Connecticut Disaster # CT-00009, 62721-62722 [E7-21818]
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general, to protect investors and the
public interest.
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.
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 foregoing 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 on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 15 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.16
NYSE has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay.17 The Commission believes that
waiver of the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest
because rescission of NYSE Rule 80A
would remove restrictions on index
arbitrage, the appropriateness of which
the Commission has previously
questioned.18 For this reason, the
Commission designates the proposed
rule change to be effective and operative
upon filing with the Commission.19
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change the
15 U.S.C.
78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
also requires the self-regulatory organization to give
the Commission 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. The Exchange has
satisfied the five-day pre-filing requirement.
18 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 41041,
supra note 18, at 8426. There, the Commission also
noted that it ‘‘may make little sense to single out
index arbitrage, which ensures that markets are
aligned economically, from all other types of
program trading. Indeed, the restrictions on index
arbitrage may tend to disconnect the securities and
futures markets and impose unnecessary costs on
market participants.’’ Id.
19 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).
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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.
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–YSE–2007–96 on the
subject line.
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be submitted on or before November 27,
2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.20
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration # 11081 and # 11082]
Connecticut Disaster # CT–00009
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is a notice of an
Administrative declaration of a disaster
for the State of Connecticut dated 10/25/
2007.
Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.
Incident Period: 10/11/2007.
Paper Comments
Effective Date: 10/25/2007.
• Send paper comments in triplicate
Physical Loan Application Deadline
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Date: 12/24/2007.
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
Application Deadline Date: 07/25/2008.
20549–1090.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
All submissions should refer to File
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Number SR–NYSE–2007–96. This file
Administration, Processing and
number should be included on the
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Commission process and review your
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
comments more efficiently, please use
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
only one method. The Commission will
U.S. Small Business Administration,
post all comments on the Commission’s
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
Washington, DC 20416.
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
submission, all subsequent
hereby given that as a result of the
amendments, all written statements
Administrator’s disaster declaration,
with respect to the proposed rule
applications for disaster loans may be
change that are filed with the
filed at the address listed above or other
Commission, and all written
locally announced locations.
communications relating to the
The following areas have been
proposed rule change between the
determined to be adversely affected by
Commission and any person, other than
the disaster:
those that may be withheld from the
Primary Counties: Fairfield.
public in accordance with the
Contiguous Counties:
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
Connecticut: Litchfield, New Haven.
available for inspection and copying in
New York: Dutchess, Putnam,
the Commission’s Public Reference
Westchester.
Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
The Interest Rates are:
DC 20549, on official business days
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Percent
Copies of such filing also will be
Homeowners With Credit Availavailable for inspection and copying at
able Elsewhere .........................
6.250
the principal office of the NYSE. All
Homeowners
Without
Credit
comments received will be posted
Available Elsewhere ..................
3.125
without change; the Commission does
Businesses With Credit Available
not edit personal identifying
Elsewhere .................................
8.000
information from submissions. You
Businesses and Small Agricultural
should submit only information that
Cooperatives Without Credit
you wish to make available publicly. All
Available Elsewhere ..................
4.000
submissions should refer to File
20 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
Number SR–NYSE–2007–96 and should
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Percent
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available
Elsewhere .................................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .........................
5.250
4.000
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 11081 6 and for
economic injury is 11082 0.
The States which received an EIDL
Declaration # are Connecticut, New
York.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Steven C. Preston,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7–21818 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2007–0086]
Social Security Claims Data Exchange
Announcement
Social Security Administration.
Notice of Invitation to Social
Security Benefits Service Providers for
Web Service Beta Test.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Social Security
Administration (SSA) is pleased to
announce that, in 2008; the agency will
develop and implement a Beta test of a
web service which will allow the
submission of Initial-level claims,
including Disability applications and
Adult Disability Reports, from
companies who assist the public with
filing for benefits.
In 2008, SSA plans to develop the
web service to initially collect data on
the Internet Social Security Benefit
Application and Disability Report. Note
that when a third party submits an
application, SSA must contact the
claimant before it is considered valid. In
the initial phase, organizations will be
able to submit claims data in bulk and
receive a confirmation of receipt of the
submitted data. In subsequent phases,
the systems interface will also include
the ability for organizations to check on
the status of previously submitted
claims information.
SSA would like to extend an
invitation to companies who assist
individuals with their Social Security
benefit applications, to participate in
this web service claims data exchange
Beta test. The Beta test is structured to
use the ‘‘consolidator’’ model, where the
participating company serves as a
conduit to receive claims data from their
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client base and electronically transfer
the data to SSA.
After the initial disability claims data
collection effort in 2008 is evaluated,
SSA will add functional capabilities in
future years to collect data on electronic
appeal forms and integrated claims
applications. This multi-year initiative
will provide a comprehensive systems
interface for companies to send claims
data (including Title II Retirement and
Spouse application data, disability data,
and medical evidence) to SSA on behalf
of their clients. The envisioned longrange solution beyond 2008 is a web
service that will facilitate the collection
of data through the entire life-cycle of
Internet applications, including Title II
and Title XVI initial claims and appeals.
DATES: Companies which are interested
in participating in this web service beta
test and meet the criteria should send an
e-mail to Claims.Data.Transfer@ssa.gov
by November 8, 2007. Upon receipt of
your e-mail we will invite you to a
teleconference that is planned for
November 15, 2007 to discuss any
questions that you may have. Please
note that prior to the teleconference all
companies will be expected to sign a
participation agreement attesting that
the selection criteria is met. Reference
Web Service Beta Test in the subject
field of your e-mail and include the
following information: Contact name,
mailing address, phone and facsimile
numbers, and e-mail address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Joyner, 410–966–2838.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Basic Functionality
SSA is interested in expanding the
relationship with businesses by
allowing the submission of claimsrelated data to SSA for multiple
applicants using standardized data
exchange protocols. SSA would like to
leverage the data that businesses may
already have in their records, without
requiring the labor-intensive process of
keying information into a web interface
one claim at a time.
Technical Information
The Social Security Benefits Data Web
Service will be a J2EE application which
uses Simple Object Access Protocol
(SOAP) and Web Services Description
Language (WSDL) specifications. The
secure offering adheres to Version 1.0 of
the Web Services-Interoperability
Organization (WS–I) Basic Profile.
SOAP message integrity will be ensured
by following Web Services Security
Version 1.0 standards. Because of this
approach to standardization, Third
Party Bulk Claims Providers can
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program in their environment of choice
(e.g., Java, Visual Studio, .NET, and
Perl) to invoke the service and feel
confident that their claims data
submissions will not be compromised
upon delivery to SSA. The Web Service
will be integrated into SSA’s existing
Secure Web Services Architecture
which requires the WS-Security
Username Token Profile and Digital
Signature standards.
The claims data Web service will
accept XML file format as input, and
these files may be optionally
compressed. Files may be attached to
the message using the SOAP Message
Transmission Optimization Mechanism,
or they may be transmitted inline as
base64 encoded data.
Throughout 2008, SSA will be
finalizing this Social Security Benefits
Data Web Service offering and allowing
businesses to participate in planned
Beta tests. The WSDL which is required
to invoke the service will be made
available to the public next year with a
developer’s guide to follow shortly
thereafter. The participating businesses
will need to register with SSA to obtain
a Secure Web Service Integrated
Registration Services (IRES) PIN/
password and are prepared to support
the Beta test period.
Tentative key dates for the Social
Security Benefits Data Web Service are:
Design and Development (November
2007–July 2008).
Validation and Integration (July 2008–
December 2008).
Beta Implementation of Internet Social
Security Benefit Application data
(September 2008).
Beta Implementation of Internet
Disability Report data (December
2008).
Businesses must meet the following
criteria in order to participate in this
Beta Test:
1. Companies must have the current
capability to write their own claims
software, user guide and
documentation.
2. Companies must have the current
capability to electronically submit
Initial-level disability claims to SSA for
processing or provide the ability for
their customers to equally do so.
3. Companies must have the ability to
modify their claims submission
environment in time to participate in
testing with SSA beginning July 2008.
Participating organizations must also
adhere to SSA’s policies, procedures
and laws relative, but not limited to:
Disclaimers, liability, security, integrity,
privacy, entitlement factors, and benefit
eligibility. The sole intention is to
provide a facilitating web service to
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[FR Doc No: E7-21818]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration 11081 and 11082]
Connecticut Disaster CT-00009
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a
disaster for the State of Connecticut dated 10/25/2007.
Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.
Incident Period: 10/11/2007.
Effective Date: 10/25/2007.
Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/24/2007.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/25/2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster
Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW.,
Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of
the Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster
loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally
announced locations.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected
by the disaster:
Primary Counties: Fairfield.
Contiguous Counties:
Connecticut: Litchfield, New Haven.
New York: Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester.
The Interest Rates are:
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Percent
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Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere................... 6.250
Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere................ 3.125
Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere................... 8.000
Businesses and Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit 4.000
Available Elsewhere.........................................
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Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit 5.250
Available Elsewhere.........................................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit 4.000
Available Elsewhere.........................................
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The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 11081 6
and for economic injury is 11082 0.
The States which received an EIDL Declaration are
Connecticut, New York.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Steven C. Preston,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-21818 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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