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B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The NYSE does not believe that the
proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
The NYSE has not solicited but has
received written comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 35 days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
90 days of such date 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 the proposed
rule change, or
(B) institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
The Exchange has stated that the rule
will become effective 90 days following
the publication in the Federal Register
of the Commission’s approval of the rule
change.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change, as amended, 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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSE–2005–43 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–9303.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSE–2005–43. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
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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
Room. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the NYSE. 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–NYSE–2005–43 and should
be submitted on or before September 19,
2005.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 8010–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–52315; File No. SR–PCX–
2005–93]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific
Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Obligations of
Lead Market Makers
August 22, 2005.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on August
16, 2005, the Pacific Exchange, Inc.
(‘‘PCX’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
the proposed rule change as described
in Items I and II below, which Items
have been prepared by the PCX. The
PCX has designated this proposal as
‘‘non-controversial’’ pursuant to Section
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act,3 and Rule
19b–4(f)(6) thereunder,4 which renders
the proposed rule change effective
immediately upon filing with the
Commission. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The PCX proposes to amend PCX Rule
6.82 to include an additional obligation
of Lead Market Makers (‘‘LMMs’’) in
executing public customer orders. The
text of the proposed rule change is
available on the PCX’s Web site (https://
www.pacificex.com), at the PCX’s Office
of the Secretary, and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
PCX included statements concerning the
purpose of, and basis for, the proposed
rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. The PCX has prepared
summaries, set forth in Sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The PCX proposes to amend PCX Rule
6.82(c), Obligations of Lead Market
Makers, to include a requirement that
LMMs address public customer orders
that are not automatically executed on
the PCX because there is a better price
on another exchange, by either matching
the best price that is being disseminated
by a competing exchange or by routing
the public customer order via
Intermarket Option Linkage (‘‘Linkage’’)
for execution at any other exchange
disseminating the best price.
Similar to rules at other exchanges,
PCX rules do not allow for a public
customer order to be executed at a price
that is inferior to a price that may be
available on another exchange. The
intent of this rule is to give a public
customer order the opportunity to
obtain the best price available in the
market at any given time. Using present
procedures, attempting to obtain the
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best possible price for the customer can
be a time consuming process that could
potentially result in the customer
missing the best price that may have
been available at another exchange.
Currently, PCX rules do not require
LMMs to send public customer orders to
other exchanges that cannot be executed
on the PCX. In other words, currently an
LMM may choose to reject a public
customer order if the PCX is not quoting
the NBBO, does not want to match the
NBBO, and does not wish to route the
public customer order away to the
market that is quoting the NBBO. Under
the proposal, an LMM will no longer be
allowed to reject public customer orders
in these circumstances; the LMM must
either execute the public customer order
immediately on the PCX (at the NBBO),
or route the public customer order away
via Linkage to the exchange displaying
the best price available in the market.
This additional LMM obligation would
allow public customer orders initially
routed to the PCX to be handled in a
method that is consistent with the way
public customer orders are handled at
other options exchanges. Specifically,
the proposed rule is consistent with
Rule 803(c)(2) of the International
Securities Exchange (‘‘ISE’’), and with
obligations the PCX understands are
imposed upon LMM equivalents in
other options markets.
2. Statutory Basis
The PCX believes that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,5 in general, and furthers
the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act,6 in particular, in that the proposed
rule change is designed to facilitate
transactions in securities, to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to
enhance competition, and to protect
investors and the public interest.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The PCX does not believe that the
proposed rule change will impose any
burden on competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
Written comments on the proposed
rule change were neither solicited nor
received.
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6 15
U.S.C. 78f(b).
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing proposed rule change
has become effective upon filing
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
Act 7 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder 8
because the proposed rule change does
not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate if
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. As
required under Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),9 the
PCX provided the Commission with
written notice of PCX’s intent to file the
proposed rule change along with a brief
description and text of the proposed
rule change, at least five business days
prior to the filing date of the proposed
rule change.
A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) normally may not
become operative for 30 days after the
date of its filing.10 However Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) 11permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action
is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The
PCX has requested that the Commission
waive the 30-day operative delay, which
would make the proposed rule change
operative immediately. According to the
PCX, by precluding LMMs from
rejecting public customer orders, the
proposed rule change would enable the
PCX to provide a means of executing
public customer orders at the best price
available in the marketplace, either by
matching the better price of another
exchange or by routing the order to
another exchange through the Linkage.
The Commission believes that waiving
the 30-day operative delay is consistent
with the protection of investors and the
public interest,12 because the proposed
rule change is substantially similar to a
rule of another exchange.13 For this
reason, the Commission designates that
7 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
10 Id.
11 Id.
12 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
13 See ISE Rule 803(c)(2) and Supplementary
Material. See also Securities Exchange Act Release
No. 48756 (November 7, 2003), 68 FR 65335
(November 19, 2003) (order approving the
clarification of the obligations of primary market
makers when addressing a public customer order
when there is a better price displayed by another
market) (SR–ISE–2003–03).
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the proposal become operative
immediately.
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission may summarily abrogate
the rule change if it appears to the
Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public
interest, for the protection of investors,
or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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 e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–PCX–2005–93 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–9303.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–PCX–2005–93. 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
Room. Copies of the filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the PCX. 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 tomake available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
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Number SR–PCX–2005–93 and should
be submitted on or before September 19,
2005.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.14
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
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The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) Region IV
Regulatory Fairness Board and the SBA
Office of the National Ombudsman will
hold a public hearing on Tuesday,
September 20, 2005 at 9 a.m. The
meeting will take place at the Charlotte
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Center, 330 South Tryon Street,
Charlotte, NC, to receive comments and
testimony from small business owners,
small government entities, and small
non-profit organizations concerning
regulatory enforcement and compliance
actions taken by federal agencies.
Anyone wishing to attend or to make
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in writing or by fax, in order to be put
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Fairview Road, #300, Charlotte, NC
28210, phone (704) 344–6787 Extension
1136; fax (704) 344–6769, e-mail:
Eileen.joyce@sba.gov
For more information, see our Web
site at https://www.sba.gov/ombudsman.
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–17111 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Public Federal Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Hearing; U.S.
Small Business Administration Region
I Regulatory Fairness Board
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) Region I
Regulatory Fairness Board and the SBA
Office of the National Ombudsman will
hold a public hearing on Thursday,
September 29, 2005, at 9 a.m. The
meeting will take place at the Warwick
Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane,
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Warwick, RI to receive comments and
testimony from small business owners,
small government entities, and small
non-profit organizations concerning
regulatory enforcement and compliance
actions taken by federal agencies.
Anyone wishing to attend or to make
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Deragon in writing or by fax, in order to
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SBA, Rhode Island District Office, 380
Westminster Street, 5th Floor,
Providence, RI 02903, phone (401) 528–
4576, fax (401) 528–4539, e-mail:
Normand.deragon@sba.gov.
For more information, see our Web
site at https://www.sba.gov/ombudsman.
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
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Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended;
Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Office of Personnel Management
(OPM))—Matches 1005, 1019, 1020,
1021
AGENCY:
Social Security Administration
(SSA).
Notice of the renewal of an
existing computer matching program
which is scheduled to expire on October
6, 2005.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces the
renewal of an existing computer
matching program that SSA is currently
conducting with OPM.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the
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Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the
Committee on Government Reform of
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Office of Information and Regulatory
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Budget (OMB). The renewal of the
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ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
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to (410) 965–8582 or writing to the
Associate Commissioner, Office of
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Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security
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All comments received will be available
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A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
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Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by establishing the
conditions under which computer
matching involving the Federal
government could be performed and
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Federal benefits. Section 7201 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) further amended
the Privacy Act regarding protections for
such individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended,
regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other Federal, State, or local government
records. It requires Federal agencies
involved in computer matching
programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the Data Integrity Boards’
approval of the match agreements;
(3) Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that their records are subject to
matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating, or
denying an individual’s benefits or
payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to
the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that
all of SSA’s computer matching
programs comply with the requirements
of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Dated: August 23, 2005.
Martin H. Gerry,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and
Income Security Programs.
Notice of Computer Matching Program,
Social Security Administration (SSA)
With the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM)
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and OPM.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
This matching program will have four
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-52315; File No. SR-PCX-2005-93]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
Obligations of Lead Market Makers
August 22, 2005.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on August 16, 2005, the Pacific Exchange, Inc. (``PCX'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been
prepared by the PCX. The PCX has designated this proposal as ``non-
controversial'' pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act,\3\ and
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposed rule change
effective immediately upon filing with the Commission. The Commission
is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The PCX proposes to amend PCX Rule 6.82 to include an additional
obligation of Lead Market Makers (``LMMs'') in executing public
customer orders. The text of the proposed rule change is available on
the PCX's Web site (https://www.pacificex.com), at the PCX's Office of
the Secretary, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, the PCX included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The PCX has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A,
B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The PCX proposes to amend PCX Rule 6.82(c), Obligations of Lead
Market Makers, to include a requirement that LMMs address public
customer orders that are not automatically executed on the PCX because
there is a better price on another exchange, by either matching the
best price that is being disseminated by a competing exchange or by
routing the public customer order via Intermarket Option Linkage
(``Linkage'') for execution at any other exchange disseminating the
best price.
Similar to rules at other exchanges, PCX rules do not allow for a
public customer order to be executed at a price that is inferior to a
price that may be available on another exchange. The intent of this
rule is to give a public customer order the opportunity to obtain the
best price available in the market at any given time. Using present
procedures, attempting to obtain the
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best possible price for the customer can be a time consuming process
that could potentially result in the customer missing the best price
that may have been available at another exchange.
Currently, PCX rules do not require LMMs to send public customer
orders to other exchanges that cannot be executed on the PCX. In other
words, currently an LMM may choose to reject a public customer order if
the PCX is not quoting the NBBO, does not want to match the NBBO, and
does not wish to route the public customer order away to the market
that is quoting the NBBO. Under the proposal, an LMM will no longer be
allowed to reject public customer orders in these circumstances; the
LMM must either execute the public customer order immediately on the
PCX (at the NBBO), or route the public customer order away via Linkage
to the exchange displaying the best price available in the market. This
additional LMM obligation would allow public customer orders initially
routed to the PCX to be handled in a method that is consistent with the
way public customer orders are handled at other options exchanges.
Specifically, the proposed rule is consistent with Rule 803(c)(2) of
the International Securities Exchange (``ISE''), and with obligations
the PCX understands are imposed upon LMM equivalents in other options
markets.
2. Statutory Basis
The PCX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ in particular, in that the proposed rule
change is designed to facilitate transactions in securities, to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to enhance competition, and to
protect investors and the public interest.
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The PCX does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others
Written comments on the proposed rule change were neither solicited
nor received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing proposed rule change has become effective upon filing
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder \8\ because the proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with
the protection of investors and the public interest. As required under
Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\9\ the PCX provided the Commission with written
notice of PCX's intent to file the proposed rule change along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five
business days prior to the filing date of the proposed rule change.
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally may
not become operative for 30 days after the date of its filing.\10\
However Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \11\permits the Commission to designate a
shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The PCX has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative delay, which would make the
proposed rule change operative immediately. According to the PCX, by
precluding LMMs from rejecting public customer orders, the proposed
rule change would enable the PCX to provide a means of executing public
customer orders at the best price available in the marketplace, either
by matching the better price of another exchange or by routing the
order to another exchange through the Linkage. The Commission believes
that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest,\12\ because the
proposed rule change is substantially similar to a rule of another
exchange.\13\ For this reason, the Commission designates that the
proposal become operative immediately.
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\10\ Id.
\11\ Id.
\12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
\13\ See ISE Rule 803(c)(2) and Supplementary Material. See also
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 48756 (November 7, 2003), 68 FR
65335 (November 19, 2003) (order approving the clarification of the
obligations of primary market makers when addressing a public
customer order when there is a better price displayed by another
market) (SR-ISE-2003-03).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate the rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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 e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-PCX-2005-93 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-9303.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-PCX-2005-93. 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 Room. Copies of the
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the PCX. 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 tomake available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File
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Number SR-PCX-2005-93 and should be submitted on or before September
19, 2005.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
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\14\ 17 CFR.200.30-3(a)(12).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-4704 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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