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15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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 the filing also will be available 

for inspection and copying at the 

principal office of the self-regulatory 

organization. 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– 

NYSEArca–2008–99 and should be 

submitted on or before October 23, 

2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23192 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law (Pub. L.) 104–13, the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

effective October 1, 1995. This notice 

includes extensions (no change) of 

existing OMB-approved information 

collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 

minimize the burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, email, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer 

to the addresses or fax numbers listed 

below. 

(OMB), Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 

202–395–6974, E-mail address: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

(SSA), Social Security 

Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports 

Clearance Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 

6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 

21235, Fax: 410–965–6400, E-mail 

address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov. 

SSA has submitted the information 

collections listed below. Your 

comments on the information 

collections will be most useful if OMB 

and SSA receive them within 30 days 

from the date of this publication. You 

can request a copy of the information 

collections by e-mail, 

OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov, fax 410–965–6400, 

or by calling the SSA Reports Clearance 

Officer at 410–965–0454. 

1. Help America Vote Act—0960– 

0706. H.R. 3295, the Help America Vote 

Act of 2002, mandates that States verify 

the identities of newly registered voters. 

When newly registered voters do not 

have drivers’ licenses or State-issued ID 

cards, they must supply the last four 

digits of their Social Security Numbers 

to their local State election agencies for 

verification. The election agencies 

forward this information to their State 

Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) 

that inputs the data into the American 

Association of MVAs, a central 

consolidation system that routes the 

voter data to SSA’s Help America Vote 

Verification (HAVV) system. Once 

SSA’s HAVV system has confirmed the 

identity of the voter, the information 

will be returned along the same route 

(in reverse) until it reaches the State 

election agency. The official 

respondents for this collection are the 

State MVAs. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 2,352,204. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 78,407 

hours. 

2. National Direct Deposit Initiative— 

31 CFR 210—0960–0711. Many SSA 

benefits recipients choose to receive 

their payments via the Direct Deposit 

Program, in which SSA transfers funds 

directly to recipients’ accounts at a 

financial institution (FI). However, 

many Title II payment recipients still 

receive their payments through 

traditional paper checks. In an effort to 

encourage these beneficiaries to change 

from paper checks to the Direct Deposit 

Program, SSA is collaborating with the 

Department of the Treasury and several 

FIs on a National Direct Deposit 

Initiative. In this program, SSA will 

work with FIs to determine which of the 

target Title II beneficiaries have 

accounts at the participating banks. The 

banks will then send forms to these 

beneficiaries encouraging them to enroll 

in the Direct Deposit Program. The 

respondents are the participating FIs 

and Title II beneficiaries currently 

receiving their payments via check. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Type of 

respondent 

Information 

collection 

requirement 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Average 

burden 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Cost 

requirement 

Estimated 

cost burden 

per 

respondent 

Total annual 

cost burden 

Title II Payment 

Recipients.

Direct Deposit 

Enrollment 

Form.

100,000 1 2 3,333 N/A .................... N/A N/A 

Financial Institutions (banks).Data screening/ 

matching activities; SSA’s 

data management requirements.

10 1 240 40 Printing/mailing 

of 100,000 enrollment forms.

$1,039 $10,390 

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Type of 

respondent 

Information 

collection 

requirement 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Average 

burden 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Cost 

requirement 

Estimated 

cost burden 

per 

respondent 

Total annual 

cost burden 

Totals ......... ........................... 100,010 .................... .................... 3,373 ........................... .................... 10,390 

Dated: September 26, 2008. 

Elizabeth A. Davidson, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–23168 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6382] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–4131, Advance 

Notification Form: Tourist and Other 

Non-Governmental Activities in the 

Antarctic Treaty Area, OMB Control 

Number 1405–0181 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

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: 

Advance Notification Form: Tourist and 

Other Non-Governmental Activities in 

the Antarctic Treaty Area. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0181. 

• Type of Request: Revision. 

• Originating Office: Office of Oceans 

Affairs, Bureau of Oceans, Environment 

and Science (OES/OA). 

• Form Number: DS–4131. 

• Respondents: Operators of Antarctic 

expeditions organized in or proceeding 

from the United States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

22. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 10.5 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 231 hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from October 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

• Fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Lawrence R. Hughes, 

Office of Oceans Affairs, Room 2665, 

Bureau of Oceans, Environment and 

Science, U.S. Department of State, 2201 

C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

Mr. Hughes can be reached at (202) 647– 

0237 or at HughesLR@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Information solicited on the Advance 

Notification Form (DS–4131) is required 

to provide the U.S. Government with 

information on tourist and other nongovernmental expeditions to Antarctica. 

This is needed to comply with Article 

VII(5)(a) of the Antarctic Treaty and 

comport with Antarctic Treaty 

Consultative Meeting Recommendation 

XVIII–1 and Resolution XIX–3. 

Methodology 

Information will be submitted in 

signed original by U.S. organizers of 

tourist and other non-governmental 

expeditions to Antarctica. Advance 

copies are submitted by e-mail. 

Dated: September 25, 2008. 

Margaret F. Hayes, 

Director of Oceans Affairs, Bureau of Oceans, 

Environment and Science, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. E8–23280 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Abandon Tatum Airport, Tatum, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to abandon 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on the 

abandonment of the Tatum Airport, 

Tatum, NM, under provisions of Title 

49, U.S.C. Section 47107(h) and to 

release the State of New Mexico as 

airport sponsor from the Airport 

Improvement Program Grant Agreement 

Grant Assurances, and to change forever 

the lands of the Tatum Airport from 

aeronautical to non-aeronautical use. 

The State of New Mexico will transfer 

Tatum’s grant obligations associated 

with AIP Grant Number 3–35–0044– 

001–2002 obligations to Navajo Lake 

Airport, Navajo Dam NM by investing 

the grant funds of $27,362 for fencing at 

Tatum to a fencing project at Navajo 

Lake Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 23, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Mr. 

Lacey D. Spriggs, Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration Southwest 

Region, Airports Division Louisiana/ 

New Mexico Airports Development 

Office, ASW640, 2601 Meacham 

Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Thomas D. 

Baca, Director, Aviation Division, New 

Mexico Highway and Transportation 

Department, P.O. Box 1149, Santa Fe, 

New Mexico 87504–1149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Andy Velayos, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration 

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