Sunshine Act Meeting, 70898 [05-23250]

Download as PDF 70898 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 23, 2005 / Notices Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 14th day of November 2005. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jamnes L. Cameron, Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Region III. [FR Doc. E5–6459 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of November 28, 2005: Formal orders of investigations; Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an enforcement nature; Opinions; and a Regulatory matter bearing enforcement implications. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: November 18, 2005. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–23250 Filed 11–18–05; 4:07 pm] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P An Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 10 a.m. in Room L– 002, the Auditorium, and a Closed Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 10 a.m. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be present. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c),(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a), (3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10) permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the closed meeting in closed session. The subject matter of the Open Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November, 29, 2005 will be: Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Relating to Listing Standards for Broad-Based Index Options and Concentration Limits for Narrow-Based Index Option Listing Standards The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments to the proxy rules under Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The proposed amendments would provide an alternative model by which companies conducting proxy solicitations could satisfy the Rule 14a–3 requirement to furnish proxy materials by posting those proxy materials on an Internet Web site and providing shareholders with notice of the Internet availability of the materials. Other soliciting persons also would be permitted to follow the proposed alternative model. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 30, 2005 will be: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:33 Nov 22, 2005 Jkt 208001 [Release No. 34–52781; File No. SR–Amex– 2005–069] November 16, 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 June 24, 2005, the American Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) 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 Amex. On August 17, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.3 On September 13, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule change.4 On September 28, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 Amendment No. 1 replaced the original filing in its entirety. 4 In Amendment No. 2, the Amex made minor revisions to the proposed rule text and clarified that the request for expedited review and accelerated effectiveness set forth in Amendment No. 1 includes the revision to concentration limits for narrow-based index options. 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 change.5 On September 30, 2005, the Amex filed Amendment No. 4 to the proposed rule change.6 The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons and is approving the proposal on an accelerated basis. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to adopt new Commentary .02 to Amex Rule 901C and amend Amex Rule 904C to adopt generic listing standards and position and exercise limits for broad-based index options. The Exchange also proposes to revise the concentration limitation for narrow-based index option generic listing standards in Commentary .03 to Amex Rule 901C. The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Amex’s Web site (https://www.amex.com), at the Amex’s Office of the Secretary and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the Amex 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 III below. The Amex 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 Listing and Maintenance Standards and Position and Exercise Limits for BroadBased Index Options The Amex proposes to adopt new Commentary .02(a) to Amex Rule 901C to establish initial listing standards for broad-based index options. The proposal will allow the Amex to list, pursuant to Rule 19b–4(e) under the 5 In Amendment No. 3, the Amex set forth its interpretation of the term ‘‘major market data vendor’’ in proposed Commentary .02(a)(11) to Rule 901C to include the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA) and the Consolidated Tape Association (CTA), as well as other securities information processors. The Exchange also set forth how the term ‘‘vendor’’ is defined in Rule 600(b)(83) of Regulation NMS under the Act. 6 In Amendment No. 4, the Amex made minor revisions to the proposed rule text. E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 70898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23250]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94-409, that the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of 
November 28, 2005:

    An Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 10 
a.m. in Room L-002, the Auditorium, and a Closed Meeting will be 
held on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 10 a.m.

    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has 
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c),(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a), (3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10) permit consideration of the 
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the closed meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Open Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 
November, 29, 2005 will be:

    The Commission will consider whether to propose amendments to 
the proxy rules under Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934. The proposed amendments would provide an alternative model by 
which companies conducting proxy solicitations could satisfy the 
Rule 14a-3 requirement to furnish proxy materials by posting those 
proxy materials on an Internet Web site and providing shareholders 
with notice of the Internet availability of the materials. Other 
soliciting persons also would be permitted to follow the proposed 
alternative model.

    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 
November 30, 2005 will be:
    Formal orders of investigations; Institution and settlement of 
injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an 
enforcement nature;
    Opinions; and a
    Regulatory matter bearing enforcement implications.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have 
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: November 18, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-23250 Filed 11-18-05; 4:07 pm]
BILLING CODE 8010-01-P
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