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5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

6 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 

19b4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the 

Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent 

to file the proposed rule change along with a brief 

description and text of the proposed rule change, 

or such shorted time as designated by the 

Commission. The Exchange provided a copy of this 

rule filing to the Commission at least five business 

days prior to the date of this filing. 

7See Securities and Exchange Act Release No. 

61696 (March 12, 2010), 75 FR 13174 (March 18, 

2010) (approving SR–CBOE 2010–005). 8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

just and equitable principles of trade, 

and to remove impediments to and 

perfect the mechanism for a free and 

open market and a national market 

system, and in general, to protect 

investors and the public interest. In 

particular, the proposal will lessen 

investor confusion by having strike 

price intervals and trading hours 

established prior to the commencement 

of trading in options on Index-Linked 

Securities. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The proposed rule change does not 

impose any burden on competition that 

is not necessary or appropriate in 

furtherance of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

The Exchange has not solicited, and 

does not intend to solicit, comments on 

this proposed rule change. The 

Exchange has not received any 

unsolicited written comments from 

members or other interested parties. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days after the date of 

the filing, or such shorter time as the 

Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 5 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.6

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule change is non-controversial in that 

it is similar to a Chicago Board Options 

Exchange rule change recently approved 

by the Commission.7 Further, the 

Exchange believes the proposed rule 

change may eliminate confusion for 

investors by establishing strike price 

intervals and trading hours for options 

on Index-Linked Securities prior to the 

commencement of trading. The 

Exchange also believes that the 

proposed rule change does not raise any 

new, unique or substantive issues, and 

is beneficial for competitive purposes 

and to promote a free and open market 

for the benefit of investors. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change 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–ISE–2010–33 on the subject 

line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–ISE–2010–33. 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 Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also 

will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. 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–ISE– 

2010–33 and should be submitted on or 

before May 25, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.8

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2010–0018] 

Occupational Information System 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are requesting comments 

on the recommendations submitted to 

us by the Occupational Information 

Development Advisory Panel (Panel) in 

its report entitled ‘‘Content Model and 

Classification Recommendations for the 

Social Security Administration 

Occupational Information System, 

September 2009.’’ The complete Panel 

report (including appendices) is 

available online at: http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov/oidap/ 

Documents/ 

FinalReportRecommendations.pdf. 

DATES: To ensure that we receive your 

feedback in a timely manner for 

consideration as the project develops, 

please submit your comments no later 

than June 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any one of three methods—Internet, 

fax, or mail. Do not submit the same 

comments multiple times or by more 

than one method. Regardless of which 

method you choose, please state that 

your comments refer to Docket No. 

SSA–2010–0018 so that we may 

associate your comments with the 

correct document. 

Caution: You should be careful to 

include in your comments only 

information that you wish to make 

publicly available. We strongly urge you 

not to include in your comments any 

personal information, such as Social 

Security numbers or medical 

information. 

1. Internet: We strongly recommend 

that you submit your comments via the 

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Internet. Please visit the Federal 

eRulemaking portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Use the Search 

function of the Web page to find docket 

number SSA–2010–0018. The system 

will issue a tracking number to confirm 

your submission. You will not be able 

to view your comment immediately 

because we must post each comment 

manually. It may take up to a week for 

your comment to be viewable. 

2. Fax: Fax comments to (410) 597– 

0825. 

3. Mail: Address your comments to 

the Office of Program Development and 

Research, Occupational Information 

Development Project, Social Security 

Administration, 3–E–26 Operations 

Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, MD 21235–6401. 

Comments are available for public 

viewing on the Federal eRulemaking 

portal at http://www.regulations.gov or 

in person, during regular business 

hours, by sending a request to the 

project staff at OIDAP@ssa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Occupational Information Development 

Advisory Panel, Social Security 

Administration, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, 3–E–26 Operations, 

Baltimore, MD 21235–0001. Fax: 202– 

410–597–0825. E-mail to 

OIDAP@ssa.gov. For additional 

information, please visit the Panel Web 

site at http://www.ssa.gov/oidap. 

For information on eligibility or filing 

for benefits, call our national toll-free 

number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1– 

800–325–0778, or visit our Internet site, 

Social Security Online, at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Version 

The electronic file of this document is 

available on the date of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register at 

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ 

index.html. 

Background 

In 2008, we established the 

Occupational Information Development 

Advisory Panel to provide independent 

advice and recommendations on 

creating an occupational information 

system tailored specifically for our 

disability programs and adjudicative 

needs. The Panel’s advice and 

recommendations will relate to our 

disability programs in the following 

areas: 

1. Medical and vocational analysis of 

disability claims; 

2. Occupational analysis, including 

definitions, ratings, and capture of 

physical and mental/cognitive demands 

of work; 

3. Occupational information critical to 

our disability programs; 

4. Data collection; and, 

5. Other area(s) that will enable us to 

develop an occupational information 

system (OIS) and improve our medicalvocational adjudication policies and 

processes. 

Request for Comments 

In the first year, the Panel presented 

general recommendations regarding an 

occupational information system and 

also identified attributes of occupations 

and people that we should measure for 

purposes of disability adjudication. For 

occupations, these attributes included 

the work activities and related demands 

that a job requires of workers. For 

people, these attributes described 

characteristics that each worker brings 

to the job situation that may be involved 

when performing the job successfully. 

The Panel presented the full report, 

including the following seven general 

recommendations, to the Commissioner 

in September 2009. Both the 

recommendations and the proposed OIS 

are specific to our disability program 

needs. 

1. A New Occupational Information 

System: Technical, Legal, and Data 

Requirements 

The Panel recommended that SSA 

develop a new OIS to replace the 

Dictionary of Occupational Titles for 

use in our disability adjudication 

process. The Panel recommended that 

we design the new OIS to assure its data 

are not only useful, but also reliable, 

valid, and able to withstand any legal 

challenges. 

Characteristics to support these 

requirements include: (a) Grouping of 

occupations at a level to support 

individualized disability assessment; (b) 

a cross-reference to the Standard 

Occupational Classification; (c) precise 

occupationally-specific data; (d) core 

work activities; (e) minimum levels of 

requirements needed to perform work; 

(f) discrete, observable measures of both 

work activities and worker 

characteristics; (g) a manageable number 

of data elements; (h) sampling 

methodology capturing the full range of 

work; (i) measures that are 

psychometrically sound; (j) collection of 

high quality data; (k) valid, accurate, 

and reproducible data; (l) information 

about whether core work activities 

could be performed in alternative ways; 

and, (m) terminology that is consistent 

with medical practice and human 

function. 

2. Data Elements for the New 

Occupational Information System 

Based upon previous research related 

to job analytic techniques, the Panel 

recommended a list of work activities 

applicable to all occupations and 

recommended that this list serve as a 

stimulus to develop SSA-specific 

instruments that measure the 

requirements of work. The Panel also 

recommended that new instruments 

include not only work activities, but 

also the physical and psychological 

abilities required to do work, work 

context, and any other attributes 

appropriate to disability adjudication. 

3. The Classification of Occupations 

The Panel recommended that once a 

large database representative of all work 

in the national economy is available, we 

should use various methods to classify 

jobs based upon work activities and 

identify work activities that we can use 

as a common language to match the 

abilities of people to appropriate work 

available within the economy. 

4. Development of Internal and External 

Expertise for the Creation and 

Maintenance of the New Occupational 

Information System 

The Panel recommended that we 

make the creation and continued 

maintenance of an up-to-date and 

legally defensible OIS a priority and, to 

support that effort, we should develop 

an independent, internal unit staffed 

with experts on work analysis and other 

related disability research needs. The 

Panel also recommended that we 

develop and maintain online research 

and professional communities to inform 

the unit’s emerging and ongoing ideas, 

research, and methods. 

5. Need for Basic & Applied Research 

The Panel acknowledged that 

developing a new OIS requires 

significant research and recommended 

that early efforts should focus on the 

development and pilot-tests of measures 

of work requirements, usability analysis 

of these measures, and creation of an 

appropriate sampling plan. The Panel 

recommended that we conduct research 

to determine the most accurate and 

defensible sources of data for the OIS, 

the best methods for measuring the 

required work attributes, and if any 

other attributes are appropriate for study 

due to their potential for use in the 

adjudication process. They also cited 

the need to perform research focused on 

exploring and validating the link 

between the work requirements and 

attributes of the person, the 

environment, and other job-related 

factors. Finally, the Panel recommended 

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applied research examining user needs 

and the effects of new instruments on 

our disability process and programs. 

6. Measurement Considerations 

In addition to the research needs 

described in Recommendation 5, the 

Panel recommended that we should 

consider research related to appropriate 

scales for inclusion in any new 

instruments that we develop. The Panel 

further stated that we should use scales 

that are legally defensible for our needs 

and focus on observable, discrete, 

characteristics such as frequency and 

duration. 

7. Communication with Users, the 

Public & the Scientific Community 

The Panel recommended that we use 

both traditional and emerging 

government and private media outlets to 

inform or solicit input from various 

audiences about all activities regarding 

the OIS development. 

Dated: April 26, 2010. 

Debra Tidwell-Peters, 

Designated Federal Officer, Occupational 

Information Development Advisory Panel. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Actions Taken at March 18, 

2010, Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission actions. 

SUMMARY: At its regular business 

meeting on March 18, 2010, in State 

College, Pennsylvania, the Commission 

held a public hearing as part of its 

regular business meeting. At the public 

hearing, the Commission: (1) Approved 

and tabled certain water resources 

projects; (2) rescinded approval for a 

water resources project; and (3) 

approved settlements involving three 

water resources projects. Details 

concerning these and other matters 

addressed at the public hearing and 

business meeting are contained in the 

Supplementary Information section of 

this notice. 

DATES: March 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, 1721 N. Front Street, 

Harrisburg, PA 17102–2391. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 

telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 306; fax: 

(717) 238–2436; e-mail: rcairo@srbc.net; 

or Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to 

the Commission, telephone: (717) 238– 

0423, ext. 304; fax: (717) 238–2436; email: srichardson@srbc.net. Regular 

mail inquiries may be sent to the above 

address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the public hearing and its 

related action items identified below, 

the following items were also presented 

or acted on at the business meeting: (1) 

A presentation by Pennsylvania 

Department of Conservation and Natural 

Resources Deputy Secretary for Parks & 

Forestry James Grace on Marcellus 

Shale natural gas leasing in 

Pennsylvania state forests; (2) an update 

on the implementation of the SRBC 

Remote Water Quality Monitoring 

Network; (3) a report on hydrologic 

conditions in the Susquehanna Basin 

with an emphasis on National Flood 

Safety Week; (4) approval/ratification of 

one grant related to the Susquehanna 

Flood Forecast and Warning System, 

and five contracts related to ArcGIS, 

establishment of an SRBC satellite office 

in Sayre, PA, consulting services for 

instream flow studies, aquatic resource 

surveys, and flood mapping; (5) ratified 

the Executive Director’s retention of 

outside counsel and other professional 

services regarding the relicensing 

proceedings for lower Susquehanna 

River hydroelectric projects; and (6) 

approved a revision of the FY–2011 

Budget. The Commission also heard 

counsel’s report on legal matters 

affecting the Commission and 

recognized retiring Chief Administrative 

Officer Duane A. Friends for his 25 

years of valuable service. The 

Commission convened a public hearing 

and took the following actions: 

Public Hearing—Compliance Actions 

The Commission approved a 

settlement in lieu of civil penalties for 

the following projects: 

1. Chesapeake Energy Corporation— 

Eastern Division. Pad ID: Ward (ABR– 

20090519), Burlington Township, and 

Sullivan 1 (ABR–20080715), Athens 

Township, Bradford County, Pa.— 

$20,000. 

2. Novus Operating, LLC. Pad ID: 

Sylvester 1H and North Fork 1H, 

Brookfield Township, Tioga County, 

Pa.—$100,000. 

3. Southwestern Energy Production 

Company. Pad ID: Ferguson, Wyalusing 

Township, Bradford County, Pa.— 

$50,000. 

Public Hearing—Projects Approved 

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Mosquito 

Creek—Hoffman), Karthaus Township, 

Clearfield County, Pa. Surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd. 

2. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT 

Production Company (West Branch 

Susquehanna River—Kuntz), 

Greenwood Township, Clearfield 

County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of 

up to 0.900 mgd. 

3. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

EXCO–North Coast Energy, Inc. (West 

Branch Susquehanna River—Johnson), 

Clinton Township, Lycoming County, 

Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 

0.999 mgd. 

4. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (Fall Brook— 

Bense), Troy Township, Bradford 

County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of 

up to 1.000 mgd. 

5. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (Unnamed 

Tributary to North Branch Sugar 

Creek—Besley), Columbia Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. Surface water 

withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd. 

6. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (South Branch 

Sugar Creek—Shedden), Troy 

Township, Bradford County, Pa. Surface 

water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd. 

7. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (Sugar Creek— 

Hoffman), West Burlington Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. Surface water 

withdrawal modification increase from 

0.250 mgd up to 2.000 mgd (Docket No. 

20090327). 

8. Project Sponsor: Graymont (PA), 

Inc. Project Facility: Pleasant Gap 

Facility, Spring Township, Centre 

County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of 

0.050 mgd (30-day average) from the 

Plant Make-up Well. 

9. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Harley-Davidson Motor Company 

Operations, Inc., Springettsbury 

Township, York County, Pa. 

Modification to project features of the 

withdrawal approval (Docket No. 

19900715). 

10. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Harley-Davidson Motor Company 

Operations, Inc., Springettsbury 

Township, York County, Pa. 

Modification to add a groundwater 

withdrawal of 0.585 mgd (30-day 

average) from Well CW–20 to the 

remediation system, without any 

increase to total system withdrawal 

quantity (Docket No. 19980901). 

11. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Healthy Properties, Inc. (Sugar Creek— 

owner), North Towanda Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. Surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.450 mgd. 

12. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Mountain Energy Services, Inc. 

(Tunkhannock Creek—Deer Park 

Lumber, Inc.), Tunkhannock Township, 

Wyoming County, Pa. Surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd. 

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