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requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
1265, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
Comments: Written comments are
invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
or (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(703) 292–7556; or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–(800) 877–8339, which is accessible
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days
a year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3145–0215.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means for
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Agency’s commitment to improving
service delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but 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
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communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. This collection
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.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
NSF will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
Æ The collection is voluntary;
Æ The collection is low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and is low-cost for both the
respondents and the Federal
Government;
Æ The collection is non-controversial
and does not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
Æ The collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
Æ Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
Æ Information gathered is intended to
be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of NSF (if
released, NSF must indicate the
qualitative nature of the information);
Æ Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
Æ Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collection
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does 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
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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
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding this 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.
As a general matter, this information
collection will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Below we provide the National
Science Foundation’s projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 15.
Respondents: 500 per activity.
Annual Responses: 7,500.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 30.
Burden Hours: 3,750.
Dated: December 12, 2013.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension: Form 144, OMB Control No.
3235–0101, SEC File No. 270–112.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
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and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
extension and approval.
Form 144 (17 CFR 239.144) is used to
report the sale of securities during any
three-month period that exceeds 5,000
shares or other units or has an aggregate
sales price that does not exceed $50,000.
Under Sections 2(11), 4(1), 4(2), 4(4) and
19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77b, 77d (1) (2) (4) and 77s (a))
and Rule 144 (17 CFR 230.144)
thereunder, the Commission is
authorize to solicit the information
required to be supplied by Form 144.
Form 144 takes approximately 1 burden
hour per response and is filed by 23,361
respondents for a total of 23,361 total
burden hours.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether this proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Consideration
will be given to comments and
suggestions submitted in writing within
60 days of this publication.
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.
Please direct your written comments
to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: December 12, 2013.
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: December 16, 2013.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to delay the
implementation date of recentlyapproved changes to the halt release
process under Rule 4120(c)(7)(C). On
November 14, 2013, the Exchange filed
an immediately effective rule change to
amend Rule 4120(c)(7)(C) to modify the
parameters for releasing securities for
trading upon the termination of a
trading halt.3 The Exchange filed the
proposal pursuant to subparagraph (f)(6)
of Rule 19–4 under the Act,4 which
requires, among other things, that
changes filed pursuant to this
subparagraph not become operative for
thirty days after the date of the filing, or
such shorter time as the Commission
may designate if consistent with the
protection of investors and the public
interest. The Exchange requested that
the Commission waive the thirty-day
operative delay under subparagraph
(f)(6) of Rule 19b-4,5 noting that the
proposed change is designed to protect
market participants from seemingly
erroneous pricing of halted securities
upon resumption of trading, and that, it
is possible, particularly with regard to
the IPO release process, for a disruptive
order to skew the release price far from
what was anticipated by market
participants based on the indicative
prices published by the Exchange prior
to the calculation.6 On November 21,
2013, the Commission issued public
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change To Delay
Implementation of Recent Changes to
Rule 4120(c)(7)(C)
December 12, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that, on December
4, 2013, The NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’), filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
The Exchange proposes a proposed
rule change to delay implementation of
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recent changes to Rule 4120(c)(7)(C) to
allow market participants the
opportunity to participate in testing of
the new process
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
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Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that
the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold an Open Meeting
on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 10
a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L–002.
The subject matter of the Open
Meeting will be:
• The Commission will consider
whether to propose rules and forms
related to the offer and sale of securities
pursuant to Section 3(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as mandated by
Title IV of the Jumpstart Our Business
Startups Act.
The duty officer has determined that
no earlier notice was practicable.
At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
added, deleted or postponed, please
contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202)
551–5400.
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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 and discussed
any comments it received on 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
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70911
(November 21, 2013), 78 FR 71011 (November 27,
2013) (SR–NASDAQ–2013–143).
4 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
5 Id.
6 Supra note 3.
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Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.
Extension: Form 144, OMB Control No. 3235-0101, SEC File No. 270-
112.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
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and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
Form 144 (17 CFR 239.144) is used to report the sale of securities
during any three-month period that exceeds 5,000 shares or other units
or has an aggregate sales price that does not exceed $50,000. Under
Sections 2(11), 4(1), 4(2), 4(4) and 19(a) of the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b, 77d (1) (2) (4) and 77s (a)) and Rule 144 (17 CFR
230.144) thereunder, the Commission is authorize to solicit the
information required to be supplied by Form 144. Form 144 takes
approximately 1 burden hour per response and is filed by 23,361
respondents for a total of 23,361 total burden hours.
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
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.
Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: December 12, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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