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9See www.finra.org/brokerqualifications/exams. 

10 15 U.S.C. 78o–4(b)(2)(A). 

11 Id. 

12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1). 14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Availability of the Content Outline 

The revised Series 9/10 content 

outline will replace the current content 

outline on FINRA’s Web site.9

2. Statutory Basis 

The MSRB believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

provisions of Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the 

Act,10 which authorizes the MSRB, in 

part, to prescribe for associated persons 

of dealers ‘‘standards of training, 

experience, competence, and such other 

qualifications as the Board finds 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest or for the protection of investors 

and municipal entities or obligated 

persons.’’ 

The MSRB believes that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

provisions of Section 15(B)(b)(2)(A) of 

the Act 11 in that the revisions will 

ensure that certain key concepts and 

rules are tested on the Series 9/10 in 

order to test the competency of 

individuals seeking to qualify as 

Municipal Securities Sales Principals 

with respect to their knowledge of 

MSRB rules and the municipal 

securities market. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The MSRB does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will result in any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The updated 

Series 9/10 content outline aligns with 

the functions and associated tasks 

currently performed by a Municipal 

Securities Sales Principal and tests 

knowledge of the most current laws, 

rules, and regulations and skills relevant 

to those functions and associated tasks. 

As such, the proposed rule change 

would make the examinations more 

efficient and effective. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received on the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing proposed rule change 

has become effective pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 12 and 

paragraph (f)(1) of Rule 19b–4 

thereunder.13 At any time within 60 

days of the filing of the proposed rule 

change, the Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend 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 email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

MSRB–2016–02 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–MSRB–2016–02. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email 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 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the MSRB. 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–MSRB– 

2016–02 and should be submitted on 

orbefore March 2, 2016. 

For the Commission, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

Robert W. Errett, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02604 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Interagency Task Force on 

Veterans Small Business Development 

Meeting notice. 

DATES: March 10, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. 

to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20416 

Eisenhower Conference Room B, 

Concourse Level. 

Purpose: This public meeting is to 

discuss recommendations identified by 

the Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development (IATF) to 

further enable veteran entrepreneurship 

policy and programs. In addition, the 

Task Force will allow public comments 

regarding the veteran owned small 

business focus areas. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix 2), SBA announces the 

meeting of the IATF. The Task Force is 

established pursuant to Executive Order 

13540 and coordinates efforts of federal 

agencies to improve capital, business 

development opportunities, and preestablished federal contracting goals for 

veteran owned small businesses (VOSB) 

and service-disabled veteran owned 

businesses (SDVOSB). The Task Force 

shall coordinate administrative and 

regulatory activities and develop 

proposals relating to six focus areas: (1) 

Access to capital (loans, surety bonding 

and franchising); (2) Ensure 

achievement of pre-established 

contracting goals, including mentor 

prote ́ge ́ and matching with contracting 

opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity 

of certifications of status as a small 

business; (4) Reducing paperwork and 

administrative burdens in accessing 

business development and 

entrepreneurship opportunities; (5) 

Increasing and improving training and 


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counseling services; and, (6) Making 

other improvements to support veteran’s 

business development by the federal 

government. 

Additional Information: Advance 

notice of attendance is requested. 

Individuals desiring to attend and/or 

make a presentation to the Committee 

must contact Ms. Cheryl Simms, IATF 

Program Liaison, Office of Veterans 

Business Development, SBA, at 

vetstaskforce@sba.gov, by February 26, 

2016. Comments for public record 

should be applicable to the six focus 

areas listed above and emailed to 

address above prior to the meeting. 

Verbal comments will be limited to five 

minutes to accommodate multiple 

presenters. Participants requiring 

special accommodations or additional 

information should send requests to Ms. 

Simms at above address. For more 

information on SBA’s veteran owned 

business programs, please visit 

www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Miguel J. L’Heureux, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02682 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Business Affairs 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice 

to announce the location, date, time, 

and agenda for the next meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Veterans 

Business Affairs. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. ROOM: 

Eisenhower Conference Room B, 

Concourse Level. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix 2), SBA announces the 

meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA). The 

ACVBA serves as an independent 

source of advice and policy 

recommendation to the Administrator of 

the U.S. Small Business Administration. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss the formation and growth of 

small business concerns owned and 

controlled by veterans and service 

disabled-veterans, to focus on strategic 

planning, and provide updates on past 

and current events, and to discuss the 

Committee’s objectives for 2016. For 

information regarding SBA veterans’ 

resources and partners, please visit: 

www.sba.gov/vets. 

Additional Information: Advance 

notice of attendance is requested. 

Individuals desiring to attend and/or 

make a presentation to the Committee 

must contact Ms. Cheryl Simms, 

ACVBA Program Liaison, Office of 

Veterans Business Development, SBA, 

at by February 26, 2016. Comments for 

public record should be emailed to 

address above prior to the meeting. 

Verbal comments will be limited to five 

minutes to accommodate multiple 

participants. Participants requiring 

special accommodations or additional 

information should send requests to Ms. 

Simms at above email address. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Miguel J. L’Heureux, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02681 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #14612 and #14613] 

Washington Disaster #WA–00065 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Washington (FEMA— 

4253—DR), dated 02/02/2016. 

Incident: Severe Winter Storm, 

Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, 

Landslides, Mudslides, and a Tornado. 

Incident Period: 12/01/2015 through 

12/14/2015. 

Effective Date: 02/02/2016. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 04/04/2016. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 11/02/2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

02/02/2016, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of governmental nature may file 

disaster loan applications at the address 

listed above or other locally announced 

locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Clallam, Clark, 

Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, 

Lewis, Mason, Pacific Skamania, 

Wahkiakum. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.625 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.625 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.625 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 14612B and for 

economic injury is 14613B. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02560 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9440] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Application Under the 

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects 

of International Child Abduction 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to March 11, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 


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