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The Commission notes that the
proposed rule change would be
implemented on a pilot basis for one
year. During this time, the Commission
intends to evaluate the impact of the
proposal on the options markets to
determine whether it would be
beneficial to customers and to the
options markets as a whole before
approving any request for permanent
approval of the pilot program.
For these reasons, the Commission
believes that the proposal is consistent
with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5)
of the Act,33 and will not jeopardize
market integrity or the incentive for
market participants to post competitive
quotes.34
IV. Accelerated Approval of
Amendment No. 1
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,35 the Commission may not approve
any proposed rule change, or
amendment thereto, prior to the 30th
day after the date of publication of
notice of the filing thereof, unless the
Commission finds good cause for so
doing and publishes its reasons for so
finding. The Commission hereby finds
good cause for approving Amendment
No. 1 to the proposal, prior to the 30th
day after publishing notice of
Amendment No. 1 in the Federal
Register.
The Commission believes that it has
received and fully considered
meaningful comments with respect to
the proposal, and that Amendment No.
1 does not raise any new regulatory
issues that warrant further delay. In
Amendment No. 1, the Exchange added
language to clarify the application of the
allocation algorithm. In addition,
Amendment No. 1 added language to
note that Phlx Rule 707, Just and
Equitable Principles of Trade, prohibits
coordinated actions between the Phlx
directed participant and the OFP
involving Directed Orders. The
Commission believes that the addition
of the language is appropriate to clarify
the proposed Directed Order process.
V. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether Amendment No. 1 is
consistent with the Act. Comments may
be submitted by any of the following
methods:
centers for pre-open orders included the mid-point
of the spread or at the bid or offer).
33 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
34 Approval of this proposal is in no way an
endorsement of payment for order flow by the
Commission.
35 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–Phlx–2004–91 on the
subject line.
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC
20549–0609.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2004–91. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail 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
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 inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Phlx. 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
publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–
2004–91 and should be submitted on or
before June 27, 2005.
VI. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,36 that the
proposed rule change (SR–Phlx–2004–
91) be, and hereby is, approved, and
that Amendment No. 1 to the proposed
rule change be, and hereby is, approved
on an accelerated basis, for a pilot
period to expire on May 27, 2006.
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.37
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
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Fund Availability Under the VA
Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is announcing the
availability of funds for currently
operational VA Per Diem Only
Recipients (projects that were originally
awarded in 2002, 2003, and 2004 that
are currently providing services and
receiving per diem payments as of May
15, 2005) to make reapplication for
assistance for their existing project
number under the Per Diem Only Grant
Component of VA’s Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program. The
focus of this Notice of Funds
Availability (NOFA) is to provide
previous recipients that have
demonstrated performance in the
delivery of services to the homeless
veteran population an opportunity to
seek re-application. This Notice
contains information concerning the
program, re-application process, and the
amount of funding available.
DATES: An original request for reapplication letter, on agency letterhead
for assistance under the VA’s Homeless
Providers Grant and Per Diem Program,
must be received in the Grant and Per
Diem Field Office, by 4 p.m. Eastern
Time on October 5, 2005. Requests for
re-application may not be sent by
facsimile (FAX). In the interest of
fairness to all competing applicants, this
deadline is firm as to date and hour, and
VA will treat as ineligible for
consideration any request for reapplication that is received after the
deadline. Applicants should take this
practice into account and make early
submission of their material to avoid
any risk of loss of eligibility brought
about by unanticipated delays or other
delivery-related problems.
For a Copy of the Application
Package: An application package is not
needed for this NOFA. Applicants
submitting a letter requesting reapplication on their agency’s letterhead
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Notice.
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agree to VA using their previously
awarded Per Diem Only application for
scoring purposes (see re-application
requirements in this NOFA).
Submission of Application: An
original and complete letter requesting
re-application with project number (see
re-application requirements in this
NOFA) must be submitted to the
following address: VA Homeless
Providers Grant and Per Diem Field
Office, 10770 N. 46th Street, Suite C–
200, Tampa, FL, 33617. Letters of reapplication must be received in the
Grant and Per Diem Field office by the
re-application deadline. Any additional
materials arriving separately will not be
included in the re-application package
for consideration.
Guy
Liedke, VA Homeless Providers Grant
and Per Diem Program, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 10770 N. 46th Street,
Suite C–200, Tampa, FL, 33617; (tollfree) 1–877–332–0334.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This
Notice announces the availability of
funds for assistance under VA’s
Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem
Program for eligible currently
operational programs that have
previously received a VA Per Diem Only
grant in 2002, 2003, and 2004 under
VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program. The Final Rule,
published in the Federal Register,
September 26, 2003, secs. 61.0 through
61.82. Public Law 107–95, § 5(a)(1) the
Homeless Veterans Comprehensive
Assistance Act of 2001 codified at 38
U.S.C. 2011, 2012, 2061, and 2064
authorizes this program. Funding
applied for under this Notice may be
used for aid for service centers and
supportive housing. Funding will be in
the form of per diem payments issued
to eligible entities beginning on 1/31/06
and will continue so long as the grantee
meets the requirements of 38 CFR part
61. Per diem payments are also subject
to availability of funds and will run
concurrently with the reauthorization
period of the Grant and Per Diem
Program.
Capital grant recipients who received
capital grant funding under VA’s
Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem
Program in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003 for
acquisition, renovation or new
construction should not respond to this
NOFA. Per diem for those portions of
their programs that were created with
capital grant funds is requested in the
capital grant application and paid at the
time of capital grant project completion
and inspection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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VA is pleased to issue this NOFA for
the Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program. The Department expects
to award approximately $38 million
annually under this NOFA.
Funding available under this NOFA is
being offered to help offset the operating
expenses of existing state and local
governments, Indian Tribal
governments, faith-based, and
community-based organizations that are
capable of providing supported housing
and/or supportive service center
services for homeless veterans. It should
be noted that VA payment is limited to
the applicant’s cost of care per eligible
veteran minus other sources of
payments to the applicant for furnishing
services to homeless veterans up to the
per day rate VA pays for State Home
Domiciliary care, which is currently
$27.44. Awardees will be required to
support their request for per diem
payment with adequate fiscal
documentation as to program income
and expenses.
It is important to be aware that VA
places great emphasis on responsibility
and accountability. VA has procedures
in place to monitor services provided to
homeless veterans and outcomes
associated with the services provided in
grant and per diem-funded programs.
VA is also implementing new
procedures to further this effort.
Applicants should be aware of the
following:
All awardees that are selected in
response to this NOFA must meet the
Life Safety Code of the National Fire
and Protection Association as it relates
to their specific facility. VA will
conduct an inspection prior to awardees
being able to submit a request for per
diem payment under this NOFA to
ensure this requirement is met.
Note: 2002 Per Diem Only awardees that
have a project co-located at a facility that has
been given an extension to meet the Life
Safety Code by Public Law 107–95 have until
December 21, 2006, to do so. If selected for
refunding and the project does not meet the
Life Safety Code by that date, per diem
funding will be stopped as per the
requirement set forth in Section 5(a)(1) of
Public Law 107–95.
Per Diem Only programs that have
received a ‘‘Special Needs Grant’’ in
conjunction with their Per Diem Only
Project are advised that ‘‘Special Needs’’
funding is also subject to
reauthorization of the special need
component and may not continue if not
reauthorized.
Each per diem-funded program will
have a liaison appointed from a nearby
VA medical facility to provide oversight
and monitor services provided to
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homeless veterans in the per diemfunded program.
Monitoring will include at least an
annual review of each per diem
program’s progress toward meeting
internal goals and objectives in helping
veterans attain housing stability,
adequate income support, and self
sufficiency as identified in each per
diem program’s original application.
Monitoring will also include a review of
the agency’s income and expenses as
they relate to this project to ensure per
diem payment is accurate.
Each per diem-funded program will
participate in VA’s national program
monitoring and evaluation system
administered by VA’s Northeast
Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC). It
is the intention of VA to develop
specific performance targets with
respect to housing for homeless
veterans. NEPEC’s monitoring
procedures will be used to determine
successful accomplishment of these
housing outcomes for each per diemfunded program.
Authority: VA’s Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem Program is
authorized by Public Law 107–95,
§ 5(a)(1) the Homeless Veterans
Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001
codified at 38 U.S.C. 2011, 2012, 2061,
2064 and has been extended through
Fiscal Year 2005. The program is
implemented by the final rule codified
at 38 CFR part 61.0. The final rule was
published in the Federal Register on
September 26, 2003, the regulations can
be found in their entirety in 38 CFR, sec.
61.0 through 61.82. Funds made
available under this notice are subject to
the requirements of those regulations.
Allocation: Approximately $38
million annually is available for the per
diem only award component of this
program. This funding is expected to be
available from 1/31/06 subject to the
availability of funds and reauthorization
of the program past September 30, 2005.
Funding Priorities: None.
Methodology: VA will review all
previously awarded operational Per
Diem Only grant recipients applications
that request reapplication in response to
this notice of funding availability.
Applicants will then be ranked based on
score and any ranking criteria set forth
only if the applicant scores at least 500
cumulative points from paragraphs (b)
(c) (d) (e) and (i) of 38 CFR 61.13.
The highest-ranked application for
which funding is available, will be
conditionally selected for eligibility to
receive per diem payment in accordance
with its ranked order until VA reaches
the projected funding allowance for this
NOFA.
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Reapplication Requirements: The
specific grant re-application
requirements are: An original request for
reapplication letter on agency letterhead
for assistance under the VA’s Homeless
Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
requesting that the previous Per Diem
Only project number be considered for
reapplication. Applicants that do not
know or are not sure of their project
number should contact the Grant and
Per Diem Field Office (toll-free) at 1–
877–332–0334 to obtain their existing
project number.
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A new application package is not
needed for this NOFA. Applicants
submitting a letter requesting
reapplication on agency letterhead agree
to VA using their previously awarded
Per Diem Only application for scoring
purposes. Selections will be made based
on criteria described in the original
application, final rule, and NOFA.
Applicants who are selected will be
notified of any additional information
needed to confirm or clarify information
provided in the reapplication.
Applicants will then be notified of the
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deadline to submit such information. If
an applicant is unable to meet any
conditions for grant award within the
specified time frame, VA reserves the
right to not award funds and to use the
funds available for other grant and per
diem applicants.
Dated: May 31, 2005.
R. James Nicholson,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Fund Availability Under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per
Diem Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the
availability of funds for currently operational VA Per Diem Only
Recipients (projects that were originally awarded in 2002, 2003, and
2004 that are currently providing services and receiving per diem
payments as of May 15, 2005) to make reapplication for assistance for
their existing project number under the Per Diem Only Grant Component
of VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program. The focus
of this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) is to provide previous
recipients that have demonstrated performance in the delivery of
services to the homeless veteran population an opportunity to seek re-
application. This Notice contains information concerning the program,
re-application process, and the amount of funding available.
DATES: An original request for re-application letter, on agency
letterhead for assistance under the VA's Homeless Providers Grant and
Per Diem Program, must be received in the Grant and Per Diem Field
Office, by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on October 5, 2005. Requests for re-
application may not be sent by facsimile (FAX). In the interest of
fairness to all competing applicants, this deadline is firm as to date
and hour, and VA will treat as ineligible for consideration any request
for re-application that is received after the deadline. Applicants
should take this practice into account and make early submission of
their material to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about
by unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems.
For a Copy of the Application Package: An application package is
not needed for this NOFA. Applicants submitting a letter requesting re-
application on their agency's letterhead
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agree to VA using their previously awarded Per Diem Only application
for scoring purposes (see re-application requirements in this NOFA).
Submission of Application: An original and complete letter
requesting re-application with project number (see re-application
requirements in this NOFA) must be submitted to the following address:
VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Field Office, 10770 N. 46th
Street, Suite C-200, Tampa, FL, 33617. Letters of re-application must
be received in the Grant and Per Diem Field office by the re-
application deadline. Any additional materials arriving separately will
not be included in the re-application package for consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy Liedke, VA Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, 10770 N.
46th Street, Suite C-200, Tampa, FL, 33617; (toll-free) 1-877-332-0334.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice announces the availability of
funds for assistance under VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem
Program for eligible currently operational programs that have
previously received a VA Per Diem Only grant in 2002, 2003, and 2004
under VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. The Final
Rule, published in the Federal Register, September 26, 2003, secs. 61.0
through 61.82. Public Law 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1) the Homeless Veterans
Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 codified at 38 U.S.C. 2011, 2012,
2061, and 2064 authorizes this program. Funding applied for under this
Notice may be used for aid for service centers and supportive housing.
Funding will be in the form of per diem payments issued to eligible
entities beginning on 1/31/06 and will continue so long as the grantee
meets the requirements of 38 CFR part 61. Per diem payments are also
subject to availability of funds and will run concurrently with the
reauthorization period of the Grant and Per Diem Program.
Capital grant recipients who received capital grant funding under
VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program in 1994, 1995, 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2003 for acquisition, renovation or
new construction should not respond to this NOFA. Per diem for those
portions of their programs that were created with capital grant funds
is requested in the capital grant application and paid at the time of
capital grant project completion and inspection.
VA is pleased to issue this NOFA for the Homeless Providers Grant
and Per Diem Program. The Department expects to award approximately $38
million annually under this NOFA.
Funding available under this NOFA is being offered to help offset
the operating expenses of existing state and local governments, Indian
Tribal governments, faith-based, and community-based organizations that
are capable of providing supported housing and/or supportive service
center services for homeless veterans. It should be noted that VA
payment is limited to the applicant's cost of care per eligible veteran
minus other sources of payments to the applicant for furnishing
services to homeless veterans up to the per day rate VA pays for State
Home Domiciliary care, which is currently $27.44. Awardees will be
required to support their request for per diem payment with adequate
fiscal documentation as to program income and expenses.
It is important to be aware that VA places great emphasis on
responsibility and accountability. VA has procedures in place to
monitor services provided to homeless veterans and outcomes associated
with the services provided in grant and per diem-funded programs. VA is
also implementing new procedures to further this effort. Applicants
should be aware of the following:
All awardees that are selected in response to this NOFA must meet
the Life Safety Code of the National Fire and Protection Association as
it relates to their specific facility. VA will conduct an inspection
prior to awardees being able to submit a request for per diem payment
under this NOFA to ensure this requirement is met.
Note: 2002 Per Diem Only awardees that have a project co-located
at a facility that has been given an extension to meet the Life
Safety Code by Public Law 107-95 have until December 21, 2006, to do
so. If selected for refunding and the project does not meet the Life
Safety Code by that date, per diem funding will be stopped as per
the requirement set forth in Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 107-95.
Per Diem Only programs that have received a ``Special Needs Grant''
in conjunction with their Per Diem Only Project are advised that
``Special Needs'' funding is also subject to reauthorization of the
special need component and may not continue if not reauthorized.
Each per diem-funded program will have a liaison appointed from a
nearby VA medical facility to provide oversight and monitor services
provided to homeless veterans in the per diem-funded program.
Monitoring will include at least an annual review of each per diem
program's progress toward meeting internal goals and objectives in
helping veterans attain housing stability, adequate income support, and
self sufficiency as identified in each per diem program's original
application. Monitoring will also include a review of the agency's
income and expenses as they relate to this project to ensure per diem
payment is accurate.
Each per diem-funded program will participate in VA's national
program monitoring and evaluation system administered by VA's Northeast
Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC). It is the intention of VA to develop
specific performance targets with respect to housing for homeless
veterans. NEPEC's monitoring procedures will be used to determine
successful accomplishment of these housing outcomes for each per diem-
funded program.
Authority: VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program is
authorized by Public Law 107-95, Sec. 5(a)(1) the Homeless Veterans
Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 codified at 38 U.S.C. 2011, 2012,
2061, 2064 and has been extended through Fiscal Year 2005. The program
is implemented by the final rule codified at 38 CFR part 61.0. The
final rule was published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2003,
the regulations can be found in their entirety in 38 CFR, sec. 61.0
through 61.82. Funds made available under this notice are subject to
the requirements of those regulations.
Allocation: Approximately $38 million annually is available for the
per diem only award component of this program. This funding is expected
to be available from 1/31/06 subject to the availability of funds and
reauthorization of the program past September 30, 2005.
Funding Priorities: None.
Methodology: VA will review all previously awarded operational Per
Diem Only grant recipients applications that request reapplication in
response to this notice of funding availability. Applicants will then
be ranked based on score and any ranking criteria set forth only if the
applicant scores at least 500 cumulative points from paragraphs (b) (c)
(d) (e) and (i) of 38 CFR 61.13.
The highest-ranked application for which funding is available, will
be conditionally selected for eligibility to receive per diem payment
in accordance with its ranked order until VA reaches the projected
funding allowance for this NOFA.
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Reapplication Requirements: The specific grant re-application
requirements are: An original request for reapplication letter on
agency letterhead for assistance under the VA's Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem Program requesting that the previous Per Diem Only
project number be considered for reapplication. Applicants that do not
know or are not sure of their project number should contact the Grant
and Per Diem Field Office (toll-free) at 1-877-332-0334 to obtain their
existing project number.
A new application package is not needed for this NOFA. Applicants
submitting a letter requesting reapplication on agency letterhead agree
to VA using their previously awarded Per Diem Only application for
scoring purposes. Selections will be made based on criteria described
in the original application, final rule, and NOFA. Applicants who are
selected will be notified of any additional information needed to
confirm or clarify information provided in the reapplication.
Applicants will then be notified of the deadline to submit such
information. If an applicant is unable to meet any conditions for grant
award within the specified time frame, VA reserves the right to not
award funds and to use the funds available for other grant and per diem
applicants.
Dated: May 31, 2005.
R. James Nicholson,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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