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12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to 

give the Commission written notice of its intent to 

file the proposed rule change at least five business 

days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 

change, or such shorter time as designated by the 

Commission. NASDAQ has complied with this 

requirement. 

15 Id. 

16For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay of this proposal, the Commission 

has considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

directed IOC orders that bypass the 

NASDAQ book, and orders that are 

eligible for posting at NYSE or AMEX 

after checking the NASDAQ book. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

NASDAQ does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 12 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.13

A proposed rule change filed under 

19b–4(f)(6) normally may not become 

operative prior to 30 days after the date 

of filing.14 However, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) 15 permits the Commission to 

designate a shorter time if such action 

is consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest. The 

Exchange has requested that the 

Commission waive the 30-day operative 

delay. The Exchange states that waiver 

of the 30-day operative delay will allow 

NASDAQ to make its processes for 

routing to various exchanges consistent 

at the beginning of October 2008. 

Because the current functionality for 

routing and posting to NYSE and AMEX 

without checking the NASDAQ book 

has a particular fee associated with it, 

elimination of this option will affect the 

calculation of NASDAQ’s bills to 

members, which are prepared on a 

monthly basis. Therefore, making the 

proposed change effective at the 

beginning of the month will promote 

efficiency and clarity in NASDAQ’s 

billing processes. 

The Commission believes that 

waiving the 30-day operative delay is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest. The 

Commission hereby grants the 

Exchange’s request and designates the 

proposal as operative beginning on 

October 1, 2008.16

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

No. SR–NASDAQ–2008–079 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Station Place, 100 F Street, 

NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2008–079. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

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, on official business days between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies 

of such filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of NASDAQ. 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– 

NASDAQ–2008–079 and should be 

submitted on or before October 30, 

2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.17

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23978 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–58722; File No. SR–NYSE– 

2008–95] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New 

York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 

104.10 To Extend the Duration of the 

Pilot Program Applicable to 

Conditional Transactions as Defined in 

Rule 104.10(6)(i) in all Securities to the 

Earlier of December 31, 2008 or the 

Approval of SR–NYSE–2008–46 

October 2, 2008. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on 

September 30, 2008, New York Stock 

Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II 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 

Exchange Rule 104.10 to extend the 

duration of the pilot program applicable 


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3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58184 

(July 17, 2008), 73 FR 42853 (July 23, 2008) (SR– 

NYSE–2008–46) (‘‘New Market Model filing’’). 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56711 

(October 26, 2007), 72 FR 62504 (November 5, 2007) 

(SR–NYSE–2007–83). The Pilot was next extended 

for an additional three months until June 30, 2008. 

See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57592 

(April 1, 2008), 73 FR 18836 (April 7, 2008) (SR– 

NYSE–2008–23). On June 26, 2008, the operation of 

the Pilot was extended until September 30, 2008. 

See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58040 

(June 26, 2008), 73 FR 38272 (July 3, 2008) (SR– 

NYSE–2008–50). 

5NYSE Rule 104.10(6)(iii)(a) provides that the 

PPP identifies the price at or before which a 

specialist is expected to re-enter the market after 

effecting a Conditional Transaction. PPPs are only 

minimum guidelines and compliance with them 

does not guarantee that a specialist is meeting its 

obligations. The Exchange issued guidance 

regarding PPPs in January 2007. See NYSE Member 

Education Bulletin 2007–1 (January 18, 2007). 

6NYSE Rule 104.10(6)(iii)(c) provides that 

immediate re-entry is required after the following 

Conditional Transactions: 

(I) A purchase that (1) reaches across the market 

to trade with an Exchange published offer that is 

above the last differently priced trade on the 

Exchange and above the last differently priced 

published offer on the Exchange, (2) is 10,000 

shares or more or has a market value of $200,000 

or more, and (3) exceeds 50% of the published offer 

size. 

(II) A sale that (1) reaches across the market to 

trade with an Exchange published bid that is below 

the last differently priced trade on the Exchange 

and below the last differently priced published bid 

on the Exchange, (2) is 10,000 shares or more or has 

a market value of $200,000 or more, and (3) exceeds 

50% of the published bid size. 

Pursuant to current NYSE Rule 104.10(6)(iv), 

Conditional Transactions that involve: 

(a) A specialist’s purchase from the Exchange 

published offer that is priced above the last 

differently-priced trade on the Exchange or above 

the last differently-priced published offer on the 

Exchange; and 

(b) A specialist’s sale to the Exchange published 

bid that is priced below the last differently-priced 

trade on the Exchange or below the last differentlypriced published bid on the Exchange are subject 

to the re-entry requirements for Non-Conditional 

Transactions pursuant to Rule 104.10 (5)(i)(a)(II)(c). 

NYSE Rule 104.10(5)(i)(a)(II)(c) provides: 

Re-entry Obligation Following Non-Conditional 

Transactions—The specialist’s obligation to 

maintain a fair and orderly market may require reentry on the opposite side of the market trend after 

effecting one or more Non-Conditional 

Transactions. Such re-entry transactions should be 

commensurate with the size of the Non-Conditional 

Transactions and the immediate and anticipated 

needs of the market. 

7The negative obligation, which is part of NYSE 

Rule 104, requires that specialists restrict their 

dealings so far as practicable to those reasonably 

necessary to permit the specialists to maintain a fair 

and orderly market. Specifically, NYSE Rule 104(a) 

provides: 

No specialist shall effect on the Exchange 

purchases or sales of any security in which such 

specialist is registered, for any account in which he, 

his member organization or any other member, 

allied member, or approved person, (unless an 

exemption with respect to such approved person is 

in effect pursuant to Rule 98) in such organization 

or officer or employee thereof is directly or 

indirectly interested, unless such dealings are 

reasonably necessary to permit such specialist to 

maintain a fair and orderly market, or to act as an 

odd-lot dealer in such security. 

8See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58184 

(July 17, 2008), 73 FR 42853 (July 23, 2008) (SR– 

NYSE–2008–46) (‘‘New Market Model filing’’). 

to Conditional Transactions as defined 

in Rule 104.10(6)(i) in all securities to 

the earlier of December 31, 2008 or the 

approval of SR–NYSE–2008–46. 

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 

self-regulatory organization 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 those 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 parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Exchange is proposing to amend 

Exchange Rule 104.10 to extend the 

duration of the pilot program applicable 

to Conditional Transactions as defined 

in Rule 104.10(6)(i) in all securities to 

the earlier of December 31, 2008 or the 

approval of SR–NYSE–2008–46.3

On October 26, 2007, the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) approved the ability of 

NYSE specialists to effect Conditional 

Transactions pursuant to Exchange Rule 

104.10(6) in all securities traded on the 

NYSE to operate as a pilot through 

March 31, 2008 (the ‘‘Conditional 

Transaction Pilot’’).4

(1) Current Conditional Transaction 

Pilot 

Conditional Transactions are 

specialists’ transactions that establish or 

increase a position and reach across the 

market to trade as the contra-side to the 

Exchange published bid or offer. Under 

the current Conditional Transaction 

Pilot, NYSE specialists are allowed to 

effect Conditional Transactions in all 

securities traded on the NYSE until 

September 30, 2008. 

When a specialist effects a 

Conditional Transaction, he or she has 

obligations to re-enter the market on the 

opposite side from which the specialist 

effected his or her Conditional 

Transaction pursuant to the rule. 

Specifically, pursuant to Exchange Rule 

104.10(6)(ii), ‘‘Appropriate’’ re-entry 

means ‘‘re-entry on the opposite side of 

the market at or before the price 

participation point or the ‘PPP.’ ’’ 5

Depending on the type of Conditional 

Transaction, a specialist’s obligation to 

re-enter may be immediate or subject to 

the same re-entry conditions of NonConditional Transactions.6 Conditional 

Transactions are subject to a specialist’s 

overall negative obligation.7 As a 

condition of operating the Conditional 

Transaction Pilot, the Exchange 

committed to providing the Commission 

with data related to specialist 

executions of Conditional Transactions. 

The Exchange has provided the 

Commission’s Division of Trading and 

Markets and the Office of Economic 

Analysis with statistics related to 

market quality, specialist trading 

activity and sample statistics for the 

months of November 2007 through July 

2008. The data included the daily 

Consolidated Tape volume in shares, 

daily number of trades, daily high-low 

volatility in basis points, and daily close 

price in dollars. 

The Exchange will continue to 

provide data to the Commission on or 

before the 20th of the calendar month as 

outlined in its filing to create the 

Exchange New Market Model.8

Furthermore, NYSE Regulation 

(‘‘NYSER’’) continues to have 

appropriate surveillance procedures in 

place to surveil for compliance with the 

negative obligations of specialists. 

NYSER monitors, using a pattern-andpractice and/or outlier approach, 

specialist activity that appears to cause 

or exacerbate excessive price movement 

in the market (since such transactions 

would appear to be in violation of a 

specialist’s negative obligation). In this 

connection, NYSER continues to surveil 

for specialist compliance with the PPP 

re-entry requirements, and, based on its 

reviews of surveillance data to date, has 

not identified significant compliance 

issues. The Division of Market 

Surveillance of NYSER also monitors 

specialist trading to cushion such price 

movements. 

(2) Conclusion 

The Exchange believes that an 

extension of the current Conditional 

Transaction Pilot program will continue 

to provide NYSE specialists with the 

flexibility to compete and to efficiently 

and systematically trade and quote in 

their securities as well as equip them to 

fluidly manage their risk. 

In view of the above, the NYSE 

believes it is appropriate to extend the 

operation of the Conditional 

Transaction Pilot program to the earlier 

of December 31, 2008 or the approval of 

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9See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 58184 

(July 17, 2008), 73 FR 42853 (July 23, 2008)(SR– 

NYSE–2008–46) (‘‘New Market Model filing’’). 

10 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(1). 

11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

13 Id. In addition, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) requires a 

self-regulatory organization to give the Commission 

written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule 

change at least five business days prior to the date 

of filing of the proposed rule change, or such 

shorter time as designated by the Commission. The 

Exchange has satisfied this requirement. 

14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

15 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 

16 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

17 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

18For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78(c)(f). 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule change is consistent with and 

furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) 

of the Act 9 in that it is designed to 

prevent fraudulent and manipulative 

practices, to promote just and equitable 

principles of trade, to remove 

impediments to, and perfect the 

mechanisms of, a free and open market 

and a national market system, and, in 

general, to protect investors and the 

public interest. The proposed rule 

change also is designed to support the 

principles of Section 11A(a)(1) 10 in that 

it seeks to assure economically efficient 

execution of securities transactions. The 

Exchange believes that extending the 

operation of the Conditional 

Transaction Pilot will provide 

specialists with the required flexibility 

to compete, thus adding value to the 

Exchange market by encouraging 

specialists to continue to commit 

capital. Ultimately, the Exchange 

believes that the Conditional 

Transaction Pilot benefits the 

marketplace by allowing specialists to 

manage their risk and, therefore, 

provides them with the ability to 

increase the liquidity they provide at 

prices outside the best bid and offer, as 

well as meet their obligation to bridge 

temporary gaps in supply and demand 

and dampen volatility. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

No written comments were either 

solicited or received with respect to the 

proposed rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The Exchange has designated the 

proposed rule change as one that: (i) 

Does not significantly affect the 

protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) does not impose any 

significant burden on competition; and 

(iii) by its terms, does not become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate if 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest. 

Therefore, the foregoing proposed rule 

change has become effective pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Exchange 

Act 11 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 

thereunder.12

A proposed rule change filed under 

Rule 19b–4(f)(6) normally does not 

become operative until 30 days after the 

date of filing.13 However, Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6)(iii) 14 permits the Commission to 

designate a shorter time if such action 

is consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest. The 

Exchange believes that the instant filing 

is non-controversial because it merely 

seeks to extend the operation of the 

current Conditional Transaction Pilot. 

For the foregoing reasons, this rule filing 

qualifies for immediate effectiveness as 

a ‘‘non-controversial’’ rule change under 

paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4.15

The Exchange further respectfully 

requests that the Commission waive the 

30-day delayed operative date so that 

the proposed rule change may become 

effective and operative upon filing with 

the Commission pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 16 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) 17 thereunder. The Exchange 

submits that good cause exists to justify 

waiver of the operative delay because 

the instant filing seeks to extend the 

operation the Conditional Transaction 

Pilot without interruption thus allowing 

specialists to continue managing their 

risk and therefore providing them with 

the ability to increase the liquidity they 

provide at prices outside the best bid 

and offer, as well as meeting their 

obligation to bridge temporary gaps in 

supply and demand, and dampening 

volatility. The Commission believes that 

waiving the 30-day operative delay is 

consistent with the protection of 

investors and the public interest 

because such waiver would allow the 

Conditional Transaction Pilot to 

continue without interruption through 

the earlier of December 31, 2008 or the 

approval SR–NYSE–2008–46 and 

provide the Exchange and the 

Commission additional time to evaluate 

the pilot.18 Accordingly, the 

Commission designates the proposed 

rule change effective and operative 

upon filing with the Commission. 

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission may summarily abrogate 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NYSE–2008–95 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSE–2008–95. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

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 


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19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

for inspection and copying at the 

principal office of the Exchange. 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–NYSE–2008–95 and should 

be submitted on or before October 30, 

2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.19

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23928 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6388] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant 

Proposals: International Arrival and 

Departure Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/V/C/R–09–01. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.402. 

Key Dates: January 1, 2009 through 

September 30, 2010. 

Application Deadline: November 6, 

2008. 

Executive Summary: The Community 

Relations Branch of the Office of 

International Visitors, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/ 

PE/V/C/R) invites proposal submissions 

for the design and implementation of an 

airport arrival and departure program at 

New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) 

International Airport and New Jersey’s 

Newark International Airport. 

It is anticipated that a cooperative 

agreement for $195,000 will be awarded 

on or about January 1, 2009, pending 

availability of FY 2009 funds. This 18- 

month award will begin on or about 

January 1, 2009 and end September 30, 

2010, and will be based on a 

combination of 500 incoming and 

outgoing flights between the two 

international points of entry stated 

above. 

Proposed funding would support the 

following specific activities: Meet 

incoming International Visitor 

Leadership Program (IVLP) participants 

at JFK International Airport, New York, 

and assist them to their connecting 

flights; meet incoming IVLP participants 

at Newark International Airport, New 

Jersey, and assist participants to their 

connecting flights; provide assistance to 

outgoing IVLP participants, through 

U.S. Customs, at JFK International 

Airport, New York, and Newark 

International Airport, New Jersey; and 

liaise with U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA) officials, 

and Port Authority officials at both 

points of international entry in order to 

carry out scope of work under the 

cooperative agreement. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, as amended, Public Law 87– 

256, also known as the Fulbright-Hays 

Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic, 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose: The Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is seeking 

detailed proposals for the airport arrival 

and departure program from not-forprofit organizations that have an 

established reputation and experience 

with: 

(1) International airport arrivals and 

departures for official participants 

under the International Visitor 

Leadership Program or other 

international exchange and training 

programs; 

(2) U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security; 

(3) Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA); 

(4) National Security Entry and Exit 

Registration System (NSEERS) and 

requirements; 

(5) International airport facilities and 

services; 

(6) Airport security regulations; 

(7) U.S. Department of State 

Diplomatic Security to secure 

background checks and badges; 

(8) Port Authority Officials to secure 

background checks and badges; 

(9) Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, 

hiring, training, monitoring of 

international airport arrivals Reception 

Officers; 

(10) Accessing the Federal Inspections 

areas; 

(11) Handling groups and individuals, 

especially from the Middle East who are 

subject to the NSEERS process. 

In a cooperative agreement, ECA is 

substantially involved in program 

activities above and beyond routine 

grant monitoring. ECA activities and 

responsibilities for this program are as 

follows: Washington Office: Community 

Relations Branch, ECA/PE/V/C/R: 

A. Provides flight manifests to 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), for clearance, 

prior to airport reception approval. 

B. Clears all reception officers for 

entry to restricted zones at JFK 

International Airport, New York and at 

Newark International Airport, New 

Jersey. 

New York Office: New York Program 

Branch, ECA/PE/V/C/N: 

A. Consults with DOS—ECA/PE/V 

Staff concerning all flight information, 

before requesting reception service from 

award recipient. 

B. Prioritizes and finalizes all flight 

information for reception services and 

forwards to award recipient to 

implement for JFK International Airport, 

New York and Newark International 

Airport, New Jersey. 

C. Communicates with award 

recipient concerning any missed flights, 

changed arrival time, no shows, 

cancellations, etc. 

D. Sets up and secures DOS 

background security checks and DOS ID 

Badges for all award recipient contract 

reception officers. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2009. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$195,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$195,000. 

Floor of Award Range: $195,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $195,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: On or 

around January 1, 2009, pending 

availability of FY 2009 funds. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

September 30, 2010. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this cooperative 

agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 


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