to 

submit applications. 

Note: Eligible entities meeting the 

definition of 10 U.S.C 2411(1)(D) (tribal 

organizations and economic enterprises) who 

are either current recipients of cooperative 

agreements under the program or who wish 

to apply to establish a new program need not 

apply under this SCAA. A separate SCAA 

will be issued in Fiscal Year 2011 for both 

the continuation of existing and the 

establishment of new Native American 

PTACs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DLA 

Office of Small Business Programs at 

(703) 767–1660. 

Dated: April 30, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10540 Filed 5–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per 

Diem Rates 

AGENCY: Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee; 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of revised non-foreign 

overseas per diem rates. 

SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee is 

publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem 

Bulletin Number 267. This bulletin lists 

revisions in the per diem rates 

prescribed for U.S. Government 

employees for official travel in Alaska, 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern 

Mariana Islands and Possessions of the 

United States. AEA changes announced 

in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. 

Bulletin Number 267 is being published 

in the Federal Register to assure that 

travelers are paid per diem at the most 

current rates. 

DATES: Effective May 1, 2010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document gives notice of revisions in 

per diem rates prescribed by the Per 

Diem Travel and Transportation 

Allowance Committee for non-foreign 

areas outside the continental United 

States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel 

Per Diem Bulletin Number 266. 

Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per 

Diem Bulletins by mail was 

discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins 

published periodically in the Federal 

Register now constitute the only 

notification of revisions in per diem 

rates to agencies and establishments 

outside the Department of Defense. For 

more information or questions about per 

diem rates, please contact your local 

travel office. The text of the Bulletin 

follows: The changes in Civilian 

Bulletin 267 are updated rates for 

Hawaii. 

Dated: April 30, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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