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applicable to such organization. Here,
the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act, in particular
the requirements of Section 17A of the
Act,14 and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to DTC.
Specifically, the Commission finds that
the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act,15
which requires, among other things, that
the rules of a registered clearing agency
‘‘are designed to promote the prompt
and accurate clearance and settlement of
securities transactions . . ., to assure
the safeguarding of securities and funds
which are in the custody or control of
the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible.’’ 16
As described above, DTC intends to
no longer account for the $150 million
paid by Participants for their Required
Preferred Stock Investment as a
liquidity resource, but as business
capital only. Consequently, DTC is
proposing this rule change in order to
lower its Net Debit Cap for Aggregate
Affiliated Families by the same amount
so that the Aggregated Affiliated Family
Net Debt Cap, and thus DTC’s liquidity
exposure in the event of an Affiliated
Family default, does not exceed the
actual amount of liquidity resources
available to DTC. As such, the
Commission finds this proposed rule
change consistent with Section
17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.17
Section 19(b)(2)(C)(iii) of the Act 18
allows the Commission to approve a
proposed rule change earlier than 30
days after the date of publication of the
notice of the proposed rule change in
the Federal Register where the
Commission finds good cause for doing
so and publishes its reason. Here, as
discussed above, DTC has more
precisely allocated the $150 million in
proceeds from the sale of its preferred
stock solely for business capital
purposes rather than for both business
capital purposes and as a liquidity
resource. Given that the financial
stability of DTC and the safeguarding of
securities in its custody or control or for
which it is responsible is in the public
interest, the Commission finds good
cause for the accelerated approval of
this proposed rule change under Section
19(b)(2)(C)(iii) of the Act 19 so that DTC
can implement the proposed change to
14 15 U.S.C. 78q–1. In approving this proposed
rule change, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
15 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
16 Id.
17 Id.
18 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C)(iii).
19 Id.
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reflect DTC’s reallocation of such
proceeds, thus realigning the liquidity
exposure presented to DTC by the
failure of an Affiliated Family to meet
its settlement obligations with the actual
amount of liquidity resources available
to DTC. If DTC were not able to make
this proposed change immediately, the
potential exists for DTC’s liquidity
exposure to exceed its liquidity
resources, which could undermine the
stability of DTC and the safety of the
securities it maintains.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,20 that the
proposed rule change (SR–DTC–2014–
01) be, and it hereby is, approved on an
accelerated basis.
SUMMARY:
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.21
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–03006 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[File No. 500–1]
Amogear Inc.; Order of Suspension of
Trading
February 10, 2014.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Amogear
Inc. (‘‘Amogear’’), quoted under the
ticker symbol AMOG, because the
company has recently been the subject
of spam emails touting the company’s
shares and because of potentially
manipulative conduct in the trading of
the company’s shares.
The Commission is of the opinion that
the public interest and the protection of
investors require a suspension of trading
in the securities of the above-listed
company.
Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to
Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, that trading in the
securities of the above-listed company is
suspended for the period from 8:30 a.m.
EST on February 10, 2014 through 11:59
p.m. EST on February 24, 2014.
By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–03146 Filed 2–10–14; 11:15 am]
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2014–0011–N–02]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The information collection
requirements described below will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (‘‘PRA’’). FRA is seeking public
comments on its proposal to renew its
PRA clearance to participate in the OMB
program ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.’’ This program
was created to facilitate federal
agencies’ efforts to streamline the
process to seek public feedback on
service delivery. Current FRA clearance
under this program expires July 31,
2014.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number 2130–0593.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6497, or via email to Ms. Toone at
Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please refer to the
assigned OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive
Order 12862 (1993) (‘‘Setting Customer
Service Standards’’) directed all Federal
executive departments and agencies and
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requested independent Federal agencies
to provide service to ‘‘customers’’ that
matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector. See also
Executive Order 13571 (2011)
(‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and
Improving Customer Service’’). For
purposes of these orders, ‘‘customer’’
means an individual who or entity that
is directly served by a department or
agency. FRA seeks renewed OMB
approval of a generic clearance to
collect qualitative feedback on our
service delivery (i.e., the products and
services that FRA creates to help
consumers and businesses understand
their rights and responsibilities,
including Web sites, blogs, videos, print
publications, and other content).
Below is a brief summary of the
information collection activity that FRA
will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery OMB Control
Number: 2130–0593.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: This collection of
information is necessary to enable the
Agency to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with the Agency’s programs.
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 also allows feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Improving agency programs requires
ongoing assessment of service delivery,
by which we mean systematic review of
the operation of a program compared to
a set of explicit or implicit standards, as
a means of contributing to the
continuous improvement of the
program. The Agency will collect,
analyze, and interpret information
gathered through this generic clearance
to identify strengths and weaknesses of
current services and make
improvements in service delivery based
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on feedback. 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.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency (if released,
procedures outlined in Question 16 will
be followed);
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study;
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any 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; and
• With the exception of information
needed to provide remuneration for
participants of focus groups and
cognitive laboratory studies, personally
identifiable information (PII) is
collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Business and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Frequency of Submission: Once per
request.
Total Annual Number of
Respondents: 2100.
Total Estimated Responses: 2100.
Average Minutes per Response: 10
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 354
hours.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 6,
2014.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–03054 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Gateway
Corridor Project From Saint Paul to
Woodbury in Ramsey to Washington
Counties, MN
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
The Federal Transit Agency
(FTA), as the lead federal agency, the
Washington County Regional Railroad
Authority (WCRRA), and the
Metropolitan Council intend to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the proposed Gateway Corridor
project. The Gateway Corridor project is
a planned transitway approximately 12
miles in length located in Ramsey and
Washington Counties in the eastern part
of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area,
Minnesota. The project is located in a
corridor generally parallel to Interstate
94 (I–94) and will better connect
downtown Saint Paul with its east side
neighborhoods and the suburban cities
of Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, Lake
Elmo, and Woodbury. More broadly, the
Gateway Corridor project will better
connect the eastern Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area to the regional transit
network via the Union Depot
multimodal hub in downtown Saint
Paul. The project is also intended to
serve and draw ridership from other
portions of the metropolitan area,
including portions of eastern
Washington County and western St.
Croix County (Wisconsin) to the east,
Dakota County to the south, and the city
of Minneapolis and Hennepin County to
the west.
The EIS will be prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and its implementing
regulations with FTA as the lead
agency. The purpose of this notice is to
alert interested parties of the intent to
prepare the EIS; to provide information
on the nature of the proposed action and
possible alternatives; to invite public
participation in the EIS process,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2014-0011-N-02]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The information collection requirements described below will
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''). FRA is
seeking public comments on its proposal to renew its PRA clearance to
participate in the OMB program ``Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.'' This program was
created to facilitate federal agencies' efforts to streamline the
process to seek public feedback on service delivery. Current FRA
clearance under this program expires July 31, 2014.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of
Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt of their respective comments must
include a self-addressed stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB
control number 2130-0593.'' Alternatively, comments may be transmitted
via facsimile to (202) 493-6497, or via email to Ms. Toone at
Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its
information collection submission to OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of
Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12862 (1993) (``Setting
Customer Service Standards'') directed all Federal executive
departments and agencies and
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requested independent Federal agencies to provide service to
``customers'' that matches or exceeds the best service available in the
private sector. See also Executive Order 13571 (2011) (``Streamlining
Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service''). For purposes of
these orders, ``customer'' means an individual who or entity that is
directly served by a department or agency. FRA seeks renewed OMB
approval of a generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback on our
service delivery (i.e., the products and services that FRA creates to
help consumers and businesses understand their rights and
responsibilities, including Web sites, blogs, videos, print
publications, and other content).
Below is a brief summary of the information collection activity
that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery OMB Control Number: 2130-0593.
Status: Regular Review.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
Abstract: This collection of information is necessary to enable the
Agency to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an effective, efficient, and
satisfying experience with the Agency's programs. 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 also allows feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of
program management.
Improving agency programs requires ongoing assessment of service
delivery, by which we mean systematic review of the operation of a
program compared to a set of explicit or implicit standards, as a means
of contributing to the continuous improvement of the program. The
Agency will collect, analyze, and interpret information gathered
through this generic clearance to identify strengths and weaknesses of
current services and make improvements in service delivery based on
feedback. 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.
The Agency will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency (if released, procedures
outlined in Question 16 will be followed);
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions;
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study;
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any 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; and
With the exception of information needed to provide
remuneration for participants of focus groups and cognitive laboratory
studies, personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to
the extent necessary and is not retained.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Business and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Frequency of Submission: Once per request.
Total Annual Number of Respondents: 2100.
Total Estimated Responses: 2100.
Average Minutes per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 354 hours.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 6, 2014.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03054 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
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