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the form of such lower tier rate. The
increased liquidity also benefits all
investors by deepening EDGA’s
liquidity pool, supporting the quality of
price discovery, promoting market
transparency and improving investor
protection. Volume-based discounts
such as the reduced execution fee
proposed here have been widely
adopted in the cash equities markets,
and are equitable because they are open
to all members on an equal basis and
provide discounts that are reasonably
related to the value to an exchange’s
market quality associated with higher
levels of market activity, such as higher
levels of liquidity provision and
introduction of higher volumes of orders
into the price and volume discovery
processes.
In addition, the new tier rate is
equitable in that higher fees on the
Exchange are directly correlated with
less stringent criteria. For example, the
INET tiered fee, as indicated in footnote
7/flag 2, of $0.0030 per share has less
stringent criteria, and is a higher fee
than the new proposed fee. For
example, based on average TCV for
January 2011 (8.0 billion), in order for
a Member to qualify for the INET fee of
$0.0030, the Member would have to
route to Nasdaq less than 5,000,000
shares of average daily volume. In order
to qualify for the proposed lower fee of
$0.00005 per share, which has more
stringent criteria than the INET fee, the
Member would have to post 72 million
shares on EDGA (0.9% of TCV in
average daily volume).
The Exchange notes that it operates in
a highly competitive market in which
market participants can readily direct
order flow to competing venues if they
deem fee levels at a particular venue to
be excessive. The proposed rule change
reflects a competitive pricing structure
designed to incent market participants
to direct their order flow to the
Exchange. The Exchange believes that
the proposed rates are equitable in that
they apply uniformly to all Members.
The Exchange believes the fees and
credits remain competitive with those
charged by other venues and therefore
continue to be reasonable and equitably
allocated to Members.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3) of
the Act 8 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) 9
thereunder. At any time within 60 days
of the filing of such 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 (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–EDGA–2011–06 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–EDGA–2011–06. 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 (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission,10 all subsequent
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The proposed rule change does not
impose any burden on competition that
is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has not solicited, and
does not intend to solicit, comments on
this proposed rule change. The
Exchange has not received any
unsolicited written comments from
members or other interested parties.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 19b–4(f)(2).
10 The text of the proposed rule change is
available on Exchange’s Web site at https://
www.directedge.com, on the Commission’s Web site
at https://www.sec.gov, at EDGA, and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
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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–EDGA–
2011–06 and should be submitted on or
before March 31, 2011.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
Cathy H. Ahn,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7361]
Office of Directives Management
(A/GIS/DIR); Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Department of State.
30-Day notice of submission of
information collection approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, The
Department of State has submitted a
Generic Information Collection Request
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery ’’ to OMB
for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
SUMMARY:
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Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from March 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• E-mail:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and OMB
control number in the subject line of
your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
contact: Raymond Ciupek, Department
of State, Office of Directives
Management, 1800 G St., NW., Suite
2400, Washington, DC 20522–2202, who
may be reached at ciupekra@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
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generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Below we provide the Department of
State projected average estimates for the
next three years:
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 50.
Respondents: Individuals responding
to Department of State customer
services evaluation requests.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 500.
Annual responses: 25,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 15
minutes.
Burden hours: 6,250.
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
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
T.J. Furlong,
Director, Office of Directives Management,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7360]
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant
Proposals: American Music Abroad
Announcement Type: New
Cooperative Agreement.
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/
PE/C/CU–11–09.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 19.415.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: April 29, 2011.
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Executive Summary: The Cultural
Programs Division in the Office of
Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
announces an open competition for a
cooperative agreement to administer the
American Music Abroad program. The
program will consist of approximately
ten tours for a select number of
professional American artists in a wide
range of uniquely American musical
genres. The program is designed to
broadly represent the excellence and
diversity of traditional American music.
Some examples of American music
genres include, but are not be limited to,
contemporary urban music, hip hop,
rock and roll, jazz and American roots
music genres like country and western,
bluegrass, zydeco, Cajun, and folk. The
musicians selected for this program
must demonstrate high artistic ability,
evidence a strong commitment to
education and exchange activities, and
reflect the diversity of America and
American music. They must be
conversant with the broader aspects of
contemporary American society and
culture. International tours will include
workshops, master classes, and outreach
activities, in addition to performances.
U.S. public and non-profit
organizations meeting the provisions
described in Internal Revenue code
section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit
proposals that support the goals of the
American Music Abroad program: to
promote mutual understanding between
the people of the United States and
other countries, and cross-cultural
awareness. The tours accomplish this by
providing an opportunity for
international audiences to experience
American musical life, highlighting the
contemporary music scene as well as
our country’s cultural history, and
allowing American performers to learn
about life and culture in the foreign host
countries.
The Bureau is particularly interested
in proposals for the administration of
tours by American musicians
representing diverse American music
genres to countries with significant
underserved populations that may not
otherwise have access to American art
forms, and countries with significant
youth populations. The Bureau is also
interested in proposals for projects that
reach indigenous populations. No
guarantee is made or implied that a
grant will be awarded for tours to any
particular region or that tours will be
organized to any particular region.
To be eligible for this competition, all
organizations must demonstrate a
minimum of five years’ experience
successfully conducting international
performing arts exchange programs in
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7361]
Office of Directives Management (A/GIS/DIR); Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, The
Department of State has submitted a Generic Information Collection
Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery '' to OMB for approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from March 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following
methods:
E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the
DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact: Raymond Ciupek, Department of State, Office of
Directives Management, 1800 G St., NW., Suite 2400, Washington, DC
20522-2202, who may be reached at ciupekra@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
Below we provide the Department of State projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 50.
Respondents: Individuals responding to Department of State customer
services evaluation requests.
Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 500.
Annual responses: 25,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 15 minutes.
Burden hours: 6,250.
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 Office of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
T.J. Furlong,
Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-5372 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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