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Regulatory Policy Division, Telephone
202/482–2440, E-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
President Obama’s August 2009 call
for broad-based review and
modernization of U.S. export controls
presented the Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS) a strategic opportunity to
reach out to regulated groups such as
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
regarding their experience with the
Export Administration Regulations
(EAR). More recently, the President’s
National Export Initiative (NEI)
announced in January 2010 focuses on
expanding trade advocacy and
opportunities, particularly for SMEs.
Pursuant to the NEI, the Commerce
Department’s International Trade
Administration will seek to increase the
number of SMEs exporting over the next
five years. BIS continues to develop the
agency’s commitment to addressing
SMEs’ concerns through its outreach
efforts. At its October 2009 annual
Update Conference on Export Controls,
BIS led a roundtable discussion on
SMEs’ export compliance concerns.
In this notice of inquiry (NOI), BIS is
soliciting information regarding SMEs’
understanding of and compliance with
the EAR. BIS intends to use the
information to evaluate the need for
innovations and revisions that will
enhance SMEs’ understanding of and
compliance with the EAR. Given SMEs’
strategic position in export trade, the
EAR must continue to address SMEs’
concerns in a manner that promotes
compliance without adversely affecting
competitiveness. Ultimately, the agency
seeks to administer and enforce export
controls in a manner that protects U.S.
national security while facilitating and
even increasing legitimate trade
involving SMEs and the exporting
community in general.
It is important to BIS to identify and
address issues that impact a range of
SMEs’ understanding of and compliance
with the EAR. BIS intends that this NOI
will yield useful input not only from
and about enterprises with extensive
experience in export trade but also from
and about enterprises less familiar and
less experienced in export trade.
Unlike for small businesses or
enterprises, there is no widely accepted
or agreed upon definition of medium
enterprises. However, industry and
government entities have made progress
in incorporating the consideration of
medium enterprises in matters of global
trade.
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NOI, BIS reviewed relevant data from
U.S. Government, industry, and
international sources, including the U.S.
International Trade Commission
(USITC), the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
the Census, and the European
Commission. In particular, a recent
USITC report, Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises: Overview of Participation
in U.S. Exports (USITC Publication
4125, January 2010), and the SBA Office
of Advocacy’s analysis on which it
draws offer helpful guidance in defining
SMEs. Based on the USITC report, the
related analysis from the SBA’s Office of
Advocacy, and the SBA’s definition of
‘‘business concern’’ (13 CFR 121.105),
BIS defines SMEs for purposes of this
NOI as enterprises with fewer than 500
employees, organized for profit, and
independently operated and established
within the United States. Given the
range of sectors that participate in dualuse exports, BIS does not believe that a
revenue threshold is appropriate. BIS
welcomes comments regarding this
definition.
Comments that identify issues and
make recommendations regarding
SMEs’ awareness and understanding of
the EAR, as well as their experiences
complying with the EAR, will be
instructive. BIS invites the public also
to submit comments on the following:
(1) The principal challenges SMEs
face in trying to comply with the EAR,
including any challenges that SMEs
uniquely face and approaches to
overcoming these challenges;
(2) The value of current BIS outreach,
education and counseling to SMEs in
understanding and complying with the
EAR;
(3) Ways to improve or expand SMEs’
awareness, knowledge and
understanding of the EAR and increase
their capacity to comply with them; and
(4) Data, including comparative
international data, that support
comments and recommendations related
to items (1) through (3) above; and that
provide examples of effective methods
of administering and enforcing export
controls with special attention to SMEs.
Comments should be submitted to BIS
as described in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice by December 6, 2010. BIS
will consider all comments submitted in
response to this NOI that are received
before the close of the comment period.
Comments received after the end of the
comment period will be considered if
possible, but their consideration cannot
be assured. BIS will not accept public
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treated confidentially because of its
business proprietary nature or for any
other reason. BIS will return such
comments and materials to the persons
submitting the comments and will not
consider them. All public comments in
response to this NOI must be in writing
(including fax or email) and will be a
matter of public record, and will be
available for public inspection and
copying on the BIS Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room
Web site at http://bis.doc.gov/foia/
default.htm.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Proposed
Collection; Comment Request: Rules
Pertaining to Contract Markets and
Their Members
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this notice announces that
the CFTC is planning to submit the
following proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB): Rules
Pertaining to Contract Markets and
Their Members; [OMB Control Number
3038–0022]. Before submitting the ICR
to OMB for review and approval, the
CFTC is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
David Van Wagner, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Division of
Market Oversight, 202–418–5481, fax
202–418–5507, e-mail
[email protected]. Refer to OMB
Control No. 3038–0022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Van Wagner at 202–418–5481, fax
202–418–5507, e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Affected Entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are registered
entities (designated contract markets,
registered derivatives transaction
SUMMARY:

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execution facilities and registered
derivatives clearing organizations)
planning to implement new rules and
rule amendments by either seeking prior
approval or (for most rules) certifying to
the Commission that such rules or rule
amendments do not violate the Act or
Commission regulations. Rules 40.2,
40.3, 40.4, 40.5 and 40.6 implement
these statutory provisions.
Title: Proposed Collection; Comment
Request: Rules Pertaining to Contract
Markets and Their Members.
Abstract: Section 5c(c) of the
Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7a–
2(c), establishes procedures for
registered entities (designated contract
markets, registered derivatives
transaction execution facilities and
registered derivatives clearing
organizations) to implement new rules
and rule amendments by either seeking
prior approval or (for most rules)
certifying to the Commission that such
rules or rule amendments do not violate
the Act or Commission regulations.
Rules 40.4, 40.5 and 40.6 implement
these statutory provisions.
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 OMB control
numbers for the CFTC’s regulations
were published on December 30, 1981.
See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981).
The Commission would like to solicit
comments to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Commission, including
whether the information will have a
practical use;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
Commission’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of 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; e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden of Statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 2.53 hours per response. These
estimates include the time needed to
review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
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and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; and transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
12,272.
Estimated number of responses
annually: 307,179.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 777,345 hours.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining information
and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; and transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
Dated: September 30, 2010.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee; Reserve
Forces Policy Board (RFPB)
Office of the Secretary of
Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board;
DoD.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee
meeting.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that the Reserve
Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will meet
on November 9, 2010, in Arlington, VA.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 7:30
a.m.–5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
Rm. 3E863, Pentagon, Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt
Col Julie A. Small, Designated Federal
Officer, (703) 697–4486 (Voice), (703)
693–5371 (Facsimile), [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting
An open meeting of the Reserve
Forces Policy Board.
Agenda
The Board, acting through the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Reserve Affairs, is the principal policy
advisor to the Secretary of Defense on
matters relating to the Reserve
Components. The Board will set forth
the 2011 meeting schedule focusing on
concerns regarding the future of the
Reserve Components.
Meeting Accessibility
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.140
through 102–3.165, and the availability
of space, this meeting is open to the
public. To request a seat, contact the
Designated Federal Officer not later than
October 26, 2010, at 703–697–4486, or
by e-mail, [email protected].
Written Statements

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SUMMARY:

Mailing address: Reserve Forces
Policy Board, 7300 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–7300. Web site:
http://ra.defense.gov/rfpb/.

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the membership of the
Reserve Forces Policy Board at any time
or in response to the stated agenda of a
planned meeting. Written statements
should be submitted to the Reserve
Forces Policy Board’s Designated
Federal Officer. The Designated Federal
Officer’s contact information can be
obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
Written statements that do not pertain
to a scheduled meeting of the Reserve
Forces Policy Board may be submitted
at any time. However, if individual
comments pertain to a specific topic
being discussed at a planned meeting
then these statements must be submitted
no later than five business days prior to
the meeting in question. The Designated
Federal Officer will review all
submitted written statements and
provide copies to all the committee
members.
Dated: October 1, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010–25141 Filed 10–5–10; 8:45 am]
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