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in the process, would make the
organization and its departments more
efficient. The efficient use of resources
enables FINRA to focus on its mission
of investor protection.
FINRA emphasizes that the proposed
rule change would not affect the
benefits and services provided to public
investors by the dispute resolution
forum or the costs of any party to use
the dispute resolution forum. FINRA
believes that the proposed rule change
reflects its continued commitment to
providing an effective forum for the
resolution of disputes, claims, and
controversies arising out of or in
connection with the business of FINRA
members, or arising out of the
employment or termination of
employment of associated persons with
any member. In addition, FINRA
believes that increasing the maximum
number of FINRA Regulation board
seats from 15 to 17 would provide it
with additional flexibility to manage its
board committee assignments and meet
the compositional requirements under
the FINRA Regulation By-Laws,
continuing to assure fair representation
of FINRA’s members and maintaining
the numerical dominance of public
directors. Thus, FINRA believes that the
reorganization and its continued
commitment to dispute resolution
would ensure that FINRA continues to
protect investors and the public interest
in an efficient manner.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
FINRA does not believe that the
proposed rule change will result in any
burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. FINRA
believes that the proposed merger of its
two subsidiaries would align FINRA’s
corporate organizational structure with
its current organizational practice. The
proposed rule change would allow
FINRA to eliminate duplicative tax and
regulatory filings, which, in turn, would
reduce its administrative costs and the
resources spent generating and
submitting these filings. Moreover, the
proposed rule change would allow
FINRA to streamline its procedures and
re-allocate staff and financial resources
to other areas, thereby enhancing the
efficient operation of the corporation.
While the proposed rule change
would alter FINRA Dispute Resolution’s
corporate status, it would not affect the
dispute resolution program in any
substantive way. As discussed above, it
would not affect the services and
benefits provided by or the costs to use
the dispute resolution forum. FINRA
believes that the proposed rule change
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demonstrates its commitment to
providing a dispute resolution forum
that remains accessible to investors,
because the benefits and services
provided by the dispute resolution
forum would continue unabated.
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
Within 45 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period
up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may
designate if it finds such longer period
to be appropriate and publishes its
reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which
the self-regulatory organization
consents, the Commission will:
(A) by order approve or disapprove
such proposed rule change, or
(B) institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be 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:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
FINRA–2015–034 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–FINRA–2015–034. 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
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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 FINRA. 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–FINRA–
2015–034, and should be submitted on
or before November 3, 2015.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.40
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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[SEC File No. 270–789, OMB Control No.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549–2736.
New Generic ICR:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
30-Day notice of submission of
information collection approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
and request for comments.
ACTION:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the
Securities and Exchange Commission
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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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 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 is the projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Expected Annual Number of
activities: [10].
Respondents: [20,000].
Annual responses: [20,000].
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Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: [10].
Burden hours: [3500].
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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.
The public may view the background
documentation for this information
collection at the following Web site,
www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
or by sending an email to: Shagufta_
Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela
Dyson, 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. Comments must be submitted to
OMB within 30 days of this notice.
Dated: October 6, 2015.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Bureau of Consular Affairs;
Registration for the Diversity
Immigrant (DV–2017) Visa Program
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This public notice provides
information on how to apply for the
DV–2017 Program and is issued
pursuant to 22 CFR 42.33(b)(3),
implementing sections 201(a)(3), 201(e),
203(c), and 204(a)(1)(I) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as
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amended, (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153, and
1154(a)(1)(I)).
Program Overview
The Congressionally-mandated
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is
administered annually by the
Department of State. Section 203(c) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA) provides for a class of immigrants
known as ‘‘diversity immigrants’’ from
countries with historically low rates of
immigration to the United States. For
Fiscal Year 2017, 50,000 Diversity Visas
(DVs) will be available. There is no cost
to register for the DV program.
Applicants who are selected in the
program (‘‘selectees’’) must meet simple,
but strict, eligibility requirements in
order to qualify for a Diversity Visa.
Selectees are chosen through a
randomized computer drawing.
Diversity Visas are distributed among
six geographic regions and no single
country may receive more than seven
percent of the available DVs in any one
year.
For DV–2017, natives of the following
countries are not eligible to apply,
because more than 50,000 natives of
these countries immigrated to the
United States in the previous five years:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China
(mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti,
India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South
Korea, United Kingdom (except
Northern Ireland) and its dependent
territories, and Vietnam.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR,
Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
Changes in eligibility this year: None.
Eligibility
Requirement #1: Individuals born in
countries whose natives qualify may be
eligible to enter.
If you were not born in an eligible
country, there are two other ways you
might be able to qualify.
• Was your spouse born in a country
whose natives are eligible? If yes, you
can claim your spouse’s country of
birth—provided that both you and your
spouse are named on the selected entry,
are issued diversity visas, and enter the
United States simultaneously.
• Were you born in a country whose
natives are ineligible, but in which
neither of your parents was born or
legally resident at the time of your
birth? If yes, you may claim the country
of birth of one of your parents if it is a
country whose natives are eligible for
the DV–2017 program. For more details
on what this means, see the Frequently
Asked Questions.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-789, OMB Control No. 3235-XXXX]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-2736.
New Generic ICR:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
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
Securities and Exchange Commission 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.).
[[Page 61552]]
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 is the projected average estimates for the next three years:
Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Expected Annual Number of activities: [10].
Respondents: [20,000].
Annual responses: [20,000].
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: [10].
Burden hours: [3500].
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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.
The public may view the background documentation for this
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov.
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to:
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, 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. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30
days of this notice.
Dated: October 6, 2015.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-25867 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am]
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