61176 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 15, 2008 / Notices 

Form No.: SF–269A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: States, Local 

Governments, Universities, Non-Profit 

Organizations. 

Number of Responses: 100,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 60 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The SF–269A is used 

by federal grant recipients to report the 

financial status of grant funds. The 

Federal awarding agencies use 

information reported on this form for 

the award and general management of 

Federal assistance program awards. 

OMB Control No.: 0348–0003. 

Title: Federal Cash Transactions 

Report and Continuation Sheet. 

Form Nos.: SF–272 and SF–272A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: States, Local 

Governments, Universities, Non-Profit 

Organizations. 

Number of Responses: 100,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 60 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The SF–272 and SF– 

272A are used by federal grant 

recipients to report cash transactions 

using grant funds. The Federal awarding 

agencies use information reported on 

this form for the award and general 

management of Federal assistance 

program awards. 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Carrie Hug, 

Chief, Financial Standards and Grants 

Branch, Office of Federal Financial 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–24390 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Board of Governors; Sunshine Act 

Meeting 

TIMES AND DATES: 2:30 p.m., Monday, 

October 20, 2008; and 8 a.m., Tuesday, 

October 21, 2008. 

PLACE: Memphis, Tennessee, at the 

Peabody Hotel, 149 Union Avenue. 

STATUS: (Closed). 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Monday, October 20, at 2:30 p.m. 

(Closed) 

1. Financial Matters. 

2. Product Pricing. 

3. Strategic Issues. 

4. Personnel Matters and 

Compensation Issues. 

5. Governors’ Executive Session— 

Discussion of prior agenda items and 

Board Governance. 

Tuesday, October 21, at 8 a.m. (Closed) 

1. Continuation of Monday’s agenda. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, 

U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, 

SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000. 

Telephone (202) 268–4800. 

Julie S. Moore, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–24534 Filed 10–10–08; 11:15 

am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Collection; Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213 

Extension: 

Rule 15c2–1, SEC File No. 270–418, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0485. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is publishing the 

following summaries of collections for 

public comment. 

Rule 15c2–1 (17 CFR 240.15c2–1) 

prohibits the commingling under the 

same lien of securities of margin 

customers (a) with other customers 

without their written consent and (b) 

with the broker or dealer. The rule also 

prohibits the rehypothecation of 

customers’ margin securities for a sum 

in excess of the customer’s aggregate 

indebtedness. See Securities Exchange 

Act Release No. 2690 (November 15, 

1940); Securities Exchange Act Release 

No. 9428 (December 29, 1971). Pursuant 

to Rule 15c2–1, respondents must 

collect information necessary to prevent 

the rehypothecation of customer 

securities in contravention of the rule, 

issue and retain copies of notices of 

hypothecation of customer securities in 

accordance with the rule, and collect 

written consents from customers in 

accordance with the rule. The 

information is necessary to ensure 

compliance with the rule, and to advise 

customers of the rule’s protections. 

There are approximately 126 

respondents (i.e., broker-dealers that 

carry or clear customer accounts that 

also have bank loans) that require an 

aggregate total of 2,835 hours to comply 

with the rule. Each of these 

approximately 126 registered brokerdealers makes an estimated 45 annual 

responses. Each response takes 

approximately 0.5 hours to complete. 

Thus, the total compliance burden per 

year is 2,835 burden hours. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted in 

writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Please direct your written comments 

to Lewis W. Walker, Acting Director/ 

Chief Information Officer, Securities 

and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an 

e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: October 6, 2008. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–24344 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 2 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(5), (6), (7), 9(B) and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), (6), (7), 9(ii) 

and (10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Paredes, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the items 

listed for the Closed Meeting in closed 

session. 


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