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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61154 

(December 11, 2009), 74 FR 67278 (December 18, 

2009) (SR–ISE–2009–105). 

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

5 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

Joseph P. Loddo, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10777 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–62012; File No. SR–ISE– 

2010–36] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

International Securities Exchange, 

LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate 

Effectiveness of Proposed Rule 

Change Relating to the Options 

Regulatory Fee 

April 30, 2010. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on April 26, 

2010, the International Securities 

Exchange, LLC (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or the 

‘‘ISE’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission the proposed 

rule change as described in Items I, II, 

and III, below, which Items have been 

prepared by the self-regulatory 

organization. The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The ISE is proposing to amend the 

Options Regulatory Fee. The text of the 

proposed rule change is available on the 

Exchange’s Web site (http:// 

www.ise.com), at the principal office of 

the Exchange, at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room, and on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.sec.gov. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization included 

statements concerning the purpose of, 

and basis for, the proposed rule change 

and discussed any comments it received 

on the proposed rule change. The text 

of these statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The self-regulatory organization has 

prepared summaries, set forth in 

sections A, B, and C below, of the most 

significant aspects of such statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The purpose of the proposed rule 

change is to amend the Options 

Regulatory Fee (‘‘ORF’’). The Exchange 

notes that the total monthly charges to 

be assessed in a given month will be 

rounded to the nearest $0.01. The 

Exchange currently charges an ORF of 

$0.0035 per contract to each member for 

all options transactions executed or 

cleared by the member that are cleared 

by The Options Clearing Corporation 

(‘‘OCC’’) in the customer range, i.e., 

transactions that clear in the customer 

account of the member’s clearing firm at 

OCC. The ORF is collected indirectly 

from members through their clearing 

firms by OCC on behalf of the Exchange. 

There is a minimum one-cent charge per 

trade.3 The Exchange does not calculate 

the ORF on a trade-by-trade basis. ISE 

calculates the ORF based on the 

aggregate number of contracts executed 

by each clearing firm every month. 

Accordingly, the Exchange proposes to 

remove the minimum one-cent charge 

per trade. The Exchange believes 

eliminating the one-cent charge per 

trade should reduce the fee related to 

the ORF for members. 

This proposed fee change will be 

operative on May 1, 2010. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The basis under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Exchange 

Act’’) for this proposed rule change is 

the requirement under Section 6(b)(4) 

that an exchange have an equitable 

allocation of reasonable dues, fees and 

other charges among its members and 

other persons using its facilities. The 

Exchange believes this proposed rule 

change is equitable because it eliminates 

the minimum one-cent charge per trade 

thereby reducing the monthly ORF 

charge to all members. 

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 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 4 and paragraph 

(f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 5 thereunder. 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–2010–36 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–2010–36. 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 


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6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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– 

2010–36 and should be submitted on or 

before May 28, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.6

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10830 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6990] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–4100, Iran Program 

Grants Vetting, Information Collection 

1405–0176 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Title of Information Collection: Iran 

Program Grants. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0176. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of Iranian 

Affairs, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs 

(NEA/IR). 

• Form Number: DS–4100. 

• Respondents: Potential grantees and 

participants for Iran programs. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

200. 

• Average Hours per Response: 1. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 200. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefits. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 30 days 

from May 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Danika Walters, Bureau of Near Eastern 

Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520, who may be 

reached on 202–647–1347, or via e-mail 

at WaltersDL@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The State Department has made the 

awarding of grants a key component of 

its Iran policy. As a condition of 

licensing these activities, the Office of 

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) mandate 

that the Department conduct a vetting of 

potential Iran programs grantees and 

sub-grantees for counter-terrorism 

purposes. To conduct this vetting the 

Department envisions collecting 

information from grantees and subgrantees regarding the identity and 

background of their key employees, 

board of directors, and program 

participants. 

Methodology 

We will collect this information either 

through fax or electronic submission. 

Dated: May 3, 2010. 

Jillian Burns, 

Office Director, Office of Iranian Affairs, 

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10838 Filed 5–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6984] 

Request for Nominations of Experts for 

Consideration as Authors and/or 

Editors for the Fifth Global 

Environment Outlook (GEO–5) 

ACTION: This is an announcement of an 

opportunity to recommend experts to 

the U.S. Government for nomination as 

Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead 

Authors, Contributing Authors and 

Review Editors for the Fifth Global 

Environment Outlook (GEO–5). 

SUMMARY: Governments, along with 

other stakeholder groups, relevant 

institutions, and United Nations 

agencies, have been invited to nominate 

experts to participate in the GEO–5 

assessment. The Department of State is 

coordinating the recommendation of 

experts to the United Nations 

Environment Programme (UNEP) for 

GEO–5. The purpose of GEO–5 is to 

provide a comprehensive, integrated, 

and scientifically credible global 

environmental assessment to support 

decision-making processes at 

appropriate levels. Individuals may seek 

to nominate others (or themselves) 

directly on http://www.unep.org/geo/ 

nominations/, or through the U.S. 

government. For those who wish to 

submit their nominations through the 

U.S. government, your nomination must 

be submitted to UNEP at the Web site 

above, and the nomination must also be 

received at the U.S. Department of State, 

Office of Environmental Policy, which 

is coordinating the U.S. Government 

nomination process, no later than May 

12, 2010. The remainder of this 

announcement provides background 

information and describes how to 

submit recommendations. 

The Global Environment Outlook is 

the primary assessment process of the 

UN Environment Programme (UNEP), 

which helps keep the global 

environment under review. It is a tool 

that informs decision-making, focusing 

on assessment priorities and analyzing 

policy challenges and opportunities to 

provide policy response options. It is 


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