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perform other municipal securities
activities in a competent manner, so no
delay in the effective date of the Rule G–
3 changes is appropriate.
The Commission has carefully
considered the commenter’s concerns
about the MSRB’s proposed changes to
the licensing requirements for
associated persons of brokers, dealers or
municipal securities dealers for
municipal securities activities other
than sales to customers, the scope of the
‘‘grandfather’’ provisions, and the
effective date of the proposed rule
change, and does not believe the
proposed changes are inconsistent with
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IV. Discussion and Commission
Findings
The Commission has carefully
considered the proposed rule change,
the comment letter received, and the
MSRB’s response to the comment letter
and finds that the proposed rule change
is consistent with the requirements of
the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the
MSRB.8 The Commission believes that
the proposed rule change is consistent
with the provisions of Section
15B(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act, which
authorizes the MSRB to prescribe
‘‘standards of training, experience,
competence, and such other
qualifications as the Board finds
necessary or appropriate in the public
interest or for the protection of investors
and municipal entities or obligated
persons.’’ Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the
Exchange Act also provides that the
Board may appropriately classify
municipal securities brokers, municipal
securities dealers, and municipal
advisors and persons associated with
municipal securities brokers, municipal
securities dealers, and municipal
advisors and require persons in any
such class to pass tests prescribed by the
Board.
The proposed rule change is also
consistent with the provisions of
Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange
Act in that the proposed rule change
will ensure that individuals seeking to
engage in more than sales activities will
be tested on their qualification and
competency to engage in such other
municipal securities activities. These
individuals will be required to pass an
examination that includes questions
both on municipal securities and the
municipal markets and on U.S.
government, Federal agency and other
8 In approving the proposed rule change, the
Commission notes that it has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition
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financial instruments, economic
activity, government policy, factors
affecting interest rates, and applicable
Federal securities laws and regulations.
The proposed rule change will also
more closely align the information
dealers are required to obtain pursuant
to Rule G–7 with the information
already required by FINRA and the bank
regulators, thereby reducing the
administrative burden on such dealers.
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,9
that the proposed rule change (SR–
MSRB–2011–17) be, and it hereby is,
approved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.10
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Delegation of Authority: 304–1]

Delegation by the Secretary of State to
the Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security of
Authority To Submit Certain NonProliferation Reports to Congress
By virtue of the authority vested in
me as the Secretary of State, including
Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C.
2651a), the authorities enumerated
below, and Executive Order 13346, I
hereby delegate to the Under Secretary
for Arms Control and International
Security, to the extent authorized by
law, the authority to approve
submission of reports to Congress
pursuant to:
(1) Section 1344 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
2003, Public Law 207–228;
(2) Section 2809(c)(2) of the Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998, Public Law 105–277;
(3) Section 1343(a) of the Iran Nuclear
Proliferation Prevent Act of 2002
(incorporated in the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003),
Public Law 107–228;
(4) Section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and Section
401(c) of the National Emergencies Act
(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
9 15

U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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(5) Section 1308(a) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act for FY
2003, Public Law 107–228;
(6) Determination and Congressional
Reporting Requirement Concerning
Israeli Participation in the IAEA
required by the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2006, Title II of
Public Law 109–102; and
(7) Certification consistent with
section 2(7)(C)(i) of the resolution of
advice and consent to ratification of the
Chemical Weapons Convention adopted
by the Senate on April 24, 1997, with
respect to the effectiveness and viability
of the Australia Group.
Any act, executive order, regulation or
procedure subject to, or affected by this
delegation shall be deemed to be such
act, executive order, regulation or
procedure, as amended from time to
time.
Notwithstanding this delegation of
authority, the Secretary, the Deputy
Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary for
Management and Resources may at any
time exercise any authority or function
delegated by this delegation or
authority.
This Delegation of authority
supersedes Delegation of Authority 304,
dated February 16, 2006, and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 28, 2011.
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0129]

Proposed Information Collection
Request; Notice of New Requirements
and Procedures for Grant Payment
Request Submission
Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice with request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The DOT invites the public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on a proposed information collection
concerning new requirements and
procedures for grant payment request
submission. DOT will submit the
proposed information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This notice
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procedures for grantees that submit and
receive payments from DOT Operating
Administrations (OAs).1 DOT is
updating systems that support grant
payments and there will be changes to
the way grantees complete and submit
payment requests. Simplifying the DOT
grant payment process will save both
the grantee and the Federal Government
time and expense that come with paperbased grant application and payment
administration. Note: At this time, this
requirement is not applicable to DOT
grant recipients requesting payment
electronically through the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s
Grant Tracking System (GTS), the
Federal Highway Administration’s
Rapid Approval State Payment System
(RASPS), or Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) grant recipients
requesting payment through the
Electronic Clearing House Operation
System (ECHO–Web).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 9, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to US Department of
Transportation, Office of Financial
Management, B–30, room W93–431,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–
1306, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Notice of Requirements and
Procedures for Grant Payment Request
Submission.
OMB Control Number: XXXX–XXXX.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Background: This notice sets forth
requirements and procedures for
grantees that receive payments from
DOT OAs, with the exception of DOT
grant recipients requesting payment
electronically through the NHTSA’s
GTS, the FHWA’s RASPS, or FTA grant
recipients requesting payment through
the ECHO–Web. The proposed
procedures provide that—
• Grantees will now be required to
have electronic internet access to
register in the Delphi eInvoicing system.
• Grantees will be required to submit
payment requests electronically and
1 The DOT OAs are: Office of the Secretary of
Transportation (OST), Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), Maritime Administration
(MARAD), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), Office of Inspector
General (OIG), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA), Research and
Innovative Technology Administration (RITA),
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
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DOT OAs must process payment
requests electronically.
• The identities of system users must
be verified prior to receiving access to
the Delphi eInvoicing system. Users
must complete a user request form and
provide the following information: Full
name, work address, work phone
number, work email address, home
address and home phone number. Once
completed, this form must be presented
to a Notary Public for verification. Once
notarized, the prospective grantee user
will return the form to receive their
login credentials.
• DOT Office of Financial
Management officials may allow
exceptions to the requirement that
grantees register and submit payment
requests through the Delphi eInvoicing
system under limited circumstances.
Recipients may apply for an exemption
by submitting an electronic Waiver
Request Form to the DOT Office of
Financial Management. The exceptions
will be considered on a case by case
basis via Waiver Request Form.
Affected Public: DOT Grant
Recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
11,000.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 22,000 (initial
registration only).
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Office of Financial Management, B–30,
Room W93–431, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington DC 20590–
0001, (202) 366–1306,
[email protected].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.

ADDRESSES:

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1,
2011.
David Rivait.
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department
of Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Applications for Certificates
of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed
Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
During the Week Ending October 22,
2011
The following Applications for
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier
Permits were filed under Subpart B
(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department
of Transportation’s Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et
seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to
Modify Scope are set forth below for
each application. Following the Answer
period DOT may process the application
by expedited procedures. Such
procedures may consist of the adoption
of a show-cause order, a tentative order,
or in appropriate cases a final order
without further proceedings.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2011–
0193.
Date Filed: October 21, 2011.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: November 14, 2011.
Description: Application of GoJet
Airlines, LLC (‘‘GOJET’’) requesting an
amendment to its certificate authority,
to wit a removal of the restriction on the
total number of aircraft GOJET can
operate and/or an increase in the
number by fifteen (15) aircraft.
Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2011–29123 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2001–9561; FMCSA–
2002–13411; FMCSA–2005–22194; FMCSA–
2007–27897; FMCSA–2007–28695; FMCSA–
2009–0206]

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Vision
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of
exemptions; request for comments.
AGENCY:

FMCSA announces its
decision to renew the exemptions from
the vision requirement in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 18

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