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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2005 / Notices changes to this Policy, but in any event not less frequently than annually. Upon adoption of this Policy, the Board shall make an affirmative determination with respect to the independence of each Director then serving on the Board. 5. It shall be the responsibility of each Director to inform the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee promptly and otherwise as requested of the existence of such relationships and interests which might reasonably be considered to bear on the Director’s independence. 6. Any Director elected by the members who is no longer independent due to the existence of a relationship described in Article IV, Section 2(a)–(d) of the Constitution or whom the Board otherwise determines not to be independent from the Exchange under this Policy shall, pursuant to Article IV, Section 9, be deemed to have tendered his or her resignation for consideration by the Board, and such resignation shall not be effective unless and until accepted by the Board. Independence Qualifications 1. In making an independence determination with respect to any Director or Director candidate, the Board shall consider the standards below with respect to relationships or interests of the Director or Director candidate with or in (a) the Exchange or its subsidiaries, (b) members, allied members, and lessor members, (c) member organizations of the Exchange (‘‘Member Organizations’’) or nonmember broker-dealers that engage in business involving substantial direct contact with securities customers (‘‘Non-Member Broker-Dealers’’), and (d) companies other than Member Organizations whose securities are listed on the Exchange (‘‘Listed Companies’’). The standards below relating to category (a) are the same as those that the Exchange applies to its own listed companies. The standards below relating to categories (b), (c) and (d) stem from the differing regulatory responsibilities and roles that the Exchange exercises in overseeing the organizations and companies included in those categories. 2. The term ‘‘approved person’’ used herein has the meaning set forth in the NYSE Constitution. 3. The term ‘‘immediate family member’’ with respect to any Director has the meaning set forth in the NYSE Listed Company Manual. 4. The following independence criteria shall apply: VerDate jul<14>2003 14:36 Jan 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 Independence From the Exchange A Director is not independent if the Director or an immediate family member of the Director has or had a relationship or interest with or in the Exchange which, if such relationship or interest existed with respect to a Listed Company, would preclude a Director of the Listed Company from being considered an independent Director of the Listed Company pursuant to Section 303A.02(a) or (b) of the Listed Company Manual.7 Members, Allied Members and Lessor Members A Director is not independent if he or she is, or within the last three years was, or has an immediate family member who is, or within the last three years was, a member, allied member, lessor member or approved person. Member Organizations A Director is not independent if the Director (a) is, or within the last three years was, employed by a Member Organization, (b) has an immediate family member who is, or within the last three years was, an executive officer of a Member Organization, (c) has within the last three years received from any Member Organization more than $100,000 per year in direct compensation, or received from Member Organizations in the aggregate an amount of direct compensation which in any one year is more than 10 percent of the Director’s annual gross income for such year, excluding in each case Director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), or (d) is affiliated, directly or indirectly, with a Member Organization. Non-Member Broker-Dealers A Director is not independent if the Director is employed by or affiliated, directly or indirectly, with a NonMember Broker-Dealer. Listed Companies A Director is not independent if the Director is an executive officer of an issuer of securities listed on the Exchange. 5. The Exchange shall make disclosure of any charitable relationship that a listed company would be required to disclose pursuant to Listed Company Manual Section 303A.02(b)(v) and 7 The relevant sections of the Listed Company Manual and commentary are available on the website at www.nyse.com/pdfs/ finalcorpgovrules.pdf PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2693 commentary. Gifts by the Exchange or by the NYSE Foundation shall not favor charities on which any Director serves as an executive officer or member of the board of trustees or directors or comparable governing body. [FR Doc. E5–144 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations Notice and request for comments. ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration’s intentions to request approval on a new and/or currently approved information collection. DATES: Submit comments on or before March 15, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether this information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the collection, to Charles Ou, Senior Economist, Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 7800, Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Ou, Senior Economist, (202) 205–6966 or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, (202) 205–7030. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: ‘‘Impact of Credit Scoring on Lending to Small Firms.’’ Description of Respondents: Senior executives in banks and thrifts who are knowledgeable about credit risk and lending practices for small businesses. Form No: N/A. Annual Responses: 1,200. Annual Burden: 300. Jacqueline White, Chief, Administrative Information Branch. [FR Doc. 05–856 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Declaration of Disaster #10005] State of Texas (TX–00001) (Amendment # 1) The above numbered declaration is hereby amended to establish the incident period for this disaster as E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 05-856]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Data Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to 
request approval on a new and/or currently approved information 
collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 15, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments regarding whether this information 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the function of 
the agency, whether the burden estimates are accurate, and if there are 
ways to minimize the estimated burden and enhance the quality of the 
collection, to Charles Ou, Senior Economist, Office of Advocacy, Small 
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 7800, Washington, 
DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Ou, Senior Economist, (202) 
205-6966 or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst, (202) 205-7030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: ``Impact of Credit Scoring on Lending 
to Small Firms.''
    Description of Respondents: Senior executives in banks and thrifts 
who are knowledgeable about credit risk and lending practices for small 
businesses.
    Form No: N/A.
    Annual Responses: 1,200.
    Annual Burden: 300.

Jacqueline White,
Chief, Administrative Information Branch.
[FR Doc. 05-856 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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