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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act 9 in general, and
with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act 10 in
particular, in that it is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, to remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market
and a national market system.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange 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.
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited
nor received written comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the forgoing rule change does
not: (1) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (3) become
operative for 30 days after the date of
this filing, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 11 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.12 As required under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),13 the Exchange
provided the Commission with written
notice of its 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 date of filing of the
proposed rule change, or such shorter
time as designated by the Commission.
A proposed rule change filed under
19b–4(f)(6) normally may not become
operative prior to 30 days after the date
of filing. However, Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
permits the Commission to designate a
shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the
public interest. The Exchange has
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U.S.C. 78(f)(b).
U.S.C. 78(f)(b)(5).
11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
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requested that the Commission waive
the 30-day operative delay.
The Commission believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest.
Specifically, the Commission believes
that, given the Exchange’s plan to
consolidate its Floor operations, the
proposed rule change would enable
Floor brokers to promptly facilitate
transactions from the physical areas on
the Floor where business will ultimately
be conducted. For this reason, the
Commission designates the proposed
rule change to be effective and operative
upon filing with the Commission.14
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change the
Commission may summarily abrogate
such 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.15
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–NYSE–2007–94 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSE–2007–94. 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/
14 For
the purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
15 For purposes of calculating the 60-day period
within which the Commission may summarily
abrogate the proposed rule change, the Commission
considers the period to commence on October 4,
2007, the date on which the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 1.
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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, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20549, on official business days
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of 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–2007–94 and should
be submitted on or before November 5,
2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.16
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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UNITED STATES SENTENCING
COMMISSION
Sentencing Guidelines for United
States Courts
United States Sentencing
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission has
scheduled a public hearing regarding
whether Amendment 9 pertaining to
offenses involving cocaine base
(‘‘crack’’) and Amendment 12 pertaining
to certain criminal history rules, see 72
FR 28558 (May 21, 2007); 72 FR 51882
(September 11, 2007), should be applied
retroactively to previously sentenced
defendants.
The Commission has scheduled
a public hearing for November 13, 2007.
Requests to testify should be received by
the Commission not later than October
29, 2007. Written testimony for the
public hearing must be received by the
Commission not later than November 5,
DATES:
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2007. The Commission requests that, to
the extent practicable, written testimony
be submitted electronically to
PubAffairs@ussc.gov with a subject of
‘‘Public Hearing Testimony’’. The
hearing will be held at Georgetown
University Law Center, Gerwirz Student
Center, Twelfth Floor Conference Room,
120 F Street, NW., Washington, DC at
9:30 a.m.
Send testimony via
electronic mail to: PubAffairs@ussc.gov,
with a subject of ‘‘Public Hearing
Testimony’’. Testimony may also be
sent to: United States Sentencing
Commission, One Columbus Circle, NE.,
Suite 2–500, South Lobby, Washington,
DC 20002–8002, Attention: Public
Affairs.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Courlander, Public Affairs
Officer, Telephone: (202) 502–4590.
Section
3582(c)(2) of title 18, United States
Code, provides that’’ ‘‘in the case of a
defendant who has been sentenced to a
term of imprisonment based on a
sentencing range that has subsequently
been lowered by the Sentencing
Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
994(o), upon motion of the defendant or
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or
on its own motion, the court may reduce
the term of imprisonment, after
considering the factors set forth in
section 3553(a) to the extent that they
are applicable, if such a reduction is
consistent with applicable policy
statements issued by the Sentencing
Commission.’’ The Commission lists in
§ 1B1.10(c) the specific guideline
amendments that the court may apply
retroactively under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2).
The background commentary to
§ 1B1.10 lists the purpose of the
amendment, the magnitude of the
change in the guideline range made by
the amendment, and the difficulty of
applying the amendment retroactively
to determine an amended guideline
range under § 1B1.10(b) as among the
factors the Commission considers in
selecting the amendments included in
§ 1B1.10(c). To the extent practicable,
written testimony should address each
of these factors. Data relating to possible
retroactivity maybe accessed through
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ussc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(x); USSC Rules of
Practice and Procedure, Rule 4.5.
Ricardo H. Hinojosa,
Chair.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2007–0078]
The Ticket To Work and Work
Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting
AGENCY:
Social Security Administration
(SSA).
ACTION:
Notice of Quarterly Meeting.
October 31, 2007—9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
November 1, 2007—9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202.
Phone: 703–486–1111.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of meeting: On October 31, and
November 1, 2007 the Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
(the ‘‘Panel’’) will hold a quarterly
meeting open to the public.
Purpose: In accordance with section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Social Security
Administration (SSA) announces a
meeting of the Ticket to Work and Work
Incentives Advisory Panel. Section
101(f) of Public Law 106–170
establishes the Panel to advise the
President, the Congress, and the
Commissioner of SSA on issues related
to work incentive programs, planning,
and assistance for individuals with
disabilities as provided under section
101(f)(2)(A) of the TWWIA. The Panel is
also to advise the Commissioner on
matters specified in section 101(f)(2)(B)
of that Act, including certain issues
related to the Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program established under
section 101(a) of that Act.
Interested parties are invited to attend
the meeting. The Panel will use the
meeting time to receive briefings and
presentations on matters of interest,
conduct full Panel deliberations on the
implementation of the Act and receive
public testimony.
The Panel will meet in person
commencing on Wednesday October 31,
2007, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The
quarterly meeting will continue on
Thursday, November 1, 2007, from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m.
Agenda: The full agenda will be
posted at least one week before the start
of the meeting on the Internet at
https://www.ssa.gov/work/panel/
meeting_information/agendas.html, or
can be received, in advance,
electronically or by fax upon request.
Public testimony will be heard on
Wednesday, October 31 from 11:30 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Individuals interested in
providing testimony in person should
contact the Panel staff as outlined below
DATES:
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to schedule a time slot. Members of the
public must schedule a time slot in
order to comment. In the event public
comments do not take the entire
scheduled time period, the Panel may
use that time to deliberate or conduct
other Panel business. Each individual
providing public comment will be
acknowledged by the Chair in the order
in which they are scheduled to testify
and is limited to a maximum fiveminute, verbal presentation.
Full written testimony on the
Implementation of the Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Program, no longer
than five (5) pages, may be submitted in
person or by mail, fax or e-mail on an
ongoing basis to the Panel for
consideration.
Since seating may be limited, persons
interested in providing testimony at the
meeting should contact the Panel staff
by e-mailing Ms. Debra Tidwell-Peters,
at Debra.Tidwell-Peters@ssa.gov or by
calling (202) 358–6126.
Contact Information: Records are kept
of all proceedings and will be available
for public inspection by appointment at
the Panel office. Anyone requiring
information regarding the Panel should
contact the staff by:
• Mail addressed to the Social
Security Administration, Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
Staff, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW., Suite
700, Washington, DC 20024.
• Telephone contact with Debra
Tidwell Peters at (202) 358–6126.
• Fax at (202) 358–6440.
• E-mail to TWWIIAPanel@ssa.gov.
Dated: October 2, 2007.
Chris Silanskis,
Designated Federal Officer.
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[Public Notice 5958]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Lucien
Freud: The Painter’s Etchings’’
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875],
I hereby determine that the objects to be
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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts
AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has scheduled a public hearing regarding
whether Amendment 9 pertaining to offenses involving cocaine base
(``crack'') and Amendment 12 pertaining to certain criminal history
rules, see 72 FR 28558 (May 21, 2007); 72 FR 51882 (September 11,
2007), should be applied retroactively to previously sentenced
defendants.
DATES: The Commission has scheduled a public hearing for November 13,
2007. Requests to testify should be received by the Commission not
later than October 29, 2007. Written testimony for the public hearing
must be received by the Commission not later than November 5,
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2007. The Commission requests that, to the extent practicable, written
testimony be submitted electronically to PubAffairs@ussc.gov with a
subject of ``Public Hearing Testimony''. The hearing will be held at
Georgetown University Law Center, Gerwirz Student Center, Twelfth Floor
Conference Room, 120 F Street, NW., Washington, DC at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Send testimony via electronic mail to: PubAffairs@ussc.gov,
with a subject of ``Public Hearing Testimony''. Testimony may also be
sent to: United States Sentencing Commission, One Columbus Circle, NE.,
Suite 2-500, South Lobby, Washington, DC 20002-8002, Attention: Public
Affairs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Courlander, Public Affairs
Officer, Telephone: (202) 502-4590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3582(c)(2) of title 18, United
States Code, provides that'' ``in the case of a defendant who has been
sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that
has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to
28 U.S.C. 994(o), upon motion of the defendant or the Director of the
Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion, the court may reduce the term
of imprisonment, after considering the factors set forth in section
3553(a) to the extent that they are applicable, if such a reduction is
consistent with applicable policy statements issued by the Sentencing
Commission.'' The Commission lists in Sec. 1B1.10(c) the specific
guideline amendments that the court may apply retroactively under 18
U.S.C. 3582(c)(2). The background commentary to Sec. 1B1.10 lists the
purpose of the amendment, the magnitude of the change in the guideline
range made by the amendment, and the difficulty of applying the
amendment retroactively to determine an amended guideline range under
Sec. 1B1.10(b) as among the factors the Commission considers in
selecting the amendments included in Sec. 1B1.10(c). To the extent
practicable, written testimony should address each of these factors.
Data relating to possible retroactivity maybe accessed through the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ussc.gov.
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(x); USSC Rules of Practice and
Procedure, Rule 4.5.
Ricardo H. Hinojosa,
Chair.
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