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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committee on Small and 

Minority Business (ITAC–11) 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of a partially opened 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory 

Committee on Small and Minority 

Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting 

on Monday, September 15, 2008, from 

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be 

closed to the public from 9 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. and opened to the public from 

12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

September 15, 2008, unless otherwise 

notified. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of CommerceHerbert C. Humphrey Building, B841–B, 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at 

(202) 482–3222, Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

opened portion of the meeting, the 

following agenda items will be 

considered. 

• Results of Americas 

Competitiveness Forum. 

• Results of the Asia-Pacific 

Economic Cooperation (APEC) 

Ministerial Meetings. 

• FY08 vs. FY07 U.S./ Export-Import 

Bank of the United States (EXIM) Loans 

Issued to Small and Minority Business. 

• World Bank Programs for Small 

Business/IFC. 

• Gold Key Service in Latin America. 

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 

(UPTO) Work that Helps to Promote 

U.S. Exports. 

Colleen J. Litkenhaus, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E8–19283 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for a New 

Information Collection: Certificate of 

Medical Examination Optional Form 

(OF) XX—Formerly Standard Form (SF) 

78 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice 

announces that the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for clearance and use 

of Optional Form XX (OF–XX), 

Certificate of Medical Examination, a 

revision of Standard Form 78 (SF–78). 

The Certificate of Medical Examination 

is used by Federal agencies, OPM 

examining offices, and Federal agency 

appointing officials to determine 

medical qualifications for a specific 

position. 

We estimate approximately 45,000 

forms will be completed each year. Each 

form requires from two to three hours to 

complete. The annual estimated burden 

is 135,000 hours. 

Comments: In the 60-Day Notice 

published in FR Vol. 71, No. 244, on 

December 20, 2006, we announced our 

request for review of a new information 

collection document, OF–XX, Certificate 

of Medical Examination. OPM invited 

receipt of public comment on the 

Optional Form by February 19, 2007, 

and received comments from three 

Federal agencies. All changes and 

recommendations were considered and 

incorporated as appropriate into the 

final OF–XX. A discussion of the 

comments is provided below. 

One agency inquired why OPM was 

revising the current SF–78. Revision 

and replacement is necessary because 

the SF–78 is no longer accurate. 

Revisions include making the form 

optional for agencies to use at their 

discretion, rather than required; to 

delete outdated references, such as the 

Federal Personnel Manual; and to 

incorporate changes required by 29 CFR 

1630.13, which relates to prohibited 

medical inquiries and examinations 

related to the Equal Employment 

Opportunity provisions of the 

Americans with Disabilities Act. 

One agency requested that the revised 

form (OF–XX) be posted to the existing 

OPM forms Web site; that the form be 

electronically fillable; and that 

additional space be provided on the 

form for a description of employee 

duties. The OF–XX will be made 

available on the OPM forms Web site 

and will be made electronically fillable. 

Additional space has been provided in 

Part B of the form for an explanation of 

employee duties in the subject position. 

One agency requested that OPM 

provide adequate space for the clinician 

to comment on positive findings. OPM 

added supplemental space to the 

‘‘Conclusion’’ section in Part C of the 

OF–XX. 

One agency requested that OPM 

reformat Part A to allow added room for 

names; to create separate and distinct 

parts; to change ‘‘glasses’’ to ‘‘corrective 

lenses’’; to add check boxes to areas 

where an examiner may document his 

or her interpretation of test results; and 

to clearly delineate vision and hearing 

boxes by moving instructions inside of 

the boxes where results are to be 

recorded. OPM addressed these 

concerns in the development of the OF–

XX. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Margaret A. Miller on (202) 606–2699, 

Fax (202) 418–3251 or e-mail to 

mamiller@opm.gov. Please include a 

mailing address with your request. 

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 30 calendar 

days from the date of publication 

August 20, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written 

comments to: 

Angela Bailey, Deputy Associate 

Director, Center for Talent and 

Capacity, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E. Street, NW., 

Room 6551, Washington, DC 20415. 

And 

Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office 

Building NW., Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

For Administrative Coordination 

Contact: J.C. Phillip Spottswood, 

Medical Policy and Programs, U.S. 

Office of Personnel Management, 1900 

E. Street, NW., Room 6500, Washington, 

DC 20415, Telephone: (202) 606–1389, 

Fax: (202) 606–0864, e-mail: 

phil.spottswood@opm.gov. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Howard Weizmann, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–19196 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for Extension of an 

Expiring Information Collection: 

Establishment Information Form, Wage 

Data Collection Form, Wage Data 

Collection Continuation Form DD 1918, 

DD 1919, and DD 1919C 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

May 22, 1995), the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget a request for extension of 

three previously-approved information 

collection forms for which approval will 

soon expire. The Establishment 

Information Form, the Wage Data 

Collection Form, and the Wage Data 

Collection Continuation Form are wage 

survey forms developed by OPM for use 

by the Department of Defense (DOD) to 

establish prevailing wage rates for 

Federal Wage System employees. 

DOD contacts approximately 21,200 

businesses annually to determine the 

level of wages paid by private enterprise 

establishments for representative jobs 

common to both private industry and 

the Federal Government. Each survey 

collection requires 1–4 hours of 

respondent burden, resulting in a total 

yearly burden of approximately 75,800 

hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Margaret A. Miller on (202) 606–2699, 

fax (202) 418–3251, or e-mail 

mamiller@opm.gov. Please include a 

mailing address with your request. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 19, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to: 

• Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy 

Associate Director for Performance and 

Pay Systems, Strategic Human 

Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 

1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20415–8200; e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–

4264. 

• Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; fax 

(202) 606–4264; or e-mail payperformance-policy@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM 

published notice of its intention to 

request an extension of the information 

collection wage survey forms in the 

Federal Register on May 2, 2008 (73 FR 

24322). OPM received no comments. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Howard Weizmann, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–19193 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies 

Available From: U.S. Securities and 

Exchange Commission, Office of 

Investor Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Rule 15b6–1 and Form BDW, OMB Control 

No. 3235–0018, SEC File No. 270–17. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request to revise the collection of 

information discussed below. The Code 

of Federal Regulations citation to this 

collection of information is the 

following rule: 17 CFR 240.15b6–1. 

Broker-dealers use Form BDW (17 

CFR 249.501a) to withdraw from 

registration with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organizations, and the 

states. It is estimated that approximately 

737 broker-dealers withdraw from 

registration annually and, therefore, file 

a Form BDW via the internet with Web 

CRD, a computer system operated by the 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc. that maintains 

information regarding registered brokerdealers and their registered personnel. 

However, the Commission estimates 

that approximately 127 of these 737 

withdrawing broker-dealers would 

employ third-party filers to file Form 

BDW. The broker-dealers that employ 

third-parties would not incur an hour 

burden and, therefore, do not incur a 

reporting burden. As discussed below, 

however, these broker-dealers would 

incur a cost burden with respect to 

Form BDW. Therefore, the 610 brokerdealers that withdraw from registration 

by filing Form BDW themselves, would 

incur an aggregate annual reporting 

burden of 152.5 hours (610 × 0.25 

hours). 

Broker-dealers that employ thirdparties to file Form BDW would not 

incur a reporting burden, but would 

incur a cost burden in filing Form BDW. 

The Commission estimates that 127 

broker-dealers would employ thirdparties to file Form BDW. These brokerdealers would be billed by third-party 

filers at an estimated average 

compensation rate of $44.00 per hour. 

Therefore, the total annual cost burden 

to broker-dealers that employ thirdparty filers to file Form BDW would be 

approximately $1,397 (i.e., 127 × 0.25 

hours × $44 per hour) or $11 per 

withdrawing broker-dealer. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. Rule 15b6–1 does not 

have a retention of records requirement. 

Comments should be directed to (i) 

Desk Officer for the Securities and 

Exchange Commission, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10102, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

sending an e-mail to: 

Alexander_T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and 

(ii) Lewis W. Walker, Acting CIO/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an e-mail 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted within 30 days of 

this notice. 

Dated: August 13, 2008, 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19230 Filed 8–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 15c2–5, OMB Control No. 

3235–0198, SEC File No. 270–195. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. The Code of Federal 

Regulations citation to this collection of 

information is the following: 17 CFR 

240.15c2–5. 

Rule 15c2–5 prohibits a broker-dealer 

from arranging or extending certain 

loans to persons in connection with the 

offer or sale of securities unless, before 

any element of the transaction is entered 

into, the broker-dealer: (1) Delivers to 

the person a written statement 

containing the exact nature and extent 

of the person’s obligations under the 

loan arrangement; the risks and 

disadvantages of the loan arrangement; 

and all commissions, discounts, and 

other remuneration received and to be 


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