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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57149; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2007-122]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting
Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1
Thereto, Relating to Certain Modifications to the Initial Listing
Standards for Index-Linked Securities

January 15, 2008.

I. Introduction

    On November 28, 2007, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or
``Exchange''), through its wholly owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca Equities,
Inc. (``NYSE Arca Equities''), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposal to modify certain initial listing standards
for Index-Linked Securities. The proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on December 12, 2007.\3\ The Commission
received no comments on the proposal. On January 8, 2008, the Exchange
filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\4\ This order
approves the proposed rule change, as amended.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56907 (December 5,
2007), 72 FR 70640 (``Notice'').
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange clarified that certain
suitability standards, including those under NYSE Arca Equities Rule
9.2(a) (Diligence as to Accounts), would apply to Index-Linked
Securities, as described herein, and that such standards would be
disclosed in an Information Bulletin. Because Amendment No. 1 is
technical in nature, the Commission is not publishing it for public
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II. Description of the Proposal

    The Exchange proposes to amend one of the requirements of NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(6)(A), which sets forth the listing requirements
applicable to all types of Index-Linked Securities to be listed and
traded on the Exchange, to provide for greater flexibility in the
listing criteria for such securities. Currently, NYSE Arca Equities
Rule 5.2(j)(6)(A)(d) provides that the payment at maturity of a cash
amount for Index-Linked Securities may or may not provide for a
multiple of the positive performance of an underlying Reference Asset,
and in no event will payment at maturity be based on a multiple of the
negative performance of an underlying Reference Asset.
    The Exchange proposes to amend NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(6)(A)(d) to: (1) Allow the Exchange to consider for listing and
trading Index-Linked Securities that provide for payment at maturity
based on a multiple of the direct or inverse performance of an
underlying Reference Asset; and (2) provide that in no event will a
loss or negative payment at maturity be accelerated by a multiple that
exceeds twice the performance of an underlying Reference Asset. The
Exchange proposes these changes in order to permit the listing and
trading of Index-Linked Securities that employ investment strategies
similar or analogous to certain exchange-traded funds like the Short
Funds and UltraShort Funds of the ProShares Trust and the Inverse Funds
and Leveraged Inverse Funds of the Rydex ETF Trust, each of which trade
on the Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading privileges (``UTP'') under
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3).\5\ The Short Funds and Inverse Funds
seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that
correspond to the inverse or opposite of the daily performance (-100%)
of the respective underlying indexes, and the Ultra Short Funds and
Leveraged Inverse Funds seek daily investment results, before fees and
expenses, that correspond to twice the inverse or opposite of the daily
performance (-200%) of the respective underlying indexes.
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    \5\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 56763
(November 7, 2007), 72 FR 64103 (November 14, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-
2007-81) (approving the trading of shares of funds of the Rydex ETF
Trust pursuant to UTP); 56601 (October 2, 2007), 72 FR 57625
(October 10, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-2007-79) (approving the trading
shares of eight funds of the ProShares Trust based on international
equity indexes pursuant to UTP); 55125 (January 18, 2007), 72 FR
3462 (January 25, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-2006-87) (approving the trading
of shares of 81 funds of the ProShares Trust pursuant to UTP); and
54026 (June 21, 2006), 71 FR 36850 (June 28, 2006) (SR-PCX-2005-115)
(approving the trading of shares of certain other funds of the
ProShares Trust pursuant to UTP).
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    NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a) provides that an ETP Holder, before
recommending a transaction in Index-Linked Securities, must have
reasonable grounds to believe that the recommendation is suitable for
their customer based on any facts disclosed by the customer as to its
other security holdings and as to its financial situation and needs.
Further, the rule provides, with a limited exception, that prior to the
execution of a transaction recommended to a non-institutional customer,
the ETP Holder shall make reasonable efforts to obtain information
concerning the customer's financial status, tax status, investment
objectives, and any other information that such ETP Holder believes
would be useful to make a recommendation. Prior to the commencement of
trading, the Exchange will inform its ETP Holders in an Information
Bulletin of this suitability requirement. Specifically, the Information
Bulletin will remind ETP Holders that, in recommending transactions in
these securities, they must have a reasonable basis to believe that the
customer can evaluate the special characteristics, and is able to bear
the financial risks, of such investment.

III. Commission's Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.\6\
In particular, the

Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with
section 6(b)(5) of the Act \7\ in that it is designed to promote just
and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling,
processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions
in securities, 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.
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    \6\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission notes
that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission believes that the Exchange's proposal is consistent
with the Act, and, in particular, reasonably balances the removal of
impediments to a free and open market with the protection of investors
and the public interest, two principles set forth in section 6(b)(5) of
the Act. The Commission notes that a variety of exchange-traded funds
seeking to provide (a) investment results that correspond to or exceed
twice (200%) the direct performance of a specified stock index, or (b)
investment results that correspond to twice (-200%) the inverse or
opposite of the index's performance, are currently traded on the
Exchange.\8\ In addition, the Commission further believes that
heightened suitability standards are appropriate for derivative
securities products, including Index-Linked Securities, which seek to
provide investment results that correspond to the direct or inverse
performance of an underlying reference asset by a specified multiple
and allow for a loss or negative payment at maturity to be accelerated
by a specified multiple. Before recommending transactions in these
types of leveraged products, ETP Holders must have a reasonable basis
to believe that the customer can evaluate the special characteristics,
and is able to bear the financial risks, of such investment. The
Commission expects the Exchange to continue to monitor the application
of these suitability requirements, including those under NYSE Arca
Equities Rule 9.2(a).
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    \8\ See supra note 5 and accompanying text.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\9\ that the proposed rule change (SR-NYSEArca-2007-122), as
modified by Amendment No. 1 thereto, be, and it hereby is, approved.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\10\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket Number PHMSA-2009-0139 (Notice No. 09-3)]

Hazardous Materials: Request for Comments on Issues or Problems
Concerning International Atomic Energy Agency Regulations for the Safe
Transport of Radioactive Materials

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are
jointly seeking comments on issues or problems concerning requirements
in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Regulations for the
Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (referred to as TS-R-1). The
IAEA is considering revisions to the TS-R-1 regulations as part of its
periodic two-year review cycle for a 2013 Edition.

DATES: Submit comments by June 15, 2009. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so; however, we are
only able to assure consideration for proposals received on or before
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
(PHMSA-2009-0139) by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice at the beginning of the comment. Note
that all comments received will be posted without change to the docket
management system, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous
Materials Technology,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you
may visit http://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The IAEA works with its Member States and multiple partners
worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
The IAEA established and maintains an international standard,
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (TS-R-1), to
promote the safe and secure transportation of radioactive material. The
IAEA periodically reviews, and as deemed appropriate revises, its
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material to reflect
new information and accumulated experience. The DOT is the U.S.
competent authority before the IAEA for radioactive material
transportation matters. The NRC provides technical support to the DOT
in this regard, particularly with regard to Type B and fissile
transportation packages.
    The IAEA recently initiated a review cycle for its regulations. To
assure opportunity for public participation in the international
regulatory development process, the DOT and the NRC are soliciting
comments and information concerning issues or problems with the IAEA
Regulations.
    The focus of this solicitation is to identify issues or problems
with the 2009 of TS-R-1. Although IAEA has not yet published the 2009
Edition of TS-R-1, a draft version suitable for this review process is
available on http://www.regulations.gov (use the search tool to locate
the docket number for this notice). The IAEA has already identified a
number of issues with that draft; a table showing draft proposed
changes to the 2009 Edition is also available through this docket at
http://www.regulations.gov.
    It would be helpful to recommend potential changes or solutions to
resolve any identified issues or problems. This information will assist
the DOT and the NRC to consider the full range of views and
alternatives as the agencies develop the proposed issues the United
States will submit to the IAEA.

II. Public Participation

    Proposals must be submitted in writing (electronic file in
Microsoft Word format preferred).
    The DOT and the NRC will review the proposed issues and identified
problems. Proposed issues and identified problems from all Member
States and International Organizations will be initially considered at
an IAEA Transport Safety Standards Committee (TRANSSC) Meeting to be
convened by IAEA on October 5-9, 2009, in Vienna, Austria. Prior to
that meeting, the DOT and the NRC will consider convening a public
meeting to discuss the U.S. proposals submitted to the IAEA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2009.
Theodore L. Willke,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
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[Notices]
[Pages 77887-77888]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and
Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In November
2011, there were five applications approved. This notice also includes
information on one application, approved in October 2011, inadvertently
left off the October 2011 notice. Additionally, 12 approved amendments
to previously approved applications are listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC
approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety
and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Part 158 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). This notice is
published pursuant to paragraph d of Sec.  158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

    Public Agency: County of Clinton, Plattsburgh, New York.
    Application Number: 12-07-C-00-PBG.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $56,170,454.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2043.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Nonscheduled/
on-demand air carriers filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Plattsburgh International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Passenger terminal building expansion
PFC administrative costs

    Decision Date: October 27, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Andrew Brooks, New York Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: City of Lynchburg, Virginia.
    Application Number: 12-06-C-00-LYH.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $3,046,338.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: December 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: September 1, 2022.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PEG's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Lynchburg Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Reimbursement of PFC development and administrative costs
Rehabilitate runway 3/21
General aviation terminal building, auto parking
Rehabilitate taxiway B and corporate taxilane
Rehabilitate runway 4/22 drainage--phase 2
Runway 4/22 extension, environmental assessment
Runway 4/22 design--phase 3
Extend runway 4/22, construction
Runway 4/22 extension, phase 5
Master plan update

    Decision Date: November 1, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Jeffery Breeden, Washington
Airports District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: Cities of Pullman, Washington and Moscow, Idaho.
    Application Number: 12-08-C-00-PUW.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $170,350.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2014.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: Non-scheduled
air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and utilizing
aircraft having a seating capacity of less than 20 passengers.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
Americans with Disabilities Act ramp/terminal access
Environmental assessment for new runway
Wildlife hazard assessment and management plan
Interactive computer training system
Service road rehabilitation
General aviation west ramp rehabilitation
PFC administration

    Decision Date: November 9, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Trang Tran, Seattle Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: County of Natrona Board of Trustees, Casper,
Wyoming.
    Application Number: 12-07-C-00-CPR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $443,082.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: August 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Rehabilitate taxiway A--phase I
Rehabilitate taxiway A--phase II
Master plan update and snow removal requirements analysis
Acquire snow plow and spreader

    Decision Date: November 17, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: City of Cody, Wyoming.
    Application Number: 11-07-C-00-COD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $284,100.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: On demand,
non-scheduled air taxi/commercial operators.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public

agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved class
accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at
Yellowstone Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Security enhancement 1
Security enhancement 2
Pickup mounted snow plow blade
Service road rehabilitation
Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting fire suits
Replace aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment
Airport layout plan update and narrative boundary survey
PFC consulting fees
Expand aircraft rescue and firefighting building
Acquire snow removal equipment
Acquire interactive training system
Acquire snow removal equipment vehicle attachment

    Brief Description of Withdrawn Project: Two-inch overlay, taxiway
A.
    Date of Withdrawal: September 7, 2011.
    Decision Date: November 17, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Public Agency: County of Knox, Rockland, Maine.
    Application Number: 12-01-C-00-RKD.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $167,250.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2012.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: July 1, 2016.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required to Collect PFC's: (1) Non-
scheduled/on-demand air carriers; (2) Passengers enplaned on a flight
to an airport in a community that has a population of less than 10,000
and is not connected by a land highway or vehicular way to the land-
connected National Highway System within a State.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Know County Regional Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Snow removal equipment acquisition
Airport pavement rehabilitation
Master plan update
    Brief Description of Projects Approved For Collection:

Design and permitting for runway 13/31
Easement acquisition
Obstruction removal
Perimeter fencing
Runway 13/31 reconstruction
Rehabilitate terminal aircraft apron

    Decision Date: November 22, 2011.
    For Further Information Contact: Priscilla Scott, New England
Region Airports Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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                                                                                Original     Amended
                                          Amendment       Original         Amended       estimated    estimated
       Amendment No. city, state           approved     approved net     approved net   charge exp.  charge exp.
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07-01-C-01-SIT, Sitka, AK..............     10/28/11       $1,100,000       $1,375,000     06/01/12      7/01/14
08-05-C-01-RAP Rapid Sity, SD..........     10/31/11          729,192        1,048,782     06/01/09     10/01/09
99-01-C-04-ANC, Anchorage, AK..........     11/04/11       22,000,000       21,043,173     01/01/06     01/01/06
06-17-C-01-ORD, Chicago, IL............     11/08/11       73,198,000       78,404,650     08/01/16     07/01/16
10-08-C-01-GCC, Gillette, WY...........     11/10/11          426,381          813,164     05/01/15     11/01/14
07-06-C-01-GCC, Gillette, WY...........     11/14/11          167,238           91,395     02/01/11     11/01/10
09-04-C-01-ROW, Roswell, NM............     11/15/11          510,594          627,519     12/01/13     11/01/13
10-03-C-01-DAL, Dallas, TX.............     11/15/11      345,323,728      383,636,108     03/01/22     04/01/26
08-01-C-01-IFP, Bullhead City, AZ......     11/16/11          744,600          904,132     07/01/12     10/01/12
08-17-C-03-BDL, Windsor Locks, CT......     11/16/11       11,707,591       12,135,277     07/01/21     07/01/21
09-06-C-01-HTS, Huntington, WV.........     11/17/11        1,122,712        1,208,420     09/01/13     06/01/12
08-05-C-01-SAN, San Diego, CA..........     11/23/11       26,301,763       19,031,690     12/01/09     12/01/09
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2011.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
[FR Doc. 2011-31986 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; 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:
    Rule 13e-3 (Schedule 13E-3), OMB Control No. 3235-0007, SEC File
No. 270-1.

    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
the request for extension of the previously approved collection of
information discussed below.
    Rule 13e-3 and Schedule 13E-3 (17 CFR 240.13e-3 and 240.13e-100)--
Rule 13e-3 prescribes the filing, disclosure and dissemination
requirements in connection with a going private transaction by an
issuer or an affiliate. Schedule 13E-3 provides shareholders and the
marketplace with information concerning going private transactions that
is important in determining how to respond to such transactions. The
information collected permits verification of compliance with
securities laws requirements and ensures the public availability and
dissemination of the collected information. This information is made
available to the public. Information provided on Schedule 13E-3 is
mandatory. We estimate that Schedule 13E-3 is filed by approximately
600 issuers annually and it takes approximately 137.25 hours per
response. We estimate that 25% of the 137.25 hours per response is
prepared by the filer for a total annual reporting burden of 20,588
hours.
    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.
    Written 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 send an e-mail to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information

Officer, Securities and

Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: October 4, 2007.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9943-95-OA]

Request for Nominations of Experts To Augment the Science
Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee for the Review of
the EPA's Draft Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-
triazine (RDX)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific
experts to augment the SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee
(CAAC) for the review of the EPA's draft Toxicological Review of
Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by April 8, 2016 per the
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact the Designated Federal Officer for the review, as
identified below. Nominators unable to submit nominations
electronically as described below may contact the Designated Federal
Officer for assistance. General information concerning the EPA SAB can
be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal
Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical
peer review, advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the
technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the
SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The SAB Chemical
Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) is a subcommittee of the SAB that
provides advice through the chartered SAB regarding assessments of
environmental chemicals available on EPA's Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS). The SAB and the CAAC, augmented with additional experts,
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
    The National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) in the
EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) develops toxicological
reviews/assessments for various chemicals for IRIS. NCEA is developing
a draft IRIS assessment for Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
(RDX) and has asked the SAB to peer review the draft document. The SAB
Staff Office is seeking experts to augment the SAB CAAC for this peer
review.
    This draft will be a reassessment of RDX. NCEA's draft
Toxicological Review of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)
currently posted to the IRIS database includes an oral reference dose
(RfD) (posted in 1988), and a cancer descriptor and oral cancer slope
factor (posted in 1990). Epidemiological data, experimental animal
data, and other relevant data from studies of the noncancer and cancer
effects of RDX are being evaluated in this reassessment. The
reassessment is expected to include an updated RfD and oral cancer
assessment.
    Technical Contact for EPA's draft assessment: For information
concerning the EPA draft assessment, please contact Dr. Samantha Jones,
National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and
Development, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code 8601P,
Washington, DC 20460, phone<PHONE_NUMBER> or via email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking
nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists
with demonstrated expertise and research to augment the CAAC for the
peer review of the RDX toxicological review. The SAB Staff Office seeks
experts in one or more of the following areas, with a particular focus
on RDX: Neurotoxicity; kidney/urogenital expertise [preferably with
some experience with the prostate]; reproductive/developmental
toxicity; general toxicology; carcinogenicity; physiologically-based
pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling including toxicokinetic considerations;
and quantitative risk assessment expertise specifically related to
dose-response modeling of animal data. Questions regarding this review
should be directed to Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or
via email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas
of expertise described above for possible service on the augmented CAAC
panel identified in this notice.
    Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred
over hard copy) using the online nomination form under the ``Nomination
of Experts'' category at the bottom of the SAB home page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To receive full consideration, nominations should
include all of the information requested below.
    EPA's SAB Staff Office requests contact information about the
person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee;
the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the
nominee's resume or curriculum vitae; sources of recent grant and/or
contract support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating
current position, educational background, research activities, and
recent service on other national advisory committees or national
professional organizations.
    Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who
are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should
contact Dr. Shallal as noted above. Nominations should be submitted in
time to arrive no later than April 8, 2016. EPA values and welcomes
diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates,
EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic
groups.
    The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations.
The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified by
respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts
identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates for
the CAAC RDX panel on the SAB Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab (see links under ``Public Input on Membership'' at the
bottom of the SAB home page). Public comments on the List of Candidates
will be accepted for 21 days. The public will be requested to provide
relevant information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB
Staff Office should consider in evaluating candidates.
    For the EPA SAB Staff Office a balanced review panel includes
candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant
scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced
by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of
experience to adequately address the charge. In forming this expert
panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the List
of Candidates, information provided by the candidates themselves, and
background information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office.
Selection criteria to be used for panel membership include: (a)
Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience
(primary factors); (b) availability and willingness to serve; (c)
absence of financial conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an
appearance of a loss of impartiality; (e) skills working in committees,
subcommittees and advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole,
diversity of expertise and scientific points of view.
    The SAB Staff Office's evaluation of an absence of financial
conflicts of interest will include a review of the ``Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows government
officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between a
person's public responsibilities (which include membership on an EPA
federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities, or
the appearance of a loss of impartiality, as defined by federal
regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following
URL address: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/Web/ethics?OpenDocument.
    The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects members
for subcommittees and review panels is described in the following
document: Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental
Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is
posted on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/WebFiles/OverviewPanelForm/$File/ec02010.pdf.

    Dated: March 14, 2016.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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