Sunshine Act Meetings, 9841-9842 [E8-3343]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices during future ACRS meetings as well as discussion of matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. 10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting. 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting. 1:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting. Saturday, March 8, 2008, Conference Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Anticipated Future Committee Schedule and Workload (Open)—The Committee will discuss anticipated future ACRS schedule and workload. 1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)—Discussion of matters related to the conduct of Committee matters that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability of information permit. Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify the Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience. In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92–463, I have determined that it may be necessary to close a VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 portion of this meeting noted above to discuss and protect information classified as proprietary to General Electric—Hitachi Nuclear Energy and their contractors. Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman’s ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Girija S. Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301–415–6855), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (ET). ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800–397–4209, or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC’s document system (ADAMS) which is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas). Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed. Dated: February 15, 2008. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. E8–3335 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] 9841 The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Friday, February 22, 2008—8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of business. The Subcommittee will discuss the draft report, ‘‘International HRA Empirical Study, Description of Overall Approach and First Pilot Results from Comparing HRA Methods to Simulator Data.’’ The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Sandia National Laboratories, the Paul Scherrer Institute, and Scientech LLC. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official, Dr. Hossein P. Nourbakhsh, (Telephone: 301–415– 5622) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Electronic recordings will be permitted. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting the Designated Federal Official between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual at least two working days prior to the meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda. Dated: February 11, 2008. Cayetano Santos, Branch Chief, ACRS. [FR Doc. E8–3334 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) will hold a meeting on February 22, 2008, Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 February 25, 2008: Closed Meetings will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 2 p.m. and Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10 a.m. Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meetings. Certain E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 9842 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices 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)(5), (7), (8), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), (7), (8), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meetings. Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the closed meetings in closed sessions. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 26, 2008 will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; and Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an enforcement nature. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2008 will be: Formal orders of investigation; Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an enforcement nature; and A regulatory matter regarding a financial institution. 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: February 19, 2008. Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3343 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–57336; File No. SR–Amex– 2007–36] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, to Eliminate a Volume Add-on to Amex Options Specialist Financial Requirements I. Introduction On April 10, 2007, the American Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to section VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposal to amend its rules to eliminate a volume add-on to Amex options specialist financial requirements. The Amex filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposal on December 12, 2007. The proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on January 14, 2008.3 The Commission received no comments regarding the proposed rule change, as amended. This order approves the proposed rule change. II. Description of the Proposal The Amex proposes to amend Rule 950–ANTE(h). Rule 950–ANTE(h) currently requires an option specialist to maintain minimum tentative net capital in the amount of $1,000,000 plus $25,000 for each option issue (option class) in excess of the initial twenty-five issues in which the specialist is registered. The amendment would eliminate the $25,000 add-on for each option class in excess of the initial twenty-five option classes. III. Discussion The Commission finds that the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations under the Act applicable to a national securities exchange.4 In particular, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,5 which requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. Amex member firms are subject to both the Amex and the Commission’s net capital rule.6 The multiple listing of options across markets, as well as quoting obligations of registered options traders, remote registered options traders, and supplemental registered options traders now provides multiple 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 See Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 34–57106 (January 4, 2008), 73 FR 2291. 4 In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has considered the impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation of the proposed rule change. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 6 Rule 15c3–1 under the Act (17 CFR 240.15c3– 1). 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 sources of liquidity in each options class, which diminishes the role and need to highly capitalize any one liquidity provider. Therefore, the benefits of requiring Amex options specialists to maintain net capital beyond the Commission’s net capital rule have been greatly reduced. Reducing the amount of capital required to be held under the Amex net capital rule also would allow options specialists to use funds previously maintained to meet Amex net capital requirements for other purposes, lowering their cost of business and helping to ensure that they can continue to function as options specialists on the Exchange. IV. Conclusion It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,7 that the proposed rule change (SR–Amex–2007– 36), as modified by Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby is, approved. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.8 Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3254 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–57298A; File No. SR–DTC– 2007–13] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Foreign Currency Payment Option February 8, 2008. Correction In FR Doc. No. E8–2823, beginning on page 8921, the date was incorrectly stated as February 8, 2007. The correct date appears above. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3307 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 7 15 8 17 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 22FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9841-9842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3343]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

    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 
February 25, 2008:

Closed Meetings will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 2 p.m. 
and Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10 a.m.

    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meetings. 
Certain

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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)(5), (7), (8), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(5), (7), (8), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the 
scheduled matters at the Closed Meetings.
    Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the closed meetings in closed sessions.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 
February 26, 2008 will be:

Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; and
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an 
enforcement nature.

    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 
February 27, 2008 will be:

Formal orders of investigation;
Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an 
enforcement nature; and
A regulatory matter regarding a financial institution.

    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: February 19, 2008.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3343 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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