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matters related to the contract identified 

in the Postal Service’s Notice. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments on whether the Postal 

Service’s contract is consistent with the 

policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3622 or 3642. 

Comments are due no later than July 31, 

2009. The public portions of these 

filings can be accessed via the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.prc.gov). 

The Commission appoints Paul L. 

Harrington to serve as Public 

Representative in the captioned filings. 

III. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. CP2009–52 for consideration of the 

issues raised in this docket. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

these proceedings are due no later than 

July 31, 2009. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Paul L. 

Harrington is appointed to serve as 

officer of the Commission (Public 

Representative) to represent the 

interests of the general public in these 

proceedings. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Judith M. Grady, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17917 Filed 7–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Board of Governors; Sunshine Act 

Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Monday, August 3, 2009, 

at 4 p.m.; Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 

9 a.m.; Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at 

8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal 

Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant 

Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin 

Room. 

STATUS: August 3 at 4 p.m.—Closed; 

August 4 at 9 a.m.—Closed; August 5 at 

8:30 a.m.—Open; August 5 at 10:30 

a.m.—Closed 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Monday, August 3 at 4 p.m. (Closed) 

1. Financial Matters. 

2. Strategic Issues. 

3. Pricing. 

4. Personnel Matters and 

Compensation Issues. 

5. Governors’ Executive Session— 

Discussion of prior agenda items and 

Board Governance. 

Tuesday, August 4 at 9:00 a.m. (Closed) 

1. Continuation of Monday’s closed 

session agenda. 

Wednesday, August 5 at 8:30 a.m. 

(Open) 

1. Call to Order and Approval of 

Minutes of Previous Meetings. 

2. Remarks of the Chairman of the 

Board. 

3. Remarks of the Postmaster General 

and CEO. 

4. Amendments to Board Bylaws. 

5. Committee Charters, Assignments 

and Reports. 

6. Quarterly Report on Service 

Performance. 

7. Quarterly Report on Financial 

Performance. 

8. Tentative Agenda for the September 

21, 22 and 23, 2009, meeting in 

Washington, DC, and Adjourn. 

Wednesday, August 5 at 10:30 a.m. 

(Closed)—If Needed. 

1. Continuation of Monday’s closed 

session 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. E9–18015 Filed 7–24–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

Board of Governors; Sunshine Act 

Meeting 

Board Votes To Close July 21, 2009, 

Meeting 

In person and by telephone vote on 

July 21, 2009, a majority of the members 

contacted and voting, the Board of 

Governors of the United States Postal 

Service voted unanimously to close to 

public observation its meeting held in 

Washington, DC via teleconference. The 

Board determined that no earlier public 

notice was possible. 

Item Considered 

1. Strategic Issues. 

General Counsel Certification 

The General Counsel of the United 

States Postal Service has certified that 

the meeting was properly closed under 

the Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Requests for information about the 

meeting should be addressed to the 

Secretary of the Board, Julie S. Moore, 

at (202) 268–4800. 

Julie S. Moore, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18019 Filed 7–24–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–60252; File No. SR– 

NYSEAmex–2009–24] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Amex LLC; Order Granting Accelerated 

Approval to a Proposed Rule Change 

Amending Rule 70.25 To Permit All 

Available Contra-Side Liquidity to 

Trigger the Execution of a d-Quote 

Correction 

In notice document E9–16545 

beginning on page 34067 in the issue of 

Tuesday, July 14, 2009, make the 

following correction: 

On page 34067, in the first column, 

the docket number should read as set 

forth above. 

[FR Doc. Z9–16545 Filed 7–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34-60211; File No. SR-Phlx2009-51] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc.; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to the 

Extension of the Penny Pilot Program 

Correction 

In notice document E9–16179 

beginning on page 33001 in the issue of 

Thursday, July 9, 2009, make the 

following correction: 

The docket number is corrected to 

read as set forth above. 

[FR Doc. Z9–16179 Filed 7–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

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: 

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1Applicant represents that the French public law 

regime governing obligations foncie`res, in which 

the issuing entity is strictly regulated by banking 

authorities as a credit institution and in which the 

priority of investors’ claims is guaranteed as a 

matter of law, differs significantly from the private 

contractually-based covered bond regimes found in 

certain other countries (such as the United States). 

Rule 17f–1(b), OMB Control No. 3235– 

0032, SEC File No. 270–28. 

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 existing collection of information 

provided for in the following rule: Rule 

17f–1(b)—Requirements for reporting 

and inquiry with respect to missing, 

lost, counterfeit, or stolen securities (17 

CFR 240.17f–1(b)) under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 

seq.) (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’). The 

Commission plans to submit this 

existing collection of information to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval. 

Rule 17f–1(b) (17 CFR 240.17f–1(b)) 

under the Exchange Act requires 

approximately 26,000 entities in the 

securities industry to register in the Lost 

and Stolen Securities Program 

(‘‘Program’’). Registration fulfills a 

statutory requirement that entities 

report and inquire about missing, lost, 

counterfeit, or stolen securities. 

Registration also allows entities in the 

securities industry to gain access to a 

confidential database that stores 

information for the Program. 

We estimate that 1,000 new entities 

will register in the Program each year. 

The staff estimates that the average 

number of hours necessary to comply 

with the Rule 17f–1(b) is one-half hour. 

The total burden is therefore 500 hours 

(1,000 times one-half) annually for all 

participants. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimates 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 

Charles Boucher, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an email to: 

PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: July 21, 2009. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–17859 Filed 7–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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[Investment Company Act Release No. 

28835; 812–13573] 

Compagnie de Financement Foncier; 

Notice of Application 

July 22, 2009. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of application for an 

order under section 6(c) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940 

(‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from all 

provisions of the Act. 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant 

Compagnie de Financement Foncier 

(‘‘CFF’’), a specialized credit institution, 

requests an order exempting it from all 

provisions of the Act in connection with 

the offer and sale of its securities in the 

United States. 

FILING DATES: The application was filed 

on September 17, 2008, and amended 

on June 22, 2009. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An 

order granting the application will be 

issued unless the Commission orders a 

hearing. Interested persons may request 

a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on August 12, 2009, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, the 

reason for the request, and the issues 

contested. Persons who wish to be 

notified of a hearing may request 

notification by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549– 

1090. Applicant, c/o John D. Watson, Jr., 

Latham & Watkins LLP, 53, quai 

d’Orsay, 75007 Paris, France. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce R. MacNeil, Senior Counsel, at 

(202) 551–6817, or Janet M. Grossnickle, 

Assistant Director, at (202) 551–6821 

(Division of Investment Management, 

Office of Investment Company 

Regulation). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained via the Commission’s 

Web site by searching for the file 

number, or an applicant using the 

Company name box, at http:// 

www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by 

calling (202) 551–8090. 

Applicant’s Representations: 

1. CFF, a limited liability company 

organized under the laws of the 

Republic of France, is a Socie ́te ́ de 

Cre ́dit Foncier (‘‘SCF’’), a specialized 

credit institution authorized and 

licensed under French law and 

regulated and supervised by French 

banking authorities. Applicant 

represents that the sole permitted 

business of a SCF is to provide 

financing to the housing and public 

sectors in France and a limited number 

of other developed countries. Applicant 

further states that, subject to a 

comprehensive statutory and regulatory 

framework, a SCF conducts this 

business by (a) making or acquiring 

mortgage loans (which include loans 

incurred to acquire real property and 

secured by a mortgage or, in certain 

limited circumstances, other highquality credit support); (b) extending 

financing to public sector entities by 

making public sector loans or acquiring 

public sector obligations; and (c) 

acquiring debt securities backed by 

mortgage loans or public sector 

obligations (collectively, ‘‘Eligible 

Assets’’). Equity securities or other 

equity interests are not treated as 

Eligible Assets and are not permitted to 

be held by a SCF. 

2. As a SCF, CFF states that it finances 

its business through the issuance of 

covered bonds, a type of debt security 

governed by French law. French 

covered bonds, known as obligations 

foncie`res, and the SCFs that issue them 

are governed by the Savings and 

Financial Security Act of 1999 (the 

‘‘SFSA Law’’).1 Applicant states that 

under the SFSA law, only credit 

institutions licensed and regulated in 

France as a SCF may issue obligations 

foncie`res. However, CFF is not 

permitted under the SFSA Law to 

accept demand deposits and may only 

carry out the specific banking activities 

that are consistent with its purpose as 

a SCF, which is to acquire Eligible 

Assets and to issue covered bonds (or 

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