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25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

26 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1The rule-making associated with the T–100 

program can be found on the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, in Docket DOT–OST–1998– 

4043. Information regarding burden hours is on file 

in the Office of Aviation Analysis (X–50). 

2The Office of Aviation Analysis (X–50) 

estimated that small carriers would require 1 

burden hour per report, and large carriers would 

require 3 burden hours per report to analyze and 

report T–100 program data. Considering that the 

data required in this information collection can be 

derived from data already collected, we have taken 

an average of the estimated time required, and 

conservatively shortened the time by 45 minutes 

because no new data entry will be required. 

15A(b)(6) of the Act because the 

proposed rule change will preserve 

fairness in the arbitration process by 

ensuring that investors maintain their 

right to have their claims heard in court 

if their arbitration cases are dismissed 

on eligibility grounds by tolling the 

applicable statutes of limitation while 

their disputes are in arbitration. 

IV. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the 

proposed rule change (SR–FINRA– 

2009–013) be, and hereby is, 

approved.25

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.26

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6620] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Lebanon 

Pursuant to section 7088(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Division H, 

Pub. L. 111–8) (‘‘the Act’’), and 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority Number 245–1, I hereby 

determine that it is important to the 

national interest of the United States to 

waive the requirements of section 

7088(c)(1) of the Act with respect to the 

Government of Lebanon, and I hereby 

waive such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: May 7, 2009. 

Jacob L. Lew, 

Deputy Secretary of State, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[DOT–OST–2008–0371] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

for OMB Review: Foreign Air Carrier 

Application for Statement of 

Authorization, ICR–2106–0036 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation 

(DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

PublicLaw 104–13, this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request, abstracted below, is 

being forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

of approval of currently approved ICR– 

2106–0036, Foreign Air Carrier 

Application for Statement of 

Authorization. Earlier, a Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period was published (73 FR 74223, 

December 5, 2008). The agency did not 

receive any comments to its previous 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 18, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Wellington, (202) 366–2391, 

Office of International Aviation, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W86– 

125, Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Comments: Comments should be sent 

to OMB: Attention DOT/OST Desk 

Officer, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Docket 

Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503, or 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and 

should identify the associated OMB 

Approval Number 2106–0035 and 

Docket DOT–OST–2008–0374. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval No.: 2106–0035. 

Title: Foreign Air Carrier Application 

for Statement of Authorization. 

Form No.: Form OST 4540. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Foreign Air Carriers. 

Number of Respondents: 

approximately 100. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 

hours per application. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours. 

Abstract: Applicants use Form OST 

4540 to request statements of 

authorization to conduct numerous 

types of operations authorized under 

Title 14, CFR Part 212. The form 

requires basic information regarding the 

carrier(s) conducting the operation, the 

party filing the form, the operations 

being conducted, the number of thirdand fourth-freedom flights conducted in 

the last twelve-month period, and 

certification of reciprocity from the 

carrier’s homeland government. DOT 

analysts will use the information 

collected to determine if applications 

for fifth-freedom operations meet the 

public interest requirements necessary 

to authorize such applications. 

Burden Statement: We estimate that 

the industry-wide total hour burden for 

this collection to be approximately 

1,000 hours or approximately 2.25 hours 

per application. Conservatively, we 

estimate the compilation of background 

information will require 1.75 hours, and 

the completion and submission of OST 

Form 4540 will require thirty (30) 

minutes. 

Reporting the number of third- and 

fourth-freedom operations conducted by 

an applicant carrier will require 

collection of flight data, and detailed 

analysis to determine which flights 

conducted by the carrier are third- and 

fourth-freedom. Applicants should be 

able to use data collected for the 

Department’s T–100 program to provide 

this information (under this program, 

carriers are required periodically to 

compile and report certain traffic data to 

the Department, as more fully described 

in the Docket referenced in footnote 1 

below). The Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS) provide carriers with a 

computer program that allows them to 

compile and monitor, among other 

things, flight origin and destination 

data, to be used in making the carriers’ 

T–100 submissions.1 We estimated that 

carriers will require 1.25 hours per 

application 2 to compile and analyze the 

data necessary to disclose the number of 

third- and fourth-freedom flights 

conducted within the twelve-month 

period preceding the filing of an 

application. 

Foreign carriers will also have to 

provide evidence that their homeland 

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3Calculation: (4 burden hours per application) x 

(30 foreign homelands) x (2 requests per year) = 240 

annual burden hours. Apportioning 240 annual 

burden hours equally among an average of 430 

applications annually = approximately 30 burden 

minutes per application. 

government will afford reciprocity to 

U.S. carriers seeking authority for the 

similar fifth-, sixth- and seventhfreedom operations. Carriers may cite 

certifications submitted by carriers from 

the same homeland if that homeland 

issued such certification within the 

preceding six-month period. 

Approximately 100 carriers from 

roughly 30 distinct homelands use OST 

Form 4540 to apply for statements of 

authorization annually. We estimate 

that one foreign carrier from any given 

homeland will expend roughly 4 hours 

every six months to obtain certification 

from its homeland governments.3 We 

have apportioned 30 minutes to each 

application to account for the time 

required to obtain certifications from 

homeland governments. 

We have no empirical data to indicate 

how much time is required for a person 

to complete OST Form 4540; however, 

anecdotal evidence reveals that 

respondents spend thirty (30) minutes 

or less completing the form and brief 

justification. In some cases, respondents 

spend a limited amount of time, less 

than ten (10) minutes, reviewing the 

form before sending it via facsimile or 

email to the Department. In the interest 

of providing a conservative estimate so 

as to not understate the burden hours, 

we estimate the hour burden for 

completing OST Form 4540 as thirty 

(30) minutes. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 11, 

2009. 

Tracey M. Jackson, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[NHTSA–2009–0142] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, US DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. The Federal 

Register Notice with the 60-day 

comment period was published on 

October 3, 2008. No comments were 

received in response. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 18, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Flaherty at the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of 

Emergency Medical Services 

(NTI–140), 202–366–2705, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: E–911 Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: N/A. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from the 

approval date. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Affected Public: State Governments. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Abstract: The Ensuring Needed Help 

Arrives Near Callers Employing 911 

(ENHANCE 911) Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 

108–494, codified at 47 U.S.C. 942) 

authorizes a joint grant program 

between the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation and 

the National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA) of 

the Department of Commerce to 

facilitate coordination among all parties 

involved in the organization of 

enhanced 911 (E–911) services. 

The Act requires an applicant to 

certify to several conditions in its 

application in order to qualify for a 

grant. Specifically, an applicant must 

certify that (1) it has coordinated its 

application with the public safety 

answering points (PSAPs); (2) it has 

designated a single officer or 

governmental body to serve as the 

coordinator of implementation of E–911 

services; (3) it has established a plan for 

the coordination of and implementation 

of E–911 services; (4) it has integrated 

telecommunications services involved 

in the implementation of E–911 

services; and (5) no portion of any 

designated E–911 charges imposed by 

the State or other taxing jurisdiction 

within the State is being diverted for 

any other purpose during the period at 

least 180 days before the application 

date and continuing throughout the 

period of time for which grant funds are 

available. In addition, the Act requires 

grantees to match at least 50 percent 

from non-Federal sources. 

The information collected for this 

grant program is to include an 

application consisting of a State 911 

Plan, project budget information and 

certifications. This information is 

necessary to determine whether a State 

satisfies the criteria for a grant award. 

The agencies intend to use SF–424, 

which is an approved OMB form, as part 

of the application for the E–911 grant 

program. Accordingly, the agencies are 

not required to obtain OMB approval for 

the use of that form. 

A State must also submit a State 911 

Plan as part of its application. This plan 

must detail the projects and activities 

proposed to be funded for the 

implementation of Phase II E–911 

services or migration to an IP-enabled 

emergency network, establish metrics 

and a timetable for grant 

implementation, and describe the steps 

that the State has taken to meet the grant 

criteria. It is important for the agencies 

to review each applicant’s plan to 

confirm that the applicant has met 

certain statutory requirements—a plan 

for the coordination of and 

implementation of E–911 services, 

coordination of its application with 

PSAPs, involvement of integrated 

telecommunications services in the 

implementation of E–911 services, and 

priority funding to communities 

without 911 capability. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

10,976. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 56 

(50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto 

Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands). 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th St., 

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Attention 

NHTSA Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agencies, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the agencies’ estimate of the burden of 

the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 

2009. 

Jeffrey P. Michael, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Program Development. 

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