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33 In approving this proposed rule change, the 

Commission notes that it has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition 

and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 

34 15 U.S.C. 78o–4(b)(2)(C). 

35 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

36 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

The proposed rule change, as 

amended, will become effective on a 

date to be announced by the MSRB in 

a notice published on the MSRB Web 

site, which date shall be no later than 

one year after Commission approval of 

the proposed rule change and shall be 

announced no later than sixty (60) days 

prior to the effective date, as requested 

by the MSRB in Amendment No. 2. 

V. Conclusion 

For the foregoing reasons, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change, as amended, is consistent 

with the Exchange Act and the rules and 

regulations thereunder applicable to the 

MSRB33 and, in particular, the 

requirements of Section 15B(b)(2)(C) of 

the Exchange Act34 and the rules and 

regulations thereunder. 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,35

that the proposed rule change (SR– 

MSRB–2009–09), as amended, be, and it 

hereby is, approved. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.36

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law (Pub. L.) 104–13, the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

effective October 1, 1995. This notice 

includes revisions and extensions of 

OMB-approved information collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 

minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, e-mail, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and SSA Reports Clearance Director to 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB) Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, 

Fax: 202–395–6974, E-mail address: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

(SSA) Social Security Administration, 

DCBFM, Attn: Director, Center for 

Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex 

Building, 6401 Security Blvd., 

Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410–965– 

0454, E-mail address: 

OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov. 

I. The information collection below is 

pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to 

OMB within 60 days from the date of 

this notice. To be sure we consider your 

comments, we must receive them no 

later than August 2, 2010. Individuals 

can obtain copies of the collection 

instruments by calling the SSA Director 

for Reports Clearance at 410–965–0454 

or by writing to the above e-mail 

address. 

1. Request for Accommodation in 

Communication Method—0960–0777. 

In American Council of the Blind, et al. 

v. Michael Astrue and Social Security 

Administration, class plaintiffs 

representing Social Security applicants, 

beneficiaries, recipients, and 

representative payees who are blind or 

visually impaired challenged the 

adequacy of the communication 

methods SSA uses in its notices and 

other communications. Prior to the 

court’s order of October 20, 2009 in 

American Council of the Blind, SSA 

offered three modes of communications 

for blind and visually impaired Social 

Security recipients: (1) A standard print 

notice by first-class mail; (2) a standard 

print notice by first-class mail with a 

follow-up telephone call; and (3) 

certified mail. In American Council of 

the Blind, the court required SSA to 

offer two additional modes of 

communication to blind or visually 

impaired applicants, beneficiaries, 

recipients, and representative payees: 

(4) Braille, and (5) Microsoft Word files 

(on data compact discs). 

In American Council of the Blind, the 

court further ordered SSA to implement 

Section 504 through 45 CFR 85.51 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

meaning SSA must ‘‘take appropriate 

steps to ensure effective communication 

with applicants, participants, personnel 

of other Federal entities, and members 

of the public.’’ To meet the court’s 

mandates, SSA uses Form SSA–9000, 

Request for Accommodation in 

Communication Method, to gather 

information from blind or visually 

impaired individuals about why their 

particular accommodation (other than 

the five accommodations already offered 

by the agency) will allow SSA to 

communicate effectively with them. 

This form asks respondents to describe 

the type of accommodation they want, 

to disclose the condition they have that 

necessitates the need for a different type 

of accommodation, and to explain why 

none of the five methods described 

above are sufficient for their needs. The 

respondents are Social Security 

applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and 

representative payees who are blind or 

visually impaired and are asking SSA to 

send them notices and other 

communications in an alternative 

method besides the five modalities we 

describe in this notice. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Method of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Response time 

(min.) 

Burden 

(hours) 

Personal Interview (over the phone or in-person) ........................................... 2,250 1 10 375 

Form (taken or mailed from field office) .......................................................... 250 1 15 63 

Total .......................................................................................................... 2,500 ........................ ........................ 438 

II. SSA has submitted the information 

collections listed below to OMB for 

clearance. Your comments on the 

information collections would be most 

useful if OMB and SSA receive them 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication. To be sure we consider 

your comments, we must receive them 

no later than July 2, 2010. You can 

obtain a copy of the OMB clearance 

packages by calling the SSA Director for 


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Reports Clearance at 410–965–0454 or 

by writing to the above e-mail address. 

1. Report to United States Social 

Security Administration by Person 

Receiving Benefits for a Child or for an 

Adult Unable to Handle Funds/Report 

to the United States Social Security 

Administration—0960–0049. SSA uses 

the information it collects on Forms 

SSA–7161–OCR–SM and SSA–7162– 

OCR–SM to: (1) Determine continuing 

entitlement to Social Security benefits; 

(2) correct benefit amounts for 

beneficiaries outside the United States; 

and (3) monitor the performance of 

representative payees outside the 

United States. The respondents are 

individuals living outside the United 

States who are receiving benefits on 

their own (or for someone else) under 

Title II of the Social Security Act. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Form No. Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average burden per 

response 

(min.) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

SSA–7161–OCR–SM ...................................................................................... 30,560 1 15 7,640 

SSA–7162–OCR–SM ...................................................................................... 271,142 1 5 22,595 

Total .......................................................................................................... 301,702 ........................ ........................ 30,235 

2. Real Property Current Market Value 

Estimate—0960–0471. SSA considers a 

person’s resources when evaluating 

eligibility for Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) payments. The value of an 

individual’s resources, including nonhome real property, is one of the 

eligibility requirements for SSI 

payments. SSA obtains current market 

value estimates of the claimant’s real 

property through Form SSA–L2794. The 

respondents are small business 

operators in real estate, state and local 

employees, and other individuals 

knowledgeable about local real estate 

values. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

of response 

(min.) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Small Business Operators in Real Estate ....................................................... 4,894 1 20 1,631 

State and local government ............................................................................. 490 1 20 163 

Individuals ........................................................................................................ 54 1 20 18 

Total .......................................................................................................... 5,438 ........................ ........................ 1,812 

3. Employer Verification of Earnings 

After Death—20 CFR 404.821 and 

404.822—0960–0472. When SSA 

records show a wage earner is deceased 

and an employer reported wages for the 

wage earner for a year subsequent to 

death, SSA must contact the employer 

and verify the reported wage and 

employee information. SSA uses Form 

SSA–L4112 to verify that the wage 

information the employer previously 

submitted is correct for the employee 

and the year in question. The 

respondents are employers who report 

wages for employees who have died. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 50,000. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333 

hours. 

Date: May 26, 2010. 

John Biles, 

Director, Office of Document Management, 

Social Security Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2010–0057] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval for a new information 

collection: SAFETEA–LU Section 6009 

Phase 2 Implementation Study Survey. 

The information to be collected for this 

study will be used to satisfy a 

Congressional mandate in the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) to study and 

submit a Report to Congress on the 

implementation of SAFETEA–LU 

Section 6009 and its amendments. The 

survey results will allow U.S. DOT to 

fulfill the implementation study 

requirement. We are required to publish 

this notice in the Federal Register by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

August 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0057 by any of the following methods: 

Web Site: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Braegelmann, FHWA Office of 

Project Development and Environmental 


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