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expenses and maximizing the efficient 

use of Applicants’ resources. Investors 

would not receive any benefit or 

additional protection by requiring 

Applicants to repeatedly seek exemptive 

relief that would present no issue under 

the 1940 Act that has not already been 

addressed in this application. Having 

Applicants file additional applications 

would impair Applicants’ ability 

effectively to take advantage of business 

opportunities as they arise. 

8. Applicants undertake that Future 

Contracts funded by the Account or by 

Future Accounts that seek to rely on the 

order issued pursuant to the application 

will be substantially similar to the 

Contract in all material respects. 

Conclusion 

Applicants submit that their request 

for an order meets the standards set out 

in Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act and that 

an order should, therefore, be granted. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Investment Management, under delegated 

authority. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18801 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6307] 

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO 

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting 

The U.S. National Commission for 

UNESCO will hold a meeting by 

conference call on Thursday, August 28, 

2008, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. 

The open portion of the call should last 

approximately fifteen minutes and will 

address the UNESCO Associated 

Schools Project Network. Additional 

topic areas that relate to UNESCO may 

be discussed as needed. The 

Commission will accept brief oral 

comments from members of the public 

during the open portion of this 

conference call. The public comment 

period will be limited to approximately 

ten minutes in total with three minutes 

allowed per speaker. Members of the 

public who wish to present oral 

comments or listen to the conference 

call must make arrangements with the 

Executive Secretariat of the National 

Commission by August 26, 2008. The 

second portion of the teleconference 

meeting will be closed to the public to 

allow the Commission to discuss 

applications for the U.S. National 

Commission for UNESCO Laura W. 

Bush Traveling Fellowship, a fellowship 

funded through privately donated 

funds. This call will be closed pursuant 

to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) 

because it is likely to involve discussion 

of information of a personal nature 

regarding the relative merits of 

individual applicants where disclosure 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

For more information contact Alex 

Zemek, Executive Director of the U.S. 

National Commission for UNESCO, 

Washington, DC 20037. Telephone: 

(202) 663–0026; Fax: (202) 663–0035; Email: DCUNESCO@state.gov. 

Dated: August 7, 2008. 

Alex Zemek, 

Executive Director,U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–18843 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2008–0182] 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization (OSDBU); Notice 

of Request for Renewal of Data 

Collection by the Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization’s 

(OSDBU) Regional Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers 

(SBTRCs) 

Notice of Correction 

This Notice of Correction announces 

cancellation of the published 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

45092–45093) on August 1, 2008. For 

this Notice of information collection, 

refer to the published 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register (73 FR 36368–

36370) on June 26, 2008. 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Request for Comments, 

Renewal and Approval of Information 

Collection(s): Regional Center Intake 

Form (DOT F 4500) and Regional 

Resource Center Monthly Report Form 

(DOT F 4502). 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU) invite the public to comment 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval to renew information 

collection forms, associated with 

OSDBU. The collection involves the use 

of the Regional Center Intake Form, 

(DOT F 4500) which documents the 

type of assistance provided to each 

small business that is enrolled in the 

program. 

The use of the Regional Resource 

Center Monthly Report Form, (DOT F 

4502) will highlight activities, such as 

counseling, marketing, meetings/ 

conferences, and services to businesses 

as completed during the month. The 

information will be used to ascertain 

whether the program is providing 

services to its constituency, the small 

business community, in a fair and 

equitable manner. The information 

collected is necessary to determine 

whether small businesses are 

participating in DOT funded and DOT 

assisted opportunities with the DOT. 

The Counseling Information Form, 

(DOT F 4640.1) has been eliminated and 

the information contained in that form 

is now consolidated into the Regional 

Resource Center Monthly Report Form 

(formerly titled Monthly Report of 

Operations Form). To eliminate 

duplication and to streamline the data 

collection process, OSDBU revised the 

Monthly Report of Operations Form into 

the Regional Resource Center Monthly 

Report Form. 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. On 

June 26, 2008, OSDBU published a 60- 

day notice in the Federal Register (73 

FR 36368) Docket # OST–2008–0182, 

informing the public of OSDBU’s 

intention to extend an approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by: September 15, 2008 and 

submitted to the attention of the DOT/ 

OST Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Docket 

library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503 or 

oira_submission @omb.eop.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arthur D. Jackson, 202–366–5344 Office 

of Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W56 

462, Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU). 

OMB Control No: 2105–0554; Form 

No.: DOT F 4500, Regional Center 

Intake. 

Form and Form No.: DOT F 4502, 

Regional Resource Center Monthly 

Report Form. 

Affected Public: Representatives of 

DOT Regional Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers and 


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the Small Businesses community on a 

national basis. 

Type of Review: Clearance and 

Renewal. 

Abstract: In accordance with Public 

Law 95–507, an amendment to the 

Small Business Act and the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1953, 

OSDBU is responsible for the 

implementation and execution of the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

activities on behalf of small businesses, 

in accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 

of the Small Business Act (SBA), as 

amended. The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization also 

administers the provisions of Title 49, of 

the United States Code, Section 332, the 

Minority Resource Center (MRC) which 

includes the duties of advocacy, 

outreach and financial services on 

behalf of small and disadvantaged 

business businesses and those certified 

under CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

(DBE). The Small Business 

Transportation Resource Regional 

Centers will collect information on 

small businesses, which includes 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 

(DBE), Women-Owned Small Business 

(WOB), Small Disadvantaged Business 

(SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran 

Owned Business (SDVOB), Veteran 

Owned Small Business (VOSB), 

HubZone, and types of services they 

seek from the SBTRCs. Services and 

responsibilities of the SBTRCs include 

business analysis, general management 

& technical assistance and training, 

business counseling, outreach services/ 

conference participation, short-term 

loan assistance. The cumulative data 

collected will be analyzed by the 

OSDBU to determine the effectiveness 

of services provided, including 

counseling, outreach, and financial 

services. Such data will also be 

analyzed by the OSDBU to determine 

agency effectiveness in assisting small 

businesses to enhance their 

opportunities to participate in 

government contracts and subcontracts. 

The Regional Center Intake Form, 

(DOT F 4500) is used by the Regional 

SBTRC staff to enroll small business 

clients into the program in order to 

create a viable database of firms that can 

participate in government contracts and 

subcontracts, especially those projects 

that are transportation related. In 

addition, each enrolled small business 

will be assigned a client number that 

can track the firm’s involvement in the 

services offered by the SBTRCs. Each 

area on the form must be filled in 

electronically by the SBTRCs and 

retained in secured files of the client. 

The completion of the form is used as 

a tool for making decisions about the 

needs of the business, such as; referral 

to technical assistance agencies for help, 

identifying the type of profession or 

trade of the business, the type of 

certification that the business holds, 

length of time in business, and location 

of the firm. 

The SBTRCs must complete an Intake 

Form and retain copies in secured files 

in their offices. A limited amount of 

privacy information is requested on this 

form. We have informed the public that 

the Privacy Act is stated on the form. 

Under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552) 

any person can request to see or get 

copies of any personal information that 

DOT has in his or her file, when that file 

is retrievable by individual identifiers, 

such as name or Social Security 

Numbers. Request for information about 

another party may be denied unless 

DOT has the written permission of the 

individual to release the information to 

the requestor or unless the information 

is subject to disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act. This can 

assist the SBTRCs in developing a 

business plan or adjusting their business 

plan to increase its ability to market its 

goods and services to buyers and 

potential users of their services. 

Respondents: Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected monthly. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 600 hours. 

The Regional Resource Center 

Monthly Report Form (DOT F 4502) for 

each SBTRC must submit a monthly 

status report of business activities 

conducted during the 30 day time 

frame. The form is used to capture 

activities and accomplishments that 

were made by the Regional SBTRCs 

during the course of the month. In 

addition, the form includes a data 

collection section where numbers and 

hours are reported and a section that is 

assigned for a written narrative that 

provides back up that supports the data. 

Activities to be reported are (1) 

Counseling Activity which identifies the 

counseling hours provided to 

businesses, number of new 

appointments, and follow-up on 

counseled clients. (2) Activity for 

Businesses Served identifies the type of 

small business that is helped, such as a 

DBE, 8(a), WOB, HubZone, SDB, 

SDVOB, or VOSB. (3) Marketing 

Activity includes the name of an event 

attended by the SBTRC and the role 

played when participating in a 

conference, workshop or any other 

venue that relates to small businesses. 

(4) Meetings that are held with 

government representatives in the 

region, or at the state level, are an 

activity that is reported. (5) Events 

Hosted by the SBTRCs, such as small 

business workshops, financial 

assistance workshops, matchmaking 

events, are activities that are reported on 

a monthly basis. 

Respondents: Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected monthly. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 1200 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of 

the Departments estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, by the use of electronic 

means, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 8, 

2008. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18841 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Availability of Draft Alternatives 

Working Paper for the Proposed 

Southern Nevada Supplemental 

Airport, Las Vegas, Clark County, NV 

Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft 

Alternatives Working Paper, correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) in cooperation 

with the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) issued a notice of Availability of 

Draft Alternatives Working Paper that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 4, 2008 (73 FR 45268). That 

notice advised the public the Draft 


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