5636 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2010 / Notices 

Identification of Partners 

The Administration is interested in 

stimulating multi-sector collaborations 

to achieve these grand challenges that 

might involve companies, research 

universities, foundations, social 

enterprises, non-profits, and other 

stakeholders. 

• What partners or types of partners 

would need to collaborate to accomplish 

this goal? 

• What specifically would your 

organization be willing to do to achieve 

this grand challenge? 

• What models, institutions, 

technologies, and networks would 

enable broad participation by 

individuals and organizations in 

achieving these grand challenges? 

M. David Hodge, 

Operations Manager, OSTP. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2012 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

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 an Open Meeting 

on February 8, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the 

Auditorium, Room L–002, and a Closed 

Meeting on February 8, 2010 at 11 a.m. 

The subject matter of the February 8, 

2010 Open Meeting will be: 

The Commission will hear oral argument 

in an appeal by vFinance Investments, Inc., 

a registered broker-dealer (the ‘‘Firm’’), and 

Richard Campanella, the Firm’s former chief 

compliance officer (together with the Firm, 

‘‘Respondents’’) from the decision of an 

administrative law judge. The law judge 

found that the Firm willfully violated Section 

17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

and Rules 17a–4(b)(4) and 17a–4(j) 

thereunder, by failing to preserve and 

promptly produce electronic 

communications, and that Campanella 

willfully aided and abetted and caused these 

violations. The law judge ordered 

Respondents to cease and desist, censured 

Campanella, and fined the Firm $100,000 

and Campanella $30,000. 

The subject matter of the February 8, 

2010 Closed Meeting will be: 

[P]ost argument discussion. 

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)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) 

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) 

and (10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting. 

Commissioner Paredes, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the item listed 

for the Closed Meeting in a closed 

session. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

Dated: February 1, 2010. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2424 Filed 2–1–10; 4:15 pm] 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Emergency 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 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. This notice covers an 

emergency revision of an existing OMBapproved information collection. 

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 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 to the OMB Desk Officer and 

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer to the 

following addresses or fax numbers. 

(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, 1340 Annex Building, 6401 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–965–8783, E-mail address: 

OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov. 

SSA submitted the information 

collection below to OMB for Emergency 

Clearance. SSA is requesting Emergency 

Clearance from OMB no later than 

February 10, 2010. Individuals can 

obtain copies of the collection 

instrument by calling the SSA Reports 

Clearance Officer or by writing to the 

above e-mail address. 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

Registration for Appointed 

Representative Services and Direct 

Payment—0960–0732. SSA uses Form 

SSA–1699 to register appointed 

representatives of claimants before SSA 

who: 

• Want to register for direct payment 

of fees; 

• Registered for direct payment of 

fees prior to October 31, 2009, but need 

to update their information; 

• Registered as appointed 

representatives on or after October 31, 

2009, but need to update their 

information; or 

• Received a notice from SSA 

instructing them to complete this form. 

By registering these individuals, SSA: 

(1) Authenticates and authorizes them 

to do business with us; (2) allows them 

access to our records for the claimants 

they represent; (3) facilitates direct 

payment of authorized fees to appointed 

representatives; and (4) collects the 

information we will need to meet 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

requirements to issue specific IRS forms 

if we pay these representatives in excess 

of a specific amount ($600). 

Although SSA currently uses a 

lengthier OMB-approved version of this 

form, we are requesting emergency 

clearance for an abbreviated version due 

to extensive comments from 

respondents indicating they need a 

simpler version immediately. 

The respondents are appointed 

representatives who meet the above 

criteria. 

Type of Request: Emergency clearance 

of an OMB-approved information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 52,800. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 17,600 

hours. 

Dated: January 29, 2010. 

Elizabeth A. Davidson, 

Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2297 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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