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9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–

4(f)(6)(iii) requires that a self-regulatory 

organization submit to the Commission written 

notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, 

along with a brief description and text of the 

proposed rule change, at least five business days 

prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 

change, or such shorter time as designated by the 

Commission. The Commission notes that Nasdaq 

has satisfied the five-day pre-filing notice 

requirement. 

12For purposes only of waiving the 30-day preoperative period, the Commission has considered 

the impact of the proposed rule change on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

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

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 

Written comments on the proposed 

rule change were neither solicited nor 

received. 

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) 

of the Act 9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 

thereunder 10 because it 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. 

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) may not become 

operative prior to 30 days after the date 

of filing unless the Commission 

designates a shorter time if such action 

is consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest.11

Nasdaq has requested that the 

Commission waive the 30-day operative 

delay, which would make the rule 

change operative immediately upon 

filing with the Commission. The 

Commission believes waiving the 30- 

day operative date is consistent with the 

protection of investors and the public 

interest because the proposed rule 

change provides greater transparency to 

issuers and investors and may reduce 

the likelihood of untimely notification 

of dividend declarations.12 For these 

reasons, the Commission designates the 

proposal to be effective and operative 

upon filing with the Commission. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of a rule change pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act,13 the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

the 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–NASDAQ–2007–094 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2007–094. 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 inspection and copying 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 such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of the Nasdaq. 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–NASDAQ–2007–094 and 

should be submitted on or before 

February 21, 2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.14

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–1731 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration # 11158 and # 11159] 

Massachusetts Disaster # MA–00013 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

dated 01/25/2008. 

Incident: Fire. 

Incident Period: 01/21/2008. 

Effective Date: 01/25/2008. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 03/25/2008. 

Economic Injury (Eidl) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 10/27/2008. 

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 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed 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: 

Essex. 

Contiguous Counties: 

Massachusetts: Middlesex and 

Suffolk. 

New Hampshire: Hillsborough and 

Rockingham. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

Homeowners With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 5.500 

Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere ........................... 2.750 

Businesses With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 8.000 


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Percent 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .................... 4.000 

Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 5.250 

Businesses And Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available 

Elsewhere ................................... 4.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 11158 5 and for 

economic injury is 11159 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are Massachusetts and 

New Hampshire. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Steven C. Preston, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E8–1779 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Region IV North Florida District 

Advisory Council; Public Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.2, 

section10(a)(2), notice is hereby given 

that the U.S. Small Business 

Administration North Florida District 

Advisory Council will host a public 

meeting on Thursday, February 7, 2008 

at 12 p.m. EST. The meeting will take 

place at the Jacksonville Port Authority 

located at 9810 August Dr., Jacksonville, 

FL 32226. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss such matters that may be 

presented by members, and staff of the 

U.S. Small Business Administration, or 

others present. The agenda items will 

include a presentation by JaxPort 

Executive Director Rick Ferrin as well as 

matters of the SBA including loan 

reports and goals status for FY 2008. 

Anyone wishing to make an oral 

presentation to the Board must contact 

Wilfredo J. Gonzalez, District Director, 

in writing by letter or fax no later than 

Monday, February 4, 2008, in order to 

be placed on the agenda. Wilfredo J. 

Gonzalez, District Director, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 7825 

Baymeadows Way; Suite 100B, 

Jacksonville, FL 32256; Telephone (904) 

443–1900 or FAX (904) 443–1980. 

Cherylyn Lebon, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–1767 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINSITRATION 

Houston District Advisory Council; 

Public Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, section 

10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the 

U.S. Small Business Administration 

Houston District Advisory Council will 

hold a federal public meeting on Friday 

February 8, 2008, starting at 11 a.m. The 

meeting will take place at the U.S. Small 

Business Administration, Houston 

District Office, located at 8701 S. 

Gessner, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 

77074. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss the following: Houston District 

Office Performance for 2007; Houston 

District Office Goals for 2008; National 

SBA Initiative; Local Issues from the 

Advisory Council Members; the Role of 

the District Offices through 

Centralization including Marketing, 

Processing and Legal; Community 

Express Loans; 504 Loans; 7(a) Loans; 

Patriot Express Loans; 8(a) Certification; 

SBA’s Resource Partners—SBDC and 

SCORE; Small Business Week Awards 

Luncheon; MID America. 

For further information, please 

contact Alfreda Crawford, Business 

Development Specialist, at the U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 

Houston District Office, 8701 S. 

Gessner, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 

77074; e-mail, 

Alfreda.Crawford@sba.gov; telephone 

(713) 773–6555. 

Cherylyn Lebon, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–1773 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

National Advisory Council; Public 

Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. APP. 2, section 

10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the 

U.S. Small Business Administration 

(SBA) National Advisory Council (NAC) 

will hold a public meeting on Thursday, 

January 31, 2008 at 2 p.m. (eastern). The 

purpose of the meeting is to discuss and 

outline FY 2008 projects for the NAC. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Anyone wishing to participate 

must contact Mina Wales or Adrienne 

Abney-Cole by phone or e-mail in order 

to be added to the agenda. Mina Wales, 

NAC Designated Federal Officer, 202–

205–7180, Mina.Wales@sba.gov or 

Adrienne Abney-Cole, NAC Committee 

Management Specialist, 202–205–6742, 

Adrienne.Abney-Cole@sba.gov. 

The meeting will take place using an 

audio conferencing system. To 

participate, please call our toll free 

conferencing service at 1–866–740–1260 

and enter access code 3711001 at the 

prompt. 

For more information about the 

National Advisory Council, please visit 

our Web site at http://www.sba.gov/nac/ 

index.html. 

Cherylyn Lebon, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–1768 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6087] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Land Border Crosser 

Survey (Passport Demand Study 

Phase II), OMB No.1405–0177, SV–

2007–0021 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments and submission to OMB of 

proposed information collection. 

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: 

Land Border Crosser Survey (Passport 

Demand Study Phase II) 

• OMB Control Number: OMB 

No.1405–0177 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services 

Office: CA/PPT 

• Form Number: SV–2007–0021 

• Respondents: A nationally 

representative sample of the United 

States land border crosser population 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000 respondents per survey 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

8,000 responses per year. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 10 

minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden: 1,334 

hours annually 

• Frequency: Passport will conduct 

the land border survey semi-annually 

(twice per year). 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to March 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 


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