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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
Written comments were neither
solicited nor 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 9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 10
thereunder.
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. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved.
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:
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 No.
SR–Phlx–2012–60. This file number
should be included on the subject line
if email 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, 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
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 No. SR–Phlx–2012–
60 and should be submitted on or before
June 7, 2012.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
No. SR–Phlx–2012–60 on the subject
line.
9 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
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
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collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
and one extension of OMB-approved
information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA), Social Security Administration,
DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
I. The information collections below
are pending at SSA. SSA will submit
them to OMB within 60 days from the
date of this notice. To be sure we
consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than July 16, 2012.
Individuals can obtain copies of the
collection instruments by writing to the
above email address.
1. Disability Report–Adult—20 CFR
404.1512 and 416.912—0960–0579.
State Disability Determination Services
(DDS) use the SSA–3368 and its
electronic versions to determine if adult
disability applicants’ impairments are
severe and, if so, how the impairments
affect the applicants’ ability to work.
This determination dictates whether the
DDSs and SSA will find the applicant
to be disabled and entitled to
Supplement Security Income (SSI)
payments. The respondents are
applicants for title II disability benefits
or title XVI SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Commission. The Commission notes that the
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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Number of
respondents
Collection method
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–3368 (paper) ...........................................................................................
Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS) ...................................................
I3368 (Internet) ................................................................................................
29,072
2,853,426
421,226
1
1
1
60
60
90
29,072
2,853,426
631,839
Totals ........................................................................................................
3,303,724
........................
........................
3,514,337
2. Social Security Number
Verification Services—20 CFR 401.45—
0960–0660. Internal Revenue Service
regulations require employers to
provide wage and tax data to SSA using
Form W–2 or its electronic equivalent.
As part of this process, the employer
must furnish the employee’s name and
Social Security number (SSN). In
addition, the employee’s name and SSN
must match SSA’s records for SSA to
post earnings to the employee’s earnings
record, which SSA maintains. SSA
offers the Social Security Number
Verification Service (SSNVS), which
allows employers to verify the reported
names and SSNs of their employees
match those in SSA’s records. SSNVS is
Number of
respondents
Collection method
Frequency of
response
a cost-free method for employers to
verify employee information either
through the Internet or via telephone.
The respondents are employers who
need to verify SSN data using SSA’s
records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Number of
responses
Estimated
total
annual burden
(hours)
SSNVS .................................................................................
SSNVS Telephone ...............................................................
200,000
50,000
60
2
(12,000,000)
(100,000)
5
10
1,000,000
16,667
Totals ............................................................................
250,000
........................
(12,100,000)
........................
1,016,667
3. Electronic Records Express (Third
Parties)—20 CFR 404.1700–404.1715—
0960–0767. Electronic Records Express
(ERE) is an online system that enables
medical providers and various thirdparty representatives to download and
submit disability claimant information
electronically to SSA as part of the
disability application process. To ensure
only authorized people access ERE, SSA
requires third parties to complete a
unique registration process if they wish
to use this system. This Information
Collection Request (ICRSs) includes the
third-party registration process; the
burden for submitting evidence to SSA
is part of other, various ICRs. The
respondents are third-party
representatives of disability applicants
or recipients who want to use ERE to
electronically access clients’ disability
files online and submit information to
SSA.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Number of
responses
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
ERE ......................................................................................
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Collection
method
9,000
283
2,547,000
1
42,450
II. SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding the
information collections would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them
within 30 days from the date of this
publication. To be sure we consider
your comments, we must receive them
no later than June 18, 2012. Individuals
can obtain copies of the OMB clearance
packages by writing to
OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
1. Request for Withdrawal of
Application—20 CFR 404.640—0960–
0015. Form SSA–521 documents the
information SSA needs to process the
withdrawal of an application for
benefits. A paper SSA–521 is the
preferred instrument for executing a
withdrawal request; however, any
written request for withdrawal signed
by the claimant or a proper applicant on
the claimant’s behalf will suffice.
Individuals who wish to withdraw their
applications for benefits complete Form
SSA–521, or sign the completed form
for each request to withdraw. SSA uses
the information from Form SSA–521 to
process the request for withdrawal. The
respondents are applicants for
Retirement, Survivors, Disability, and
Health Insurance benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Collection
method
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–521 ..........................................................................................................
39,000
1
5
3,250
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2. Testimony by Employees and the
Production of Records and Information
in Legal Proceedings—20 CFR 403.100–
403.155—0960–0619. Regulations at 20
CFR 403.100–403.155 of the Code of
Federal Regulations establish SSA’s
policies and procedures for an
individual, organization, or government
entity to request official agency
information, records, or testimony of an
agency employee in a legal proceeding
where the agency is not a party. The
request, which respondents submit in
writing to the Commissioner, must (1)
fully set out the nature and relevance of
the sought testimony; (2) explain why
the information is not available by other
means; (3) explain why it is in SSA’s
interest to provide the testimony; and
(4) provide the date, time, and place for
the testimony. Respondents are
individuals or entities who request
testimony from SSA employees in
connection with a legal proceeding.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Collection
method
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
20 CFR 403.100–403.155 ...............................................................................
100
1
60
100
Dated: May 11, 2012.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Office of
Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7889]
60-Day Notice of Two Proposed
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Information Collections: ‘‘Request To
Change End-User, End-Use, and/or
Destination of Hardware’’ and
‘‘Request for Advisory Opinion’’
Notice of request for public
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collections described
below. The purpose of this notice is to
allow 60 days for public comment in the
Federal Register preceding submission
to OMB. We are conducting this process
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Request To Change End-User, End-Use,
and/or Destination of Hardware.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0173.
• Type of Request: Extension of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.
• Form Number: DS–6004.
• Respondents: Business and
Nonprofit Organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,700.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
2,700.
• Average Hours per Response:
1 hour.
• Total Estimated Burden: 2,700
hours.
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• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation To Respond: Required to
Obtain Benefits.
• Title of Information Collection:
Request for Advisory Opinion.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0174.
• Type of Request: Extension of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC.
• Form Number: DS–6001.
• Respondents: Business and
Nonprofit Organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
250.
• Average Hours per Response:
1 hour.
• Total Estimated Burden: 250 hours.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from May 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments and questions
should be directed to Nicholas Memos,
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy,
U.S. Department of State, who may be
reached via the following methods:
• Internet: Persons with access to the
Internet may view and comment on this
notice by going to the Federal
regulations Web site at
www.regulations.gov. You can search for
the document by selecting ‘‘Notice’’
under Document Type, entering the
Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword
or ID,’’ checking the ‘‘Open for
Comment’’ box, and then clicking
‘‘Search.’’ If necessary, use the ‘‘Narrow
by Agency’’ option on the Results page.
• Email: memosni@state.gov.
• Mail: Nicholas Memos, SA–1, 12th
Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls, Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC 20522–0112.
You must include the information
collection title in the subject line of
your message/letter.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice to Nicholas Memos,
PM/DDTC, SA–1, 12th Floor,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls,
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC
20522–0112, who may be reached via
phone at (202) 663–2829, or via email at
memosni@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of our
functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of technology.
Abstract of proposed collection: The
export, temporary import, temporary
export and brokering of defense articles,
defense services and related technical
data are licensed by the Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls in accordance
with the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (22 CFR parts 120–130) and
Section 38 of the Arms Export Control
Act. Those of the public who
manufacture or export defense articles,
defense services, and related technical
data, or the brokering thereof, must
register with the Department of State.
Persons desiring to engage in brokering
activities must submit an application or
written request to conduct the
transaction to the Department to obtain
a decision whether it is in the interests
of U.S. foreign policy and national
security to approve the transaction.
Also, registered brokers must submit
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions and one extension of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
I. The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will
submit them to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than July
16, 2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments
by writing to the above email address.
1. Disability Report-Adult--20 CFR 404.1512 and 416.912--0960-0579.
State Disability Determination Services (DDS) use the SSA-3368 and its
electronic versions to determine if adult disability applicants'
impairments are severe and, if so, how the impairments affect the
applicants' ability to work. This determination dictates whether the
DDSs and SSA will find the applicant to be disabled and entitled to
Supplement Security Income (SSI) payments. The respondents are
applicants for title II disability benefits or title XVI SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Collection method respondents response response annual burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-3368 (paper)................................ 29,072 1 60 29,072
Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS)..... 2,853,426 1 60 2,853,426
I3368 (Internet)................................ 421,226 1 90 631,839
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 3,303,724 .............. .............. 3,514,337
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2. Social Security Number Verification Services--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0660. Internal Revenue Service regulations require employers to
provide wage and tax data to SSA using Form W-2 or its electronic
equivalent. As part of this process, the employer must furnish the
employee's name and Social Security number (SSN). In addition, the
employee's name and SSN must match SSA's records for SSA to post
earnings to the employee's earnings record, which SSA maintains. SSA
offers the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS), which
allows employers to verify the reported names and SSNs of their
employees match those in SSA's records. SSNVS is a cost-free method for
employers to verify employee information either through the Internet or
via telephone. The respondents are employers who need to verify SSN
data using SSA's records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of Number of burden per total annual
Collection method respondents response responses response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSNVS........................... 200,000 60 (12,000,000) 5 1,000,000
SSNVS Telephone................. 50,000 2 (100,000) 10 16,667
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Totals...................... 250,000 .............. (12,100,000) .............. 1,016,667
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3. Electronic Records Express (Third Parties)--20 CFR 404.1700-
404.1715--0960-0767. Electronic Records Express (ERE) is an online
system that enables medical providers and various third-party
representatives to download and submit disability claimant information
electronically to SSA as part of the disability application process. To
ensure only authorized people access ERE, SSA requires third parties to
complete a unique registration process if they wish to use this system.
This Information Collection Request (ICRSs) includes the third-party
registration process; the burden for submitting evidence to SSA is part
of other, various ICRs. The respondents are third-party representatives
of disability applicants or recipients who want to use ERE to
electronically access clients' disability files online and submit
information to SSA.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Collection method Number of Frequency of Number of per response total annual
respondents response responses (minutes) burden (hours)
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ERE................................................................ 9,000 283 2,547,000 1 42,450
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II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding the information collections would be
most useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date of
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive
them no later than June 18, 2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
1. Request for Withdrawal of Application--20 CFR 404.640--0960-
0015. Form SSA-521 documents the information SSA needs to process the
withdrawal of an application for benefits. A paper SSA-521 is the
preferred instrument for executing a withdrawal request; however, any
written request for withdrawal signed by the claimant or a proper
applicant on the claimant's behalf will suffice. Individuals who wish
to withdraw their applications for benefits complete Form SSA-521, or
sign the completed form for each request to withdraw. SSA uses the
information from Form SSA-521 to process the request for withdrawal.
The respondents are applicants for Retirement, Survivors, Disability,
and Health Insurance benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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SSA-521..................................... 39,000 1 5 3,250
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2. Testimony by Employees and the Production of Records and
Information in Legal Proceedings--20 CFR 403.100-403.155--0960-0619.
Regulations at 20 CFR 403.100-403.155 of the Code of Federal
Regulations establish SSA's policies and procedures for an individual,
organization, or government entity to request official agency
information, records, or testimony of an agency employee in a legal
proceeding where the agency is not a party. The request, which
respondents submit in writing to the Commissioner, must (1) fully set
out the nature and relevance of the sought testimony; (2) explain why
the information is not available by other means; (3) explain why it is
in SSA's interest to provide the testimony; and (4) provide the date,
time, and place for the testimony. Respondents are individuals or
entities who request testimony from SSA employees in connection with a
legal proceeding.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 CFR 403.100-403.155...................... 100 1 60 100
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Dated: May 11, 2012.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Office of Regulations and Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
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