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12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

impediments to and perfect the 

mechanism of a free and open market 

and a national market system, and in 

general to protect investors and the 

public interest. The Commission 

believes that by extending the 

Moratorium the Exchange can 

discontinue relying on factors that no 

longer provide meaningful objective 

measures of a specialist’s performance 

in the Hybrid Market environment. 

Furthermore, the Commission finds 

good cause to approve the proposed rule 

change prior to the thirtieth day after 

the date of publication of the notice of 

filing. By extending the Moratorium 

from December 31, 2007 until March 31, 

2008, the Exchange should have 

sufficient time to allow it to propose 

changes to its allocation policy that 

reflects its current market structure. The 

Commission notes that the Exchange 

advised that it expects to submit a 

proposal to amend its rules governing 

the allocation of securities to specialist 

firms and related rules by February 1, 

2008. In addition, the Commission 

believes that allowing the extension of 

the Moratorium to take effect 

retroactively as of December 31, 2007 

will allow the Moratorium to occur 

uninterrupted until March 31, 2008. 

V. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,12 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2008–

02) be and hereby is approved on an 

accelerated basis. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.13

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–1481 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments and Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Small Business 

Administration’s intentions to request 

approval on a new and/or currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 31, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments 

regarding whether this information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, whether the burden estimates 

are accurate, and if there are ways to 

minimize the estimated burden and 

enhance the quality of the collection, to 

Barbara Brannan, Special Assistant, 

Office of Surety Bond Guarantee 

Program, Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 8th 

Floor, Wash., DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Brannan, Special Assistant, 

Office of Surety Bond Guarantee 

Program, 202–205–6545 

barbara.brannan@sba.gov Curtis B. 

Rich, Management Analyst, 202–205–

7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Surety Bond Guarantee 

Assistance’’. 

Description of Respondents: Surety 

Bond Companies. 

Form No’s.: 990, 991, 994, 994B, 

994F, and 994H. 

Annual Responses: 31,113. 

Annual Burden: 2,012. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments 

regarding whether this information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the function of the 

agency, whether the burden estimates 

are accurate, and if there are ways to 

minimize the estimated burden and 

enhance the quality of the collection, to 

Sandra Johnston, Program Analyst, 

Office of Financial Assistance, Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW., 8th Floor, Wash., DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Johnston, Program Analyst, 

Office of Financial Assistance, 202–

205–7528 sandra.johnston@sba.gov 

Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, 

202–205–7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

Title: ‘‘Settlement Sheet’’. 

Description of Respondents: Lenders 

requesting SBA to provide the Agency 

with breakdown of payments. 

Form No’s.: 1050. 

Annual Responses: 36,000. 

Annual Burden: 27,000. 

Title: ‘‘Lenders Transcript of 

Account’’. 

Description of Respondents: SBA 

Lenders. 

Form No’s.: 1149. 

Annual Responses: 3,600. 

Annual Burden: 3,600. 

Jacqueline White, 

Chief, Administrative Information Branch. 

[FR Doc. 08–352 Filed 1–28–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Small Business Size Standards: 

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Irradiation 

Apparatus Manufacturing. 

SUMMARY: The U. S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is granting a 

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for 

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing, 

Computerized axial tomography (CT/ 

CAT) scanners manufacturing; CT/CAT 

(computerized axial tomography) 

scanners manufacturing; Fluoroscopes 

manufacturing; Fluoroscopic X-ray 

apparatus and tubes manufacturing; 

Generators, X-ray, manufacturing; 

Irradiation equipment manufacturing; 

X-ray generators manufacturing; and Xray irradiation equipment 

manufacturing. 

The basis for waiver is that no small 

business manufacturers are supplying 

this class of products to the Federal 

government. The effect of a waiver 

would be to allow otherwise qualified 

regular dealers to supply the products of 

any domestics manufacturer on a 

Federal contract set aside for small 

businesses; service-disabled veteranowned small businesses or SBA’s 8(a) 

Business Development Program. 

DATES: This waiver is effective February 

13, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edith G. Butler, Program Analyst, by 

telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at 

(202) 481–1788; or my e-mail at 

Edith.Butler@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act (Act), 

15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that 

recipients of Federal contracts set aside 

for small businesses, service-disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses, or 

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development 

Program provide the product of a small 

business manufacturer or processor, if 

the recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor of the 

product. This requirement is commonly 

referred to as the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule. The SBA regulations imposing 

this requirement are found at 13 CFR 

121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the 

Act authorizes SBA to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ‘‘class of 

products’’ for which there are no small 

business manufacturers or processors 

available to participate in the Federal 

market. 

As implemented in SBA’s regulations 

at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be 


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