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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0007, FRL-8918-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08,
OMB Control Number 2050-0105

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2005-0007, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Docket
(28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sella M. Burchette, U.S. Environmental
Response Team, MS 101, Building 18, Edison, NJ 08837, telephone number:
721-321-6726; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On Feb 3, 2009, (74 FR 5931), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0007, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>,
and the telephone number for the Superfund Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, confidential business information (CBI), or other information
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste
Operation and Emergency Response (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1426.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0105.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 126(f) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) requires EPA to set worker
protection standards for State and local employees engaged in hazardous
waste operations and emergency response in the 27 States that do not
have Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved State
plans. The EPA coverage, required to be identical to the OSHA
standards, extends to three categories of employees: those engaged in
clean-ups at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, including corrective
actions at Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TSD) facilities regulated
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); employees
working at routine hazardous waste operations at RCRA TSD facilities,
and employees involved in emergency response operations without regard
to location. This ICR renews existing mandatory record keeping
collection of ongoing activities including monitoring of any potential
employee exposure at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites, maintaining
records of employee training, refresher training, medical exams and
reviewing emergency response plans.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: State and local governments in the
27 States and 2 territories that do not have OSHA-approved plans under
section 18(b) of the OSH Act.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,052.
    Frequency of Response: Once, Annually, On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 311,680.

    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $4,253,976, includes no annualized
capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 56,253 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This is due primarily to the estimated growth in
the number of fire departments and other respondents subject to this
collection.

    Dated: June 9, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44863-44864]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9, 22, 85, 86, 600, 1033, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1042,
1065, 1066, and 1068

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 512, 523, 534, 535, 537, and 583

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0827; NHTSA-2014-0132; FRL-9931-48-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS16; 2127-AL52

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2; Notice of Public
Hearings and Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) are announcing
public hearings to be held for the joint proposed rules ``Greenhouse
Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty
Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2,'' and also for NHTSA's Draft
Environmental Impact Statement. The proposed rules were published in
the Federal Register on July 13, 2015. The Draft Environmental Impact
Statement was published on June 19, 2015, and is available on the NHTSA
Web site mentioned below. Two hearings will be held on August 6 and
August 18, 2015.

DATES: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold a public hearing on Thursday,
August 6, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. local time, and a second hearing
on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. local time. EPA and
NHTSA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers that arrive
and register. Each hearing will continue until everyone has had a
chance to speak. If you would like to present oral testimony at one of
these this public hearings, please contact the person identified under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by August 3, 2015, for the first
hearing, or by August 11, 2015, for the second hearing.
    In order to provide commenters 30 days after the last public
hearing, the comment period for the proposal is being extended through
September 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The August 6, 2015 hearing will be held at the Palmer House
Hilton Hotel, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. The location
for the August 18, 2015 hearing in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA area
will be announced in a subsequent Federal Register document. The
hearings will be held at sites accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Written comments on the proposed rule may also be
submitted to EPA and NHTSA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or
through hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the notice of proposed
rulemaking for the addresses and detailed instructions for submitting
written comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral
testimony at a public hearing, please contact JoNell Iffland at EPA by
the date specified under DATES, at: Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), Environmental
Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(preferred method for registering).
Please provide the following information: Name, affiliation, address,
email address, and telephone and fax numbers, and whether you require
accommodations such as a sign language interpreter.
    Questions concerning the NHTSA proposed rule or Draft Environmental
Impact Statement should be addressed to NHTSA: Ryan Hagen or Analiese
Marchesseault, Office of Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Questions concerning the EPA proposed rule
should be addressed to EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Assessment and Standards Division (ASD), Environmental
Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>You may learn more about the jointly
proposed rules by visiting NHTSA's or EPA's Web sites at http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy or http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regs-heavy-duty.htm or by searching the rulemaking dockets (NHTSA-2014-0132;
EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0827) at www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public hearings is to
provide the public an opportunity to present oral comments regarding
NHTSA and EPA's proposal for ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and
Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and
Vehicles--Phase 2.'' These hearings also offer an opportunity for the
public to provide oral comments regarding NHTSA's Draft Environmental
Impact Statement, accompanying the proposed NHTSA fuel efficiency
standards. The proposed rules would establish a second round of
standards for the agencies' comprehensive Heavy-Duty National Program,
which would further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel
efficiency for on-road heavy-duty vehicles. These new standards would
phase in over time, beginning in the 2018 model year and entering into
full effect in model year 2027. NHTSA's proposed fuel consumption
standards and EPA's proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) emission
standards are tailored to each of four regulatory categories of heavy-
duty vehicles: (1) Combination Tractors; (2) Trailers used in
combination with those tractors; (3) Heavy-duty Pickup Trucks and Vans;
and (4) Vocational Vehicles. The

proposal also includes separate fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas
standards for the engines that power combination tractors and
vocational vehicles.
    The joint proposed rules for which EPA and NHTSA are holding the
public hearings were published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2015
(80 FR 40138), and are also available at the Web sites listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. NHTSA's Draft Environmental
Impact Statement is available on the NHTSA Web site and in NHTSA's
rulemaking docket, both referenced above. Once NHTSA and EPA learn how
many people have registered to speak at each public hearing, we will
allocate an appropriate amount of time to each participant, allowing
time for necessary breaks. In addition, we will reserve a block of time
for anyone else in the audience who wants to give testimony. For
planning purposes, each speaker should anticipate speaking for
approximately five minutes, although we may need to shorten that time
if there is a large turnout. We request that you bring two copies of
your statement or other material for the EPA and NHTSA panels.
    NHTSA and EPA will conduct the hearings informally, and technical
rules of evidence will not apply. We will arrange for a written
transcript of each hearing and keep the official record for the
proposed rule open for 30 days after the last public hearing to allow
speakers to submit supplementary information. Panel members may ask
clarifying questions during the oral statements but will not respond to
the statements at that time. You may make arrangements for copies of
the transcripts directly with the court reporter. Written statements
and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be
considered with the same weight as oral comments and supporting
information presented at the public hearings. The comment period for
the proposed rule will be extended such that the closing date is 30
days after the last public hearing. Therefore, written comments on the
proposal must be post marked no later than September 17, 2015.

    Dated: July 22, 2015.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
    Dated: July 22, 2015.
Christopher Grundler,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Environmental
Protection Agency.
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[Notices]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-63536; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2010-163]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to the Collection of Exchange Fees

December 14, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 \2\ thereunder, notice is hereby given
that, on December 8, 2010, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``NASDAQ'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items

have been prepared by the NASDAQ. The Commission is publishing this
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC proposes to create a new Rule 7007
titled ``Collection of Exchange Fees and Other Claims--NASDAQ Options
Market'' to require members to provide a clearing account number at the
National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') for purposes of
permitting the Exchange to debit any undisputed or final fees, fines,
charges and/or other monetary sanctions or monies due and owing to the
Exchange.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
Web site at http://www.nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to create an efficient
method of collecting undisputed or final fees, fines, charges and/or
other monetary sanctions or monies due and owing to the Exchange from
NASDAQ Options Market (``NOM'') members.\3\ This proposal would provide
a cost savings to the Exchange by alleviating administrative processes
related to the collection of monies owed to the Exchange. Collection
matters divert staff resources away from the Exchange's regulatory and
business purposes. In addition, the debiting process would prevent
member accounts from becoming overdue.
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    \3\ The Exchange will not debit accounts for fees that are
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    Currently, the Exchange issues monthly invoices to NOM members,
which invoices are paid by NOM members directly to the Exchange's
accounting department. The Exchange proposes to require NOM members and
applicants to provide a clearing account number for an account at NSCC
in order to permit the Exchange to debit any undisputed or final fees,
fines, charges and/or monetary sanctions or other monies due and owing
to the Exchange or other charges related to Rule 1002(c)(2).\4\
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    \4\ Exchange Rule 1002(c)(1) titled Payment of Fees, Dues,
Assessments, and Other Charges by Members and Associated Persons,
states that fees, dues, assessments, and other charges shall be
called and payable by members and associated persons as determined
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    The Exchange would continue to send a monthly invoice \5\ to each
NOM member on approximately the 4th-6th business day of the following
month. The Exchange would also send a file to NSCC each month on
approximately the 23rd of the following month to initiate the debit of
the appropriate amount stated on the member's invoice for the prior
month. Because the members would receive an invoice well before any
monies are debited (normally within two weeks), the members would have
adequate time to contact the staff with any questions concerning their
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    \5\ The monthly invoice will indicate that the amount on the
invoice will be debited from the designated NSCC account. Each
month, the Exchange will send a file to the member's clearing firm
which will indicate the amounts to be debited from each member. If a
member is ``self-clearing,'' no such file would be sent as the
member would receive the invoice, as noted above, which would
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    If a NOM member disagrees with the invoice, the Exchange would not
commence the debit until the dispute is resolved. Specifically, if a
member disputes an invoice, the Exchange will not include the disputed
amount in the debit if the member has disputed the amount in writing to
the Exchange's designated staff by the 15th of the month, or the
following business day if the 15th is not a business day, and the
amount in dispute is at least $10,000 or greater.
    Once NSCC receives the file from the Exchange, NSCC would proceed
to debit the amounts indicated from the clearing members' account. In
the instance where the member clears through an Exchange clearing
member, the estimated transactions fees owed to the Exchange are
typically debited by the clearing member on a daily basis in order to
ensure adequate funds have been escrowed. The Exchange would debit any
monies owed including undisputed or final fees,\6\ fines, charges and/
or monetary sanctions or monies due and owed to the Exchange.\7\ The
Exchange believes that the debit process would eliminate the risk of
unpaid invoices because of the large amounts of capital held at NSCC by
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    \6\ See applicable Exchange fees at Rule 7050 and Rule 7053.
    \7\ This includes, among other things, fines which result from:
violations of the Minor Rule Plan pursuant to Chapter X, Section 7
and monetary sanctions pursuant to Rule 8310, 8320 or 8330. With
respect to disciplinary sanctions, the Exchange would not debit any
monies until such action is final. The Exchange would not consider
an action final until all appeal periods have run and/or all appeal
timeframes are exhausted. With respect to non-disciplinary actions,
the Exchange would similarly not take action to debit a member
account until all appeal periods have run and/or all appeal
timeframes are exhausted. Any uncontested disciplinary or non-
disciplinary actions will be debited, and the amount due will appear
on the members invoice prior to the actual NSCC debit.
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    The Exchange is also proposing to amend Exchange Rules 1002,
Qualifications of Nasdaq Members and Associated Persons, and Exchange
Rule 8320, Payment of Fines, Other Monetary Sanctions, or Costs;
Summary Action for Failure to Pay, to reference new Exchange Rule 7007.
    The Exchange would provide NOM members with a thirty (30) day
period, upon publication of this rule change, to provide the Membership
Department with an NSCC number.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \8\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act \9\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest,
by providing its NOM members with an efficient process to pay
undisputed or final fees, fines, charges and/or monetary sanctions or
monies due and owing to the Exchange. The Exchange believes that this
process of debiting NSCC accounts would ease the NOM member's
administrative burden in paying monthly invoices, avoid overdue
balances and provide same day collection from all NOM members, who owe
monies to the Exchange, which results in equitable treatment.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).

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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such
shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become effective
pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \11\
thereunder.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2010-163 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2010-163. This
file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used.
To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission,\12\ all subsequent
amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the Commission, and all written
communications relating to the proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from
the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2010-163 and should be submitted on or before
January 11, 2011.
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    \12\ The text of the proposed rule change is available on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

Extension:

    Rule 31; SEC File No. 270-537; OMB Control No. 3235-0597.

    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'') has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved
collection of information discussed below.
    Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee.)
(``Exchange Act'') requires the Commission to collect fees and
assessments from national securities exchanges and national securities
associations (collectively, ``self-regulatory organizations'' or
``SROs'') based on the volume of their securities transactions. To
collect the proper amounts, the Commission adopted Rule 31 (17 CFR
240.31) and Form R31 (17 CFR 249.11) under the Exchange Act whereby the
SROs must report to the Commission the volume of their securities
transaction and the Commission, based on that data, calculates the
amount of fees and assessments that the SROs owe pursuant to Section
31. Rule 31 and Form R31 require the SROs to provide this data on a
monthly basis.
    The Commission estimates that each respondent makes 12 such filings
on an annual basis at an average hourly burden of approximately 1.47
hours per response. Currently, there are 16 respondents. However, based
on past experience, the Commission is estimating an increase to 18
respondents, including 13 national securities exchanges, two security
futures exchanges, and one national securities association subject to
the collection of information requirements of Rule 31 and two
registered clearing agencies are required to provide certain data in
their possession needed by the SROs to complete Form R31. The
Commission estimates that the total burden for all 18 respondents is
318 hours (12 filings/respondent per year x 1.47 hours/filing x 18
respondents = 317.52, rounded to 318 hours) per year.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
    Comments regarding the above information should be directed to the
following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503 or by sending an e-mail to: Shagufta_
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/Chief Information
Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson,
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia, 22312 or by sending an e-
mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Comments must be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: May 5, 2010.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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