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The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in 

section 210.75 of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

210.75). 

Issued: October 1, 2008. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–24183 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

[OMB Number 1110–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection Number 

of Full-time Law Enforcement 

Employees as of October 31. 

The Department of Justice, Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice 

Information Services Division (CJIS) 

will be submitting the following 

information collection request to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with established review 

procedures of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The proposed information 

collection is published to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. 

Comments are encouraged and will be 

accepted until December 9, 2008. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

All comments, suggestions, or 

questions regarding additional 

information, to include obtaining a copy 

of the proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, should be 

directed to Mr. Gregory E. Scarbro, Unit 

Chief, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

CJIS Division, Module E–3, 1000 Custer 

Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 

26306, or facsimile to (304) 625–3566. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Comments 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques of 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of information collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) The title of the form/collection: 

Number of Full-time Law Enforcement 

Employees as of October 31. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

department sponsoring the collection: 

Forms 1–711, 1–711a, 1–711b; CJIS 

Division, Federal Bureau of 

Investigation, Department of Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: City, county, state, 

federal, and tribal law enforcement 

agencies. 

This form is needed to collect 

information on the number of full-time 

civilian employees and sworn full-time 

law enforcement officers throughout the 

United States. Data are tabulated and 

published in the annual Crime in the 

United States. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: There are approximately 

17,738 law enforcement agency 

respondents; calculated estimates 

indicate 8 minutes per report. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with this 

collection: There are approximately 

2,365 hours, annual burden, associated 

with this information collection. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Ms. Lynn Bryant, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

United States Department of Justice, 

Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 

D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: October 6, 2008. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E8–24149 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Meeting of the Compact Council for the 

National Crime Prevention and Privacy 

Compact 

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of 

Investigation. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to announce a meeting of the 

NationalCrime Prevention and Privacy 

Compact Council (Council) created by 

the NationalCrime Prevention and 

Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (Compact). 

Thus far, the Federal Government and 

27 states are parties to the Compact, 

which governs the exchange of criminal 

history records for licensing, 

employment, and similar purposes. The 

Compact also provides a legal 

framework for the establishment of a 

cooperative federal-state system to 

exchange such records. 

The United States Attorney General 

appointed 15 persons from federal and 

state agencies to serve on the Council. 

The Council will prescribe system rules 

and procedures for the effective and 

proper operation of the Interstate 

Identification Index System. 

Matters for discussion are expected to 

include: 

(1) Standards to Invoke Noncriminal 

Justice Record Checks in the Matter of 

Emergencies and Disasters. 

(2) Proposed Changes to the Security 

and Management Outsourcing Standard. 

(3) Access to Department of 

Homeland Security Information by 

Federal, State, and Local Criminal 

Justice, Intelligence, and Authorized 

Noncriminal Justice Agencies: Update 

on the Progress to Date with 

Interoperability. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public on a first-come, first-seated basis. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

file a written statement with the Council 

or wishing to address this session of the 

Council should notify Mr. Gary S. 

Barron at (304) 625–2803, at least 24 

hours prior to the start of the session. 

The notification should contain the 

requestor’s name and corporate 

designation, consumer affiliation, or 

government designation, along with a 

short statement describing the topic to 

be addressed and the time needed for 

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the presentation. Requesters will 

ordinarily be allowed up to 15 minutes 

to present a topic. 

Dates and Times: The Council will 

meet in open session from 9 a.m. until 

5 p.m., on November 19–20, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at 

Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, 

San Diego, California, telephone (858) 

552–1234. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquiries may be addressed to Mr. Gary 

S. Barron, FBI Compact Officer, 

Compact Council Office, Module D3, 

1000 CusterHollow Road, Clarksburg, 

West Virginia 26306, telephone (304) 

625–2803, facsimile (304) 625–2868. 

Dated: September 25, 2008. 

Robert J. Casey, 

Section Chief, Liaison, Advisory, Training and 

Statistics Section, Criminal Justice 

Information Services Division, Federal Bureau 

of Investigation. 

[FR Doc. E8–24096 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–02–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

[Application No. D–11453] 

Notice of Proposed Individual 

Exemption Involving BlackRock, Inc. 

(BlackRock), and the PNC Financial 

Services Group, Inc. (PNC) 

(Collectively, the Applicants) Located 

in New York, NY 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed individual 

exemption. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

notice of pendency before the 

Department of Labor (the Department) of 

a proposed individual exemption from 

certain prohibited transaction 

restrictions of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or 

the Act) and the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986 (the Code). If granted, the 

proposed exemption would permit the 

purchase of certain securities (the 

Securities), during the existence of an 

underwriting or selling syndicate with 

respect to such Securities, by PNC or 

BlackRock or a related entity 

(collectively, a PNC/BlackRock Related 

Entity), which is acting as a fiduciary 

(Asset Manager) on behalf of certain 

employee benefit plans (Client Plans 

and In-House Plans), including such 

plans invested in pooled funds, from 

any person other than such Asset 

Manager or any other PNC/BlackRock 

Related Entity, under the following 

circumstances: (a) Where a related 

broker-dealer (a PNC/BlackRock Related 

Broker-Dealer) is a manager or member 

of such syndicate (AUT)); or (b) where 

a PNC/BlackRock Related Broker-Dealer 

is a manager or member of such 

syndicate and an affiliated servicer 

(Affiliated Servicer) serves as servicer of 

a trust that issued the Securities 

(whether or not debt securities) (AUT 

and AST); or (c) where an Affiliated 

Servicer serves as servicer of a trust that 

issued the Securities (whether or not 

debt securities) (AST); provided certain 

conditions as set forth below are 

satisfied. The proposed exemption, if 

granted, would affect Client Plans and 

In-House Plans and their participants 

and beneficiaries. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: If granted, this proposed 

exemption will be effective as of the 

date the final exemption is published in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Written comments and requests 

for a public hearing on the proposed 

exemption should be submitted to the 

Department November 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments and 

requests for a public hearing concerning 

the proposed exemption should be sent 

to the Office of Exemptions 

Determinations, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, Room N–5700, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210, Attention: Application No. 

D–11453. Alternatively, interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

or hearing requests to the Department by 

e-mail to moffitt.betty@dol.gov or by 

facsimile at (202) 219–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document contains a notice of proposed 

individual exemption from the 

restrictions of section 406 of the Act and 

section 4975(c)(1)(A)–(F) of the Code. 

The proposed exemption has been 

requested in an application filed by PNC 

and BlackRock, pursuant to section 

408(a) of the Act and section 4975(c)(2) 

of the Code and in accordance with the 

procedures set forth in 29 CFR Part 

2570, Subpart B (55 FR 32836, August 

10, 1990). Effective December 31, 1978, 

section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 

4 of 1978, (43 FR 47713, October 17, 

1978) transferred the authority of the 

Secretary of the Treasury to issue 

exemptions of the type requested to the 

Secretary of Labor. Accordingly, this 

proposed exemption is being issued 

solely by the Department. 

The application pertaining to the 

proposed exemption contains 

representations with regard to the 

proposed exemption which are 

summarized below. Interested persons 

are referred to the application on file 

with the Department for a complete 

statement of the facts and 

representations. The application 

pertaining to the proposed exemption 

and the comments received will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Public Disclosure Room of the 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room N–1513, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Angelena C. Le Blanc, Office of 

Exemption Determinations, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, telephone (202) 

693–8540. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) 

Summary of Facts and Representations 

1. BlackRock, based in New York, NY, 

is a publicly traded investment 

management firm. BlackRock, through 

its investment advisor subsidiaries 

registered with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (SEC), currently 

manages assets for institutional and 

individual investors worldwide through 

a variety of equity, fixed income, cash 

management, and alternative investment 

products. As of September 30, 2007, 

BlackRock, through its advisor 

subsidiaries, had approximately $1.3 

trillion in assets under management. 

Furthermore, BlackRock’s asset 

managers satisfy the definition of the 

term Asset Manager, as set forth in 

Section IV(f) of this proposed 

exemption. 

PNC, based in Pittsburgh, PA, is a 

diversified financial services company, 

with $131.4 billion in assets as of 

September 30, 2007. PNC engages in 

retail banking, institutional banking, 

asset management, broker-dealer, and 

global fund processing services and 

providing related products through its 

bank and non-bank subsidiaries. Its 

principal subsidiary bank, PNC Bank, 

National Association (PNC Bank), 

located in Pittsburgh, PA has branches 

in the District of Columbia, Florida, 

Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New 

Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and 

Virginia. PNC also has two other 

subsidiary banks, which are located, 

and have branches, in Delaware and 

Pennsylvania, as well as a number of 

non-bank subsidiaries. As of September 

30, 2007, PNC had approximately $77 

billion in assets under management. 

Furthermore, PNC’s asset managers 

satisfy the definition of the term Asset 

Manager, as set forth in Section IV(f) of 

this proposed exemption. 

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