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of Veterans Business Development, 409 

3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

For more information, please visit our 

Web site at http://www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: September 27, 2010. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

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TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology Meeting; 

Notice of Meeting: Partially Closed 

Meeting of the President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology 

ACTION: Public notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

partially closed meeting of the 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST), and 

describes the functions of the Council. 

Notice of this meeting is required under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 

DATES: November 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Keck Center of the National 

Academies, 500 5th Street, NW., Room 

Keck 100, Washington, DC. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

November 4, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. with a lunch break from 12 p.m. to 

1 p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear presentations on 

science and technology enterprise 

planning, national security, and 

international affairs. PCAST members 

will also discuss reports they are 

developing on the topics of advanced 

manufacturing and the Networking and 

Information Technology Research and 

Development (NITRD) Program. 

Additional information and the agenda 

will be posted at the PCAST Web site at: 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately 1 hour with the President 

on November 4, 2010, which must take 

place in the White House for the 

President’s scheduling convenience and 

to maintain Secret Service protection. 

This meeting will be closed to the 

public because such portion of the 

meeting is likely to disclose matters that 

are to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or foreign policy under 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The precise date 

and time of this potential meeting has 

not yet been determined. 

Public Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The PCAST expects 

that public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on November 4, 

2010 at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda posted on the PCAST Web site 

at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

This public comment period is designed 

only for substantive commentary on 

PCAST’s work, not for business 

marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Phone 

or e-mail reservations will not be 

accepted. To accommodate as many 

speakers as possible, the time for public 

comments will be limited to two (2) 

minutes per person, with a total public 

comment period of 30 minutes. If more 

speakers register than there is space 

available on the agenda, PCAST will 

randomly select speakers from among 

those who applied. Those not selected 

to present oral comments may always 

file written comments with the 

committee. Speakers are requested to 

bring at least 25 copies of their oral 

comments for distribution to the PCAST 

members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted until the date of 

the meeting, written comments should 

be submitted to PCAST at least two 

weeks prior to each meeting date, 

October 20, 2010, so that the comments 

may be made available to the PCAST 

members prior to the meeting for their 

consideration. Information regarding 

how to submit comments and 

documents to PCAST is available at 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in the 

section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under the provisions of FACA, 

all public comments and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

webcast and an archive of the webcast 

after the event will be available at 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The 

archived video will be available within 

one week of the meeting. Questions 

about the meeting should be directed to 

Dr. Deborah D. Stine, PCAST Executive 

Director, at dstine@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 

456–6006. Please note that public 

seating for this meeting is limited and 

is available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is an 

advisory group of the nation’s leading 

scientists and engineers who directly 

advise the President. See the Executive 

Order at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

ostp/pcast. PCAST makes policy 

recommendations in the many areas 

where understanding of science, 

technology, and innovation is key to 

strengthening our economy and forming 

policy that works for the American 

people. PCAST is administered by the 

Office of Science and Technology Policy 

(OSTP). PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. 

John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President, Broad 

Institute of MIT and Harvard. 

Meeting Accomodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodation to 

access this public meeting should 

contact Dr. Stine at least ten business 

days prior to the meeting so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Ted Wackler, 

Deputy Chief of Staff. 

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COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Form BD–N/Rule 15b11–1; SEC File No. 

270–498; OMB Control No. 3235–0556. 

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 


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(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Rule 15b11–1 (17 CFR 240.15b11–1) 

requires that futures commission 

merchants and introducing brokers 

registered with the Commidity Futures 

Trading Commission that conduct a 

business in security futures products 

must notice-register as broker-dealers 

pursuant to Section 15(b)(11)(A) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Form BD–N (17 CFR 

249.501b) is the Form by which these 

entities must notice register with the 

Commission. 

The total annual burden imposed by 

Rule 15b11–1 and Form BD–N is 

approximately 8 hours, based on 

approximately 21 responses (10 initial 

filings + 11 amendments). Each initial 

filing requires approximately 30 

minutes to complete and each 

amendment requires approximately 15 

minutes to complete. There is no annual 

cost burden. 

The Commission will use the 

information collected pursuant to Rule 

15b11–1 to understand the market for 

securities futures product and fulfill its 

regulatory obligations. 

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 has 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. 

Comments should be directed to 

Jeffrey Heslop, Acting Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/c Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: October 4, 2010. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Form 144; OMB Control No. 3235–0101; 

SEC File No. 270–112. 

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 soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management Budget for extension and 

approval. 

Form 144 (17 CFR 239.144) is used to 

report the sale of securities during any 

three-month period that exceeds 5,000 

shares or other units or has an aggregate 

sales price that does not exceed $50,000. 

Under Sections 2(11), 4(1), 4(2), 4(4) and 

19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 

U.S.C. 77b, 77d(1)(2)(4) and 77s(a)) and 

Rule 144 (17 CFR 230.144) there under, 

the Commission is authorize to solicit 

the information required to be supplied 

by Form 144. Form 144 takes 

approximately 1 burden hour per 

response and is filed by 23,361 

respondents for a total of 23,361 total 

burden hours. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collections 

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 Jeffrey Heslop, Acting Director/CIO, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

C/O Remi Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General 

Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312, 

or send an e-mail to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: October 4, 2010. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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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 an Open Meeting 

on October 13, 2010 at 10 a.m., in the 

Auditorium, Room L–002. 

The subject matter of the Open 

Meeting will be: 

1. The Commission will consider 

whether to adopt an interim final 

temporary rule under Section 766 of the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 

111–203, to provide for the reporting of 

certain security-based swap transactions 

and including an interpretive note 

regarding retention and recordkeeping 

requirements for certain security-based 

swap transactions. 

2. The Commission will consider 

whether to propose Regulation MC 

pursuant to Section 765 of the DoddFrank Act to mitigate conflicts of 

interest at security-based swap clearing 

agencies, security-based swap execution 

facilities, and national security 

exchanges that post or make available 

for trading security-based swaps. 

3. The Commission will consider 

whether to propose rules that would 

implement Section 945 of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act, which requires an issuer 

of asset-backed securities (ABS) to 

perform a review of the assets 

underlying the ABS and disclose 

information relating to the review. The 

Commission will also consider whether 

to propose rules that would implement 

Section 15E(s)(4)(A) of the Exchange Act 

as added by Section 932 of the Act, 

which requires an ABS issuer or 

underwriter to make publicly available 

the findings and conclusions of any 

third-party due diligence report. 

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. 


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