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marked either ‘‘PUBLIC VERSION’’ or 

‘‘NON–CONFIDENTIAL’’. Business 

confidential comments that are 

submitted without the required 

markings or are not accompanied by a 

properly marked non-confidential 

version as set forth above may not be 

accepted or may be treated as public 

documents. 

The digital file name assigned to any 

business confidential version of a 

submission should begin with the 

characters ‘‘BC-’’, and the file name of 

the public version should begin with the 

characters ‘‘P-’’. The ‘‘P-’’ or ‘‘BC-’’ 

should be followed by the name of the 

person (government, company, union, 

association, etc.) making the 

submission. 

Public versions of all documents 

relating to this review will be available 

for review approximately two weeks 

after the relevant due date by 

appointment in the USTR public 

reading room, 1724 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. Appointments may be 

made from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, by 

calling (202) 395–6186. 

Notice of Public Hearing 

A hearing will be held by the GSP 

Subcommittee of the TPSC on October 

20, 2008, for product petitions accepted 

for the 2008 GSP Annual Review (i.e., 

for product petitions other than those 

requesting CNL waivers) beginning at 

9:30 a.m. at the Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative, Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F 

St., NW., Washington, DC 20508. The 

hearing will be open to the public and 

a transcript of the hearing will be made 

available for public inspection or can be 

purchased from the reporting company. 

No electronic media coverage will be 

allowed. 

All interested parties wishing to make 

an oral presentation at the hearing must 

submit, following the above 

‘‘Requirements for Submissions’’, the 

name, address, telephone number, 

facsimile number, and e-mail address (if 

available), of the witness(es) 

representing their organization to 

Marideth Sandler, Executive Director of 

the GSP Program by 5 p.m., October 3, 

2008. Requests to present oral testimony 

in connection with the public hearing 

must be accompanied by a written brief 

or statement, in English, and also must 

be received by 5 p.m., October 3, 2008. 

Oral testimony before the GSP 

Subcommittee will be limited to fiveminute presentations that summarize or 

supplement information contained in 

briefs or statements submitted for the 

record. Post-hearing briefs or statements 

will be accepted if they conform with 

the regulations cited above and are 

submitted, in English, by 5 p.m., 

November 3, 2008. Parties not wishing 

to appear at the public hearing may 

submit pre-hearing briefs or statements, 

in English, by 5 p.m., October 3, 2008, 

and post-hearing written briefs or 

statements, in English, by 5 p.m., 

November 3, 2008. 

With respect to petitions to add or 

remove articles from the ‘‘List of 

Product Petitions Accepted in the 2008 

GSP Annual Review,’’ and in 

accordance with sections 503(d)(1)(A) of 

the 1974 Act and the authority 

delegated by the President, pursuant to 

section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

the U.S. Trade Representative has 

requested that the USITC provide its 

advice on the probable economic effect 

of such additions or removals on U.S. 

industries producing like or directly 

competitive articles and on consumers. 

Comments by interested persons on the 

USITC Report prepared as part of the 

product review other than those 

requesting CNL waivers should be 

submitted by 5 p.m., 10 calendar days 

after the date of USITC publication of its 

report. 

Marideth Sandler, 

Executive Director, Generalized System of 

Preferences (GSP) Program, Office of the U.S. 

Trade Representative. 

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BILLING CODE 3190–W8–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB) is forwarding 

an Information Collection Request (ICR) 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

request an extension of a currently 

approved collection of information: 

3220–0123, Student Beneficiary 

Monitoring. Our ICR describes the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Review and approval by OIRA 

ensures that we impose appropriate 

paperwork burdens. 

The RRB invites comments on the 

proposed collection of information to 

determine (1) the practical utility of the 

collection; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collection; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information that is the 

subject of collection; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to RRB or OIRA must contain 

the OMB control number of the ICR. For 

proper consideration of your comments, 

it is best if RRB and OIRA receive them 

within 30 days of publication date. 

Student Beneficiary Monitoring; OMB 

3220–0123 

Under provisions of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA), there are two 

types of benefits whose payment is 

based upon the status of a child being 

in full-time elementary or secondary 

school attendance at age 18–19; a 

survivor child’s annuity benefit under 

Section 2(d)(2)(iii) and an increase in 

the employee retirement annuity under 

the Special Guaranty computation as 

prescribed in section 3(f)(3). 

The survivor student annuity is 

usually paid by direct deposit at a 

financial institution to the student’s 

checking or savings account or a joint 

bank account with the parent. The 

requirements for eligibility as a student 

are prescribed in 20 CFR 216.74, and 

include students in independent study 

or home schooling. 

The RRB requires evidence of fulltime school attendance in order to 

determine that a child is entitled to 

student benefits. The RRB utilizes the 

following forms to conduct its student 

monitoring program. Form G–315, 

Student Questionnaire, obtains 

certification of a student’s full-time 

school attendance. It also obtains 

information on a student’s marital 

status, Social Security benefits, and 

employment which are needed to 

determine entitlement or continued 

entitlement to benefits under the RRA. 

Completion is required to obtain 

benefits. Form G–315a, Statement of 

School Official, is used to obtain 

verification from a school that a student 

attends school full-time and provides 

their expected graduation date. 

Completion is voluntary. However, 

failure to do so may result in 

nonpayment of RRB benefits to the 

student. Form G–315a.1, School 

Officials Notice of Cessation of FullTime Attendance, is used by a school to 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Exchange Act Release No. 42029 (Oct. 19, 

1999), 64 FR 57674 (Oct. 26, 1999). 

notify the RRB that a student has ceased 

full-time school attendance. Completion 

is voluntary. 

The RRB proposes no changes to the 

forms. One response is completed by 

each respondent. 

Previous Requests for Comments: The 

RRB has already published the initial 

60-day notice (73 FR 22183 on April 24, 

2008) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). 

That request elicited no comments. 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

Title: Student Beneficiary Monitoring. 

OMB Control Number: OMB 3220– 

0123. 

Form(s) submitted: G–315, G–315a, 

G–315a.1. 

Type of request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Affected public: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit, 

Non-profit institutions. 

Abstract: Under the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA), a student benefit 

is not payable if the student ceases fulltime school attendance, marries, works 

in the railroad industry, has excessive 

earnings or attains the upper age limit 

under the RRA. The report obtains 

information to be used in determining if 

benefits should cease or be reduced. 

Changes Proposed: The RRB proposes 

no changes to the forms in the 

collection. 

The burden estimate for the ICR is as 

follows: 

Estimated Completion Time for 

Form(s): Form G–315 is estimated at 15 

minutes per response; Form G–315a is 

estimated at 3 minutes per response and 

Form G–315a.1 is estimated at 2 

minutes per response. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 900. 

Total annual responses: 900. 

Total annual reporting hours: 217. 

Additional Information or Comments: 

Copies of the form and supporting 

documents can be obtained from 

Charles Mierzwa, the agency clearance 

officer at (312–751–3363) or 

Charles.Mierzwa@rrb.gov. 

Comments regarding the information 

collection should be addressed to 

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement 

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60611–2092 or 

Ronald.Hodapp@rrb.gov and to the 

OMB Desk Officer for the RRB, at the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10230, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503. 

Charles Mierzwa, 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–58466; File No. SR–AMEX– 

2008–53] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice 

of Filing of Proposed Rule Change 

Related to Amendments to Rule 925 

(Confirmations) and Rule 921 (Opening 

of Accounts) 

September 5, 2008. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 

‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 

thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that 

on June 26, 2008, the American Stock 

Exchange LLC (the ‘‘Amex’’ or the 

‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which Items have been 

prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to amend 

Amex Rule 925 to clarify that written 

confirmations relating to options 

transactions are not required to specify 

the options exchange or exchanges on 

which such options contracts were 

executed. The Exchange further 

proposes to amend Amex Rule 921 to 

permit a General Securities Sales 

Supervisor to approve the opening of an 

options account. The text of the 

proposed rule change is available at the 

Exchange, the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room and http:// 

www.amex.com. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

Exchange included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the proposed rule change and discussed 

any comments it received on the 

proposed rule change. The text of these 

statements may be examined at the 

places specified in Item IV below. The 

Exchange has prepared summaries, set 

forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, 

of the most significant aspects of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and the 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

a. Options Confirmation Rule (Rule 925) 

Amex Rule 925 requires that every 

member and member organization 

promptly furnish to each customer a 

written confirmation of each options 

transaction for such customer’s account. 

This confirmation is required to disclose 

the type of option, the underlying 

security, the expiration month, the 

exercise price, the number of option 

contracts, the premium, commissions, 

the transaction and settlement dates, 

whether the transaction was a purchase 

or a sale (writing) transaction, whether 

the transaction was an opening or a 

closing transaction, and whether the 

transaction was effected on a principal 

or agency basis. In addition, Rule 925 

requires that each confirmation, by 

appropriate symbols, must distinguish 

between Exchange option transactions 

and other transactions in option 

contracts and between such transactions 

and transactions in other options. Rule 

925 has been interpreted over the years 

by market participants to require that 

written confirmations relating to options 

transactions specify the options 

exchange or exchanges on which such 

options contracts were executed. This 

proposal seeks to clarify that Rule 925 

does not require the name of the options 

exchange or exchanges on which an 

options contract is executed. 

Prior to August 1999, an options class 

was typically listed on only one options 

exchange. In August 1999, the options 

exchanges began to multiply-list options 

classes that were previously listed on 

only one exchange. In October 1999, the 

Commission stated that it believed a 

linkage among options markets would 

benefit investors by increasing 

competition among markets (and market 

participants) to provide the best 

execution of customer orders.3

Subsequently, the Commission directed 

the options exchanges to act jointly in 

discussing, developing, and submitting 

for Commission approval an intermarket 

linkage plan for multiply-traded 

options. On July 28, 2000, the 

Commission approved the Plan for the 

Purpose of Creating and Operating an 

Intermarket Options Market Linkage 

(the ‘‘Options Linkage Plan’’ or 

‘‘Linkage Plan’’) submitted by the Amex, 

the Chicago Board Options Exchange, 

Inc. and the International Securities 


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