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13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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 

ISE. 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–2010–41 and should be 

submitted on or before June 18, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.13

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12872 Filed 5–27–10; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket No. USTR–2010–0015] 

Notice and Request for Comments: 

Canada—Compliance With Softwood 

Lumber Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the 2006 Softwood 

Lumber Agreement (SLA), Canada 

agreed to impose export measures on 

Canadian exports of softwood lumber 

products to the United States. At the 

request of the United States, an arbitral 

tribunal established under the SLA 

determined in March 2008 that Canada 

had breached certain SLA obligations. 

In February 2009, the tribunal issued a 

remedy award requiring Canada to 

collect an additional 10 percent ad 

valorem export charge on softwood 

lumber shipments from Ontario, 

Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, 

until an entire amount of CDN $ 68 

million has been collected. Canada did 

not begin collecting the additional 

export charge. In April 2009, the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘Trade 

Representative’’) initiated an 

investigation under Section 302 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Trade 

Act’’). In that investigation, the Trade 

Representative determined that 

Canada’s failure to implement the 

tribunal’s remedy award had the effect 

of denying U.S. rights under the SLA; 

and, pursuant to Section 301 of the 

Trade Act, the Trade Representative 

imposed 10 percent ad valorem duties 

on imports of softwood lumber products 

subject to the SLA from the provinces of 

Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and 

Saskatchewan (the April 2009 action). 

Under the April 2009 action, the duties 

are to remain in place until such time 

as the United States collects $54.8 

million, the U.S. dollar equivalent of 

CDN $ 68 million at the time. The 

Government of Canada, however, is now 

taking steps toward adopting its own 

measure to address Canada’s breach of 

the SLA, in the form of legislation 

requiring the collection of an additional 

10 percent charge on exports from the 

provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, 

and Saskatchewan. In the event that the 

proposed bill becomes law by receiving 

royal assent, and if the Trade 

Representative finds that the law 

satisfactorily grants the rights of the 

United States under the SLA, the Trade 

Representative may modify or terminate 

the April 2009 action. Interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

on the possible modification or 

termination of the April 2009 action. 

DATES: To be assured of consideration, 

comments should be submitted by no 

later than 5 p.m. on June 14, 2010, 

although USTR will continue to accept 

comments after that date. 

ADDRESSES: Non-confidential comments 

(as explained below) should be 

submitted electronically via the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov, docket 

number USTR–2010–0015. If you are 

unable to provide submissions by 

http://www.regulations.gov, please 

contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395– 

9483 to arrange for an alternative 

method of transmission. If (as explained 

below) the comments contain 

confidential information, the person 

wishing to submit such comments 

should contact Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–9483. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Melle, Deputy Assistant USTR for the 

Americas, (202) 395–3412, or Suzanne 

Garner, Assistant General Counsel, (202) 

395–3581, for questions concerning the 

enforcement of U.S. rights under the 

SLA; William Busis, Associate General 

Counsel and Chair of the Section 301 

Committee, (202) 395–3150, for 

questions concerning procedures under 

Section 301; or Gwendolyn Diggs, Staff 

Assistant to the Section 301 Committee, 

(202) 395–5830, for questions 

concerning procedures for filing 

submissions in response to this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Enforcement of U.S. Rights Under 

the SLA 

For further information concerning 

U.S. rights under the SLA and the April 

2009 action, see Initiation of Section 

302 Investigation, Determination of 

Action Under Section 301, and Request 

for Comments: Canada—Compliance 

With Softwood Lumber Agreement, 74 

FR 16,436 (April 10, 2009) (notice); 74 

FR 17,276 (April 14, 2009) (annex). 

B. Canada’s Steps Toward Addressing 

the Breach of the SLA 

On March 4, 2010, the Canadian 

Parliament introduced as part of the 

Federal budget an amendment to the 

Softwood Lumber Products Export 

Charge Act, 2006. The amendment 

provides for the collection of an 

additional export charge of 10 percent 

on softwood lumber products from the 

provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, 

and Saskatchewan. The amendment 

might become law as soon as mid-June 

2010. 

C. Possible Modification or Termination 

of April 2009 Action 

The Trade Act authorizes the Trade 

Representative to modify or terminate 

an action taken under Section 301 if, 

among other things, ‘‘the foreign country 

is taking satisfactory measures to grant 

the rights of the United States under a 

trade agreement.’’ Sections 

301(a)(2)(B)(i) and 307(1)(A). If the 

proposed amendment becomes law, the 

Trade Representative may consider 

whether Canada is taking satisfactory 

measures to grant the rights of the 

United States under the SLA, and if so, 

may decide on an appropriate 

modification or termination of the April 

2009 action. 

Pursuant to Section 306(a) of the 

Trade Act, if the Trade Representative 

finds that the additional 10 percent 

export charge is a satisfactory measure, 

the Trade Representative will continue 

to monitor the implementation of such 

measure. Pursuant to Section 306(b), if 

the Trade Representative considers that 

Canada is not satisfactorily 

implementing the measure, the Trade 

Representative will determine what 

further action to take under Section 301. 

D. Request for Public Comment 

The Section 301 Committee invites 

comments from interested persons with 

respect to the possible modification or 

termination of the April 2009 action in 

the event the Government of Canada 

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percent export charge on softwood 

lumber from the provinces of Ontario, 

Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. 

This request includes comments on the 

appropriate methodology for 

transitioning from the current U.S.- 

collected 10 percent duties to the 10 

percent export charge to be collected by 

the Government of Canada. 

To submit comments via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2010–0015 on the home 

page and click ‘‘Search’’. The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

If this notice is not listed on the searchresults page, find a reference to this 

notice by selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under 

‘‘Document Type.’’ Upon locating a 

reference to this notice, click on the link 

entitled ‘‘Submit Comment.’’ 

The www.regulations.gov site 

provides the option of providing 

comments by filling in a comments 

field, or by attaching a document. Given 

the detailed nature of the comments 

sought by the Section 301 Committee, 

all comments should be provided in an 

attached document. Submissions must 

state clearly the position taken and 

describe with specificity the supporting 

rationale and must be written in 

English. After attaching the document, it 

is sufficient to type ‘‘See attached’’ in the 

comments field. 

Comments will be placed in the 

docket and open to public inspection 

pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13, except 

confidential business information 

exempt from public inspection in 

accordance with 15 CFR 2006.15 or 

information determined by USTR to be 

confidential in accordance with 19 

U.S.C. 2155(g)(2). Comments may be 

viewed on the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site by 

entering docket number USTR–2010– 

0015 in the search field on the home 

page. 

Persons wishing to submit business 

confidential information must certify in 

writing that such information is 

confidential in accordance with 15 CFR 

2006.15(b), and such information must 

be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS 

CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom 

of the cover page and each succeeding 

page. Any comment containing business 

confidential information must be 

accompanied by a non-confidential 

summary of the confidential 

information. The non-confidential 

summary will be placed in the docket 

and open to public inspection. 

Comments containing business 

confidential information should not be 

submitted via the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. Instead, persons wishing to 

submit comments containing business 

confidential information should contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483. 

Information or advice contained in a 

comment submitted, other than business 

confidential information, may be 

determined by USTR to be confidential 

in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that 

information or advice may qualify as 

such, the submitter— 

(1) Must clearly so designate the 

information or advice; 

(2) Must clearly mark the material as 

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the 

top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page; and 

(3) Must provide a non-confidential 

summary of the information or advice. 

The non-confidential summary will 

be placed in the docket and open to 

public inspection. Comments submitted 

in confidence should not be submitted 

via the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Instead, persons wishing to submit such 

comments should contact Sandy 

McKinzy at (202) 395–9483. 

William L. Busis, 

Chair, Section 301 Committee. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Reports, Forms and RecordKeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period was published on March 23, 

2010, Vol. 75, No. 55, Pages 13806– 

13807. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 28, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tamara Webster at the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

Office of Regional Operations and 

Program Delivery (NTI–200), 202–366– 

2701, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

W46–490, Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: 23 CFR, Part 1350, Certificate 

Requirements for Section 2010 

Motorcyclist Safety Grant Program. 

OMB Number: 2127–0650. 

Type of Request: Extension to a 

previously approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: A motorcyclist safety 

incentive grant is available to help 

States enhance motorcyclist safety 

training and motorcyclist awareness 

programs. To qualify for a first year 

grant under the grant program, a State 

must demonstrate that it has satisfied 

one of six criteria: (1) Statewide 

motorcycle rider training course, (2) 

statewide motorcyclists awareness 

program, (3) reduction of fatalities and 

crashes involving motorcycles, (4) 

statewide impaired driving program, (5) 

reduction of fatalities and accidents 

involving impaired motorcyclists, and 

(6) use of fees collected from 

motorcyclists for motorcycle programs. 

In second and subsequent fiscal years, a 

State must demonstrate that it has 

satisfied at least two of six criteria. 

Affected Public: The 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1560 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725–17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A Comment to OMB is most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

Marlene Markison, 

Associate Administrator, Regional Operations 

and Program Delivery. 

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